NEW YORK CITY-Blakes, a Canadian-based law firm, has renewed its lease and relocated in Tower 56, an office building located at 126 East 56th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, Cushman & Wakefield unveiled in a statement. The Midtown Manhattan building recently completed a capital improvement and renovation program, which features a new lobby and elevators.
The law firm will renew its lease and relocate from the 8th floor to the entire 17th floor for a total of 5,618 square feet.
C&W, led by Harry F. Blair and Sean Kearns are exclusive leasing agents on the building and represented the owner, Pearlmark Real Estate Partners in the transaction. Randy Abend of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the tenant.
“The renovation of Tower 56, which features a new lobby and elevators, was very appealing to Blakes,” says Blair, a senior director at C&W. “Designed by award winning architect Moed de Armas & Shannon, the lobby features an expansive and dramatically lit entrance and new elevators that are designed with ebony wood and translucent glass panels.”
Tower 56, a Class A, 185,000 square-foot building located in the Plaza District, provides turnkey solutions for smaller firms and continues to draw interest from the financial services tenants in the market. The Midtown Manhattan building is situated close to Grand Central Terminal and major subway lines.
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