Norm Ai Moves to 64K SF at Durst’s One World Trade Center
By Emily Davis May 4, 2026 12:50 pm
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Artificial intelligence-powered legal and compliance firm Norm Ai is moving its headquarters to the Durst Organization’s One World Trade Center, Commercial Observer has learned.
The new headquarters lease spans 64,313 square feet inside the 104-story office tower, according to a source close to the deal, with the option to expand to 70,000 square feet. The lease marks a relocation for Norm Ai, which currently houses its team of researchers, engineers and lawyers at the nearby 7 World Trade Center. The company will occupy the entire 60th floor and part of the 61st floor. The space will also serve as the headquarters of Norm Law LLP, an AI-native full-service law firm started by Norm Ai’s founder, John Nay.
“There’s no building in the world that carries more institutional weight than One World Trade Center,” Nay said in a statement. “Norm Ai and Norm Law are building the legal infrastructure for AI at the scale of the institutions that define the global economy.”
The tower, owned and operated by Durst alongside the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was 97 percent leased as of late April, CO previously reported.
Norm Ai was represented in its deal by Savills’ Jim Wenk, Kirill Azovtsev and Scott Bogetti. Durst’s Eric Engelhardt, Karen Rose and Sayo Kamara represented the landlord in-house alongside Newmark’s David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Nathan Kropp and Paige Raisides.
The asking rent and lease terms were unknown, but Class A office properties around the World Trade Center went for an average asking rent of $77.18 in the first quarter of 2026, according to Colliers data.
Savills declined to comment on the deal, while Durst did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
News of Norm Ai’s new lease comes after investment firm Energy Capital Partners recently expanded to more than 70,000 square feet at One World Trade Center late last month. Other tenants there include software development company Scale AI, law firm Frier Levitt and digital asset operator LMAX Group. Other AI-centric firms, including Keychain, ASAPP and Polymorphic, have also taken up residence in the tower.
Emily Davis can be reached at edavis@commercialobserver.com.
Update: This article was updated to reflect the correct square footage.
