Westside expansion. (Real Estate).

Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP is taking advantage of a rare opportunity to expand and consolidate at the same time.

The 85-person law firm will be moving its offices from Century Plaza's south tower to more space on fewer floors at Santa Monica's Water Garden, having signed a sublease deal with Turner Broadcasting.

While terms were not disclosed, total consideration for the 10-year deal for the 85,000 square-foot space, formerly occupied by law firm Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP, was about $30 million, according to local sources.

"We've run out of space," said firm Principal Stanton "Larry" Stein, who said the firm would take three full floors at Water Garden. After the former Alschuler Grossman & Pynes merged with Stein & Kahn in 1999, the firm, which had been occupying the 39th and 40th floors at 2049 Century Park East, expanded to parts of the 38th and 28th floors.

"All of our common services can be in one area," said Stein. "When you're using different elevator banks, that creates problems."

The firm also faced the possibility of getting bumped from its Century City offices, as HBO, among other firms, had first rights to the space when the law firm's lease runs Out.

Turner signed an 11-year lease with Water Garden landlord JP Morgan last August, but never occupied the space.

"We wanted to be in something that was less of a high rise situation," said Stein. "It's a very pleasant environment out there."

lnsignia/ESG Inc.'s Barnett and Clay Hammerstein and Bailes and Associates' Joel Kurtz represented the tenant, while Cindy White and Robert Chavez of Staubach Co. represented the landlord.