Deloitte takes 98K sf at 1221 Sixth Ave.

Accounting giant will keep HQ at 30 Rock

1221 Sixth Avenue
1221 Sixth Avenue

One of the Big Four is getting even bigger.

Accounting firm Deloitte is expanding to new digs at 1221 Sixth Avenue, in a 98,000-square-foot deal with Rockefeller Group.

Deloitte will occupy the full 39th and 40th floors at the 51-story, 2.65 million-square-foot tower formerly known as the McGraw-Hill Building, the New York Post reported. Asking rent on the highest floors exceeds $100 per square foot, according to the newspaper.

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Cushman & Wakefield’s [TRDataCustom] John Cefaly represented Deloitte, according to the Post, while Rockefeller Group was represented in-house by Ed Guiltinan. Rockefeller Group owns a 55 percent stake in the tower, and China Investment Corp. owns the rest, having bought their stake from Canada Pension Plan for over $1 billion last year, as The Real Deal first reported.

Deloitte is keeping its headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where it occupies 430,000 square feet. [NYP]Hiten Samtani

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