Innovative Midtown Space Will Enhance Collaboration and Efficiency
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bank of America today announced that it is concentrating its New York
City presence in midtown Manhattan near its New York City headquarters
building at One Bryant Park. Its new development will include the HBO
Building at 1100 Avenue of Americas and three floors of space in the
Grace Building at 1114 Avenue of Americas. Renovations to create a
vital, modern, green workplace begin this week.
“These investments will create an integrated and innovative workspace
and allow for even greater collaboration across our teams,” said Anne
Walker, market president for Bank of America in New York City.
When renovations are completed, a large portion of the bank’s 13,000 New
York City-based employees will occupy these midtown Manhattan locations.
Bank of America has modernized employee workspaces in nine different
cities in the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. In driving
collaboration and efficiency, the overall real estate portfolio of
approximately 80 million square feet has declined from 120 million
square feet in 2010.
Plans for the new development include:
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Bank of America, partnering with owners Brookfield Property Partners
and The Swig Company, will create a LEED project incorporating solar
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Office space will be reimagined to bring employees and clients
together in new ways, including:- Access to modern, flexible workspaces.
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On-site amenities like dining options, an employee wellness
center, training facilities, and other unique spaces.
Project development will be completed by 2022.
The 55-story, 2.2 million-square-foot Bank of America Tower at One
Bryant Park was the first commercial high-rise to achieve LEED Platinum
certification in 2012. It houses employees from Bank of America and
other companies, and sits in the heart of Manhattan across from the
expansive Bryant Park.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading
financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and
middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of
banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk
management products and services. The company provides unmatched
convenience in the United States, serving approximately 66 million
consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,400 retail
financial centers, including approximately 1,800 lending centers, 2,200
financial centers with a Consumer Investment Financial Solutions
Advisor, and 1,500 business centers; approximately 16,400 ATMs; and
award-winning digital banking with more than 37 million active users,
including over 27 million mobile users. Bank of America is a global
leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and
trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations,
governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of
America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small
business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online
products and services. The company serves clients through operations
across the United States, its territories and approximately 35
countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange.
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Contacts
Reporters May Contact:
Susan Atran, Bank of America, 1.646.743.0791
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