11 Times Square has been certified by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design as an environmentally friendly building.[2] It features co a high-tech elevator dispatch system; an advanced visitor check-in system; a secured, fully efficient loading dock; and a messenger/mail center and delivery area specifically designed to maximize ease of use by tenants. The building also provides LEED Platinum-level indoor air quality and features highly efficient office space with floor-to-ceiling windows and column-free corner offices, as well as multiple private terraces.[citation needed] 11 Times Square's lobby features a kinetic mobile installation designed by artist Tim Prentice.[6]
The project's developers began constructing the building in 2007 on spec without a single lease signed. Global law firm Proskauer Rose was the first to sign on at the project, taking roughly a third of the building's space in 2010. By the time the building opened in 2011, it was still only 40% leased.[3]
In February 2015, Norges Bank Investment Management purchased a 45-percent stake in Eleven Times Square.[8] SJP Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors continue to own and control the building, and SJP Properties continues to manage, lease and operate the building.[9]
The tower has 55,000 square feet (5,110 m2) of retail space.[15] In 2017, the retail space was leased to Spanish company Parques Reunidos,[16][17] which planned to open a Lionsgate Entertainment Palace before withdrawing in June 2019.[18][19] Monopoly Lifesized rented the retail space in 2024.[20][21]