Countdown to REBNY Retail Deal of the Year

Real Estate Weekly, June 8, 2005

The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced that it has received final submissions for its Retail Deal of the Year awards, which annually recognize the most creative and significant Manhattan retail deals. This year, REBNY members submitted 17 transactions.

The winners will be announced at the Retail committee's annual cocktail party on Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at the 101 Club.

"The Retail Deal of the Year awards are the industry's top honors for retail brokers. With the increasing creativity among retail brokers today it is no surprise that this year drew more submissions than ever before.

"We are proud to be able to recognize these top-notch brokers that are impacting New York's competitive real estate market," said Steven Spinola, REBNY president.

For New York City transactions there will be two awards--one for the most creative retail deal and one for the retail deal which most significantly benefits the Manhattan retail market.

The winning deals will be those that demonstrate the most creativity and importance. The submissions are:

* The Adidas lease at 610 Broadway

Broker: Robert K. Futterman & Associates, LLC--Robert K. Futterman and Robert Cohen

* The lease of Commerce Bank's Regional headquarters branch at 317 Madison Avenue

Brokers: Newmark Retail, LLC--Jeffrey D. Roseman

* The leasing of 1515 Broadway for Bank of America, Billabong and Marc Packer Concept Restaurant

Brokers: Newmark Retail, LLC--Jeffrey D. Roseman, Paul Berkman and Craig Slosberg

* The leasing of 1515 Broadway for Anschutz Entertainment Group's (AEG) live entertainment venues

Brokers: Newmark & Company Real Estate, Inc.--James D. Kuhn, Brian S. Waterman, Lance S. Korman

* The P.C. Richard & Son Transaction at 53-7 West 23rd Street thru to 34 West 24th Street

Brokers: Adams & Company Real Estate, LLC--James Buslik and Alan Bonett

* Hard Rock 1501 Broadway / 221 West 57th Street

Brokers: Staubach Retail Services--Patrick A. Smith and Robert D. Taylor

* 475 Fifth Avenue (at 41st Street),

"The first ever Sean John store"

Brokers: The Greenberg Group, Inc.--Steven Greenberg and Roger Lowenthal

* "The Ecko Unltd. Transaction at the Times Square Theater"--The new 42nd Street & the Times Square Theater

Broker: CB Richard Ellis, Inc.--Eric N. Gelber, Mary Ann Tighe, C. Bradley Mendelson

* Budda Bar at 416 West 13th Street

Brokers: The Lansco Corporation--Matthew J. Cohen

* Whole Foods at Bowery & Houston

Brokers: Northwest Atlantic Real Estate Services, LLC--Chase Welles

* Room & Board at 105 Wooster Street

Brokers: The Lansco Corporation--Robin Abrams

* DSW at the Embassy Suites Hotel at Battery Park City; conversion of part of a theatre into prime retail space

Brokers: E.M.B. Associates, Inc.--Bruce Shepard

* 217 West 42nd Street / "Times Square Theatre"

Broker: PBS Realty Advisors, LLC--John Brod and Laura Pomerantz

* Hard Rock on Broadway

Broker: Robert K. Futterman and Associates, Inc.--Robert K. Futterman

* Foodtown Supermarket 1420 Fulton Street (Outerborough)

Brokers: Robert K. Futterman and Associates, LLC--Barry Fishbach

* Scandinavian Ski Shop Transaction--16 East 55th Street--Joint submission

Brokers: Helmsley-Spear, Inc-Melvin Zimmerman

Retail Realty, LLC--Linda S. Wolff-Adler

* Journeys Joins Herald Center--Herald Center 34th Street

Brokers: GVA Williams--Patrick Breslin, Clifford Molloy, Cristina Hawes and Lisa A. Weinberg

Tickets for the event on June 14 are $75. For reservations call Ms. Ossie Shemtov 212-616-5226.