New York

NEW YORK CITY — Architecture firm Hart Howerton has signed a 27,111-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 10 E. 40th St. in Midtown Manhattan’s Bryant Park neighborhood. The 48-story, 442,000-square-foot building is currently being renovated and has been rebranded as Tower 40. Ethan Silverstein, Theodora Livadiotis and Caroline Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, a partnership between Madison International Realty and Joseph P. Day Realty, in the lease negotiations. Alexander Ryan and Time Freydberg of CBRE represented the tenant.

NEW YORK CITY — West Publishing Corp. has signed a five-year, 46,105-square-foot office lease extension at 3 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. The company will occupy the entire 17th floor and a portion of the 18th floor at the 885,000-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 2001 as the headquarters for Reuters and recently underwent a capital improvement program. Mitchell Konsker, Dan Turkewitz and Christine Tong of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Keating represented the landlord, locally based investment firm Rudin, on an internal basis.

NEW YORK CITY — First Look Media, a nonprofit organization that offers streaming and production services, has signed a 7,896-square-foot office lease at 853 Broadway in Manhattan. The lease term is five years, and the space spans the entire 10th floor. The 21-story, 157,000-square-foot building is currently undergoing a multimillion-dollar renovation. Andrew Wiener and Rob Fisher internally represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations. Gary Stein, Ken Ruderman and Michael Bertini of Savills represented First Look Media.