Global financial platform Marex is on the transfer. The firm will depart 2 Grand Central Tower for Rudin’s 560 Lexington Ave., where it will have 39,552 sq. ft. The asking rent was $84 per sq. foot.
Marex will transfer to practically 40,000 sq. ft of space at 560 Lexington Ave. google maps
Marex was represented by JLL’s Matthew Astrachan, Seth Godinck and Krissy Kopans. The landlord was repped by CBRE’s Peter Turchin, Brett Shannon, Eric Deutch and Jacob Rosenthal.
Marex’s former space at 2 Grand Central will be put up for sublease as half of an 80,000 square-foot block. The tower is now owned by Sovereign Partners.
The first quarter saw robust workplace leasing in all submarkets, JLL reported. Overall Manhattan emptiness of 13.5% was down 2.2% year-over-year. Leasing quantity for the first three months of 2026 hit 8.5 million sq. ft.
Asking rents rose in the first quarter 3.35% year-over-year, according to JLL. The total ask averaged $85.31 while direct Class-A rents averaged $95.49 per sq. foot.
