New York, NY – January 4, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — RKF, the exclusive retail leasing agent in Manhattan for Pret A Manger, is helping the sandwich chain expand throughout the city, most recently by arranging two new long-term retail leases. The newly opened shops are located at 350 Hudson St. and 62 West 45th St. in Manhattan. In total, Pret A Manger has 33 Manhattan locations.
RKF Vice President Joshua Strauss and Director Jackie Totolo arranged a 3,854-square-foot ground-floor lease for Pret A Manger at 350 Hudson St. in west SoHo. The landlord, Trinity Real Estate, was represented in-house.
Strauss and Totolo also represented Pret A Manger in the leasing of a 3,000-square-foot ground-floor retail space at 62 West 45th St. The building owner, Andover Realty, was also represented in-house.
“These two new locations speak to Pret A Manger’s commitment to expand into marquee areas and high-profile spaces throughout the city,” said Strauss. “Landlords all over the city have sought-out and welcomed Pret A Manger, which has an excellent reputation as a strong operator with first-rate store design and as a shop that serves high-quality, fresh and organic food.”
Pret A Manger was founded in London in 1986. RKF previously worked with the chain when it first launched in the New York market. With stores located in England, Hong Kong and the United States, the quick service food brand continues to expand adjacent to leading fashion retailers and cultural landmarks in New York, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Pret A Manger currently operates more than 250 shops with over 200 landlords worldwide.
About Pret A Manger
Pret A Manger is headquartered in London, where the first store opened in 1986. Pret is a privately held company and now has over 250 store locations in the UK, Hong Kong, New York, Washington DC and Chicago. With a kitchen in every store, Pret creates handmade, natural, preservative-free ingredients prepared fresh from scratch every day. Pret A Manger means “Ready To Eat” in name and concept; it is fresh, convenient food – fast. More information: www.pret.com.
About RKF
The country’s leading independent real estate firm specializing in retail leasing, investment sales and consulting services, Robert K. Futterman & Associates (RKF) serves a broad spectrum of domestic and global clients in services ranging from national tenant and owner representation to advisory, consulting and disposition. With approximately $20 billion in aggregate real estate transactions to its credit, RKF has been responsible for identifying scores of real estate opportunities throughout the United States for leading American and international chains, retailers, developers and institutional clients. RKF is headquartered in New York with offices in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Northern New Jersey, and San Francisco. www.rkf.com
RKF is located at 521 Fifth Avenue, Floor 7, New York, New York 10175, T: 212.599.3700. www.rkf.com.
Contact:
Dan Bullock / Quinn & Co. / 212.868.1900 x362 / dbullock (at) quinnandco (dot) com
