Founded in 1994 by Ric Sondik, Rockefeller Group Business Centers is a New York corporation that provides short-term workplaces. Currently, they operate a business center In Rockefeller Center's International Building. Their client base is about 500 including office and
virtual office space members. Rockefeller Group Business Center's primary client base is the Finance Industry, Lawyers, and Entrepreneurs.
Rockefeller Group Business Centers is a subsidiary of the large private real estate firm
Rockefeller Group
Rockefeller Group is an American private company based in New York City, primarily involved in real estate operations in the United States and it is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Estate Co. The company began with the development of Rockefeller Ce ...
. Rockefeller Group Business Centers flagship location is in
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th Street and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The 14 original Art Deco buildings, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, span th ...
.
Howard J. Watler currently leads the Rockefeller Group Business Centers as Senior Vice President. He joined RGBC in 1998. Under his lead,
coworking
Coworking is an arrangement in which workers for different companies share an office space. It allows cost savings and convenience through the use of common infrastructures, such as equipment, utilities and receptionist and custodial services, a ...
centers were added in May 2008, creating a shared work environment.
Headquarters
Rockefeller Group Business Center is based in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
, headquartered at 45 Rockefeller Plaza within the iconic International Building. The headquarters is two stories and 37,000 square feet.
History
The first Rockefeller Group Business Center service office was opened in 1994 at 45 Rockefeller Plaza. Rockefeller Group saw the increase in business centers and decided to venture into the industry. They purchased a floor at 45 Rockefeller Plaza and converted it into a business center. Subsequently, additional offices were opened, including at
48 Wall Street, which was opened in 2001. 48 Wall Street is a historic building itself, built in 1928 as the Bank of New York Building. Its former banking hall has been modified to house the
Museum of American Finance
The Museum of American Finance is the United States's only independent public museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting and teaching about American finance and financial history. Located in the Financial District in Manhattan, New York City, it ...
, which moved there in October 2007. In June 2012 the historic Rockefeller Group Business Centers were completely refurbished to include updated technology, new offices, conference rooms, and staffed reception areas.
[See http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-rockefeller-group-opens-new-business-center-at-45-rockefeller-plaza-157195435.html]
Services
Rockefeller Group Business Centers offers private office space, coworking, virtual offices and meeting rooms.
External links
Company Website
References
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