Investment firm Starr signs lease at 1177 Sixth Avenue

Global insurance and investment firm Starr is expanding into Silverstein Properties’ 1177 Sixth Ave.The new, 49,264 square-foot lease is in addition to Starr’s current space at 399 Park Ave., where it will remain.Sources said the asking rent was in the $80s per square foot.Starr will have the entire seventh and eighth floors of 1177 Sixth, including a private outdoor space overlooking the teeming avenue.Silverstein leasing vice-president Harlan Strader said the tower’s “balance of big-business prestige with boutique touches and its uplifting, sun-filled environment” continue to draw firms placing a premium on wellness and productivity.Recent leases include for H.W.

Kaufman Group, which moved its headquarters there.Major tenants include Kramer Levin and private equity firm Mill Point Capital.At sidewalk level, a new outpost of fast-causal Middle Eastern eatery Naya will soon open, joining menswear shop Charles Tyrwhitt, a longtime tenant....