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1540 Broadway Secures 74K SF of New Office Leases

GFP Real Estate and BDT & MSD Partners announced that 1540 Broadway has signed more than 74,000 square feet in new long-term office leases with Pandora Jewelry and Woori Bank New York Agency. The transactions coincide with significant progress on the Fogarty Finger–led renovation of the 907,000-square-foot property.

In the first transaction, Pandora Jewelry, LLC signed a long-term lease for the entire 34th floor totaling 27,936 square feet, along with a lease extension for its existing 27,936 square feet at the building, bringing its total footprint to 55,872 square feet.  Pandora is expected to occupy the expanded space in August.  Dan Posy of JLL represented the tenant.

In the second transaction, Korea-based Woori Bank New York Agency signed a 20-year lease for the full 38th floor, comprising 18,553 square feet. The bank will relocate its New York operations from 245 Park Ave., with occupancy anticipated in May.  Charles Han and Douglas Levine of Newmark represented the tenant.

Clark Finney, Frank Doyle, Carlee Palmer and Michael Pallas of JLL and Allen Gurevich of GFP Real Estate represented the landlord in both transactions.

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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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