NEW YORK CITY — San Francisco-based Shorenstein Properties has acquired a 94 percent controlling interest in the entity that owns two Manhattan, New York City, high-rise towers. The first property is Park Avenue Tower, a 36-story office tower located at 65 E. 55th St. The building contains 615,857 square feet, and is currently 97 leased to a tenant roster that includes Paul Hastings, Davidson Kemper Capital Management, King Street Capital Management and Oak Hill Capital Management. The second property is 850 Third Avenue, a 21-story, 613,664-square-foot office tower. Major tenants at the building, which is 92 percent leased, include Discovery Communications, Shearman & Sterling and Citibank. Shorenstein acquired the interest for an undisclosed amount on behalf of its investment fund, Shorenstein Realty Investors Nine LP.
Park Avenue Tower is one of the two New York City office towers in which Shorenstein Properties acquired a controlling interest.
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