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By Karsten Strauss 1/03 7:10am

Prop n Spoon, provider of sets and rental props to such shows as 30 Rock starring Tina Fey (pictured) has closed on over 45,000 square feet in Long Island City. (picture: jtbrennan on Flickr)

Prop n Spoon Signs Lease at 32-00 Skillman Avenue, Queens—The Swingline Building

Film and television prop rental company, Prop n Spoon, signed a 45,165-square-foot lease at 32-00 Skillman Avenue in Queens, a.k.a, the Swingline Building—the former headquarters of the Swingline Stapler Company. The ten-year contract – signed in early December – will give the firm a large area to house its prop and furniture products, as well Read More

By Karsten Strauss 11/16/12 12:12pm

Lease Beat

The Fred F. French Building (Photo: Curbed)

Gemological Institute Leases 20,400 Square Feet in the Fred F. French Building

The International Gemological Institute has signed a 10-year, 20,400-square-foot lease at 551 Fifth Avenue in the Diamond District—the Art Deco tower known as the Fred F. French Building.

IGI’s president and chief executive, Jerry Ehrenwald, estimates that the new space offers about 15 percent to 20 percent more usable space than the institute’s current location at 589 Fifth Avenue. The building’s Read More

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Prop n Spoon Signs Lease at 32-00 Skillman Avenue, Queens—The Swingline Building

Gemological Institute Leases 20,400 Square Feet in the Fred F. French Building

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