The Top Retail Leases NYC February 2025 highlight the biggest retail deals signed across the city. From Lidl and Gymshark to Morimoto’s new restaurant, these signings showcase strong demand in New York’s retail market. With the Top Retail Leases NYC February 2025, readers can see how major brands continue shaping the city’s leasing landscape. 1) Avis Budget Group | 4075 Boston Road | Eastchester | 21,400 sf The car rental company inked a new 20-year…
Isla & Co. Williamsburg Expansion to Larger Space
Parched Hospitality Group is moving its Australian restaurant Isla & Co. to a larger location in Williamsburg. The 2,150-square-foot space, located at 66 Grand St., was previously occupied by Taiwanese restaurant Mama Lee. Isla & Co. is expected to open there in mid- September. The restaurant is relocating from The William Vale hotel, where it spent a little more than three years in a 1,600-square-foot space. The lease is for 10 years. Asking rent was…
Valeria Syanchuk Joins Lee & Associates NYC as Director of Market Research
Valeria Syanchuk has been appointed Director of Market Research at Lee & Associates NYC. In this new role, she will lead the firm’s Market Research department, focusing on providing customized research solutions that support the company’s broad service offerings. Her work will enhance the firm’s mission to blend local market insights with a global perspective, ensuring top-tier service for clients. Syanchuk previously served as a Senior Research Analyst at Cushman & Wakefield. Read Full Article…
Partiful, Bodyrok Lease at 397 Bridge Street
Event planning platform Partiful and Pilates studio Bodyrok have each secured leases at 397 Bridge Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Partiful will occupy 7,000 square feet on the 10th floor, while Bodyrok will take 2,000 square feet on the ground floor. The asking rent for both deals was $50 per square foot. Lee & Associates NYC’s Justin Myers and Dennis Someck represented Partiful in the transaction. The 10-story building, owned by United American Land (UAL), underwent…
Chubby Bowls to open in Greenwich Village
Chubby Group is set to introduce its new quick-service restaurant, Chubby Bowls, in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. The restaurant will occupy approximately 5,200 square feet at 809 Broadway, with 3,900 square feet on the ground floor and 1,300 square feet on the lower level. Chubby Bowls will feature advanced automated cooking machines serving fresh wagyu beef. This addition expands Chubby Group’s portfolio, which includes 60 locations nationwide, such as the hand-roll bar concept Chubby Nori and…
Capital Markets Vet Dan Lisser Joins Lee & Associates
Long-time commercial real estate capital markets specialist Daniel Lisser has joined Lee & Associates as senior managing director. He joined the company’s New York office from Marcus & Millichap, where he was managing director. Lisser has been in the mortgage placement and advisory business since the 1990s. He was with Secured Capital when that company was helping Resolution Trust Corp. resolve billions of dollars of soured commercial mortgages held by failed thrifts. Read Full…
Ray-Ban to Open Global Flagship at SoHo’s 62 Prince Street
Just in time for sunny summer days, sunglasses brand Ray-Ban will open its new global flagship store at SoHo’s 62 Prince Street. Paris-based optical company EssilorLuxottica, which acquired the Ray-Ban brand in 1999, has signed a 10-year lease for 2,300 square feet at the single-story building owned by 1202 Coney Island Avenue Corporation, according to landlord broker Lee & Associates NYC. Asking rent was $750 per square foot. “62 Prince Street is situated on one of the most iconic retail corners in…
Lee NYC Sees Retail Leasing Momentum in the Bronx
Lee & Associates NYC said it has completed 35,800 square feet of new retail leases across the Bronx. The transactions include 21,400 square feet at 4075-4077 Boston Rd., 9,500 square feet at 537 E. 138th St. and 4,900 square feet at 410 East 189th St. Avis Budget Group signed a 21,400-square-foot, 20-year lease at 4075-4077 Boston Rd., which includes a 16,000-square-foot lot. LeeNYC’s Steve Lorenzo and Garry Steinberg represented Avis. Ariel Castellanos and Federico Mazzeo from Pinnacle…
Apparel Maker TCW Trends Renews 15K SF at 8 West 38th Street
By Isabelle Durso December 3, 2024 3:50 pm reprints Todd Korren of Lee + Associates and 8 West 38th Street. PHOTOS: Steve Friedman; Courtesy Lee + Associates Fashion apparel manufacturer TCW Trends is renewing its office and showroom space at Midtown’s 8 West 38th Street. TCW has renewed 15,138 square feet at the 12-story building owned by Jay Properties for another four years, according to landlord broker Lee & Associates NYC. The asking rent was $42 per square foot.