1271 Avenue of the Americas/ Photo courtesy: Rockefeller Group 1271 Avenue of the Americas/ Photo courtesy: Rockefeller Group

NEW YORK CITY—Greenhill & Co. has signed a deal with Rockefeller Group to lease 78,000 square feet at 1271 Ave. of the Americas. The investment bank will occupy the full 20th and 21st floors of the iconic 48-story Rockefeller Center tower. Although additional lease terms were not disclosed, a source with knowledge of the transaction tells GlobeSt.com that the lease is for 15 years and the asking price was north of $100 per square foot.

Greenhill scooped up the last available full floors, bringing the building occupancy to 98%. Now available for rent are two partial floors, each approximately 20,000 square feet.

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Betsy Kim

Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.