NEW YORK CITY—The Rockefeller Group hasappointed the CBRE Group, Inc. as the exclusiveleasing agent for its 48-story 1271 Ave. of theAmericas office building.

The 2.1-million-square-foot office tower is located between 50thand 51st streets opposite Radio City Music Hall.The property, which has averaged an occupancy rate of more than97%, is expected to have as much as 1.9 million square feet ofoffice space available for lease within the next four years, CBREofficials say.

The Rockefeller Group plans to undertake a capital improvementprogram at 1271 Ave. of the Americas to further enhance thedesirability of the building in concert with the leasing program.Last year the building became one of the largest Class A officebuildings in Manhattan to achieve LEED Silver certification forenergy efficiency. A CBRE team led by New York Tri-State Region CEOMary Ann Tighe, Vice Chairman HowardFiddle, and Executive Vice President JohnMaher will market the available space in 1271 Ave. ofthe Americas to prospective tenants, in coordination withEdward J. Guiltinan, senior vice president of TheRockefeller Group.