Midtown, Midtown South and two Boroughs Ink New Leases

Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers has expanded its lease at 1001 Ave. of the Americas to 24,000 square feet.

NEW YORK CITY—Lilker Associates Consulting Engineers has signed a long-term lease for 24,000 square feet at 1001 Ave. of the Americas in Midtown. The firm has occupied the location since 1998 and will expand from the 17,000 square feet it currently leases. Savills Studley’s corporate managing director Scott Weiss, arranged the transaction—along with executive managing director Erik Schmal—on behalf of the tenant. Landlord ABS Partners Real Estate was represented in-house by James Caseley.

42West—the largest independently-owned public relations firm in the entertainment industry—has agreed to relocated its headquarters here from 220 W. 42nd St. (also known as the Candler Buidling) to 600 Third Ave. in a transaction arranged by Savills Studley. The brokerage firm’s executive managing director Jeffrey Peck and managing director Gary Kerper represented 42West in the 12,505-square-foot, long-term transaction. The landlord, L&L Holding Co., was represented in-house by VP and director of Leasing Andrew Wiener.