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,…
Lee & Associates Tapped for Seward Park Cooperative Retail
Lee & Associates NYC Tapped to Reposition Seward Park Cooperative’s 50K-SF Retail Portfolio Commercial Observer reports that Seward Park Cooperative — one of New York City’s largest market-rate residential co-ops — has selected Lee & Associates NYC to lead leasing strategy and retail representation for 25 retail properties totaling approximately 50,000 square feet on the Lower East Side. The assignment marks a rare opportunity to institutionalize a fragmented retail portfolio held entirely by co-op shareholders,…
Jones Jones 44 Wall Street Lease Totals 5,311 SF
Lee & Associates NYC Represents Jones Jones in 5,311-SF FiDi Relocation Lee & Associates NYC’s Todd Korren and Noah Caspi represented employment litigation firm Jones Jones in a 10-year, nine-month lease for 5,311 square feet on part of the seventh floor of Gaedeke Group’s 44 Wall Street. The firm is relocating from nearby 5 Hanover Square and plans to take occupancy in June. George Comfort & Sons’ Alexander Bermingham represented the landlord. Other tenants in…
Daniel Romualdez Architect Signs 10 East 40th St. Lease
Lee & Associates NYC Arranges 11-Year Lease for Daniel Romualdez Architect at 10 East 40th St. Manhattan, NY Lee & Associates NYC arranged a new Daniel Romualdez Architect lease at 10 East 40th St. in Midtown. The architecture and interior design firm signed an 11-year deal for 5,670 s/f on a portion of the 32nd floor of the building. The New York Real Estate Journal reports that Lee & Associates NYC’s Woody King and Todd…
Bun Mee Flatiron Lease: First East Coast Location in NYC
Lee & Associates NYC has announced the successful completion of a new NYC lease at 115 East 23rd Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron/Gramercy area — marking the brand’s first location on the East Coast. Josh Lebowitz of Lee & Associates NYC represented Bun Mee in a 10-year, 2,200-square-foot retail lease at 115 East 23rd Street in Manhattan’s Flatiron/Gramercy neighborhood — the San Francisco-based Vietnamese fast-casual chain’s first-ever East Coast location. Bun Mee, which operates five locations…