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NEW YORK CITY — Washington, D.C.-based law firm Venable LLP has signed a 157,808-square-foot office lease at 151 West 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 15 years, and the deal represents a consolidation from the firm’s previous two offices at 1270 and 1290 Avenue of the Americas. About 270 people will work in the new office, which spans the 48th through 52nd floors, as well as space on the concourse level. Newmark represented Venable in the lease negotiations. The Durst Organization owns the building.