Hip Japanese furniture store signs Crown Building lease

Real Estate Weekly, Sept 8, 2004

Robert K. Futterman & Associates, LLC has completed a lease with Family Inada Inc. at 7 W. 56th St., also known as the Crown Building. The Japanese home furnishings retailer signed for 2,832 s/f at the 366,200 s/f building for 10 years.

Robert Futterman, chairman and CEO, and Ariel Schuster, senior director of RKF, represented the building owner in the transaction. Motoko Ueno Culp, of Redac Inc., represented the tenant. Family Inada will open its new store on the ground floor in late 2004.

"Family Inada complements the prestigious list of upscale retailers at the Crown Building and the surrounding neighborhood," said Schuster.

After a long search, Family Inada chose the Crown Building as the location for its U.S. flagship. The historical building provides a perfect setting for its unique concept.

Neighboring tenants include Beverly Feldman, Bulgari, Louis Ferand, Piaget and Mikimoto.