SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon, LLP plans to move into Onondaga Tower in downtown Syracuse, a building that will bear the law firm’s name. Onondaga Tower, located at the corner of East Jefferson and South Warren Streets, is known for being illuminated at night in different colors. Barclay Damon’s Syracuse office and its 158 employees […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon, LLP plans to move into Onondaga Tower in downtown Syracuse, a building that will bear the law firm’s name.
Onondaga Tower, located at the corner of East Jefferson and South Warren Streets, is known for being illuminated at night in different colors.
Barclay Damon’s Syracuse office and its 158 employees will move from One Park Place at 300 State Street to what will become Barclay Damon Tower in July 2016, the Syracuse–based law firm said in a news release issued on Monday.
It will initially occupy 50,000 square feet in the building, with an additional 10,000 square feet scheduled for occupancy in the fall of 2017.
CBD Companies, which owns the building, has already invested $9 million in the structure, with an additional $6 million planned to prepare the space for the Barclay Damon offices, according to the law firm.
CBD Companies is a partnership involving developers Charles Sangster, Courtney Wilson, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., a Syracuse–based investment-brokerage firm.
Barclay Damon will initially occupy four floors of the 15-story tower and have signage at the top of the building.
“The building is virtually brand new, except for the original outside skin, and the space we are building for Barclay Damon is like nothing else we have seen in upstate New York,” Sangster and Wilson boasted in the law firm’s release.
Other tenants in the building include Ephesus Lighting, which handles the night-time illumination; along with Aspen Athletic Club, Jolime restaurant, and a number of other professional-service firms.
“Construction of the new space includes fresh workplace-design features that take into account changing demographics and advances in technology in the legal profession,” John Langan, Barclay Damon’s managing partner, said in the release. “Barclay Damon is pleased to maintain its commitment to the city of Syracuse by remaining downtown.”
King + King Architects, LLP is handling the renovation design with supported from the Effects Group of Syracuse, Barclay Damon said.
The law firm’s new floor plan will include “large and less-formal” work areas, including a 3,400 square foot, multi-media café designed to “spark greater collaboration.” It will also include more outdoor space, such as a 2,000-square-foot, 15th story, rooftop terrace.
The Barclay Damon firm resulted from the combination of Syracuse–based Hiscock & Barclay, LLP and Buffalo–based Damon Morey LLP. The June 1 announcement established a 275-attorney, “super-regional” law firm, the firm added.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
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