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1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS LAUNCHES FOUNTAIN LIGHT SHOW DESIGNED BY MITSUI FUDOSAN AND COLOR KINETICS

Community BIDs Work Hard To Attract Returning Office Workers

NO VACANCY: LATHAM & WATKINS LEASE EXPANSION BRINGS 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS TO FULL OCCUPANCY

Avra Estiatorio signs 16,500-square-foot lease in Midtown

Indeed Opening Second Office at 1155 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer

MFA signs 100,000 s/f lease with Akerman – Real Estate Weekly

New projects are rejuvenating Sixth Avenue’s fortunes – NY Post

Christmas in NYC 2019: Kid-friendly things to do for the holidays in New York – App.com

Christmas In New York: Top 10 Things To Do During NYC 2019 Holiday Season – International Business Times

Law Firm Akerman Leaving 666 Fifth for 1251 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer

Balloons, Costumes, and Tunes! Have a Hoot at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Thrillist

Best of Holiday Happenings in NYC 2019 – City Guild NY

Blue Bottle Coffee Leases Major F&B Component At 1345 Avenue of The Americas – New York Yimby

The Midtownaissance Is Coming And No One Believes Me – Gothamist

Blue Bottle Coffee Leases Major F&B Component At 1345 Avenue Of The Americas – New York Yimby

Ave. of Americas Association Honors Rockefeller Group – Connect New York

Avenue Of The Americas Association Hosts 93rd Anniversary Gala Honoring Rockefeller Group – CityBizList

Hippodrome Unveils Premium Co-Working Space ElevatedNY – Yahoo News

Couple Aims To Balance Gender Representation In Art With Bronze Statues Of Inspiring Women – CBS New York

New Statues for Equality Rise Along 6th Avenue – UntappedCities.com

Avenue Of The Americas Association Hosts 93rd Anniversary Gala Honoring Rockefeller Group And 1271 Avenue Of The Americas – CityBizList

Avenue of the Americas Association Unveils Fantasy Landscapes – Mann Report

Rockefeller Group fills huge hole on Sixth Avenue – Crains

Investment Bank Greenhill & Co. Takes 78K SF in Midtown – Commercial Observer

Annual Avenue Report Highlights Midtown's Dominance in Leasing for 2018 – CityBizList

H.I.G. Capital Leases 60,000 SF at 1271 Ave. of the Americas – GlobeSt.com

Big upgrades to former Time-Life Building lure new tenants – New York Post

Bank of Montreal Affiliate Inks 215 KSF at Durst Org. Tower – Commercial Property Executive

Midtown Leasing Soars 6.5M SF of Leases in Q4 – Commercial Observer

Anthony Horth's “Mother Earth Aqua” opens at 1133 Avenue of the Americas – Cision PR Web

Mitsui Fudosan welcomes asset manager to 1251 Avenue of the Americas – Real Estate Weekly

Waterfall Asset Management takes floor at 1251 Sixth Ave. – New York Post

Avenue Of The Americas Association Hosts 92nd Anniversary Gala Honoring Vito Bacarella – CityBizList

The New City – Commercial Observer

Netflix inks short-term lease at Durst’s 1155 Sixth Ave – The Real Deal

William Blair leaving 666 Fifth for Edward Minskoff tower on Sixth Ave – The Real Deal

How NYC's Avenue of the Americas Got its Name – NY 1 News

Smith & Wollensky Owners Take Space for New Midtown Eatery – Commercial Observer

ICSC to Move HQ to 1251 Avenue of the Americas – GlobeSt.

Steakhouse owners sign lease for new 6th Ave. restaurant – NY Post

ICSC Sets Up Shop at 1251 Avenue of the Americas [Updated] – Commercial Observer

Bessemer Trust Signs 239,000 SF Lease in Midtown Manhattan – REBusiness Online

N.Y. Deal Sheet: Bessemer Trust Moves HQ To Sixth Avenue – Bisnow

Bessemer Trust Leases Top Seven Floors at 1271 Avenue of the Americas – GlobeSt.

