Private real estate developers and members of the Real Estate Board of New York, led by Empire State Building owner Lawrence A. Wien, expressed concerns about this much "subsidized" office space going on the open market, competing with the private sector when there was already a glut of vacancies.
De private ejendomsselskaber samt udviklere og medlemmer af Real Estate Board of New York under ledelse af Empire State Building, ejet af Lawrence A. Wien, udtrykte deres bekymring over, at disse meget "subsidierede" kontorlokaler skulle ud på det åbne marked og konkurrere med den private sektor når der allerede var ledige lokaler.