Oxford Properties Group and Crown Acquisitions Complete 175,000 SF Lease with the National Basketball Association (NBA)

NEW YORK, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxford Properties Group, the real estate arm of OMERS, and the Chera family's Crown Acquisitions, announced today that they have completed a 175,000-square-foot lease extension through 2035 with the National Basketball Association (NBA) at New York City's Olympic Tower, located at 645 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.

"The NBA is an exceptional organization, and their decision to renew their lease at Olympic Tower for the long term underlines the quality and appeal of the building, and reinforces the reasons we have committed to a significant investment in the lobby and in our customer service platform," said Andrew Trickett, Senior Vice President, Oxford. "We are proud of the relationship we have built with the NBA, and look forward to a great future with their team at Olympic Tower."

In keeping with its commitment to long-term property stewardship, Oxford and Crown plan to significantly modernize the lobby and public realm at Olympic Tower to deliver a more engaging, customer-focused experience.

Ownership was represented in this transaction by Oxford Vice President Adam Frazier and a CBRE Agency team comprised of Paul Amrich, Howard Fiddle, Neil King and Patrice Meagher. The NBA was represented by CBRE's Mary Ann Tighe, Gregory Tosko, Andrew Sussman and Munish Viralam.

About Oxford

Oxford Properties Group is a global platform for real estate investment, development and management, with approximately 2,000 employees and approximately $42 billion of real estate assets that it manages for itself and on behalf of its co-owners and investment partners. Established in 1960, Oxford was acquired in 2001 by OMERS, one of Canada's largest pension funds with over $77 billion in assets. Oxford has regional offices in Toronto, London, New York and Luxembourg, each with investment, development and management professionals who have deep real estate expertise and local market insight. For more information about Oxford, visit www.oxfordproperties.com.

About Crown Acquisitions

Crown Acquisitions is a multi-generation family office operator and investor in luxury retail and Class A office in global gateway cities like New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Toronto, and London. Crown and its affiliates own and operate in excess of 10 million square feet globally. For more information about Crown, visit www.cacq.com.

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SOURCE Oxford Properties Group