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Soloviev Sets NYC Record for Commercial Lease Pricing at 9 West 57th

 Soloviev Group said Wednesday it had secured a record-setting lease deal with a private international family office at its flagship tower, 9 West 57th Street in Midtown Manhattan. The tenant has signed a 10-year lease averaging $327.50 per rentable square foot, believeed to be the highest rent ever recorded in the New York City commercial marketplace. The group will occupy 5,063 square feet on the northwest corner of the 50th floor.

“The price speaks for itself,” said Stefan Soloviev, chairman of Soloviev Group. Before to this transaction, the city’s most expensive office lease was for $320 per square foot. 

The CBRE team of Howard Fiddle, John P. Maher, Gregg Rothkin, Alex Leopold, and Tara Rhodes represented ownership. The family office will join a 9 West 57th Street tenant roster that includes Apollo Global Management, CHANEL, Loews Corporation, Qatar Investment Authority, Coatue, Veritas and Standard Industries, among others.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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