Namibia’s UN mission finds a new home

NAMIBIA’S permanent mission to the United Nations, which lost its offices to a fire in January, has rented new space at 360 Lexington Ave, at East 40th Street, in New York, Crain Communications reports.

According to the report, the mission, which used to have offices at 135 E. 36th Street, has split its staff among the ambassador’s residence in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a conference room at the Mauritius Mission to the United Nations and a spare office at the United Nations.It added that while government officials decide whether they can rebuild the old mission, they signed a two-year lease with an additional one-year option for 6 565 square feet.The report said that typical asking rents are about US$35 (roughly N$220) a square foot.36th Street, has split its staff among the ambassador’s residence in Mamaroneck, N.Y., a conference room at the Mauritius Mission to the United Nations and a spare office at the United Nations.It added that while government officials decide whether they can rebuild the old mission, they signed a two-year lease with an additional one-year option for 6 565 square feet.The report said that typical asking rents are about US$35 (roughly N$220) a square foot.