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Posted: March 10, 2026
Fried Frank arranges 275,000 s/f lease with Starr at BXP’s 343 Madison Ave.
Manhattan, NY Fried Frank advised BXP, on the signing of an 275,000 s/f, 20-year lease with Starr, a global investment and insurance organization, at 343 Madison Ave. – a 930,000 s/f premier workplace currently under construction, with direct access to Grand Central’s Madison Concourse between 44th and 45th St. – which will serve as Starr’s New York headquarters.
This transaction is a continuation of Fried Frank’s work advising BXP on some of their significant commercial real estate transactions, including a joint venture to develop 290 Coles St., Jersey City, and the purchase of a stake in 200 Fifth Ave.
The Fried Frank team was led by real estate partner Robert Sorin and included real estate associates Daniel Aires, Sarah Zehentner and Aya Itani.
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