Lee & Associates NYC’s Peter Braus Reps Friedman’s Restaurant Group in $4.1M Upper West Side Retail Co-op Acquisition Commercial Observer reports that Peter Braus of Lee & Associates NYC represented Mountain View Acquisition LLC — the ownership group behind famed New York City restaurants Friedman’s Restaurant and Pastrami Queen — in the $4.1 million acquisition of a 5,000-square-foot retail co-op unit at 541-555 Amsterdam Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Brandon Polakoff of Avison Young…
Manhattan Office Leasing Hits Post-2019 High in Q4 2025 | Market Report
Manhattan’s office market closed 2025 with its strongest quarterly leasing performance since late 2019, as tightening availability, rising rents and growing tech demand signal a more durable recovery entering 2026. Lee & Associates NYC’s 2025 Q4 Manhattan Office Market Report shows leasing volume reached 11.6 million square feet in the fourth quarter, bringing full-year demand to 42 million square feet, up 7 percent over 2024. Availability declined for the seventh consecutive quarter to 13.9 percent, while net…