Famularo of Eastern Consolidated leases 3,800 s/f to Sushi Tatsu

New York, NY Eastern Consolidated’s retail leasing division has arranged a 15-year, 3,800 s/f lease on the ground floor and lower level at 175 Franklin St. in TriBeCa for Sushi Tatsu, a new restaurant that will be opened by  master sushi chef to the stars Tatsuya Sekiguchi.                                            

James Famularo, senior director of the retail leasing division for Eastern Consolidated, represented the landlord, while Sekiguchi and his partners, Paul and Jean Dupuy, were represented by Elizabeth Kaneko, City Connections Realty, Inc.

“As the chef at the popular five-star Sushi Yasuda restaurant in Midtown Manhattan for 10 years, chef Tatsuya dazzled New York City food lovers including Martha Stewart and Tim Robbins who specifically requested to be seated in front of him,” Famularo

said. “Chef Tatsuya is a sushi master who personalizes every dish for his customers. At his new restaurant, he promises to deliver Michelin-star quality sushi in an intimate setting that will cater to 24 customers, including 10 at the sushi counter.”

Sekiguchi is following the sushi tradition and legacy established by his grandparents and great-grandmother at their family restaurant in Japan. He started his career as a chef in his home town, Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture, and for over 14 years, he has shared his traditional style of sushi as a chef at several restaurants including Sushi Yasuda.

“This iconic cobblestone block on Franklin between Hudson and Greenwich Sts. in prime TriBeCa will be an ideal location for Sushi Tatsu,” Famularo said. “The restaurant Nobu had its global launch here and Andrew Carmellini’s restaurant Locanda Verde and the Michelin-star Indian restaurant Tamarind are on the block as well.” 

Sushi Tatsu will be designed by architect Shigeru Ban, who was honored with the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2014 for his unique use of paper and wood in his architectural designs. Ban also has been recognized for his humanitarian efforts, which include using paper tubing to build temporary emergency shelters around the world following natural disasters. Ban usually only works on large projects and his design for Sushi Tatsu will only be the second restaurant he has designed in his career.

The space at 175 Franklin Street offers 14 feet of frontage, 1,900 square feet on the ground floor and 1,900 square feet on the lower level, high ceilings, exposed brick, and a skylight and windows in the back, and is conveniently located one block from the 1 subway line at the Franklin Street station.