Lee & Associates NYC completed a new office lease for Jones Jones LLC at 44 Wall St. in Manhattan’s Financial District.  The law firm signed a 10-year, nine-month lease for 5,311 square feet.

Jones Jones will relocate from its former office at 5 Hanover Square amid the growing number of residential conversions taking place throughout the Financial District, including the planned conversion of 5 Hanover. The firm selected 44 Wall St. to remain in Lower Manhattan, citing the neighborhood’s accessibility, extensive transportation options, dining and retail amenities and strong value proposition for office tenants. 

The landlord was represented by George Comfort & Sons’ Alexander Bermingham.  Tenant representation was handled by Todd Korren and Noah Caspi of Lee NYC. 

“Lower Manhattan continues to attract tenants seeking quality office space at a strong value, particularly as older office properties throughout the neighborhood undergo residential conversions,” said Korren.  “Jones Jones was focused on remaining in the Financial District, and 44 Wall St. offered an ideal combination of location, accessibility and efficiency for the firm’s next chapter.”

Marx Realty announced telemedicine giant Teladoc Health has expanded and extended its lease at 10 Grand Central. The firm will more than double its footprint at the repositioned office tower, taking a total of 15,000 square feet in a 10-year deal as it relocates its corporate headquarters from Purchase, NY. Exiger, a cyber security and supply chain technology firm, will take 7,000 square feet in a new, seven-year lease at 10 Grand Central.

Teladoc was represented by Sean Lynch of JLL while Exiger was represented by Mitchell Konsker and Simon Landsmann of JLL. JLL’s Mitchell Konsker, Carlee Palmer, Simon Landmann, and Thomas Schwartz are leading a team handling leasing for Marx Realty.

“The Teladoc story is compelling in that the firm has chosen to abandon its suburban New York headquarters in favor of the spectacular office experience and one-seat commute we offer tenants at 10 Grand Central,” said Craig Deitelzweig, CEO of Marx Realty.

CBRE completed a 139,377-square-foot office lease for the General Services Administration on behalf of Customs and Border Protection (CPB) at One Aviation Plaza in Queens’ Jamaica neighborhood. CBP will relocate its operations from Building 77 at John F. Kennedy International Airport to the entire first, second, third and part of the fourth floors at One Aviation Plaza, located at 159-30 Rockaway Boulevard. The space formerly housed the Federal Aviation Administration.

The CBRE team of Vincent LaManna, Richard Freel, Maria Kobe and Ralph Guiffre represented GSA/CBP in the lease negotiations with the building ownership. Jeffrey Sussman of the Edward J. Minskoff organization and JLL’s Joe Brennan and Chloe Edwards acted on behalf of the building ownership.

“This was one of the most significant regional transactions the federal agency has recently undertaken,” said LaManna. “One Aviation Plaza became the logical choice given its immediate access to the airport, its high-level security infrastructure, with a landlord with the proven ability to create the 21st century HQ the agency envisioned.”

JEMB Realty has signed a long-term, 5,000-square-foot lease with Miami-based personal injury firm Rubenstein Law at 1 Willoughby Square (1WSQ). The firm will relocate from 300 Cadman Plaza West, doubling its Brooklyn footprint and taking the remaining space on the 12th floor at 1WSQ, the tallest office building in Brooklyn. The announcement follows a deal announced last month for a leading streaming service provider to take 8,100 square feet at 1WSQ.

A CBRE team of Paul Amrich, Neil King, Zachary Price, Alex D’Amario and James Ackerson represented JEMB. Rubenstein Law was represented by Jenna Catalon, Matthew Cheezem and Scott Quick of Cushman and Wakefield.

“As part of Rubenstein Law’s Northeast expansion, 1WSQ emerged as the perfect choice for its exceptional quality and prime location,” said Quick. “The space supports their team’s growth while ensuring they can continue to deliver outstanding service to their clients.”

DAZN, a global sports streaming service, has leased the entire 14th floor at SJP Properties’ 470 Park Ave. South for its U.S. corporate office. Terms of the long-term lease were not disclosed.

“DAZN is extremely excited to be relocating in New York City into the 470 Park Avenue property,” said Grant Sprigings, head of property & facilities at DAZN Group. “We visited many locations during our time exploring a new office location and felt 470 Park Ave. South provided the perfect blend of location, facilities, and amenities. The office space is high-end and modern with an external terrace that will allow DAZN to host partner events throughout the year.”

