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1 month ago | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
It was a good month for enormous office leases, and particularly a good month for expansions and renewals. The top 4 leases on this very list were all renewals, with expansions peppered throughout. 1) Jane Street Capital | 250 Vesey Street | Battery Park City | 1M sfThe trading firm inked a lease renewal and expansion to a whopping one million square feet in Brookfield Place.
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1 month ago | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
February saw several new social spaces sign leases in the five boroughs. New Yorkers can look forward to new restaurants, arcades and even family membership clubs. But none of these exciting new venues managed to secure the very largest retail lease of last month. Read on to see which tenant that honor goes to.
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2 months ago | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
January seems to have been a good month for supermarket leases within the 5 boroughs, signing three of the top ten retail leases last month. Outside of that, it was a good month for food retailers in general, as another four of the top ten were made by restaurants and bakeries. But the biggest retail lease of all last month was not among those seven. Read on to find out which snagged the top spot on this list.
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2 months ago | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
January saw the New York City office leasing scene off to a strong start, at least if the top ten largest leases of the month are any indication. Several major tenants signed titanic leases and renewals last month, the list including finance companies, tech giants and even a pair of government agencies — perhaps just ahead of DOGE’s downsizing.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
2024 went out with a bang, as far as office leasing is concerned. The top 5 December leases alone total almost 1 million square feet of rented space. 1) WeWork | 330 West 34th Street | Penn Plaza | 304K sf330 W34th Street (Loopnet)The co-working company inked a massive new lease in the Penn Plaza building on behalf of e-commerce giant Amazon. A 5-member Cushman & Wakefield team including Bruce Mosler and Anthony LoPresti represented the tenant. The building’s landlord is Vornado Realty Trust.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
If the top retail leases of December are any indication, NYC is going to have a lot of fun in 2025. The list includes bowling alleys, bar/arcades, and plenty of new places for shopping. But which of them took the largest space? Read on to find out!1) Round1 Bowling & Arcade | 40-24 College Point Boulevard | Flushing | 80,300 sfThe bowling alley chain signed a new 10-year lease in the Flushing building, known as The Shops at Skyview.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
The list of last month’s biggest NYC retail leases includes a lot of fresh faces. The largest of them is a major retailer making its Manhattan debut – and it’s a big one, more than 50% bigger than the next largest on the list. Read on below to see which other retailers made the list. 1) Primark | 150 West 34th Street | Penn Plaza | 78,700 sfThe Ireland-based fashion retailer signed a new lease in the Penn Plaza building for its first Manhattan location. David LaPierre of CBRE represented the tenant.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
When it comes to the biggest office leases inked across the five boroughs last month, there was really no competition. The top spot on this list is a familiar face, inking their second major renewal this year, and expanding their total NYC footprint to almost 2 million square feet. Even still, there were quite a few high profile office leases last month, read on to see just which ones were the biggest.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
It was a tight race for the largest office lease within the five boroughs last month, at least compared to August. While nothing on the list quite reaches the heights of that month, a duo of six figure square footage leases indicate strong enthusiasm for the NYC office leasing market. But, of course, only one lease could secure the top spot. Read below to find out which one clinched it.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
therealdeal.com | Lucas McGill
New York City saw an eclectic mix among its biggest retail leases last month. In addition to the usual suspects (retail chains, restaurants, etc.), the city will soon be playing host to new private schools, furniture makers and two new social clubs. The very largest of these leases, however, was secured by a national chain with more than 70 locations, who is only just now securing the first within the five boroughs.
