Empire State Building Will Be Home to Historic Collegiate Sports League’s New Headquarters
- The Big East Conference announced it will move its headquarters this fall to the Empire State Building in New York City.
- The move follows the conference’s long-term tenancy at 655 Third Avenue since 2014 and aims to relocate closer to Madison Square Garden.
- The new office, with nearly 7,900 square feet, situates the NCAA Division 1 conference nearer to its historic 43-year-old basketball tournament venue.
- Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman expressed enthusiasm about relocating their offices to the Empire State Building, a landmark recognized globally.
- This relocation strengthens the conference’s ties to New York City and enhances its positioning within the sports, business, and media communities.
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Big East Conference is moving its headquarters to the Empire State Building
The Big East conference is moving its headquarters to the Empire State Building. The league is moving from the East Side of Manhattan, where it has been for about a decade, to the 102-story Art Deco skyscraper 12 blocks away.
Big East Conference Moving Office HQ to Empire State Building
The Big East Conference has scored a slam dunk at the Empire State Building. Big East, an NCAA Division 1 athletic conference that competes in 10 men’s sports and 12 women’s sports, has leased 7,882 square feet for its new headquarters at the 102-story landmarked tower owned by Empire State Realty Trust (ESRT), according to a press release. Big East will leave its current 13,742-square-foot HQ at 655 Third Avenue — where it has been a tenant sin…
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