Nicholas Farmakis and John A. Johnson, Jr. of Savills represented DAZN, while SJP Properties was represented by the CBRE team of vice chairmen Paul J. Amrich and Neil V. King III, SVP James Ackerson and senior associate Josh Pernice.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP (GRSM), one of the largest law firms in the country with offices in all 50 states, has committed to an 11,500-square-foot office lease at Eastman Companies’ The Eisenhower, a Class A office complex located at 290 W. Mount Pleasant Ave. in Livingston, NJ. The law firm has relocated its NJ offices to the prominent office property.

The CBRE team of Jon Meisel, Erin Wenzler and Dan Casey spearheads the leasing campaign at The Eisenhower and represented Eastman Companies in the negotiations. Gordon Rees was represented by Bill Montana of Savills.

“The Eisenhower continues to attract strong tenants who view the building as the best option for Class A office space in the Livingston area,” said Meisel. “After an exhaustive search of the market, The Eisenhower proved to be the best choice for GRSM due to its strong, stable ownership, unmatched on-site amenities, and efficient layouts ideal for a law practice.”

GlossGenius, a financial technology company that powers the self-care industry through its spa and salon software, has leased 13,619 square feet of office space at 838 Broadway, a landmarked property owned by ZG Capital Partners. The company’s relocation from SoHo represents the first transaction in the building following ZG Capital’s recently completed full-building renovation.

Originally designed by Stephen Decatur Hatch in 1876, 838 Broadway was built on the site of President
Theodore Roosevelt’s great-great uncle James T. Roosevelt’s home. Ownership engaged architecture firm Spectorgroup to execute a gut renovation of the 80,000-square-foot boutique asset.

A JLL agency team led by Vice Chairman Mitchell Konsker, Executive Managing Directors Benjamin Bass
and Greg Wang and Associate Vice President Thomas Swartz represented ZG Capital Partners in the
transaction. Senior Vice President Joseph Sipala, Associate Vice President Hannah Bernstein and Associate
Stefanie Rock represented GlossGenius.

“ZG Capital’s vision to revitalize this historic property with a hospitality-infused design has combined the
building’s timeless elegance with design elements and modern finishes that create a superior office
environment for contemporary space users,” said Konsker

Inspirna, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing cancer therapeutics, is relocating its offices from Manhattan to the outer boroughs. The firm has inked a 7,302-square-foot office sublease at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, located at 30-02 48th Ave. in Long Island City, NY. Inspirna will relocate and expand its offices and lab space from the NY Blood Center Building at 310 E. 67th St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to space previously occupied by an affiliate of Opentrons.

CBRE’s Joseph DeRosa and John Isaacs represented Inspirna in the sublease negotiations.

“Inspirna was looking for a better location and to expand to a dedicated life science ecosystem,” said DeRosa. “After a thorough market analysis, we were able to secure a significantly below market sublease for our client in a first-class life science property.” 

Isaacs added, “The Alexandria Center for Life Science is ideally located to serve its employee base, and also provides specific scientific amenities that are critical to Inspirna’s business operations, which only a few buildings in New York City currently offer.”

Jack Resnick & Sons announced a new 11-year, 13,284-square-foot lease with investment firm Quest Partners at 110 East 59th Street in the Plaza District. Quest Partners will move from 126 East 56th Street to the entire 36th floor of the 37-story office tower in spring 2025. Quest Partners, an alternative asset management firm founded by Nigol Koulajian in 2001, manages $2.5 billion in assets. 

Hugh McDonald and Munish Viralam of CBRE represented Quest Partners, while Brett Greenberg and Fran Delgorio represented Jack Resnick & Sons in-house. Quest Partners joins other companies like Cantor Fitzgerald, Estée Lauder, Royalty Pharma, Mason Capital and ZMC Advisors at 110 East 59th Street. Resnick is also marketing four tower floors of 13,284 square feet each, including the penthouse. 

The Durst Organization announced that Clune Construction is relocating its NYC headquarters to 655 Third Avenue near Grand Central, leasing the entire 10th floor. This move, alongside Empire State Development’s lease, has increased the building’s occupancy from 52% to 85%.  

The Durst Organization was represented in-house by Tom Bow, Ashlea Aaron, and Bailey Caliban. Clune was represented by John Mambrino and Nicholas Farmakis at Savills. “Well-maintained office buildings with excellent access to public transit continue to attract top-tier tenants,” said Jody Durst, president of The Durst Organization. 

The building’s LEED Gold certification underscores its sustainable features, including green roofs and double-glazed windows. The Durst Organization’s portfolio along Third Avenue has leased out 60,000 square feet in February.