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The Social Science Research Council, an international not-for-profit organization, has abandoned its former Manhattan headquarters for a new home in Brooklyn, in Forest City Ratner Companies’ tower at One Pierrepont Plaza, reports the Brooklyn Eagle. The main reason? Its rent in Manhattan was going to be doubled. Still, the company also liked the idea of moving to a “progressive neighborhood,” where it could revamp its new offices (with a $3 million renovation) as well as its image. Go, Downtown Brooklyn.
Social Science Research Council Moves to Brooklyn from Midtown [Brooklyn Eagle]