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Leading Insurance Firm Aflac Staying Put at 14 Wall Street

American insurance company Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company) is keeping its office at 14 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.

01 Jul '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Flatiron Health Renews, Expands Lease at One SoHo Square

Healthcare technology firm Flatiron Health has nearly doubled the space it occupies at One SoHo Square, a two-building Class A office development owned by Stellar Management and Imperial Capital in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood.

25 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Law Firm Inks New Lease at 7 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan

Norris McLaughlin, a full-service business law firm with offices in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, has inked a deal to lease 27,488 square feet of prime office space on the 21st floor of 7 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan.

24 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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From One Iconic Skyscraper to Another, Macmillan Changes HQ

A New York pioneering skyscraper of its era, the Flatiron Building is closing down for renovations, reports the Commercial Observer.

19 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

New York Cityscape, home to Tag's Americas HQ.

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Tag Opens New Americas HQ in The New York Times Building

Marketing and communications company Tag opened its new Americas headquarters in The New York Times Building, a 52-story Class A+ building located on the west side of Midtown Manhattan.

10 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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NYC Ad Agency Moves Into Cadillac’s Former SoHo Office at 330 Hudson

New York City-based advertising agency DeVito/Verdi is moving its headquarters from Fifth Avenue to Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood, near SoHo.

07 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Converge Marketing Moves to Thor Equities’ 25 West 39th Street

New York-based Converge Marketing is moving its Midtown South office space from 33rd Street to a historic building on West 39th Street.

06 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Private Equity Firm to Move Headquarters to SL Green’s One Vanderbilt

Leading mid-market private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners will be moving its corporate headquarters to SL Green’s One Vanderbilt, a 77-story office tower under construction in Midtown Manhattan.

04 Jun '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

New York City skyline, 521 Fifth Avenue acquisition.

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Savanna Closes $381M Acquisition of 521 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan

The pending sale of 521 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan has officially closed.

28 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Quontic Bank, Century Consulting Moving Offices to Midtown Manhattan

The Midtown Manhattan office scene continues to attract high-profile tenants, even with average asking rents reaching a post-recession peak of $87 per square foot, according to CBRE‘s Q1 2019 data.

27 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

SOHO skyline view with Microsoft's new 63,000 sq ft office.

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Microsoft Signs 63 KSF Office Lease at 300 Lafayette in SoHo

Microsoft has recently signed a lease to take over 63,000 square feet of brand new SoHo office space at 300 Lafayette Street.

21 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Two New Startup Leases Bring 136 Madison in New York to Full Occupancy

Williams Equities’ recently-closed office leases at its 136 Madison Avenue property have brought the Midtown South building to full occupancy.

15 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Renowned Architecture Firm SOM Will Move to 7 WTC in 2020

The revitalized World Trade Center neighborhood in Lower Manhattan continues to attract high-profile tenants looking to benefit from state-of-the-art office space and a strategic location right in the heart of the city’s bustling Financial District.

13 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky

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Tommy Hilfiger Follows 5th Avenue Flagship Shutdown With Madison Avenue Expansion

A mere two months after shutting down its global Fifth Avenue flagship store, Tommy Hilfiger is expanding its office presence at 285 Madison Avenue in Midtown East.

07 May '19 • By Alan Rosinsky