Continuing its rapid pace of transactions this year, EVO Real Estate Group closed 16 Manhattan leases in the May-June period, raising the total number of deals for the first half of 2016 to 41. EVO is a member of NAI Global, a network of owner-operated commercial real estate firms.
Nearly half of the new transactions involved fashion industry tenants, while the remainder included supply chain consulting, logistics, healthcare software, computer sales, home décor, marketing and public relations, entertainment production, construction, and real estate development and management.
“Our transaction stream reflects the rich vitality and increasingly diverse nature of Manhattan’s midtown and midtown south office tenancy,” says EVO President Dana Moskowitz. “A major factor underlying EVO’s growth is our ability to accommodate the special needs of these various industries.”
The larger of the May-June deals include the following:
- oAzzure Home, specializing in home décor products and trends, signed a new ten-year lease doubling its office and showroom space at 141 West 36th Street to 6,400 square feet. Barry Bernstein and Mitchell Cooperstock represented both tenant and landlord.
- o24 Karat Showroom, a marketer of street wear and contemporary brands, subleased 5,600 square feet at 226 West 37th Street for office and showroom facilities. The company relocated from 230 West 39th Street. EVO Real Estate Group’s Evan Lieberman, together with Michael Dylan of Inceptum, Inc., represented the subtenant and the sublessor.
- oAllyn Seidman Communications, Inc., doing business as Bratskeir& Co., a marketing and public relations firm, renewed its lease for 5,000 square feet at 152 Madison Avenue. Howard Epstein and Mr. Bernstein represented landlord and tenant.
- oBorough Equities LLC and Prime NY, Inc., two real estate organizations, leased more than 4,600 square feet at 45 West 34th Street. Richard Price and Ms. Moskowitz represented the building owner. Corey Borg of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank negotiated for the tenant.
- oMana Health, Inc., a healthcare data software firm, signed a lease for 3,800 square feet at 347 West 36th Street. Mr. Bernstein represented landlord and tenant.
- oSmart Apparel U.S., Inc., which develops men’s sportswear and dress shirts for major retailers, took 3,200 square feet of office space at 141 West 36th Street. The firm is relocating from 525 Seventh Avenue. Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Cooperstock represented the landlord in the seven-year agreement. Nicola Heryet and Stephen Bellwood of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
- oLulla International, a firm specializing in textiles and clothing accessories, signed a lease for 2,700 square feet of office and showroom space at 28 West 36th Street. Mr. Lieberman and Inceptum’s Mr. Dylan negotiated for the tenant. The landlord was represented by Mona Weisberg of Colliers International NY.
- oArtemis Partners, LLC, an international supply chain consultancy based in Geneva, Switzerland, renewed its lease for 1,900 square feet and signed a seven-year extension raising its total occupancy to 2,100 square feet at 347 West 36th Street. Mr. Bernstein represented both parties to this transaction.
About EVO Real Estate Group
EVO Real Estate Group is a privately held, full-service commercial real estate firm with roots dating back to 1969 that serves the diverse real estate needs of a prestigious list of tenants, owners, corporations and growing businesses. EVO is the New York City member of NAI Global, the single largest, most powerful global network of owner-operated commercial real estate brokerage firms. For more information, please visit www.evo-re.com.
