Kāza Restaurant Bryant Park: Thai Villa Group Signs New Lease
Thai Villa Group, the hospitality group behind several Asian restaurants in New York City, is set to open a new eatery near Kāza restaurant Bryant Park this summer.
Thai Villa Group has signed a 12-year lease for 3,000 square feet at the base of 18 West 39th Street for a new Japanese restaurant called Kāza, according to landlord broker Lee & Associates NYC. Asking rent was $150 per square foot.
The 12-story building between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas — which has an alternate address of 16-18 West 39th Street — is owned by commercial real estate investor Behrooz Hedvat. Using the entity 18 Dagim, Hedvat bought the property next to Amazon’s new Manhattan headquarters for $18 million in July 2024, as Commercial Observer previously reported.
Catherine O’Toole brokered the deal for the landlord along with Stephanie Moore and David Scher. With its central Midtown location, the Kāza restaurant Bryant Park project is expected to attract both office workers and tourists.