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The Moinian Group inks 33,000 s/f across Flatiron portfolio

Manhattan, NY The Moinian Group has signed 33,000 sq/f of new office leases across five properties, 29 West 17th St., 37-39 West 17th St., 10 West 18th St., 53 West 21st St. and 147 West 24th St. in the Flatiron neighborhood. These transactions, executed with Influencer, Instant Checkout, Cobalt Service Partners, Pixie Labs, Adagy Robotics, Permian Labs, Roboflow, Cloud Massage, Lume and Affiniti have brought the firm’s Flatiron portfolio to 95% occupancy.

 “Our Flatiron portfolio, made up of seven strategically located buildings in one of Manhattan’s most desirable neighborhoods, has sustained strong leasing momentum throughout the entirety of the year thus far,” said Omar Sozkesen, vice president of commercial leasing at The Moinian Group.

The new tenants consist of:

• Influencer: The global influencer marketing agency signed a lease at 53 West 21st St. Influencer was represented by Michael Calistri of Instant Group.

• Instant Checkout: The AI-powered ecommerce marketing manager signed a lease at 53 West 21st St. Instant Checkout was represented by Nicholas Hein and William Janetcheck of Nomad Group.

• Cobalt Service Partners: The commercial access solutions platform signed a lease at 53 West 21st St. Cobalt Service Partners was represented by Ross Eisenberg and Jeremy Birns of RDE Advisors.

• Pixie Labs: The software development company that brings technology-driven experiences to life signed a lease at 37-39 West 17th St. Pixie Labs was represented by Marcus Craddock of CRESA.

• Adagy Robotics: The 24/7 remote intervention service for robots signed a lease at 37-39 West 17th St. Adagy Robots was represented by Leah Zafra and RJ Johns of Cushman & Wakefield

• Permian Labs: The financing firm for hardware and compute assets signed a lease at 37-39 West 17th St. Permian Labs was represented by Kyle Riggins of Norman Bobrow.

 The Moinian Group was represented by Doug Regal and Hayley Kaplan of JLL in the above transactions.

• Roboflow: The universal conversion tool for computer vision datasets signed a lease at 10 West 18th St. Roboflow was represented by Harrison Potter and Lance Yasinsky of JLL.

• Cloud Touchless Massage: The massage spa utilizing technology signed a lease at 29 West 17th St. Cloud Touchless Massage was represented by Jonathan Wasserstrum of SquareFoot.

• Lume: The AI customer implementation suite signed a lease at 147 West 24th St. Lume was represented by Stefanie Rock and Todd Stracci of JLL..

• Affiniti: The financial intelligence platform built for small and medium sized businesses signed a lease at 147 West 24th St. Affiniti was represented by Arash Sadighi and Tyler Ruggiere of Venture Commercial NYC.

 The Moinian Group was represented by Omar Sozkesen and Gregg Weisser of The Moinian Group in the above transactions.

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