NEW YORK CITY—Mitsui Fudosan America—the US operations of Japan's largest real estate company—has signed two leases at its flagship property at 1251 Ave. of the Americas here. Berenberg Capital Markets and McGuireWoods are the newest tenants at the Midtown tower.

Berenberg Capital Markets, a subsidiary of the second oldest bank in the world, the German bank Berenberg, which was founded in 1590, has signed a 12-year lease for the entire 53rd floor, spanning approximately 31,700 rentable square feet. Mitchell Konsker, Alexander M. Chudnoff, and Benjamin Bass of JLL represented Berenberg.

McGuireWoods, a global law firm, will occupy the entire 20th floor, which is 41,900 rentable square feet and part of the concourse level totaling 1,659 square feet. The Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Chris Mongeluzo and Brian Cohen represented the tenant in the 15-year lease.

David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Eric Cagner, Romel Canete, and Nick Berger of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented MFA on both leases.

“We are pleased to welcome Berenberg Capital Markets and McGuireWoods to 1251 Avenue of the Americas,” says Christopher N. Perez, SVP of MFA. “Both tenants exemplify the kind of leading companies that have enjoyed great success at 1251. We look forward to serving as their New York headquarters for many years to come.”

“We are proud to call 1251 Avenue of the Americas our new home, from where we want to grow our business in the United States,” adds David Mortlock, global head of equities at Berenberg.

“McGuireWoods continues to successfully grow its New York City Office.  At 1251 Ave. of the Americas, we look forward to creating an office space that will be indicative of the firm's increasing New York profile and presence,” notes Noreen Kelly, managing partner for McGuireWoods' office here.

The leases bring the 54-story, 2.4-million-square-foot building to 98% leased. The property's tenants include a wide range of US and international law firms, financial institutions and other companies.

NEW YORK CITY—Mitsui Fudosan America—the US operations of Japan's largest real estate company—has signed two leases at its flagship property at 1251 Ave. of the Americas here. Berenberg Capital Markets and McGuireWoods are the newest tenants at the Midtown tower.

Berenberg Capital Markets, a subsidiary of the second oldest bank in the world, the German bank Berenberg, which was founded in 1590, has signed a 12-year lease for the entire 53rd floor, spanning approximately 31,700 rentable square feet. Mitchell Konsker, Alexander M. Chudnoff, and Benjamin Bass of JLL represented Berenberg.

McGuireWoods, a global law firm, will occupy the entire 20th floor, which is 41,900 rentable square feet and part of the concourse level totaling 1,659 square feet. The Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's Chris Mongeluzo and Brian Cohen represented the tenant in the 15-year lease.

David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Eric Cagner, Romel Canete, and Nick Berger of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented MFA on both leases.

“We are pleased to welcome Berenberg Capital Markets and McGuireWoods to 1251 Avenue of the Americas,” says Christopher N. Perez, SVP of MFA. “Both tenants exemplify the kind of leading companies that have enjoyed great success at 1251. We look forward to serving as their New York headquarters for many years to come.”

“We are proud to call 1251 Avenue of the Americas our new home, from where we want to grow our business in the United States,” adds David Mortlock, global head of equities at Berenberg.

“McGuireWoods continues to successfully grow its New York City Office.  At 1251 Ave. of the Americas, we look forward to creating an office space that will be indicative of the firm's increasing New York profile and presence,” notes Noreen Kelly, managing partner for McGuireWoods' office here.

The leases bring the 54-story, 2.4-million-square-foot building to 98% leased. The property's tenants include a wide range of US and international law firms, financial institutions and other companies.