{"id":30987,"date":"2026-04-15T15:27:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/new-york\/?p=30987"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:27:51","slug":"new-york-citys-top-retail-leases-in-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/new-york\/2026\/04\/15\/new-york-citys-top-retail-leases-in-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Retail Leases 2026: New York&#8217;s Top 10 in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is getting some new places to eat, based on this roundup of the top NYC retail leases 2026 has seen so far \u2014 with the largest deals signed across the five boroughs in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Cory Gahr<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Lebowitz<\/strong> of Lee &amp; Associates NYC represented <strong>Hydrogen Fitness<\/strong> in its first-ever New York City lease \u2014 a 17,000-square-foot, 15-year deal at 145 East 32nd Street in Kips Bay, topping the March 2026 rankings. Separately, <strong>Woody King<\/strong> and <strong>Todd Korren<\/strong> of Lee &amp; Associates NYC represented landlord MetLife Investment Management in a 15-year, 6,300-square-foot lease signed by <strong>Jack Doyle&#8217;s Pub &amp; Restaurant<\/strong> at 240 West 35th Street in Penn Plaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><em>Source: <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/therealdeal.com\/new-york\/2026\/04\/07\/new-york-citys-top-retail-leases-in-march-2026\/\">New York City&#8217;s top retail leases in March 2026 \u2014 The Real Deal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City is getting some new places to eat, based on this roundup of the top NYC retail leases 2026 has seen so far \u2014 with the largest deals signed across the five boroughs in March. 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