Bill Berkis, senior managing director of Murray Hill Properties/TCN Worldwide.

Bill Berkis, senior managing director of Murray Hill Properties/TCN Worldwide, was responsible for closing the following lease transactions:

* At 1370 Avenue of the Americas at 56th Street, Newquant Capital Corp. has leased 7,200 SF at this 35-story steel and glass office tower. The tenant is a large Canadian Hedge fund opening its first U.S. office with a 10-year lease. Paul Amrich, of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord.

* At 1372 Broadway at 38th Street, Gardner Publications has leased 4,950 SF for an eight-year term. The pre-war Garment Center building is owned by S.L. Green. Larry Swiger represented the landlord as the in-house leasing representative. The tenant is a magazine publisher head-quartered in Cincinnati, and this is the company's first office in New York.

* At 745 Fifth Avenue at 58th Street, Think Tools, Inc. has leased 2,300 SF for a 10-year term. The Zurich-based software company has offices located throughout the world. Alane Berkowitz of RREEF Management served as the in-house leasing agent.

* At 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at 48th Street, economist Lawrence Kudlow & Associates has leased 2,032 SF on the 26th floor, for a 10-year term. Arthur Draznin of Harper Lawrence was the landlord's leasing agent.