Eatery opens fifth city location on trendy Village block
Oaxaca Taqueria has signed a 10-year lease to opens its fifth Manhattan location. The trendy Mexian eatery leased 400 s/f at 125 East 7th Street … Continued
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Brooklyn Night Bazaar finds 24,000 s/f permanent home
Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates, Inc. (KDA) has arranged a 24,000 square-foot lease for the Brooklyn Night Bazaar, a flea market and entertainment venue, at 29 Norman Avenue on the border of the Greenpoint and Williamsburg sections of Brooklyn, NY. Jacques Wadler and Vincent Lopez of Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates represented both the tenant and the owner in the deal. The Bazaar is relocating to 29 Norman Avenue from 45 North 5th Street in Williamsburg.
Famous Footwear arrives in Union Square
Famous Footwear has leased its second Manhattan location at 48-50 West 14th Street, located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Union Square. The 7,800 s/f store is a block-through retail site with 50 feet of frontage on 14th Street and 25 feet of frontage adjacent to the New School entrance...
Flatiron District gets a retail lift
By Sarah Trefethen Intimacy, a designer lingerie and sleepwear chain, has chosen the former Arden B location at 104 Fifth Avenue, just off Union Square … Continued
US Polo Association to open Times Square flagship
U.S. Polo Assn.’s flagship store has signed a 10-year-lease at 1540 Broadway in the heart of Times Square, company executives from Thor High Street Advisors, who brokered the deal, announced today. The governing body of the sport of polo chose the 1,250 square-foot space for its prominence and visibility amid...
Planet Fitness net-leases 22,500 s/f Bed-Stuy space
Planet Fitness is set to open a new 22,500 s/f gym in Bed Stuy. The popular, low-cost fitness chain with locations throughout the United States, has net leased a freestanding building at 1245 Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Planet Fitness, which was represented by Richard Chera of Crown Retail, leased 7,500...
Futterman makes jump to UK, eyes Asia next
New York-based retail real estate specialists RKF has made the jump to Britain - and might soon expand into Asia. The company announced this morning it has formed "an affiliation" with U.K.-based retail consulting firm CWM Retail Property Advisors, LLP (CWM). It marks the first time that RKF has formalized ties with an overseas firm. The move sets the stage for the RKF and CWM, which has a presence in Asia, to collaboratively expand their presence.
Church Street space icing on the cake for Baked
Hip and happening bakery, Baked — a fave of stars like Zooey Dechanel and Padma Lakshmi — is set to open its first Manhattan outpost. … Continued
Mayor announces expanded free WiFi around the city
eighborhoods in all five boroughs will soon be more connected than ever through an expanded free internet access program, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week. Free public WiFi will be launched in Brooklyn along the Fulton Street corridor, BAM Cultural District, Brownsville, and Downtown Brooklyn; in Manhattan in the Flatiron District, along the Water Street Corridor and the East River waterfront in Lower Manhattan, the 125th Street corridor in Harlem and on Roosevelt Island; in Queens in Long Island City; in Staten Island in the St. George commercial district; and in the Bronx on Fordham Road.
Williams Club set to re-open as hotel
The former Williams Club is set to open as a new extended stay hotel. The building at 24 East 39th St between Park and Madison Avenues once housed the Williams Club, a university club for alumni of Williams College. Bought by Shlomo Bakhash of the Kash Group for $9.02 million...