From left: 52 Cooper Square, a Muji store and 51 Astor Place

Japanese enviro-retailer Muji will lease an 8,600-square-foot space at 52 Cooper Square, in the East Village, for a ten-year term, brokers for the building’s landlord told The Real Deal today. Henry Goldfarb and Stanley Lindenfeld, brokers with commercial firm Lee & Associates, said impending changes in the area spurred Muji’s decision. [more]