Further proof of Sixth Avenue’s new golden age – New York Post

One of Trump Tower’s largest commercial tenants inks 100K sf lease on Sixth Ave – The Real Deal

Targeting Midsize Tenants, WeWork Leases 7K SF at 8 West 40th Street – Commercial Observer

White & Case Expands to 489K SF at Rockefeller Center – Commercial Observer

NYC’s Sixth Avenue to become “Sixt Avenue” – eTurboNews

A New Home for a Publisher and Its Priests – New York Times

Perkins Coie, Others, Take Space at Durst’s 1155 Avenue of the Americas [Updated] – Commercial Observer

Mayer Brown expands to 235,000 s/f at Rockefeller Center – Real Estate Weekly

Durst Inks 2 New Leases at Manhattan Office Tower – Commercial Property Executive

Mayer Brown Expands To 235,000 SF At 1221 Avenue Of The Americas – GlobeSt.com

Sixth Avenue continues its unheralded roll – New York Post

Arent Fox Relocates New York Office – GlobeSt.com

Knotel Inks New Office Leases in Midtown, NoMad – Commercial Observer

ICYMI: There are still giant flowers in midtown! – Time Out New York

Savanna Completes $640M Buy of 5 Bryant Park With $463M Deutsche Loan – Commercial Observer

Interview: Archie Lee Coates IV, PlayLab – Ace Hotel Blog

PlayLab Plants Giant Inflatable Flowers Along Sixth Avenue – Working Not Working Magazine

What to See at NYCxDesign 2018 – Sotheby's

AICPA to Relocate Central Park District Office – Commercial Property Executive

Accounting Advocacy Group Downsizing to 30K SF in Midtown Relocation – Commercial Observer

Syska Hennessy Group To Relocate To 1185 Avenue Of The Americas – Globe St.

Law firm Blank Rome moving to Sixth Avenue – NY Post

For all the not-to-miss #streetart, pick up @gothammag’s summer #SeeandBeScene issue – Gotham Mag Instagram

Law Firm Pillsbury Winthrop Inks 89K-SF Deal at Paramount-Owned Midtown Building – Commercial Observer

Paramount Executes Four-Floor Lease with Pillsbury at 31 West 52nd Street – BusinessWire

Big inflatable flowers bloom in Midtown Manhattan – PIX 11

Paramount Leases 5 Floors to McGraw-Hill Education – Connect New York

Giant Flowers With Personalities Are Taking Over Avenue of the Americas – NBC News 4

New Yorkers enjoy the city's warm weather – NY Daily News

Grown Up Flowers Brings Giant Inflatable Blossoms to New York – Azure

Giant flowers are sprouting in NYC tomorrow! – Time Out New York

Giant inflatable flowers are taking over Sixth Avenue – Architects Newspaper

Latham & Watkins Moving Their New York Offices – WSJ

Law Firm Chapman and Cutler Expands Rockefeller Center Offices – Commercial Observer

MTV VMAs to Return to Radio City Music Hall for 2018 – Billboard

The 1.1 Million- Square-Foot 1133 Avenue Of The Americas Reaches 100 Percent Office Occupancy After NBPA’s Expansion- Mann Report

'Omakasa' Brings Asian-Inspired Fare To Midtown – Hoodline

Corporate Renaissance on Avenue of the Americas; Food Halls, Plazas, and Upgrades Planned for Office Behemoths – CityRealty

Sixth Avenue Rules The Roost For Manhattan’s Largest Office Leases In 2017 – GlobeSt.com

'Poké Junké' Makes Midtown Debut – Hoodline

Sixth Avenue Is More Modern Than You Think – New York Post

Drinks On Brookfield! Spirits Maker Signs 65K SF Lease At The Grace Building – The Real Deal

Ikinari Steak Opens Fourth Outlet Between Fifth and Sixth Avenue – The Japan Times

McGuireWoods Relocates to 1251 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Property Executive

Bank of America's Bryant Park Expansion is Bigger Than You Thought – The Real Deal

Humanscale Inks 33,000 S/F Lease For New HQ and Design Studio at The Grace Building – Real Estate Weekly

