The company is keeping its 24,000 square feet at 1 Penn Plaza in Midtown West.
Most of the mothers met because their children are students at Midtown West, an elementary school in Clinton.
Average yearly sales prices were up 20 percent in Midtown East, and 21 percent in Midtown West.
According to several realty experts, tenants will probably absorb about 1.5 million square feet of office space annually in Midtown West in the near term.
Indeed, there are some promising signs for Midtown West.
But those tasks are simple compared with the needed development of Midtown West, the area between Penn Station and the river.
Because of its convenient location, increasingly called Midtown West, the neighborhood has been the target of development pressures in recent years.
But like so many of the great expectations for Midtown West, the projects may endure delays and cancellations.
Who would want to shop or live in SoHo if it looked like Midtown West?
A few, like Midtown West in District 2, are open to children in their district.