Our Retail Leasing Group represents landlords and tenants in sophisticated retail transactions throughout New York, Florida, and major markets nationwide. We advise owners, developers, investors, and retailers on the full spectrum of retail leasing matters—combining legal precision with a deep understanding of market trends and business objectives.
We have extensive experience across asset types, including flagship and high-street locations, shopping centers, mixed-use projects, and lifestyle destinations. Our team is particularly active in the food, beverage, and event space sectors, where we negotiate leases for restaurants, hospitality groups, private clubs, entertainment venues, and experiential concepts.
Known for our practical, deal-driven approach, we navigate complex structures such as ground leases, redevelopments, leasehold financings, and intricate build-outs. We deliver creative, business-focused solutions that align with our clients’ long-term goals and help position their assets and brands for success in an evolving retail landscape.
- Represented Convene Hospitality Group in its lease for a 50,000 square-foot space in the historic Terminal Warehouse in West Chelsea, marking its first location under its new brand, The Mallory.
- Representing New York Liberty in the lease of their state-of-the-art training facility in Brooklyn.
- Represented JEMB Realty Corp. in the lease at 150 Broadway at Liberty Street in Manhattan’s Financial District by Chinese lifestyle and consumer goods chain Miniso.
- Represented The Row in its headquarters lease in New York City and retail leases in Amagansett, NY, Paris and Milan.
- Represented real estate developer David Edelstein in a lease and collaboration with renowned restaurateurs Stephen Starr and Keith McNally bringing NYC Meatpacking District hotspot Pastis to the trendy Wynwood arts area in Miami.
- Represented the owner of a site in Times Square in a lease to Yardhouse for its flagship NYC restaurant/brewery/tap room.
- Represented the owner of new development project in Gowanus, Brooklyn in a lease of 20,000 square feet to Sixpoint, for a brewery and tap room.
- Represent Columbus Turnstyle LLC in the leasing, financing and development of TurnStyle, an underground marketplace in the 59th Street Columbus Circle concourse, including negotiating a master lease with the MTA, leases with individual retailers, financing and joint venture agreements, construction agreements and advertising agreements. The Turnstyle project was nominated by The Real Estate Board of New York as "The Most Significant Retail Deal of the Year."
- Represented Eataly in lease negotiations for locations at Westfield's Century City Center in Los Angeles, World Trade Center in New York City and the Prudential Center in Boston.
- Represented the owner of 25 Broadway in a lease to Cipriani.
- Represented Resorts Casino Hotel in all lease transactions involving the Margaritaville Atlantic City Entertainment Complex.
- Represented The North Face in a flagship lease at 510 Fifth Avenue.
- Represented the owner of 8 Times Square in a lease to Foot Locker for its prime Times Square location, which was recognized in June 2016 by The Real Estate Board of New York as “The Most Significant Retail Deal of the Year.”
- Represented the owner of Herald Center in a lease to H&M for its largest store worldwide.
- Represented the landlord United American Land in the negotiation of the lease for H&M in its 35,000 square feet store on Jamaica Avenue in Queens.
- Represented the owner of a building on West 125th Street in a lease to Bed Bath and Beyond.
- Represented Michael Kors in retail space leases in the World Financial Center.
- Represent national retailers in their leasing programs including the new 22,000 square ft. Fifth Avenue flagship store for Tommy Hilfiger and a 19,500 square ft. Fifth Avenue store for Diesel.
- Represented landlords of retail space in downtown and midtown New York City office and residential buildings to Sephora, Modell's Sporting Goods, Forever 21 and Staples.
- Re-leasing program for the new owner of a formerly troubled shopping center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
