Falk and Berger of Newmark rep. Kane Kessler in 26,258 s/f lease

New York, NY The law firm of Kane Kessler moved to a new space under an 11-year, 26,258 s/f lease arranged by Newmark. The full-service firm has relocated from 666 3^rd Ave. to L&L Holding’s 600 3^rd Ave. Kane Kessler has leased the entire 35^th and 36^th floors, each at 13,129 s/f. Newmark’s president of the New York Tri-State region David Falk and managing director Nick Berger represented the tenant in the transaction.

The new location offers Kane Kessler a modern space that is well-located in a class A office property. The firm capitalized on the opportunistic leasing market, doubling down on their commitment to New York City. Kane Kessler believes the new space reflects its positioning in their industry and plans to leverage its new environment to further attract and retain new talent for its practice.

JLL’s Jonathan Fanuzzi and Frank Doyle represented the landlord in the transaction.

“This was a great opportunity for our client to significantly improve their space,” said Falk. “These two floors offer cutting-edge space with dramatic views of the city and provide Kane Kessler a terrific long-term solution for their office needs.”

Kane Kessler is a highly-regarded, full-service, mid-sized law firm based in the city that serves clients across an array of market sectors. The firm provides leading-edge legal services to an innovative and market-moving client base throughout the United States and globally in a variety of practice areas.

“We consider the signing of this new office lease as a way of demonstrating our long-term commitment to NYC and our confidence in our clients’ continued reliance on our firm for their most important transformative matters,” said Rob Lawrence, managing partner of Kane Kessler. “Our work with Newmark over the years has helped us secure this fantastic new space that offers us a newly-built high-tech environment in a premier building with excellent views and positions the firm as we move into the future.”

600 Third Ave. is an office tower in the Grand Central area located on the west side of 3^rd Ave. 600 Third’s neighborhood includes a multitude of corporate headquarters, advertising agencies, luxury hotels like The Westin New York Grand Central, shops and popular restaurants. The access to Midtown, Uptown and Downtown business districts is exceptionally convenient, and the building is within close walking distance of Grand Central Terminal and four major subway lines.