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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $352 million loan for the refinancing of 425 Lexington Avenue, a 750,000-square-foot office building in Midtown Manhattan. The 31-story building occupies a full city block between 43rd and 44th streets and was 99 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is the long-time anchor tenant at the building, which also recently received $35 million in capital improvements, including a new amenity center. Christopher Peck, Drew Isaacson, Christopher Pratt and Jennifer Zelko of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan, which was pre-placed entirely with funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, through Goldman Sachs. The borrower is Vanbarton Group.