European Union Doubles NYC Presence with 23,944-SF Lease

NEW YORK CITY-The Council of the European Union is relocating and expanding–nearly doubling its presence to accommodate the addition of 10 new member countries in 2004. The EU has signed a ten-year lease for 23,944 sf of space on floors 20 and 21 at 222 East 41st St. Currently, the council leases about 12,000 sf at 823 UN Plaza, also known as 345 East 46th St. The move to the new space is scheduled for the first quarter of 2004.

Cushman & Wakefield brokers Glenn Markman, Danielle Zimbaro and Laurie Maoz represented the EU in lease negotiations. The landlord was represented by Tishman Speyer Properties. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed, however Markman, who worked on EU’s first Manhattan lease ten years ago, says it was a “good deal and a good transaction for both the landlord and the tenant.”