Gap takes office at NY REIT’s 1440 Broadway

Clothing retail giant signs up for 34K sf at Midtown office building

1440 Broadway
1440 Broadway in Midtown (inset: Michael Happel)

Gap is taking 34,000 square feet at New York REIT’s 1440 Broadway office building in Midtown, the real estate investment trust announced.

The clothing retailer signed a 10-year lease at the 25-story, 749,000-square-foot building, located between West 40th and West 41st streets. The lease increases the building’s occupancy to 96.7 percent from 92.1 percent, New York REIT CEO Michael Happel said in a statement.

David Falk, Eric Cagner and Jason Greenstein of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord in the deal, according to the New York Observer.

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Current building tenants include Razorfish, Advance Finance Group, Fifth & Pacific and Mizuho Capital Markets. CVS inked a lease for 22,000 square feet at the building in April.

New York REIT and parent company American Realty Capital acquired the office building from Rockpoint Group and Monday Properties for $529 million in 2013m, as The Real Deal first reported.

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