New Leases Signify Family-Friendly Environment at Dynamic Mixed-Use Development
Tangram – the 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use development transforming the Flushing lifestyle – is thrilled to announce two more significant retail tenants. Funzy Play, an indoor playground and activity zone, and Queens Baby Store, a one-stop-shop for babies and children, will open next year further enhancing the neighborhood’s family-friendly offerings.
“It brings us immense joy to announce that Funzy Play and Queens Baby Store are joining the vibrant array of retail offerings at Tangram. From the outset, our vision was to create a 360-degree lifestyle destination for residents and visitors of all ages and to cater to the many growing families in Flushing,” said Helen Lee, Executive Vice President of F&T Group, which is developing Tangram with SCG America.
Funzy Play’s Flushing location will be its flagship store as well as its second outpost in the Tri-state area, with the first being in Jersey City. The indoor playground has committed to a 10-year lease for an approximately 6,000 square foot space at Tangram with plans to open by summer 2021. Established in 2018 by early education specialists, Funzy Play was created to meet the educational and play needs of the modern child, from ages six months to six years old. Their mission is to provide children with new experiences of innovative play that enhance cognitive learning, imagination and social development all in a controlled, safe and structured indoor environment.
Funzy is unique in its own right and differs from traditional playgrounds. Funzy Play incorporates technology and specialized equipment to stimulate learning, socialization, and creativity through playful interactions – from VR stimulation play to play equipment based on building to guided play that is obstacle-and-mission focused. Funzy Play’s goal is to make sure that the experience for each child is different but can also be individually-suited to their personal interests. Each child’s definition of fun differs and the Funzy Play playground seeks to incorporate diverse offerings that appeal to all.
Funzy Play is also uniquely attuned to bring parents and guardians into the play process thus stimulating strong bonds between families. Ultimately, the playground highlights that fun is best enjoyed as a family unit where building memories and having a shared experience is most crucial.
The new space at Tangram will include special party rooms with ball pits, themed toddler rooms and guided play spaces, a relaxation room for parents, educational classrooms, a tech-interactive center, and an array of slides and climbing structures for endless fun. Funzy Play will also meet the evolving needs of families by providing parents with a comprehensive after-school program that provides flexible and seamless drop-off and pick-up. Afterschool programming will include piano, art, ballet and foreign language all led by licensed and professional teachers. Several membership options will be available.
“When we learned about Tangram and the incredible family-friend environment they are creating throughout the development, we immediately envisioned Funzy Play’s flagship location there,” said Melody Loi, Executive Director at Funzy Play. “Now more than ever before, families are seeking safe environments for education and play to get children out of the house and complement what they are learning in school, whether virtually or in-person. Funzy Play fulfills that need.”
Also joining the robust array of retailers at Tangram is Queens Baby Store, a one-stop shop for baby essentials. Growing from their first location in Bayside, Queens, the local brand is expanding into Flushing with an 1,800 square-foot space at Tangram that will also serve as its flagship location. Having signed a 10-year lease, Queens Baby Store is anticipated to open in summer 2021 bringing their high-quality baby products – from strollers to essential accessories, baby bottles, care products, toys and more – and assembly services to the Flushing community. Services will include a stroller concierge to help with assembly.
Anticipating completion in late 2020, the Tangram development is inspired by the traditional Chinese dissection puzzle “tangram,” which consists of seven flat pieces called tans. Tangram is elevating Flushing through its groundbreaking vision of immersive retail, residential, office and hotel space, featuring 275,000 square feet of high-end curated retail in a multi-level space alongside a sweeping, sky-lit atrium. The development will offer a four-star Renaissance New York Flushing Hotel, a state-of-the-art 4DX movie theater from Regal Cinemas, Orangetheory Fitness Franchise, premier learn-to-swim facility Goldfish Swim School and the neighborhood’s first beer garden. Tangram will also feature a 24,000-square-foot food hall, as well as popular international eateries including Beijing-based Ju Qi, Taiwanese dessert bar Meet Fresh and Xiao Long Kan Hot Pot, one of the largest and most popular hot pot chains in China.
The development also houses two residential towers, Tangram House South, which commenced closings last year and is almost sold out, and Tangram House West, which will launch sales in 2021.
For more information, please visit www.tangramnyc.com.
About F&T Group
Established in New York City in 1983, F&T Group is a fully integrated real estate development and investment company focusing on mixed-use, commercial and residential development with offices in NYC and Shanghai. Offering an in-house team of highly experienced development, construction, master planning, design and marketing professionals, F&T’s US-Sino cooperative platform is characterized by its internationally recognized construction and design quality, as well as its global vision for development excellence. F&T Group’s current projects include One Fulton Square, a 330,000 square feet mixed-use project across from Tangram; and Flushing Commons, a 1.8 million-square-foot mixed-use project consisting of office, luxury residential; and a 1.5-acre public plaza, also in the heart of Downtown Flushing.
About SCG America Group
Shanghai Construction Group (SCG) is one of the leading construction conglomerates in China and a pioneer in the development of modern cities, with work spanning decades. Publicly listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange since 1997, with footprints in more than 30 countries and regions,SCG was ranked the 9th largest global contractor by Engineering News-Record in 2020. SCG America (SCGA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCG headquartered in New York City, has three decades of experience and currently has billions invested in real estate in the United States. Its services range from general contracting, construction management, real estate development and real estate fund management. As highly sought-after builders and developers, SCGA strives for professional excellence and technological innovation that creates enduring value for partners and customers alike.