Exclusive Photos Of Lobby And Entrance Renovation At 1345 Avenue Of The Americas, Midtown – New York YIMBY

Rupert Murdoch Plants a Wind-Powered Sculpture in Front of Fox News HQ – New York Magazine

Bryan Cave Renews Lease on Sixth Avenue – Crain's New York Business

Cushman Expands its Sixth Avenue HQ – The Real Deal

The Rockettes Unveil 'Rockette Red Velvet' Cupcake at Magnolia Bakery – Broadway World

An Early Peek at DaDong, a Palatial Home for Peking Duck – New York Times

Janney Scott Montgomery Plans New Offices at 1166 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer

CKR Law Doubles Footprint to Nearly 33K SF at 1330 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer

Research Firm Takes Full Floor at RXR’s 1330 Avenue of the Americas

Malliotakis Gets Endorsement, De Blasio Hosts Town Hall- City Limits

Travel Guide To The 2017 Thanksgiving Day Parade- CBS New York Local

Pasta Flyer, Mark Ladner’s Latest, Opens in Greenwich Village- New York Times

Cloud Networking Services Provider GTT Grows to 19,500 SF in 1 Penn Plaza- Commercial Observer

Merchants Bancorp Announces Closing of Its Initial Public Offering- PR Newswire

Lupulo Restaurant To Close And Lay Off 55 Employees- Town of Morningside Maryland

Blackstone to put Five Bryant Park back on market after signing new tenants- Real Estate Weekly

Texas Instruments prices $500 million of investment grade notes- PR Newswire

A massive new Nordstrom Rack opens in NYC today- Timeout New York

Qudian Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering- Business Insider

Hospitality Properties Trust Prices $400 Million of 3.950% Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2028- Business Wire

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar Goes Underground With New Location At Rockefeller Center Concourse – Mann Publications

RXR INKS 14K-SF LEASE WITH AUSTRIAN BANK AT 75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA – Commercial Observer

Dogman and Rabbitgirl Bring Art to Midtown- Connect Commercial Real Estate

Investment bank making the move to Sixth Avenue – New York Post

VERTS Mediterranean Grill Adds Four New NYC Locations – Total Food

HOW NIKE'S NEW NYC HEADQUARTERS WILL IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS IN THE BIG APPLE – Footwear news

Financial Services Firm Inks 16K-SF Deal at 1155 Avenue of the Americas- Commercial Observer

Wealth management firm inks lease at Durst Organization’s 1155 Sixth Avenue- The Real Deal

Two financial firms close massive real estate deals- New York Post

Sixth Avenue's National Debt Clock coming down – for now- New York Post

Cornell University’s Investment Office Moving Downstate to 1155 Ave. of the Americas- Commercial Observer

PR Firm Consolidating and Relocating Within Midtown- Commercial Observer

New Restaurant and Orangetheory Fitness Opening at 45 West 45th Street – Commercial Observer

Why Major Landlords Still Believe in Midtown – Commercial Observer

Why Sixth Avenue is the jack of all trades – New York Post

These are the top 10 Manhattan office leases inked March 16-April 15 – The Real Deal

Deloitte Adds 98K Square Feet in Office Space on 6th Ave – New York Post

America Press Relocating Within Midtown After Signing 15K-SF Deal – Commercial Obvserver

McGuireWoods Inks 43K-SF Deal in Move Within Midtown – Commercial Observer

Sixth Avenue is the new Fifth Avenue – New York Post

Durst inks 22,000 s/f deal with data center biz at 1133 6th Avenue – Real Estate Weekly

Brookfield takes control of Sixth Avenue office building at good time – Crains New York

Sixth Avenue is the king of Manhattan office leasing – New York Post

Nordstrom Rack opening 47K sf store at Durst’s 855 Sixth- The Real Deal

KPMG Tacks on Another Floor at 1350 Avenue of the Americas – Commercial Observer

Sweetgreen Brings a Little Grace to Midtown West- Commercial Observer

Manhattan office leasing off to strong start in 2017 – The Real Deal

Frankies Spuntino Is Opening a Location in Whole Foods Bryant Park – NY Eater