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Helmsley Spear Relocates Offices to 747 Third Ave.

Helmsley Spear, LLC, reportedly America’s oldest continuously operating real estate firm, has expanded to and relocated to 747 Third Ave. in a sublease from ITN Holdings, LLC. The new corporate space comprises the entire 11th floor of 15,100 rentable square feet. Helmsley Spear was previously located at 444 Madison Ave. 

Helmsley Spear was represented in-house by executive managing director Randy Sherman and managing director Eric Lassof. The sub-landlord, ITN, was represented by Savills’ Daniel Horowitz, Jeffrey Peck, Roi Shleifer, Jacob Stern, Simon Chu and Yoni Bettinger.  

“I am thrilled to announce the expansion of Helmsley Spear and the company’s relocation to 747 Third Ave.,” said Kent M. Swig, president of Helmsley Spear. “As we continue to grow, this Class A space will provide our brokers with a strategic New York City location and the professional and technology amenities to better serve the Helmsley Spear client base,

“Of particular note, it is very gratifying to me to have Helmsley Spear in 747 Third Ave., as my grandfather Ben Swig developed the building with Mel and Bob Kaufman,” he added.   

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