Law Firm Adds 52,800 SF

NEW YORK CITY-Anchor tenant King & Spalding LLP inked yet another expansion at 1185 Ave. of Americas. The international law firm, which represented Sprint in its $35-billion merger with Nextel, took 52,800 sf and upped its presence in the Reckson Associates-owned site to 221,576 sf. A year ago, Reckson completed its $321-million purchase of the 1.1-million-sf class A office tower in the Rockefeller Center area

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.