Faith Hope Consolo’s other half storms the fashion scene

Joseph Aquino, the one-time manager for a collection of Jack LaLanne fitness center franchises, has become a mainstay of the Manhattan retail scene, according to the New York Observer, which profiled the luxury fashion aficionado. Aquino, a Prudential Douglas Elliman broker whose name is synonymous with partner and retail powerhouse Faith Hope Consolo, has brokered deals for brands like Hermes and David Yurman during his 25-year career in real estate, during which time he’s brokered around $2 billion in deals. Aquino can also take credit for bringing off-beat brands to the city — he recently brokered a deal for Indian haute couture brand Kamaya to lease 4,300-square-feet at 717 Madison Avenue between 63rd and 64th streets. [NYO]