Caroline Pardo of Two Trees Management
Barneys Co-op — set to open at 194 Atlantic Avenue in Downtown
Brooklyn Sept. 1 — is the first of several new big-box retailers
coming to the neighborhood, and a prime indicator of the borough’s
shifting demographics and [more]
Literary-types appear inspired by the Dumbo waterfront: three publishing companies recently signed on for office space in the area. At 55 Washington Street, magazine publisher B Hannah inked a one-year deal for 857 square feet on the fourth floor, with river views and 13-foot ceilings. Two floors below, Flocabulary, an educational hip-hop music-focused publishing company signed a one-year lease for 915 square feet. Meanwhile, Skram Media, which serves nature buffs, took on 1,500 square feet at 20 Jay Street. Caroline Pardo of Two Trees Management handled the transactions. TRD
From the June issue: Canvassing commercial buildings — the
old-school practice of going office to office to see if tenants need
more or less space — seems to be making a comeback. While commercial
brokers can blast out mass e-mails or pick up their cell phones
whenever they want to check if tenants need more space, some are tired
of waiting around for responses. As a result, they are wearing out
their shoe leather drumming up business the old-fashioned way: face to
face. “Since the economy is in a slump, business has slowed down
drastically, and I’ve been canvassing,” said Sasha Majerovsky, vice
president of Citywide Properties. “Advertising isn’t as effective as it
used to be, and you can’t sit by the phone.” [more]
