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Empire State Realty Trust signs 75,000 s/f across its greater New York portfolio

New York, NY Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT) has finalized 12 lease transactions, totaling more than 75,000 s/f, at its Greater New York Metropolitan class A office properties from November 2015 to April 2016. In Fairfield County, CT:
  • DBRS, Inc. leased 5,300 s/f at 100 First Stamford Place in Stamford. Tenant brokers: Gerry Miovski and Budd Wiesenberg of CBRE.
  • Paycom Payroll, LLC leased 4,800 s/f at 100 First Stamford Place. Tenant brokers: Jesse Rubens and Sebastian Findlay of MHP Real Estate Services.
  • Aspect Capital renewed 2,000 s/f at Metro Center in Stamford.
In Westchester County, NY:
  • Keevily Spero-Whitelaw renewed 14,200 s/f at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue in Harrison. Tenant brokers: Chris O’Callaghan and Mark Jacobs of JLL.
  • Stark Business Solutions renewed 13,800s/f at 500 Mamaroneck. Tenant broker: Eric Goldschmidt of Goldschmidt & Associates.
  • Marubeni Specialty Chemicals Inc. renewed 12,300s/f at Ten Bank Street in White Plains. Tenant brokers: Christopher O’Callaghan, Mark Jacobs and Justin Centre of JLL.
  • Pro Travel International LLC renewed 7,000s/f at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue.
  • NuEnergen, LLC renewed and expanded to 5,000s/f at Ten Bank Street.
  • Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company leased 3,800s/f at Ten Bank Street. Tenant brokers: Michael Gordon and Joseph Cabrera of Colliers.
  • Banco Latino-Americano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) leased 3,100s/f at Ten Bank Street. Tenant broker: Nancy Weinstein of Savills Studley.
  • The Gateside Group L.P. renewed 2,200s/f at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue.
  • Pantaenius America Ltd. renewed 1,900s/f at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue. Tenant broker: Alan Zuckerman of Alan Zuckerman Real Estate.
“We are pleased to be attracting new, quality tenants while retaining the many prestigious ones that already distinguish our tenant base,” said Jeffrey Newman, senior vice president of ESRT. “Our properties look fantastic. Our convenient locations are in demand by excellent tenants, and we are happy to be 94.5% leased.” Newman represented ESRT in the above transactions, along with Senior Leasing Associate Kimberly Zaccagnino and Leasing Associate Tara Long.    
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