News Archives: 2014
Mom and Pops smell coffee as chain stores eat into NYC
December 29, 2014All New York shoppers want this Christmas is a chain store.
According to the State of the Chains report from the Center for an Urban Future,... More »
Recent Commercial Transactions
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$106/SQUARE FOOT
$238,800 approximate annual rent
97 Second Avenue (between East Fifth and... More »
On the side a healthy option for new eateries
December 11, 2014Two new food concepts are giving landlords something two chew over.
Sons of Thunder, a burger joint, and eclectic Asian eatery, Chop Shop have signed deals... More »
Organic burger biz grabs first location
December 10, 2014A burger joint is launching in Murray Hill. Sons of Thunder recently signed a 15-year lease for 2,000 square feet at 204 E. 38th St.,... More »
Mega-mall developers dreaming of 2016 opening
December 3, 2014New Jersey’s American Dream is still on its way to coming true.
The mega-mall entertainment and shopping complex known as American Dream at the Meadowlands in... More »
Crown Signs 49-Year Lease for Soho Landmark
November 6, 2014New York-based real estate firm Crown Acquisitions has signed a 49-year lease to operate the 19th century International Olive Building at 453 Broome Street.
First reported by the New York... More »
Asian Eatery Cooks Up Deal In NoMad
November 5, 2014Chop-Shop picks a quiet spot on West 24th Street. Its owners have been looking for a location with a similar feel to its first... More »
James Perse Takes Former Juicy Couture Store on Bleecker
October 16, 2014James Perse has signed a lease for the former Juicy Couture store at 368 Bleecker St. at the prime corner of Charles Street.
The 1,300 square... More »
Old-line residential broker seizes new markets
July 29, 2014Warburg Realty inks a lease for a new office in the Flatiron district and aims to open at least one other in Brooklyn. One... More »
Crumbs locations seen as unappetizing
July 10, 2014The shuttered baker’s nearly 20 outposts around the city are too small for many food sellers, too pricey for many small ones and lack... More »
Restaurateurs sour on rising rents
July 3, 2014With rents increasing in all of the prime retail areas, and longtime restaurants like Union Square Café shuttering after 30 years, restaurateurs are looking elsewhere... More »
Framing and Restoration Firm Inks Lease at the Fine Arts Building
June 19, 2014Julius Lowy Frame & Restoration Company has signed a 10-year lease for a 3,500-square-foot showroom space at the Fine Arts Building located at 232 East 59th Street, Commercial Observer has learned.
The framing... More »
Coffee stop for Gregory
New Street Realty Advisors announced the Gregorys Coffee has leased retail space at Trinity Real Estate’s 350 Hudson Street Gregorys Coffee has leased approximately 1,100... More »
Retail tide seen rising along Canal Street
June 16, 2014Owners prepare to pour $17 million into the renovation of the five-story building on the corner of Wooster Street it bought last year for... More »
Former Coach creative director to open SoHo store
May 27, 2014Reed Krakoff will take 2,000 square feet on Greene Street for his namesake label’s second store.
The former creative director of Coach is planting a... More »
