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Handler Real Estate Organization represents Lewis Baach PLLC in 3,867 s/f lease at Chrysler Building

New York, NY Lewis Baach PLLC, a premier international law firm, will open its first New York City office in the iconic Chrysler Building, located at 405 Lexington Avenue in April. The firm signed a lease for 3,867 s/f on the 32nd Floor of the building. The firm will operate in New York as Lewis Baach pllc Kaufmann Middlemiss. Handler Real Estate Organization represented Lewis Baach PLLC in the transaction. Tishman Speyer, the landlord, was represented in-house. Based in Washington, DC and with additional offices in London and Buenos Aires, Lewis Baach serves leading corporations, insurers, financial institutions, family conglomerates, and public officials on legal issues in regards to insurance and reinsurance, international financial disputes, and global commercial litigation. "Lewis Baach has been looking to expand into the New York market with an elite Midtown address," said Scott Galin, principal, Handler Real Estate Organization, who along with Darell Handler, represented the tenant in the transaction. Galin also noted that Lewis Baach was drawn to the office building's iconic stature, pre-built space, and tremendous light and views. "The Chrysler Building is unquestionably an upper echelon New York City address, and Tishman Speyer is one of the most sophisticated and well-respected owners." The Chrysler Building is a 1.2 million s/f art deco masterpiece and part of the two-building Chrysler Center complex on 42nd Street between Lexington and Third Avenues. The landmarked, LEED-Gold® certified office tower offers expansive base floors, various-sized tower floors, and unparalleled 360-degree views of Manhattan and the outlying area, overlooking the East River, Central Park, Times Square and Grand Central Terminal.
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