Steve Cuozzo

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Restaurant Critic, Commercial Real Estate Columnist and Op-Ed Contributor at New York Post

New York Post restaurant critic, commercial real estate columnist and op-ed contributor. Tweet views are my own.

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Fintech giant Chime moving to bigger space on Fifth Ave NYC

3 days ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

San Francisco-based Chime’s new lease at Bromley Companies’ 122 Fifth Ave., which the fintech giant announced last week, marks the latest growth of its Big Apple footprint. Chime will move to 84,000 square feet from a smaller space at 101 Greenwich St. The company also has space in Midtown. The asking rent at 122 Fifth was $96 per square foot, according to Newmark which represented the landlord. Cresa repped the tenant. The asking rent at 122 Fifth was $96 per square foot.
Los Angeles Apparel to open first NYC store at 480 Broadway

3 days ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

Dov Charney’s Los Angeles Apparel will launch its first New York store at KPG Funds’ 480 Broadway between Broome and Grand streets. The 24,687 square-foot space, formerly home to TopShop, stands in the heart of Soho’s burgeoning retail scene. All of Los Angeles Apparel’s “ethically driven” products are manufactured in a south-central LA factory. 3 Los Angeles Apparel will occupy TopShop’s former space at 480 Broadway.
Los Angeles Apparel to open first NYC store at 480 Broadway

3 days ago | yahoo.com | Steve Cuozzo

Dov Charney’s Los Angeles Apparel will launch its first New York store at KPG Funds’ 480 Broadway between Broome and Grand streets. The 24,687 square-foot space, formerly home to TopShop, stands in the heart of Soho’s burgeoning retail scene. All of Los Angeles Apparel’s “ethically driven” products are manufactured in a south-central LA factory. Los Angeles Apparel will occupy TopShop’s former space at 480 Broadway.
Surprise! NYC’s new Planet Hollywood restaurant has shockingly good food

1 week ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

It’s a shocking twist: The new Planet Hollywood has really good food. The celeb-magnet eatery opened its third NYC iteration two months ago at 136 W. 42nd St., on a corporate block that’s nothing like Times Square around the corner. After friends reported having tacky, processed-tasting snacks at an opening party, I was ready to laugh my head off over menu oddities like “L.A. Lasagna,” an “icon” from the original Planet that opened on West 57th Street in prehistoric 1991.
Exclusive | 550 Madison Ave. — maybe Midtown’s most coveted office location — now nearly 100% leased

1 week ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

A global holding company with $22 billion in managed assets has claimed what might be Midtown’s most coveted, crown-jewel office location. Aquarian Holdings LP signed a lease with landlord Olayan Group’s 550 Madison Ave. for the landmarked “Chippendale” tower’s 75,000 square-foot, three-level penthouse, Realty Check has learned. It brings the 750,000 square-foot trophy to about 96% leased.
550 Madison Ave. — maybe Midtown’s most coveted office location — now nearly 100% leased

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Steve Cuozzo

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Steve Cuozzo Sun, May 4, 2025, 3:22 PM 2 min read A global holding company with $22 billion in managed assets has claimed what might be Midtown’s most coveted, crown-jewel office location. Aquarian Holdings LP signed a lease with landlord Olayan Group’s 550 Madison Ave. for the landmarked “Chippendale” tower’s 75,000 square-foot, three-level penthouse, Realty Check has learned.
National Women’s Soccer League moving headquarters to 551 Fifth Ave.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

Midtown north of 42nd Street, home to both the NFL and MLB headquarters, will soon have another sports front office: the National Women’s Soccer League, which signed a lease at the Feil Organization’s landmarked 551 Fifth Ave., known as the Fred D. French Building. The NWSL is relocating and expanding from 292 Madison Ave. Its new digs will have 21,000 square feet on a full floor, twice as much as at its old address. The asking rent was $58 per square foot.
Amazon closes purchase of 522 Fifth Ave.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

A few weeks ago, we described Amazon as an “ever-expanding behemoth” on the Manhattan scene, following its 330,000 square-foot lease signing at 10 Bryant Park. The deal followed its $1 billion purchase of the former Lord & Taylor building and large leases at three other buildings. But Jeff Bezos wasn’t done. On Friday, Amazon closed on the purchase of 522 Fifth Ave. from Aby Rosen’s RFR Realty, as reported by the Real Deal. Amazon’s purchase of 522 Fifth Ave, above, closed on Friday.
Amazon closes purchase of 522 Fifth Ave.

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Steve Cuozzo

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Steve Cuozzo Sun, May 4, 2025, 11:19 AM 1 min read A few weeks ago, we described Amazon as an “ever-expanding behemoth” on the Manhattan scene, following its 330,000 square-foot lease signing at 10 Bryant Park. The deal followed its $1 billion purchase of the former Lord & Taylor building and large leases at three other buildings. But Jeff Bezos wasn’t done. On Friday, Amazon closed on the purchase of 522 Fifth Ave.
Deloitte's move to 70 Hudson Yards leaves big hole to fill at 'stuffy' 30 Rock

1 week ago | nypost.com | Steve Cuozzo

Deloitte’s planned move from Rockefeller Center to 70 Hudson Yards is a triumph for developer Related Companies and its longtime financial partner Oxford. But Tishman Speyer, which owns about two-thirds of 30 Rock, must replace it at a time when companies increasingly prefer newly-minted, triple A-rated digs to buildings that are nearly a century old.