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Broadway Dance Center.

Dance Center Pirouettes Into New Space

Broadway Dance Center has expanded its lease at 321 West 44th Street to about 30,000 square feet.

The school and studio, which has its entrance on the 230,000 square foot building’s 45th Street side entryway, which goes by the address 322 West 45th Street, offers both classes for beginners and workshops for seasoned dancers alike taught by acclaimed professionals. Read More

Agency Shifts

Nothing Sacred but the Truth.

Mirante’s Cushman Team Tapped as Leasing Agent at 321 44th Street

Kushner Companies has named a team from the real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield as the new leasing agent for 321 West 44th Street, the asset that houses The New York Observer.

Arthur Mirante, C&W’s former chief executive who is now a top dealmaker at the firm, will lead leasing at the property along with C&W executives Jeff Lichtenberg and Joshua Goldman.

C&W will be replacing a team from Colliers International.

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Law Firm Lands 48K-Foot Lease at 666 Fifth Ave

Schiff Hardin traces its roots to Civil War Chicago, but since the 1970s, it has had a growing presence across the country, including its move to New York in 1991. Given its growing prominence, the firm is moving its headquarters to an apropriately handsome location, 666 Fifth Avenue.

The 28-attorney office, part of a 400-person Read More

Jerry Speyer’s Lipstick Collar

Every so often, a building comes on the block that immediately transcends all others available, even if it’s a bit smaller than some of its neighbors.

The Philip Johnson trophy, the Lipstick Building at 885 Third Avenue, is officially up for sale. Tishman Speyer and its investment partner, Prudential Real Estate Investors, are looking to Read More

Macklowes Notch Second-Biggest Building Buy in U.S. History

Macklowe Properties paid $1.73 billion for Worldwide Plaza at 825 Eighth Avenue, the second-largest sale price for an office building in U.S. history.

The Macklowes’ purchase of the bulky West Side office tower was part of a $7 billion deal that the company made with Blackstone to secure eight New York office buildings that Read More

666 Fifth Avenue Deal Closes

The most expensive building sale in U.S. history, $1.8 billion for 666 Fifth Avenue, is a closed deal.

Cushman & Wakefield, which arranged the sale, released the news on Tuesday. (No matter that it closed on Jan. 12, according to city records–it’s a slow news day).

Kushner Companies is the new owner, Tishman Read More