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Kearney Inks Lease for Top Floors at Empire State Building

Empire State Realty Trust has signed a new lease with management consulting firm Kearney for a 27,866 square foot duplex on the two highest office floors at the Empire State Building.

“Kearney is proud to base our New York team in the Empire State Building,” said Candice Yee, Lead Partner of Kearney’s New York office. “We are excited to mark our 100-year anniversary in a landmark building as iconic as our firm.”

The Empire State Building is a fully modernized landmark that offers newly built office space equipped with ESRT’s premier indoor environmental quality and sustainability measures. The building houses more than 65,000 square feet of unmatched amenities which include a tenant-only fitness center, conference center, seven in-building dining options, and the soon-to-open Empire Lounge that will include a 400+ person all-hands space, basketball/pickleball court, and two golf simulators.

“Kearney employees will enjoy breathtaking views from the topmost office floors at the Empire State Building, and of course have access to fantastic amenities and benefit from ESRT’s premier indoor environmental quality measures,” said Thomas P. Durels, EVP, Real Estate at Empire State Realty Trust. “We are pleased to welcome Kearney to our top-tier tenant roster.”

Matt Felice, Gil Ohls, and Barbara Winter of JLL represented Kearney in the lease negotiations. Jordan Berger of ESRT and Scott Klau, Erik Harris, and Neil Rubin of Newmark represented the property owner.