Horowitz of Cohen Brothers leases 9,000 s/f to Dean & DeLuca at 3 Park Avenue

New York, NY Dean & DeLuca, which opened its first upscale specialty food store in the trendy Soho District of Manhattan in 1977, has signed a long-term lease at Charles Cohen’s 41-story tower at 3 Park Ave. for its first corporate office in the city. The Wichita, Kansas-based company, which now operates specialty food stores and cafes throughout the world, has leased 9,000 s/f on the building’s 37^th floor. It expects to move into its new offices in the fourth quarter of this year. Kelly Supple of the Charles Rutenberg Brokerage Agency represented Dean & DeLuca in the 10 ½ -year leasing transaction while Marc Horowitz, senior vice president and national director of office leasing at Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., represented the building owner. Asking rent for the space was $85 per s/f. “We’re delighted that this pioneering company known for its epicurean treats has chosen 3 Park Avenue for its New York corporate headquarters,” said Cohen Brothers president and CEO Charles Cohen. In addition to its New York City locations, Dean & DeLuca today operates stores in Washington D.C; Charlotte, North Carolina, Leawood, Kansas and Napa Valley, California, as well as in Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, South Korea and The Middle East. Situated between East 33^rd and East 34^th Sts., the striking, class A skyscraper features a new lobby and elevator cabs designed by renowned architecture firm, FXFowle. The property, convenient to Grand Central Station and several major subway lines, is also home to an on-site New York Sports Club. Among the other Manhattan office buildings owned and managed by Cohen Brothers are 623 Fifth Ave., 135 East 57^th Street, 805 Third Ave., 750 Lexington Ave., 622 Third Ave., 3 East 54th St., 475 Park Ave. South and the D&D Building at 979 Third Ave.