Skarzynski Marick & Black and Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhan Retain NYC Headquarters at Rudin’s Financial District Tower
Rudin announced today that it has finalized long-term renewals with law firms Skarzynski Marick & Black (Skarzynski Marick) and Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani (GRSM) at One Battery Park Plaza, its 35-story, 870,000 square-foot office tower in Lower Manhattan.
Skarzynski Marick, co-headquartered in New York City and Chicago, focuses on the highly specialized practice of insurance coverage law. In the five-year renewal, the firm will continue to occupy 28,307 square feet spanning the entire 32nd floor of the building.
GRSM has been an industry leader for over five decades and is the first and only law firm with offices in all 50 states. As part of an 11-year lease, the firm will occupy 22,409 square feet on the 28th floor at One Battery Park Plaza.
These renewals continue Rudin’s law firm leasing momentum at the tower. Last fall, Sacks & Sacks LLP signed a 6-year lease for 9,526 square feet. Earlier in 2024, Romano Law took 8,335 square feet and Barry McTiernan & Moore LLC grabbed 18,464 square feet.
“We are grateful to Skarzynski Marick and GRSM for choosing One Battery Park as their New York City home,” said Thomas Keating, Director of Commercial Leasing for Rudin. “At Rudin, we pride ourselves on providing best-in-class work environments coupled with responsive and reliable services. There is no greater compliment than companies as prestigious as these law firms opting to extend their relationships with the Rudin team.”
Constructed by the Rudins in 1971, One Battery Park Plaza features original architecture by Emery Roth & Sons and a renovated Italian marble lobby in 2015. Floor plates range from 27,000 to 29,000 square feet and offer sweeping views of the New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Governors Island, and The Battery.
One Battery Park Plaza has achieved the WELL Health-Safety Rating, is WiredScore Platinum certified and utilizes Nantum AI, the world’s most advanced building operating system. Nantum AI focuses on using artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, decrease carbon emissions and optimize tenant comfort.
Major tenants at the tower include Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Cullen and Dykman, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Seward & Kissel, The Partnership for New York City, and CetraRuddy.
Keating, along with Vice President of Office Leasing, Kevin Daly, represented Rudin in both transactions. Chris Mongeluzo, Hal Stein and Adam Weinblatt of Newmark represented GRSM. Andrew Peretz of Newmark represented Skarzynski Marick.
About Rudin
Rudin is a full-service real estate organization, and one of New York City’s largest private owners, operators and developers of best-in-class real estate. Founded in 1925 by Samuel Rudin and his siblings and now led by the third and fourth generations, Rudin is celebrating one hundred years creating and maintaining office, residential and retail properties rooted in superior customer service. Among its real estate holdings are 14 commercial office buildings containing approximately 9 million square feet of space and 17 apartment buildings comprising over four million square feet of residences. For more information about Rudin, please visit https://www.rudin.com/.
