Japanese beauty firm inks 9,000 sf Meatpacking lease

From left: CBRE's Stuart Siegel, 22 Little West 12th Street and CBRE's Matthew Bergey
From left: CBRE's Stuart Siegel, 22 Little West 12th Street and CBRE's Matthew Bergey

The Infinity Group’s 22 Little West 12th Street, already home to designers Alexander McQueen and Robert Rodriguez, just got more beautiful.

Kao Group, a Japan-based beauty care company, has inked a 10-year lease in the building’s 8,800-square-foot Meatpacking District penthouse to serve as one of its training academies.

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The property is on the top two floors of the six-story building and spreads out onto an additional 1,000 square feet of Open Terrace space. The agreed-upon rent was not specified, but asking rates in the trendy area are generally between $65 and $95 per square foot.

Matthew Bergey and Stuart Siegel of CBRE Group represented Kao Group in the deal, while Philip Katz of Katz NYC represented the landlord. [Crain’s]Julie Strickland