One Grand Central lease signed

3i Debt Management has leased an entire tower floor at One Grand Central Place, announced Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
In addition, Johnson Controls, Inc. has expanded its existing occupancy by leasing the entire 29th floor of the building.
3i Debt Management’s space on the 41st floor, which will house the firm’s U.S. headquarters, encompasses approximately 12,000 s/f and features panoramic cityscape views.
3i is an international investor focused on mid-market private equity, infrastructure and debt management across Europe, Asia and the Americas. The firm previously was at 400 Madison Avenue and the Seagram Building.
Alex Chudnoff and Daniel Turkewitz of Jones Lang LaSalle represented 3i in the lease negotiations.
Meanwhile, JCI, a global diversified technology and industrial firm, renewed and expanded into approximately 17,000 s/f.
The firm has been a tenant of One Grand Central Place since 2004.
Thomas Pulie of USI Real Estate Brokerage Services represented JCI in the lease negotiations.
William Cohen and Julie Christiano of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Ryan Kass of ESRT represented the landlord in both transactions.