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The Moinian Group signs 4,100 s/f lease with ID.me

Manhattan, NY The Moinian Group, one of New York City’s largest privately held real estate investment companies, has signed a 4,100 s/f lease with digital identity network, ID.me at 3 Columbus Circle. Upon move-in in Q1 of 2025, the space will serve as the firm’s first location in New York City, and will be utilized to carry out all office operations. 

“We are thrilled to welcome ID.me to the property as the firm ushers in a new chapter in New York City,” said Gregg Weisser, executive managing director of commercial and retail real estate at The Moinian Group. “Joining an esteemed roster of businesses operating from the building, inclusive of our firm’s headquarters, we look forward to supporting ID.me’s future growth trajectory in the City.”

Founded in 2010, ID.me is the next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with ID.me once and seamlessly login across websites without having to create a new login and verify their identity again. ID.me will be joining a robust roster of tenants operating at the building, such as Nordstom, Chase Bank, Columbia University and Night Squared.

Gregg Rothkin, Tim Freydberg, Jared London, Hayden Pascal and Taylor Walker at CBRE represented the landlord (The Moinian Group) in addition to Gregg Weisser, Executive Managing Director of Commercial and Retail Real Estate at The Moinian Group. Liz Lash, First Vice President and Sinclair Li, Executive Vice President at CBRE, represented the tenant.

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