It was first reported in late 2018 that the Shops at Columbus Circle – previously known as the Time Warner Center – would be taking the name of its newest high paying tenant. Now, it’s official: the Columbus Circle mall is the Deutsche Bank Center.
New signage was revealed on Monday.
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Deutsche Bank leased over a million square feet at the building, making it the second largest lease transaction of 2018. They signed a 25 year lease and will occupy all available offices except those on the 20th floor. Deutsche Bank is expected to move into the mall from its current location at 60 Wall Street in late 2021.
From Deutsche Welle (German news site):
Deutsche Bank’s biggest scandals:
*US mortgage transactions. Subprime credits are considered to be what caused the global financial crisis.
*Money laundering in Russia.
*Interest rate manipulation.
*Violations of the US-Iran embargo.
*Relationship with Jeffery Epstein.
*Danske Bank.
*Share price crash.
And of course, they were Donald Trump’s enabler.
In comparison, the original name of AOL Time Warner Center doesn’t seem so bad anymore!
The Whole Foods alone is reason enough to steer clear, AFAIC.