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SL Green leases 56,764 s/f to Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP at 125 Park Avenue

According to SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG), Meister Seelig & Fein, LLP has signed a new 15-year lease for 56,764 s/f at 125 Park Avenue. The prominent law firm will occupy the building's 7th and 8th floors. Meister Seelig & Fein LLP is a commercial law firm composed of over 50 attorneys with offices in New York, California, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey. The firm serves a wide variety of clients, including both public and private companies, high net worth individuals, real estate investors and developers, entertainers, professional athletes, software developers, entrepreneurs and hedge funds. "SL Green has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Stephen Meister and his colleagues at Meister Seelig, having worked on several important matters together," said Steven Durels, director of leasing and real property for SLG, who added, "We have tremendous respect for Steve and his entire team and are delighted to welcome the firm as a major tenant at 125 Park." 125 Park Avenue is a 26-story, 572,705-square-foot building conveniently located directly across from Grand Central Terminal. Other major tenants in the building include Pandora Media, Hayworth, Canon Business Solutions and Robert Half Associates. Jason Meister of Avison Young represented the tenant, while the landlord was represented by the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank team of David Falk, Brian Waterman, Peter Shimkin, Daniel Levine and Jonathan Tootell.
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