NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based City National Bank has signed a 35,643-square-foot office lease renewal at 1140 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The company has committed to an additional 10 years at the 250,000-square-foot building and will also open a 3,400-square-foot branch on the ground floor as part of the new agreement. Todd Korren of Avison Young represented the landlord, an affiliate of New York City REIT, in the lease negotiations. Lynn Williams and Jeffrey Welch of CBRE represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. has unveiled plans for the redevelopment of its flagship store at 727 5th Ave. in Manhattan. The top three floors of the 10-story building will be converted from office space into a new exhibition and event space surrounded by a curtain of glass complementing the limestone façade below. That space was originally completed in 1980, and the building itself was originally constructed in 1940. Tiffany has partnered with The Office of Metropolitan Architecture on the project, which is expected to be complete in 2022.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Multifamily developer The NRP Group, in partnership with New York-based owner RPW Group, has broken ground on a 303-unit apartment community in White Plains, located north of New York City. The property is being constructed on part of a 70-acre site that formerly housed the world headquarters of IBM, adjacent to a 620,000-square-foot office building that RPW Group owns and operates. Units will come in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center and small workspaces. Completion is slated for early 2022.
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 60,896-square-foot retail asset in the Long Island city of Uniondale that is net-leased to grocer ShopRite. The sales price was $19.5 million. Barry Wolfe and Glen Kunofsky of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brad Nathanson of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division in Philadelphia procured the buyer. Michael Helpern and Christopher Marks in Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation’s (MMCC) Manhattan office arranged acquisition financing for the buyer through a regional bank.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based developer Chess Builders has begun leasing The Arches, a 25-story multifamily tower located at 224-228 E. 135th St. in the Mott Haven neighborhood of The Bronx. The property features 430 apartments in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats that feature home automation, individual washers and dryers and private balconies in select units. Amenities include a screening room, coffee bar, office workspace, library lounge, fitness center, kids room and a rooftop terrace. Local brokerage firm EXR is leading the leasing effort.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NAI Global has opened a new office at 6391 Thompson Road in Syracuse that will operate under the name NAI Bridgeway Commercial and which will serve the Central and Upstate New York areas. The new commercial real estate services firm will offer a range of services, including brokerage and leasing, property and facilities management, investment and capital market services, due diligence, global supply chain and logistics consulting and related advisory services. Tom Lischak, who founded Bridgeway Commercial Realty in 2014 prior to its acquisition by NAI, will lead the new office.
NEW YORK CITY — Steiner Studios, a locally based soundstage operator, has announced plans for a 500,000-square-foot film and TV production hub within Sunset Park in Brooklyn. The project will generate $320 million in private investment and create 2,200 permanent industry jobs, according to Steiner. The New York City Economic Development Corp. and the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment are partnering with Steiner Studios on the project, which is also expected to create about 1,800 temporary construction jobs. The development team will renovate two historic buildings, deliver a new parking facility and establish eight new soundstages as part of construction. A timeline for groundbreaking and completion was not released.
NEW YORK CITY — Rent the Runway, a New York City-based online service that provides rentals of designer clothes and accessories, will close its stores around the country in order to focus on building its digital platform, according to reports from CNBC and The Wall Street Journal. The New York City-based company will close its stores in Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., while its flagship store in New York City will be converted into a permanent drop-off site for product distribution. CNBC reports that the company intends to grow its network of drop-off locations, and has partnered with apparel retailers Nordstrom and West Elm as part of that initiative.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based investment firm Rudin Management Co. will renovate 80 Pine Street, a 1.2 million-square-foot office building located in Manhattan’s Financial District. The project will upgrade the lobby and mechanical systems and implement various measures to promote health and wellness, including heightened air filtration and circulation and touchless entry systems. JLL will handle leasing of the redeveloped property.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has arranged the sale of a 151,357-square-foot office property located at 6201 15th Ave. in Brooklyn. The sales price was $29.5 million, or $195 per square foot. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Adam Tannenbaum of TerraCRG represented the seller, American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., in the transaction. The deal included an 8,400-square-foot parking lot located across the street. The buyer was not disclosed.