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Sixth Avenue tower lures new tenant as pace of Midtown deals increase

Manhattan’s leasing market showed renewed vigor after a mostly slow first quarter The $130 million capital improvements program at 1155 Sixth Ave. continues to pay off for the Durst Organization. Some 200,000 square feet of leases were signed in the past twelve months. Now, a just-signed deal for 77,000 more square feet at the 740,000 square-foot tower’s “Apex” has boosted occupancy to over 70%. Global Relay USA, a division of a Canada-based firm that provides tech services to financial companies, is leaving a small office at 286 Madison Ave. for the 1155 Sixth Apex — a five-story block on floors…

Publication New York Post
Date 2022-04-07
Author Steve Cuozzo

Global Relay Inks 77K SF At Durst’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas

Software company Global Relay is headed to the penthouse at the Durst Organization’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas The firm snagged 77,000 square feet across the 38th through 42nd floors, and will leave behind its less than 5,000-square-foot offices at 286 Madison Avenue, The New York Post first reported. The 15-year deal, with asking rents of $115 per square foot for floors 38 through 41 and $150 per square foot for the 42nd floor, gives Global Relay exclusive access to the 4,000-square-foot outdoor terrace, according to Durst. SEE ALSO: Home Depot Takes 1.1M SF in Southern California Canada-based Global Relay…

Publication Commercial Observer
Date 2022-04-07
Author Celia Young

Global Relay signs lease for Apex and Rooftop Pavilion at the Durst Organization’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas

The Durst Organization today announced that Global Relay USA, Inc. has signed a 15-year lease for the Apex, a 77,000 square-foot-block of space spanning the 38 through 42nd floors atop 1155 Avenue of the Americas. The exclusive penthouse pavilion features a wraparound outdoor terrace and 13′ View glass curtain wall which automatically tints throughout the day to reduce glare, mitigate direct sun, and control heat gain. Global Relay is moving from 286 Madison Avenue 1155 is LEED v4 Gold certified under the EBOM rating system (Existing Buildings Operations Maintenance), has undergone a $130 million capital transformation into 21st Century Class…

Date 2022-04-07
Author Real Estate Weekly
Date 2022-04-07
Author The Real Deal

German tech firm expands by 40k sf at 1 WTC

One tenant at One World Trade Center is more than doubling its footprint at the building, helping the owners reach a leasing benchmark German business process analytics firm Celonis is extending its lease and expanding to the entire 70th floor. The Durst Organization announced on Monday the company was adding more than 40,000 square feet. The firm’s lease pushes One World Trade to being 95 percent leased, two percentage points higher than it was pre-pandemic. The building has never been more occupied, according to Durst president Jonathan Durst. A Savills team of Michael Mathias and Kirill Azovtsev represented Celonis in…

Publication The Real Deal
Date 2022-03-30
Author Holden Walter-Warner
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