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The chaotic weeks of working out of Starbucks, friends Manhattan pads, and a tiny office space will soon come to an end for Hillary Clintons early staffers theyre officially setting up shop at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights.

A lease has been signed at that location for Clintons campaign headquarters, according to a source familiar with the deal. The operation will occupy two full floors of the building, which is close to 12 subway lines and a dozen bus lines. The Clinton team will be taking the space as is with no buildout.

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Having the ink dry on the lease indicates that Clintons official announcement will be coming very soon. Federal Election Commission rules state that a candidate has only 15 days between conducting campaign activities and filing the official 2016 paperwork, and the lease signing could start the clock on an official launch.

A Clinton campaign spokesman did not respond to a request for comment.

On its website, the building at 1 Pierrepont Plaza markets it as Modern Offices. Brooklyn Cool.

Clintons chief of staff, Huma Abedin, checked out the building weeks ago and took a walking tour of the neighborhood. The Clinton team will be sharing part of the building with a branch of the brokerage Morgan Stanley, while across the street is the office of the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

The new digs, however, couldnt come soon enough for the roughly 35 staff members who have been based in New York most of them volunteers with vagabond lifestyles.

During the day, theyve clamored for whatever work space is available, especially because Clintons small personal office in Midtown Manhattan isnt big enough for more than 20 people.

At night, most of the younger staff members are transients in the big city, staying on the couches of relatives, buddies and exes in Brooklyn and Manhattan, while preparations are being made for salaries, campaign-issued cellphones and apartments for the next 18 months.

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