Ad agency to fill 15 full floors at 1675 Broadway.

In a major midtown leasing transaction, MMS USA Holdings, Inc., the North American subsidiary of global advertising giant Publicis Groupe, has renewed its commitment for over 350,000 s/f of space comprising 15 full floors at the Rudin Family's distinctive office tower at 1675 Broadway.

The company, which houses a number of its advertising and communications units in the building, including MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., Manning, Selvage & Lee, Inc. and Publicis Healthcare Communications Group, Inc., extended its lease for another 10 years. It's been headquartered at 1675 Broadway since the 35-story, 800,000 s/f tower opened in 1989. The building is 100% occupied.

"We are delighted that one of the world's elite advertising firms has en joyed its Rudin experience and will continue to call 1675 its home for another decade," stated Bill Rudin, president of Rudin Management Company, the operating arm of the Rudin Family Holdings.

"Rudin has been a model landlord for us," stated John Betley, President of MMS. "Our relationship has been mutually rewarding and respectful. Our renewal negotiations have produced a deal that we are all happy with."

Joseph Thanhauser and Gordon Ogden of Byrnam Wood, LLC represented the tenant in the long term leasing transactions while Robert Steinman of Rudin Management represented the owner.

A French multinational advertising and communications company, Publicis Group is one of the big four global advertising holding companies. It provides traditional advertising, media services, and specialized marketing services to a host of national and multinational clients around the world.

Rudin Management Company is a dynamic full service real estate organization servicing the interests of the Rudin Family, which owns and manages one of the largest private property portfolios in New York City. Among its commercial real estate holdings are 16 office buildings containing approximately 10 million square feet of space.