Financial details of the lease were unavailable, but space in the 42-story site is advertised for $52 to $59 per sf. In July 2003, the firm signed on for 26,500 sf on the 32nd floor.

CB Richard Ellis' Susan Kahaner and Armando Nunez, together with former CBRE broker Richard Bernstein, arranged the expansion on floors 30 through 37. The firm has space over six contiguous floors connected by private stairways. In addition, the team re-cast the firm's lease. Set to expire in 2013, it was extended until 2025. Philip Waterman and Robert Fink acted in-house for Reckson.

"It's noteworthy that a law firm of this size and stature, though headquartered in Atlanta, is growing so rapidly in New York," says Kahaner, adding that King & Spalding received "favorable terms at their existing offices, eliminating the need to move to another location."

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