NYIS To Establish Its First Manhattan Office At Equity Office’s 5 Bryant Park

6/29/17

Legal Website to Occupy Recently Modernized Space at Tower Overlooking Bryant Park

Equity Office announced today that it has signed a new ten-year lease with leading online legal marketplace NYIS, Inc. at 5 Bryant Park, its 34-story Class-A office tower in Midtown Manhattan.

NYIS, which provides attorney marketing and case management services through its high-skilled IT platform, will utilize 3,094 square feet of prebuilt space across a portion of the tenth floor for its first Manhattan office location starting in the fourth quarter of 2017.

“We are proud to welcome NYIS to 5 Bryant Park as it continues to build its presence in the New York City region,” said Scott Silverstein of Equity Office. “Like many other firms from a wide range of industries, NYIS was attracted to our prebuilt floors, outfitted with Equity Office’s signature high-end finishes and contemporary design.”

Equity Office completed a substantial capital improvement program at 5 Bryant Park in late-2015. During renovations, the building’s 40-foot by 18.5-foot mosaic mural entrance, which was completed by artist Max Spivak in 1958, was discovered and then meticulously repaired and restored. The capital improvement program also included the reimagining of the tower’s dual lobbies with a contemporary, edgy design and the installation of a brand new security desk and finishes; renovation of the 40th Street entrance and canopy; modernization of the elevator system with improved mechanicals and cosmetics; and the revitalization of the building’s retail component, including the construction of a new storefront.

Equity Office recently completed the installation of a new exhibition of artwork in the lobby of 5 Bryant Park. The paintings and large-scale works on paper were created by current Hunter College Master of Fine Arts students. The installation inaugurates an ongoing partnership between Blackstone Group and Hunter’s nationally ranked MFA program in Studio Art.

Built in 1958, the 680,000-square-foot tower boasts convenient access to 11 subway lines, the PATH train, and commuter lines at Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal. Notable tenants include Seamless, HOK Architects, Movable Ink, and TJX.

NYIS was represented by Brett Maslin of Adams & Co. Equity Office was represented in-house by Zachary Freeman and Scott Silverstein, as well as by Brian Waterman, Josh Gosin, Lance Korman, Alexander C. Radmin, and Brent Ozarowski of Newmark Knight Frank.

About Equity Office

With an impressive portfolio encompassing approximately 50 million square feet of Class A office space, Equity Office is one of the largest and most reputable commercial real estate firms in the nation. An affiliate of Blackstone Group, the premier global investment and advisory firm, Equity Office focuses on meeting current trends and strategically addressing the changing needs of companies in superior locations throughout the country. Equity Office boasts five buildings and 2.5 million square feet of office space in NYC including Park Avenue Tower in Midtown Manhattan, a 620,000 square foot commercial building located at 65 East 55th Street, as well as two newly acquired buildings in Greenwich, CT. For more information, visit equityoffice.com.

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