Cushman & Wakefield's John Gray, Peter Van Duyne, John Piccoand Ed Donnery, represented FSA, while Deutsche Bank was repped byRobert Alexander, David Berkey, Douglas Lehman, DavidMaurer-Hollaender, Peter Turchin and Alan Wildes of CB RichardEllis. Space in the site is currently advertised for $59 to $65 persf.

Gray says FSA conducted an extensive search before deciding onthis space. "By entering the market well before its current leaseexpired, FSA was able to evaluate its options from various criteriaand determine what was most important to the firm. Location,quality and value were the key considerations," he says.

The 700,000-sf site was built in 1985 for EF Hutton. Its upperfloors have views of Central Park and overlook the RockefellerCenter ice skating rink. Yesterday in another large deal inMidtown, Cantor Fitzgerald said it will take over 125,000 sfcurrently occupied by Bloomberg LP at 110 East 59th St.