Law firm takes four floors at 1155 Sixth Ave
The Durst Organization announced that Jenner & Block LLP has signed a 15-year lease for 66,935 s/f on the 29th through 33nd floors of 1155 Avenue of the Americas The 100 plus year-old firm is moving from 919 Third Avenue, and it is the fourth law firm to sign at the building over the past three years. 1155 Avenue of the Americas was completed in 1984 and designed by Emery Roth & Sons. The building, LEED v4 Silver certified under the EBOM rating system (Existing Buildings Operations Maintenance), has undergone a $130 million capital improvement program. “We are pleased to…
Author Real Estate Weekly
Jenner & Block cuts footprint, takes 67K sf at Durst’s 1155 Sixth Avenue
A well-known law firm just inked a 15-year, 67,000-square-foot lease to move to the Durst Organization’s 1155 Sixth Avenue Jenner & Block will occupy the 29th through 32nd floors of the 41-story tower between West 44th and West 45th streets, according to the landlord. The firm is downsizing from 90,000 square feet at SL Green’s 919 Third Avenue. Jonathan Durst, president of the Durst Organization, said law firms have been the Sixth Avenue building’s key tenants since its opening in 1984. “Nearly 40 years later, the building continues to be a magnet for legal tenants and boutique headquarters because of…
Date 2021-03-08
Author Akiko Matsuda
Jenner & Block takes 67,000 square feet at Midtown Durst building
Chicago-based law firm Jenner & Block has inked a 15-year deal for new digs at The Durst Organization’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas The firm will be downsizing from its current 79,000 square feet of offices at SL Green’s 919 Third Ave. to take 67,000 square feet across the 29th through 32nd floors at its new address. The company will be moving in by December 2021. It will join other law firms like Knobbe Martens and Perkins Coie, as well as tech companies like Indeed and Checkpoint Software Technologies. The building recently underwent a $130 million renovation complete with a…
Date 2021-03-08
Author Natalie Sachmechi
Office Air Filtration In the Spotlight as Workers Trickle Back
“Sometimes,” The Hollies sang, “all I need is the air that I breathe and to love you.” Well, commercial real estate people can’t help with the latter, but they are fairly obsessed with the former You’re probably not thinking about this most reflexive of acts while you’re in the office, but if you are in a modern building, there may be a control room somewhere in or outside of the building that among other things monitors the very atmosphere office dwellers are inhaling and exhaling. And, if an element of the air gets too high or too low, an adjustment…
Date 2021-03-02
Author David Levitt
One World Trade Center inks first lease since start of Covid-19 pandemic
Medical Knowledge Group LLC has grabbed 12,000 square feet on the 84th floor of One World Trade Center The deal is the building's first new lease since the Covid-19 pandemic hit New York City a year ago this month, causing shutdowns and economic turmoil. Medical Knowledge Group focuses on the business needs of biopharmaceutical companies by providing medical communications and market research. The firm signed an eight-year deal for the new space. The company will move to the building from 750 Third Ave. in Midtown when The Durst Organization — which owns the tower with The Port Authority of New…
Date 2021-03-02
Author Liz Young