CBRE and JLL handle lease expansion for SSRGA

Manhattan, NY Schwartz Sladkus Reich Greenberg Atlas LLP (SSRGA), a leading NYC-based full-service law firm, has expanded its existing 33,000 s/f lease at 444 Madison Avenue by 12,000 s/f, bringing its total presence in the building to a total of 45,000 s/f.

SSRGA will occupy the entire sixth floor and portions of the fifth and seventh floors of 444 Madison Ave., all of which will be interconnected by internal stairwells. The firm is now 444 Madison’s anchor tenant and has also extended its existing lease to be coterminous with the 10-year lease for the new space.

Representing SSRGA in the transaction was Mitchell Konsker, vice chairman, with JLL. Paul Amrich, vice chairman, and Meghan Allen, vice president with CBRE represented the landlord.

“SSRGA’s growing presence at 444 Madison will advance our efforts to attract industry-leading talent,” said Jeffrey Schwartz, co-founder and managing partner at SSRGA. “This space accommodates our continued growth, supports firm culture and facilitates collaboration between attorneys.”

SSRGA’s practice areas include real estate, real estate development, cooperative and condominium board representation, real estate-related and commercial litigation, health care, matrimonial, family law, appellate law, reproductive law, trusts and estates, probate administration, not-for-profit, corporate, landlord/tenant, financing, intellectual property and insurance.

The 42-story 444 Madison Ave. was designed by Kohn, Vitolo & Knight. The Art Deco building occupies an entire blockfront in Midtown and offers unobstructed views of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral and the New York Palace Hotel.

“State-of-the-art technology throughout our office, welcoming lounges and innovative collaboration space enable our team to customize their work experience and optimize their productivity,” said Steven Sladkus, co-founder and partner at SSRGA. “We have more than doubled in size in the seven years since we founded the firm, and we look forward to further growth at 444 Madison.”

SSRGA recently expanded to South Florida, merging with two firms there and establishing an office in Boca Raton. This expansion brought appellate law, administrative law and criminal appeals to SSRGA’s existing practice areas.