The Lease Beat

681 Fifth Avenue is filling up quick.

Three Tenants Sign at 681 Fifth Avenue

The owners of 681 Fifth Avenue, a building that already counts aspiring global fashion company Belstaff as a tenant, has brought on three new tenants into its fancy fold, including financial firms Peregrine Financial Group and Altum Capital Management.

Apex Bulk Carriers, an international owner of large shipping vessels, also signed a lease to take up the entire 11th floor. Read More

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Met's Original Home Gets $150 M. in Financing

A boutique office building at Fifth Avenue and 53rd Street, the Corinthian original home of the Metropolitan Museum, has secured $150 million in financing.

The influx of capital at 681 Fifth Avenue, a prime retail spot whose tenants include Tommy Hilfiger, will be used to pay off any outstanding debt and to fund additional pre-built floors Read More