Christie’s auction house is extending its sizeable lease at Rockefeller Center for another 25 years, landlord Tishman Speyer announced Tuesday. It’s a significant win for an older office complex whose peers have struggled to retain tenants.Christie’s American headquarters at 20 Rockefeller Plaza spans nearly 400,000 square feet and includes public galleries, salerooms, warehouses and corporate office space. The company moved to Rockefeller Center in 1997 on a 30-year lease.The cost of the renewal was not disclosed, but Tishman Speyer said it validates its decision to invest millions of dollars into a redevelopment of the Rockefeller Center campus, which is slated to wrap up around the end of this year.The improvements have included restoring the complex’s Channel Gardens and skating rink to its original state by opening up below-ground passageways that surround the plaza. The landlord has invited in a cohort of new, Gen Z-friendly retail tenants like the jeweler Catbird, bookstore McNally Jackson, and menswear shop Todd Snyder.“Rockefeller Center and Christie’s are both quintessentially New York,” Tishman Speyer CEO Rob Speyer said in a statement. “Christie's decision to build on their 25-year history here further validates the success of our reimagination of the Center.”Bonnie Brennan, the president of Christie’s Americas, called its Rockefeller Center space “unmatched” and said the renewal would ensure “our entire staff is available in one place.”Christie’s was... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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