Walter & Samuels signs GF55 Partners to 8,000 s/f at 225 West 39th St.

Manhattan, NY According to Walter & Samuels, Inc., architecture firm GF55 Partners has leased the entire 9^th floor, comprising 8,000 s/f, at 225 West 39^th St. between Seventh and Eighth Aves. GF55 Partners will be moving from 19 West 21^st St. 

The owner, an investment group headed by David Berley, was represented in-house by Tony Builder and Mark Davis on the 10-year lease. Asking rents at the building $52 per s/f. 

The move comes as Walter & Samuels, Inc. has announced the planned upgrades for the building. 

“225 West 39^th St. will be undergoing a major capital improvement program that will include replacing the elevator cabs, upgrading the lobby and delivering spaces to a higher quality standard. We are excited to continue to attract creative, high quality tenants to our portfolio,” said Walter & Samuels president Joseph Manasseri.

“Located close to Hudson Yards, the new GF55 office will be a light filled, full floor space and a critical next step in the expansion of our company,” said David Gross, AIA partner GF55 Architects. “Our new space will facilitate business opportunities and serve as a design think tank.”

The 12-story building is also home to Lighthouse Films, Diaz Architects and WeWork, which leased two floors late last year for HQ by WeWork.