New York

NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter & Hodas LLP has signed an 18,820-square-foot office lease at 500 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire eighth floor of the 201,000-square-foot building, which is also home to tenants such as Vera Wang, Tom Ford Fashion and The Georgetown Co. Benjamin Blumenthal and Ralph Chattah of Noah & Co. represented the law firm in the lease negotiations. The landlord, SL Green, was self-represented.

NEW YORK CITY — Ha Kibbutz will open a 17,610-square-foot coworking space at 151 W. 26th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 16 years, three months. The space will span the entire sixth floor of the 12-story, 197,336-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1912, and will be built out over the next few months. Max Koeppel represented the landlord, Koeppel Rosen, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Eric Siegel of LSL Advisors represented Ha Kibbutz.

NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 17-year, 128,749-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 55 Water Street, a 4 million-square-foot complex in Lower Manhattan. The tenant, financial services provider GFI Group Inc., has renewed its lease for 63,756 square feet across the entire 10th floor and committed to an additional 64,993 square feet across the entire 11th floor. Howard Fiddle, Bradley Gerla, Evan Haskell and William Hooks of CBRE represented the owner, New Water Street Corp., in the lease negotiations. Jared Horowitz and Hal Stein of Newmark represented GFI Group, which has been a tenant at the complex since 2007.

NEW YORK CITY — Electra USA has signed a 10-year, 25,331-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The electrical contractor will occupy the entire fourth and 31st floors at 10 E. 53rd St., a 37-story building that recently underwent a capital improvement program that upgraded the lobby, façade and outdoor plazas. Joseph Cirone, Patrick Dugan and Zachary Price of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, SL Green, was self-represented.