CBS has renewed 164,000 square feet at 28 E. 28th St. just north of Madison Square Park.
The former New York Life building was previously known by its 63 Madison Ave. address.
CBS was represented by Mark Boisi, Bryan Boisi and Richard Bernstein of Cushman & Wakefield in the 15-year deal that had an asking rent in the low $90s per square foot. The space includes the eighth through 10th floors plus some in a sub-concourse.
The ownership venture of George Comfort & Sons, along with Jamestown Properties and Loeb Partners Real Estate, were represented in house by Peter S. Duncan, Matt Coudert and Alex Bermingham.
The 15-story tower was recently renovated with an eye on tech tenants. Last fall, the Real Deal reported Facebook was absorbing it all, putting the brakes on other deals. It passed and CBS signed, but 218,000 square feet is still available on the top five floors, including the 13th. This block has asking rents from the low $90s to low $100s per square foot.
Wealthy noodle lovers can make a bid for the East Village building that houses David Chang ’s flagship Momofuku and a smaller building next door.
The mom-and-son team of Adelaide and Trystan Polsinelli of Compass are marketing the two properties between East 10th and 11th streets.
For roughly 16 years, Chang has been a tenant at the cast-iron building at 171 First Ave., where he signed a 10-year renewal in 2015.
The adjacent three-story 169 First Ave. is also for sale, with an eyewear retailer tenant, a 60-square-foot garden, a free-market duplex apartment and air rights to plump it all up.
The asking price for both is $17 million, but the Polsinellis will sell them alone or together
The bespoke high-end safe store Traum Safe is moving south on Madison Avenue.
Company President Sheela Murthy has signed a direct deal to move to 2,611 square feet at 809 Madison Ave. on the southeast corner of East 68th Street.
The homegrown company, which supplies customized safes around the world, has been located at 1078 Madison for more than 20 years. Murthy was on the verge of relocating elsewhere when she got curious about rents along the luxury blocks of Madison — and called Brad Siderow of the Siderow Organization.
Siderow knew the company well and, along with colleague Matt Leto, soon structured a multiyear deal with a renewal option on behalf of the Parkoff Organization, now led by Adam Parkoff.
“Her clients who buy the million-dollar ring at Graff, the luxury watches and Beretta shotguns are the clients for her safes,” he said, mentioning some of the area shops.
Working with customers, designers and architects, Traum creates vault rooms, safe interiors and exteriors of lacquer, fine wood and recycled leather that can include advanced watch winders, purse shelves, coin compartments and hooks for long chains.
The new shop has 1,411 square feet on the ground and another 1,200 square feet on the lower level, which is served by a freight elevator ideal for heavy cargo.
