{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-01/vedder-price-sixth-avenue-lease","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-01/vedder-price-sixth-avenue-lease.md","title":"Vedder Price Signs 49,000-Square-Foot Lease at 1221 Sixth Ave.","headline":"Vedder Price Takes Entire 34th Floor at 1221 Sixth Ave., Moving From 1633 Broadway in 2027","description":"Vedder Price signed a 49,000-square-foot lease for the full 34th floor at 1221 Sixth Ave., lifting the Rockefeller Group tower to 98% leased ahead of a 2027 move.","section":"Expansion","published_at":"2026-11-01T18:30:29+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-01T18:30:29+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Vedder Price signed for 49,000 square feet, the entire 34th floor, at Rockefeller Group's 1221 Sixth Ave.","The long-term deal brings the 2.6 million-square-foot former McGraw-Hill building to 98% leased.","Vedder Price will move from 1633 Broadway in 2027, represented by a Savills team including David Goldstein, Joseph Learner and Scott Weiss."],"companies":[{"name":"Vedder Price","is_primary":true,"profile_url":null,"website":"http://www.vedderprice.com"},{"name":"The Rockefeller Group","is_primary":false,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002pvz/the-rockefeller-group","website":"http://www.rockefellergroup.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"New York Post","title":"Global law firm Vedder getting new NYC digs with move to Sixth Ave. tower","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/business/global-law-firm-vedder-getting-new-nyc-digs-with-move-to-sixth-ave-tower/"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"Commercial Observer","url":"https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/grassroots-analytics-doubles-d-c-footprint-with-25k-sf-office-lease/"},{"publisher":"Bisnow","url":"https://www.bisnow.com/news/chicago/office/morningstar-releases-new-details-on-over-350k-sf-in-q3-office-leases"}],"tags":["Expansion","Vedder Price","The Rockefeller Group"],"body_markdown":"Vedder Price signed a long-term lease for 49,000 square feet, the entire 34th floor, at Rockefeller Group's 1221 Sixth Ave., the New York Post [reported](https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/business/global-law-firm-vedder-getting-new-nyc-digs-with-move-to-sixth-ave-tower/). The firm will move from 1633 Broadway in 2027, and the deal brings the former McGraw-Hill building's 2.6 million square feet to 98% leased.\n\n## Vedder Price's 34th-Floor Deal at 1221 Sixth\n\nVedder Price is a global law firm taking the full floor at the tower owned by [The Rockefeller Group](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002pvz/the-rockefeller-group). Savills represented the firm with a team including David Goldstein, Joseph Learner and Scott Weiss. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord with a team led by Robert Lowe, Paige Engeldrum, Dan Organ and Pierce Hance, alongside Rockefeller Group's Marisa Gadlin.\n\nGadlin, of Rockefeller Group, said: \"Vedder is an outstanding fit that will strengthen the building's tenant roster for many years to come.\" NBC Universal renewed on 200,000 square feet at 1221 Sixth, the Commercial Observer reported earlier this year. Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse has operated in the building for 20 years, and Rockefeller Group is pursuing tenants for the tower's sunken retail plaza.\n\n## Vedder Price's Earlier Leadership and Fund Work\n\nIn September 2026, Vedder Price added Erin Weber as a shareholder in its Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits group, based in Chicago, Pulse 2.0 reported. She advises on retirement plans, health programs and benefits in M&A. In July 2026, GlobeNewswire reported that Vedder Price advised Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management on new ETF share classes for several mutual funds, effective July 1, 2026, following an SEC exemptive order in April 2026.\n\n## Office Leases Signed by Grassroots Analytics and Morningstar\n\nGrassroots Analytics signed a 24,692-square-foot lease at Arch Square in Washington, D.C., more than doubling its city footprint and bringing the building's office component to 100% occupancy, the [Commercial Observer](https://commercialobserver.com/2026/10/grassroots-analytics-doubles-d-c-footprint-with-25k-sf-office-lease/) reported on October 30, 2026. Morningstar signed three office leases in the third quarter totaling over 350,000 square feet, with $178 million in future obligations across Chicago, London and Frankfurt, [Bisnow](https://www.bisnow.com/news/chicago/office/morningstar-releases-new-details-on-over-350k-sf-in-q3-office-leases) reported on October 29, 2026. Its Chicago lease covers 275,000 square feet, with possession expected in the second quarter of 2027.\n\n## Vedder Price's 2027 Move From 1633 Broadway\n\nVedder Price's move from 1633 Broadway is set for 2027, the year Morningstar expects possession of its 275,000-square-foot Chicago space.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}