The idea is to encourage business development along the Hudson River. The employee is not part of the bank's trading operations, according to people familiar with the matter. © 2020 CNBC LLC. Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about our products and services. The employee was diagnosed in Singapore on Friday while on personal travel. Citi has advised colleagues who worked near this person prior to his travel to self-monitor their health and has given all colleagues who work on that floor the option to work from home," Citi said in a release. Rubenstein Partners, which owns offices in northern New Jersey and Stamford, Connecticut, has gotten inquiries on “several hundred thousand square feet” of space, mostly from New York-anchored firms, according to Brandon Huffman, a principal at the firm. The Citibank Corporate Office & Headquarters is viewed in midtown Manhattan. The employee was diagnosed in Singapore on Friday while on personal travel. An employee from Citigroup's Manhattan office tested positive for the coronavirus, the Wall Street firm said Friday. Citigroup Inc is searching for new Manhattan office space, preferably at the World Trade Center site and the Hudson Yards- an up and coming New York neighbourhood, currently being developed. Citigroup Inc. is considering opening satellite offices outside New York City as the finance industry grapples with when it will be safe to bring workers back to Manhattan. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Many of Citigroup’s employees, like others in Manhattan’s finance industry, have been working from home since March, with no set date for a return. Citi, the leading global bank, serves more than 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. An employee from Citigroup’s Manhattan office tested positive for the coronavirus, the Wall Street firm said Friday. A Citigroup employee contracted the coronavirus, the Wall Street firm said Friday. Please check back for updates. Last year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) requested that the far west side of Manhattan should be regenerated, so Hudson Yards can be integrated into the city. The Citi worker was last in the Manhattan office on Friday, March 6, and had no symptoms at the time. All Rights Reserved. It has said it will still house at least 1,000 employees in a neighboring building after exiting the lease. We want to hear from you. The state of New York now has more cases than any other state in the U.S. as the number of newly confirmed infections surged by 30% overnight to 421, New York Gov.