New York, NY Blue Dog Café, the quality made-to-order restaurant concept with five Manhattan locations, signed a lease for their sixth storefront at 115 East 27th St. between Park and Lexington Aves.
Winick Realty Group’s Aaron Fishbein and Jeremy Wintner represented the tenant in the 15-year lease, while landlord Schube, LP was represented by Salon Realty. Blue Dog Café will occupy 500 s/f on the ground floor, as well as 250 s/f in the basement, (750 s/f total) in a space that sits adjacent to the lobby of TF Cornerstone’s newly-renovated office building. Fishbein and Winick Realty Group president Steven Baker recently leased the retail in that adjacent building to Barry’s Boot Camp and Artisanal Bistro, creating an incredible tenant mix that attracted Blue Dog Café to the area.
“With this lease, Blue Dog Café is well-positioned to reach the local office population and the NoMad residential population, who have demonstrated a growing need for a boutique café to complement the existing retail in the neighborhood,” said Wintner. “They are an established tenant with a great concept and they will fill that role well.”
Wintner and Fishbein are continuing to work with Blue Dog Café as they expand throughout Manhattan.
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? I would like to say there was an outstanding transaction for me this past year but 2024 was more a culmination of long-term relationships, most of which continued to transact. Deals were smaller in many cases but we saw robust leasing both on the agency side as well as on the tenant side.