Deals & Dealmakers
Spiegelman pulling no punches as he enters the fray in a market focused on survival of the fittest
00
After nearly two decades helping to grow Cushman & Wakefield’s retail business on a national and international scale, Gene Spiegelman joined Ripco
Retail
The Shade Store leases showroom in Flatiron
00
RIPCO Real Estate has arranged for The Shade Store, a custom window treatment retailer, to open a showroom at 254 Park Avenue
Leases
LEASES: ABS Partners Real Estate arranges a full-building, 3,200 s/f lease
00
NEW YORK SCOTT McANNEY ABS Partners Real Estate arranged a full-building, 3,200 s/f lease for film, video and photo production company Makeout LLC at 299
Deals & Dealmakers
WHO’S NEWS: Beth Rosen joins Ripco; CBRE hires retail specialist
00
BETH ROSEN Ripco Real Estate announced that Beth Rosen has joined the firm’s Manhattan office as an Executive Vice President. Rosen, who has been with
Deals & Dealmakers
Kaplan plugged into people power as retail reinvents itself
00
It was a trial by fire, or instead water, for Mark Kaplan when he first started in the real estate industry. From a young age, real estate was always in
Deals & Dealmakers
WHO’S NEWS: RIPCO hires new managing director and Brooklyn director
00
RIPCO Real Estate announced that Alex Beard has joined the firm as managing director. Beard, who has been active in Brooklyn for more than 12 years, will
Leases
LEASES: Adams & Co. signs seven-year lease at 231 West 39th Street
00
NEW YORK Adams & Co. announced the following leases: DAVID LEVY • Escape room company, Clue Chase, signed a 4,300 s/f five-year lease at 39 West 32nd Street.
Deals & Dealmakers
Lidl buys old ACME mart in New Jersey
00
RIPCO Real Estate and Kampler Advisory Group announced that Lidl, the international supermarket chain, agreed to purchase the former ACME Markets site
Retail
Food Bazaar to open at One East Harlem
00
ABS Partners Real Estate announced it secured a 45,885 s/f, 20-year pre-development lease for Food Bazaar at One East Harlem, a one-acre, mixed-use development
Deals & Dealmakers
LEASES: Lee & Associates arrange four leases at 875 Sixth Avenue
00
NEW YORK Cresa Advisors announced the following leases: THOMAS SULLIVAN • Thomas P. Sullivan, principal, and David P. Danick, 
Deals & Dealmakers
LEASES: Fashion designer Bernard Chaus signs at 148 West 37th Street.
00
NEW YORK Adams & Co. Real Estate announced the following leases: DAVID LEVY • AS Beauty, Inc., a maker and distributor of women’s cosmetics, has
Deals & Dealmakers
RETAIL: Ralph’s returns to Manhattan, Bubble tea chain opens first US spot
00
● CITY CONNECTIONS REALTY Crossfit owner finds new spot Crossfit SPOT owner Billy De La Rosa teamed up with Steve Asch and Jessica Viola of City Connections