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	<title>The Commercial Observer &#187; Amerigroup Forms Headquarters at 14 Wall Street</title>
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		<title>Amerigroup Forms Headquarters at 14 Wall Street</title>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.commercialobserver.com/2012/07/amerigroup-forms-headquarters-at-14-wall-street/14wall/" rel="attachment wp-att-236953"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-236953" title="14wall" src="http://www.commercialobserver.com/files/2012/07/14wall-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a><strong>Amerigroup</strong> will consolidate their offices across the city into a new 165,000 square foot headquarters at 14 Wall Street.</p>
<p>The move comes after a recent acquisition of one of the largest Medicaid managed care companies in New York, <strong>Health Plus</strong>, and the desire to consolidate their multiple offices.</p>
<p>Amerigroup currently occupies a 50,000 square foot office at <strong>21 Penn Plaza</strong> and two facilities in Brooklyn. The new lease, set to start at turn of the new year, will occupy the 11th, 12th, 14th, 21st, and 22nd floors in<strong> 14 Wall Street</strong>.</p>
<p>"We engaged in a lengthy process to identify a building that was geographically optimal for consolidation of the former HealthPlus and Amerigroup offices," said <strong>Zev Holzman</strong>, corporate managing director at <strong>Studley</strong> and broker on the deal, in a prepared statement. "Ultimately, 14 Wall Street, across from the stock exchange, proved to be ideal location and provided excellent growth opportunities and flexibility over the long-term."</p>
<p>Mr. Holzman was joined by his colleague <strong>Paul Revson</strong>, an executive managing director at Studley, and<strong> Rich Hopen</strong> of <strong>Hopen Corporate Services</strong> in representing the tenant.</p>
<p>A leasing team from <strong>CBRE</strong> consisting of<strong> Howard Fiddle</strong>, <strong>Brad Gerla</strong>, <strong>Jonathan Cope</strong> and <strong>Evan Haskell</strong> worked alongside the owners<strong> Josh Zamir</strong> and<strong> Daniel Ghadamian</strong> of <strong>Capstone Equities</strong> and<strong> Alex Rovt</strong>.</p>
<p>Mr. Rovt acquired majority stake in the building for $303 million in cash earlier this year. The one million square foot office building, owned by a joint venture between<strong> Capstone Equities</strong> and the <strong>Carlyle Group</strong>, was under financial stress and Mr. Rovt settled the debts with the creditors. The <strong>Carlyle Group</strong> now holds no ownership with <strong>Capstone Equities</strong> maintaining a small management role.</p>
<p>The deal was finalized with 300,000 square feet left unoccupied but leasing efforts have closed the gap to less than 70,000 available square feet, including this deal.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.commercialobserver.com/2012/07/amerigroup-forms-headquarters-at-14-wall-street/14wall/" rel="attachment wp-att-236953"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-236953" title="14wall" src="http://www.commercialobserver.com/files/2012/07/14wall-213x300.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="300" /></a><strong>Amerigroup</strong> will consolidate their offices across the city into a new 165,000 square foot headquarters at 14 Wall Street.</p>
<p>The move comes after a recent acquisition of one of the largest Medicaid managed care companies in New York, <strong>Health Plus</strong>, and the desire to consolidate their multiple offices.</p>
<p>Amerigroup currently occupies a 50,000 square foot office at <strong>21 Penn Plaza</strong> and two facilities in Brooklyn. The new lease, set to start at turn of the new year, will occupy the 11th, 12th, 14th, 21st, and 22nd floors in<strong> 14 Wall Street</strong>.</p>
<p>"We engaged in a lengthy process to identify a building that was geographically optimal for consolidation of the former HealthPlus and Amerigroup offices," said <strong>Zev Holzman</strong>, corporate managing director at <strong>Studley</strong> and broker on the deal, in a prepared statement. "Ultimately, 14 Wall Street, across from the stock exchange, proved to be ideal location and provided excellent growth opportunities and flexibility over the long-term."</p>
<p>Mr. Holzman was joined by his colleague <strong>Paul Revson</strong>, an executive managing director at Studley, and<strong> Rich Hopen</strong> of <strong>Hopen Corporate Services</strong> in representing the tenant.</p>
<p>A leasing team from <strong>CBRE</strong> consisting of<strong> Howard Fiddle</strong>, <strong>Brad Gerla</strong>, <strong>Jonathan Cope</strong> and <strong>Evan Haskell</strong> worked alongside the owners<strong> Josh Zamir</strong> and<strong> Daniel Ghadamian</strong> of <strong>Capstone Equities</strong> and<strong> Alex Rovt</strong>.</p>
<p>Mr. Rovt acquired majority stake in the building for $303 million in cash earlier this year. The one million square foot office building, owned by a joint venture between<strong> Capstone Equities</strong> and the <strong>Carlyle Group</strong>, was under financial stress and Mr. Rovt settled the debts with the creditors. The <strong>Carlyle Group</strong> now holds no ownership with <strong>Capstone Equities</strong> maintaining a small management role.</p>
<p>The deal was finalized with 300,000 square feet left unoccupied but leasing efforts have closed the gap to less than 70,000 available square feet, including this deal.</p>
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