Wine Spectator publisher to set up shop in Worldwide Plaza

M. Shanken takes 38K square feet on second and 33rd floors

Wine Spectator And Worldwide Plaza
Wine Spectator And Worldwide Plaza

George Comfort & Sons, RCG Longview and DRA Advisors LLC signed a publishing company to 38,400 square feet at the 50-story tower, Worldwide Plaza.

M. Shanken Communications, which publishes Wine Spectator among other magazines, grabbed space in two separate parts of the building – the second and 33rd floor. The Tenant Will Leave 387 Park Avenue South and head to 350 West 50th Street as part of an 11-year lease.

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Newmark Knight Grubb Frank brokers Jason Greenstein and David Falk represented M. Shanken, while Matt Coudert and Peter Duncan of George Comfort & Sons represented all three landlords in-house, the Wall Street Journal reported.

William Zeckendorf Jr. designed the tower in 1989, the Journal said. [WSJ, 3rd]Mark Maurer