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…
Samudhra Ellery Tower Signs 10K SF Manhattan Debut Lease
Lee & Associates NYC’s Brad Schwarz Brings NJ’s Samudhra to The Ellery for Manhattan Debut The New York Post reports that Brad Schwarz of Lee & Associates NYC represented Samudhra, the popular Franklin Park, NJ Indian restaurant and lounge, in an approximately 10,000-square-foot lease at The Ellery — the 33-story luxury residential tower at 312 W. 43rd St. developed by Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors. The deal marks Samudhra’s first Manhattan location. Lon…
One Sixteen Rockaway Park Adds Carvel-Cinnabon Combo Store
Lee & Associates NYC’s Jeffrey Lopez Brings Carvel, Cinnabon & Auntie Anne’s Combo Store to One Sixteen in Rockaway Park citybiz reports that Jeffrey Lopez of Lee & Associates NYC arranged a 10-year retail lease bringing a Carvel, Cinnabon and Auntie Anne’s combination store to Marcal Group’s One Sixteen — the 130,000-square-foot mixed-use development at 133 Beach 116th St. in Rockaway Park, Queens. Lopez represented the landlord in the direct lease transaction and worked directly…
Archives of Us 84 Second Avenue Debut in East Village
Lee & Associates NYC Brings LA Matcha Brand Archives of Us to 84 Second Avenue for NYC Debut Commercial Observer reports that Milly Cheung and Jordan Cohen of Lee & Associates NYC represented Los Angeles-based matcha cafe Archives of Us in its first New York City lease, a 2,400-square-foot retail deal at Highpoint Property Group’s 84 Second Avenue in Manhattan’s East Village. The asking rent was $125 per square foot. Noam Aziz and Carson Shahrabani…
Department of Defense Carle Place Lease Totals 24K SF
Lee & Associates NYC’s Kelly Koukou Brokers 24K SF Department of Defense Lease at 1 Old Country Road Commercial Observer reports that Kelly Koukou, Executive Managing Director and Principal at Lee & Associates NYC, brokered a 10-year, 23,600-square-foot lease at 1 Old Country Road in Carle Place, New York, to the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of landlord DBD Realty Group. CBRE’s Ralph Guiffre, Vince Lamatta and Richard Freel represented the tenant. The five-story,…
Breeze to Open Second Location at 590 Fulton Street
Lee & Associates NYC Brings Sichuan Restaurant Breeze to 590 Fulton St. in Downtown Brooklyn Commercial Observer reports that Brad Schwarz and Zev Sonkin of Lee & Associates NYC arranged a 15-year, 3,569-square-foot retail lease for modern Sichuan and dim sum restaurant Breeze at Gotham Organization’s 590 Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. The Lee team represented both the tenant and the landlord in the transaction. Breeze — which operates a second location at 595 Manhattan…
Sunrise Senior Living Buys Oceanside Site for $7.5M
Lee & Associates NYC Closes $7.5M Oceanside Land Deal for Sunrise Senior Living After Nine-Year Effort The New York Real Estate Journal reports that Lee & Associates NYC Executive Managing Director and Principal Kelly Koukou closed the $7.5 million acquisition of a 2.84-acre development site at 374 Atlantic Ave. in Oceanside on behalf of Sunrise Senior Living. The purchase contract was originally signed in 2017 and required nearly nine years of municipal approvals, public hearings…
Environmental Firm Roux Signs Lease at 14 Penn Plaza
Lee & Associates NYC Relocates Environmental Firm Roux to 14 Penn Plaza Commercial Observer reports that Lee & Associates NYC’s Woody King and Sean Slattery brokered a 10-year, five-month lease for 5,250 square feet on behalf of environmental consulting and compliance firm Roux at Circle Realty’s 225 West 34th Street, also known as 14 Penn Plaza. Asking rent in the 22-story Art Deco tower was $65 per square foot. Roux is relocating from 252 West…
Fred Astaire Dance Studios Opens in Park Slope at 508 Fifth
Lee & Associates NYC Brings Fred Astaire Dance Studios to Park Slope at 508 Fifth Ave. The New York Real Estate Journal reports that Lee & Associates NYC Senior Managing Director Claude Kolb arranged a 10-year, 2,500-square-foot ground-floor retail lease for Fred Astaire Dance Studios at 508 Fifth Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The asking rent was $72 per square foot. The new studio — set to open in September 2026 — will bring ballroom,…