Creative Design Firm Collins Relocates NYC HQ to 11K SF at 207 Front Street
By Emily Davis November 13, 2026 4:53 pm
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Creative design studio Collins is moving its New York headquarters across the East River.
The award-winning firm inked an 11,380-square-foot lease across four floors at Seaport Associates’ 207 Front Street, the tenant’s broker confirmed. The lease covers the entire office portion of the four-story landmarked building, according to Crain’s New York Business, which first reported on the transaction.
The five-year deal includes a five-year extension option, and asking rent was around $50 per square foot. Competition for the space was fierce, according to Norman Bobrow & Company’s Jacob Wolkenfeld, who represented Collins alongside Benjamin Schanzer.
“We were not the only group competing for it, but won because it was the perfect tenant for the building and the neighborhood to bring more vibrancy,” Wolkenfeld told Commercial Observer.
Okada & Company’s Christopher Okada and Parveen Rampersaud represented the landlord.
“I believe South Street Seaport is an incredible gem of a location,” Okada told CO. “I think over the next few years it’ll re-emerge as a new go-to destination when the area becomes densely residential.”
Collins is currently headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, at 457 Grand Street. The company has been named Agency of the Year by media brand Ad Age eight times since 2019, according to its website. Collins will relocate its offices — which includes a notable library — to the Lower Manhattan address early next year.
The building, part of the neighborhood’s historic South Street Seaport Historic District, was built in 1797. Collins’ deal leaves a 1,300-square-foot open retail space on the ground floor. The building’s ground floor was previously occupied by the now-shuttered chain Big Gay Ice Cream.
Collins did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Emily Davis can be reached at edavis@commercialobserver.com.
