Handler Real Estate arrange 2,000 s/f lease to Second Time Around

Handler Real Estate Organization has arranged a 2,000 s/f lease at 238 West 72nd St. on behalf of consignment fashion retailer Second Time Around, marking the chain's seventh NYC location. Second Time Around was represented in this latest transaction by Handler principal Scott Galin and Darell Handler. Handler is Second Time Around's exclusive leasing agent nationally. The long-term, ground-floor lease continues Second Time Around's swift Manhattan expansion. The retailer also has stores at 166 East 35th St., 2624 Broadway, 1040 Lexington Ave., 111 Thompson St., 262 Mott St., and 94 Seventh Ave., and is in negotiations to open two additional Manhattan stores this year. Second Time Around also opened a store this year at 70-49 Austin St. in Forest Hills, Queens. Located in the heart of the Upper West Side neighborhood between Broadway and West End Avenue near Riverside Park and Lincoln Center, the five-story 238 West 72nd Street is a low-rise multi-family building with ground floor retail. Harris Philip represented the landlord, Alexander Hidalgo Real Estate, in house. Second Time Around is a premier consignment company, offering customers and consignors the best in upscale resale. For almost 40 years, Second Time Around has grown from a single store to almost 30 boutique locations, bringing affordable, high-end style to eleven states. The retailer searches for designer clothes and accessories in great condition, creating a world of unique wardrobes with a smaller carbon footprint.