Bovis has been a tenant of the MetLife Building since 1992 and the current lease was due to expire within the next year. Established in 1979, the New York office, home to Bovis Lend Lease LMB Inc. and Bovis Lend Lease Interiors Inc. provides customized planning and construction services. The New York office's 650+ professionals have managed projects including the Ritz-Carlton Hotel & Residences Downtown, 731 Lexington Ave., 455 Central Park West and Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Currently under management is the AOL Time Warner Center.

The new lease was negotiated on behalf of Bovis Lend Lease by its broker, Julien J Studley, which was represented by Mitchell S. Steir, Michael D. Colacino, Matthew P. Barlow, David J. Goldstein and Greg B. Taubin. Keith Caggiano, Jon Zuckerman and Stephen B. Siegel of Insignia/ESG represented MetLife.

"I am pleased that, with the help of the Studley team, we were able to structure a deal that keeps us at 200 Park Ave.," says Peter A. Marchetto, president Bovis Lend Lease LMB Inc. "Bovis Lend Lease is an important part of The MetLife Building 200 Park Ave.," adds Brian J. Fox, MetLife's national marketing director.