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NEW YORK CITY — Smarter Toddler, an arts-oriented preschool, has opened its second location within Nicole, a luxury rental apartment building located at 400 W. 55th St. in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The preschool will occupy 7,200 square feet on the ground floor. It can accommodate up to 105 children, ranging in age from 3 months to 5 years old. The preschool is already 75 percent filled for the 2008/2009 school year. The 12.5-year lease for the space was brokered by George Gordon of George Gordon Real Estate. Nicole is owned and operated by locally based Gotham Organization. The flagship Smarter Toddler is located on the Upper West Side at 89th Street, also in a residential building.