Metropolitan Valuation Services, a leading commercial real estate valuation and consulting firm, has relocated from 444 Park Ave. South to 44 East 32nd St., west of Park Ave. South. Signing a 15-year lease, the firm nearly doubled its space from 3,600 s/f to 7,200 s/f in the move. "With no opportunity to grow our professional staff at the previous location, we chose to remain and expand in this vibrant Midtown South business neighborhood as it undergoes intense development and repositioning," said Steven Schleider, president, Metropolitan Valuation Services. The firm's new headquarters provides a full floor presence with numerous windowed private offices, an open work area, large conference room, pantry with break areas, a comfortable lounge, and features high-end technology platforms as well as energy efficient 'smart' lighting systems and real estate-centric artwork integrated into multiple video displays. "It's a rebranding of our space and business as we move to the next level of growth," said Schleider. The 12-story building itself recently underwent an upgrade of its lobby, which now features natural elements of stone and wood design, and major mechanical and life-safety systems. The firm was founded by Martin Levine, MAI, who serves as chairman and Steven Schleider, MAI, who, in addition to serving as president, is also one of the city's only commercial real estate appraisers with a LEED-AP BC+D credential. Metropolitan Valuation Services provides commercial real estate valuation, market studies, feasibility analysis, trusts and estate valuation services and litigation support.