Watson Farley & Williams grabs 30K sf at 250 West 55th

Law firm inks 15-year lease at Boston Properties' 38-story tower

From left: 250 West 55th Street and Watson Farley partners Lothar Wegener and Chris Lowe
From left: 250 West 55th Street and Watson Farley partners Lothar Wegener and Chris Lowe

Law firm Watson Farley & Williams inked a 15-year lease for 30,400 square feet at Boston Properties’ 250 West 55th Street.

The practice is currently located at the Durst Organization’s 1133 Sixth Avenue, according to the New York Observer. The firm will take up a portion of the 30th and the entire 31st floor of the 38-story tower.

Watson Farley is planning to move in early 2016, according to the newspaper.

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Asking rents in the building are between $80 and $140 per square foot. Law firms Morrison & Foerster and Kaye Scholer are also located in the building, which opened in 2013.

CBRE’s Peter Turchin, Christie Harle, Sam Seiler and Caroline Merck were in charge of leasing for the building. CBRE’s Mark Ravesloot, Bill Iacovelli, Michael Wellen and Cara Chayet represented the law firm. [NYO] — Claire Moses