Feil’s 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering

Nypost · May 03, 2026 · 170 words · By Steve Cuozzo

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Feil’s 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering Strong leasing momentum in the Feil Organization’s portfolio snared another new tenant — HDR Engineering, which signed for 74,000 square feet on three full floors at 7 Penn Plaza, formerly known as…

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What happened

Why it matters

HDR, the largest US-based employee-owned architecture and engineering firm, will move from 500 Seventh Ave., where it had 63,000 square feet.

Common ground

Other tenants include Estreich & Co., life science company SOSV and Feil’s own headquarters.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/business/feils-7-penn-plaza-to-lease-three-floors-…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It recently underwent a capital improvements program, including a tenants’ rooftop lounge now under construction”

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A web search result explicitly mentions a capital improvements program for 370 Seventh Ave (7 Penn Plaza) including a new roof deck by the fourth quarter of 2024.

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Claim 2: “Other tenants include Estreich & Co., life science company SOSV and Feil’s own headquarters”

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The listing of Estreich & Co., SOSV, and Feil's headquarters as tenants is mentioned in only one source ('Feil's 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering').

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web search NEUTRAL — Few properties in New York City can boast a more coveted business address than Seven Penn Plaza, located at 370 Seventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan. This elegant 18-story building is located adjacent …
https://feil.com/properties/7-penn-plaza/

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web search NEUTRAL — At the Feil Organization's 370 Seventh Ave., branded as Seven Penn Plaza, a capital improvements program will bring the prewar, 18-story tower a newly modernized lobby and tenant amenities including a…
https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/7-penn-plaza-to-ge…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York City — The Feil Organization has leased 9,389 square feet of retail space to three restaurants at 7 Penn Plaza, a 357,000-square-foot building in Manhattan.
https://shoppingcenterbusiness.com/the-feil-organization-lea…

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Claim 3: “Feil commercial leasing head Andrew Wiener and Kyle Young repped Feil in-house”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 4: “recent 53,000-square-foot lease with philanthropic Robin Hood at Feil’s 841 Broadway, which brought the property to 100% occupancy”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 5: “The 18-story, 1921-vintage property has 357,000 square feet”

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Multiple sources confirm the building is 18 stories, built in 1921, and has approximately 357,000 square feet.

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web search NEUTRAL — Built in 1921, the 357,000 square foot office building boasts 24/7 access, an attended lobby, on-site management, as well as several ground floor restaurants, retailers and service companies.
https://7pennplazany.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 Penn Plaza is 90% leased after HDR Engineering signed a lease for three full floors. Google Maps The 18-story, 1921-vintage property has 357,000 square feet.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/business/feils-7-penn-plaza-to…

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Claim 6: “HDR Engineering signed for 74,000 square feet on three full floors at 7 Penn Plaza”

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Only one specific web search result ('Feil's 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering') mentions the lease of three floors, but it does not explicitly state the 74,000 square feet figure in the provided snippet. Other results for this claim are irrelevant (unit converters).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago, United States. Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest, Union …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Union_Station

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) was created by the Public Transportation Act of 1979 to “acquire, operate and contract for transportation service in the public interest.” In 1980, it purchased Transpo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NJ_Transit_bus_garages

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pier 57 is a long pier located in the Hudson River on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Opened in December 1954, it sits at the end of West 15th Street on Eleventh Avenue (West Side Highway…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier_57

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Claim 7: “The asking rent was $70 per square foot”

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The specific asking rent of $70 per square foot is mentioned in only one source ('Feil's 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering'). Other results discuss general Manhattan retail rents or residential rents.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pennsylvania Plaza (commonly known as Penn Plaza) is a complex of 14 buildings in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, including New York Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. It is one of the busier t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Plaza

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 15 Penn Plaza, also known as PENN15 and Vornado Tower, is a planned supertall office tower to be constructed by Vornado Realty Trust on Seventh Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets in the Midtown Manh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15_Penn_Plaza

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Penn 1 (originally One Penn Plaza and stylized as PENN 1) is a skyscraper in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is located between 33rd Street and 34th Street, west of Seventh Ave…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Penn_Plaza

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Claim 8: “HDR... will move from 500 Seventh Ave., where it had 63,000 square feet”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of search results for 'HDR' as a technical imaging term (High Dynamic Range) or general information about Spain, which are irrelevant to the firm's office relocation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain

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web search NEUTRAL — 高动态范围成像（英語： High Dynamic Range Imaging，简称 HDRI 或 HDR），在计算机图形学与电影摄影术中，是用来实现比普通数位图像技术更大曝光动态范围（即更明亮以及更大的明暗差别）的一组技术。
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/高动态范围成像

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web search NEUTRAL — HDR（高动态范围）是一种在传统图像技术发展而成的先进图像技术。 HDR最初的概念源自CG动画，由著名显卡公司NVIDIA提出，旨在实现游戏画面中多层次的光色渲染，以获得更丰富的CG画面效果。
https://baike.baidu.com/item/HDR/62027025

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Claim 9: “7 Penn Plaza, formerly known as 370 Seventh Ave”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that 7 Penn Plaza is also known as 370 Seventh Avenue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 30 Rockefeller Plaza (officially the Comcast Building; formerly RCA Building and GE Building) is a skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Rockefeller_Plaza

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Park Avenue is a boulevard in New York City that carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madiso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Avenue

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Racquet and Tennis Club, familiarly known as the R&T, is a private social and athletic club at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racquet_and_Tennis_Club

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Claim 10: “HDR, the largest US-based employee-owned architecture and engineering firm”

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Multiple web sources describe HDR as an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm, and one specifically mentions it is a global employee-owned firm.

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web search NEUTRAL — HDR is an architecture, engineering, and consulting firm that specializes in projects such as bridges, water- and wastewater-treatment plants, and hospitals.Engineering News-Record ranked HDR as the 7…
https://ecosystem.asite.com/partners/hdr

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web search NEUTRAL — HDR Architects Following HDR is a global employee-owned firm providing architecture, engineering, consulting, construction, and related services. Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, …
https://theglobalgrid.org/top-10-architecture-firms-to-follo…

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web search NEUTRAL — This shared mission of connecting people and places is part of what spurred on HDR’s sponsorship support of Billings TrailNet. “As an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm with more than 20…
https://billingstrailnet.org/hdr-engineering-all-roads-lead-…

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Claim 11: “MiQ Digital’s 42,000-square-foot expansion at 261 Fifth Ave”

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Claim 12: “JLL represented HDR”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding JLL's representation of HDR.

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Claim 13: “The deal brings 7 Penn Plaza to 90% leased”

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The claim that the deal brings the building to 90% leased is mentioned in only one source ('Feil's 7 Penn Plaza to lease three floors to HDR Engineering').

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