Nero has led Avison’s retail services group since its creation five years ago. He will start at Lee & Associates on Aug. 19 as a managing director and principal, the same title he held at Avison Young. “Over the past 30 years, he has completed a number of high-profile retail transactions along Madison and Fifth Avenues as well as at the Time Warner Center, meaning that Jedd will be a strong addition to the Lee…
Lee NYC Brings Crystal Design to the Flatiron District
Gregory Gang, Executive Managing Director/Principal, and Sergio Turaev, Associate, of Lee & Associates NYC have negotiated a third-floor, 2,400-square-foot lease at 123 Fifth Avenue, between East 19th and East 20th Streets, for Crystal Design. “Positioned squarely in the midst of the shopping mecca that is the Flatiron District, 123 Fifth Avenue is a fantastic location for a bridal salon tenant’s introduction to New York City,” says Mr. Gang, whose leasing team represented Crystal Design. Click…
Lee NYC Brings Eksprovocator Hair Club to the Garment District
Eksprovocator Hair Club signed a deal for 1,900 square feet at 36 West 36th Street, the Russian hair salon’s first move into the U.S. market. The salon signed a five-year deal for space on the second floor of the seven-story building. “Since this location represents their first foray into the United States, the opportunity to be located right off the internationally recognizable Fifth Avenue was a major draw,” Catherine O’Toole of Lee & Associates said…
Lee NYC Partners with SpeakUlyant for Entrepreneur of the Year Competition
Lee & Associates NYC recently welcomed nine Russian-speaking entrepreneurs to its Midtown East office to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges. The entrepreneurs are members of SpeakUlyant, an organization based in New York City that connects Russian-speaking professionals with one another. Sergio Turaev, Associate Broker with a focus on the Russian market at Lee NYC, served as a judge at the event. Brett Ari Fischer, Senior Managing Director of Lee & Associates…
Lee NYC Secures Space for Raven Capital Management at 75 Spring Street
Raven Capital Management is moving to 75 Spring Street in Soho. The investment advisory firm signed an eight-and-a-half year deal for 6,400 square feet in the nine-story building between Lafayette and Crosby Streets. The asking rent for the space was $77 per square foot. Dennis Someck, Justin Myers and Conor Krup of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the deal. ABS Partners’ Robert Neborak brokered the deal for the landlord, Greystone Management Corporation. Click here…
Women of Influence – Catherine O’Toole
At Lee & Associates New York City, Catherine O’Toole leads a team of 12 brokers focused on office and retail agency leasing. Her team exclusively represents the leasing for 12 properties in the Garment District, and in the last 90 days it has closed 22,000 square feet in lease transactions. While O’Toole joined Lee & Associates in 2018 from CBC Advisors, in her 24-year career, she has closed more than 3 million square feet in…
Four Leases Signed in the Past Month at 875 Sixth Avenue
A toy manufacturer, a film production company, a marketing agency and an insurance advisor have all signed leases totaling about 14,000 square feet at 875 Avenue of the Americas in Chelsea. A division of Lee & Associates owns the 25-story building between West 31st and West 32nd Streets, known as the Greeley Square Building. Lee & Associates’ Peter Braus and Dennis Someck brokered three leases on behalf of the tenants. Click here to read the…
Lee NYC Closes Sale of 2 Multifamily Buildings in Bklyn For a Combined Total of $36.5 Million
A local real estate family has officially unwinded its portfolio, with the sales of two Brooklyn apartment buildings. The properties, located at 145 Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights and 15-19 Wyckoff Street in Cobble Hill, traded for $36.5 million combined to a group of investors led by Isaac Abraham. Lee & Associates’ Chris Varjan, Vickram Jambu, George Steffani and Jonathan Braun arranged the sale of the buildings and represented both parties in the deal. Click…
Lee NYC Brings Knotel to TriBeCa’s 80 White Street
Knotel inked a 10-year deal for 12,500 square feet on the entire third and fourth floors of 80 White Street between Broadway and Lafayette Streets. “Tribeca is an enormously desirable neighborhood in which to work, meaning that this new Knotel location will be able to attract top-tier companies,” Lee’s Gregory Gang, who worked on the deal with Catherine O’Toole, said in a statement. “I believe they chose 80 White Street both for the prime location…