GVA team inks 75,000 s/f in midtown south leases.

The GVA Williams team of Christel Engel and Lou Prisco recently completed a series of lease and sublease transactions totaling nearly 75,000 square feet in the Midtown South submarket.

Engel and Prisco represented Forbes, Inc. in its sublease of 23,200 square feet on the 11th floor of 28 West 23rd Street to RCN Telecom Services. RCN Telecom Services was represented by Ron Bowman of Tishman Real Estate Services.

The team also represented the ownership of 136 Madison Avenue, led by Jerry Cohen, who also serves as chairman of Williams Real Estate Company. The building extended a long-term, 18,500 s/f lease on the building's third floor to Aristeia Capital, LLC. The new tenant was represented by Bill Peters of Staubach.

Finally, Engel and Prisco represented the not-for-profit organization Phipps Houses in a long-term, 33,000 s/f relocation and expansion at 902 Broadway. The group was previously located at 43 W. 23rd Street. Marty Meyer and Perry Mesmer of GVA Williams represented 902 Broadway's landlord, Jonathan Rosen.

"Midtown South remains a viable and cost-effective option for the heart-and-soul of the Manhattan commercial market: the small-to-midsize user," Engel said. "This series of transactions continues our history of success working in Midtown South. GVA Williams is still the go-to brokerage for both tenants and landlords seeking expert representation on important dispositions in this vital submarket."