NEW YORK, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE: SLG), Manhattan’s largest office landlord, today announced that The Travelers Insurance Company has executed a 122,788 square foot renewal at 485 Lexington Avenue. The company will remain on a portion of the seventh floor and all of the eighth and ninth floors for an additional 10 years. This transaction increases SL Green’s office leases signed year to date to 3,518,829 square feet while maintaining a pipeline of more than 900,000 square feet.
“We are proud to extend our valued relationship with The Travelers Insurance Company,” said Steven Durels, Executive Vice President and Director of Leasing and Real Property at SL Green. “Midtown leasing momentum continues to be broad based as it outperforms both the 5-year and 10-year averages.”
The Travelers Insurance Company was represented by Robert Ageloff, Matt Astrachan and Kate Roush of Jones Lang LaSalle, and the landlord was represented by Paul Glickman, Alex Chudnoff, Diana Biasotti, Christine Colley, Kristen Morgan of Jones Lang LaSalle.
About SL Green Realty Corp.
SL Green Realty Corp., Manhattan’s largest office landlord, is a fully integrated real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is focused primarily on acquiring, managing and maximizing the value of Manhattan commercial properties. As of September 30, 2024, SL Green held interests in 55 buildings totaling 31.8 million square feet. This included ownership interests in 28.1 million square feet of Manhattan buildings and 2.8 million square feet securing debt and preferred equity investments.
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