The Teleport was developed in the mid-1980s by the government of New York City and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), which manages it under contract to the city, focusing on new technologies and offering high-speed voice, data and video services via satellite and fiber optic connectivity.[2][3]
In 2001 AT&T, the Teleport's biggest tenant, moved 4,000 employees out of two office buildings on the site.[4] They were sold in 2009 to the Nicotra Group, LLC and renamed Corporate Commons,[5] with a major tenant being the St Paul's School of Nursing.[6]