By Gus Delaporte 3/06 8:00am

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Springs Global Signs Lease at 100-104 Fifth Avenue

Brazil-based Springs Global, a company that manufactures home furnishings, has signed a 10-year lease for a 10,666-square-foot showroom at 100-104 Fifth Avenue. Asking rent was $60 per square foot.

Springs Global is moving from a neighboring building where it will sublease its space. 100-104 Fifth Avenue is jointly owned by the Kaufman Organization, also the landlord, and Invesco Real Estate. The lease was reported yesterday by Crain’s. Read More

By Billy Gray 2/13 7:30am

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The soon-to-shutter Mesa Grill at 102 Fifth Avenue. (Photo Courtesy of Douglas Elliman)

Douglas Elliman Markets Fifth Avenue Stores Vacated By Arden B., Mesa Grill

Douglas Elliman Retail Group Chairman Faith Hope Consolo and Executive Vice President Joseph Aquino are marketing the adjacent retail spaces at 102 and 104 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District.

The 4,000-square-foot 102 Fifth Avenue will soon be vacated by Mesa Grill, celebrity chef Bobby Flay‘s 22-year-old Southwestern restaurant, whose possible closure Zagat first reported nine months ago. The 150-seat restaurant was due to shutter today, but the landlord gave it a 90- to 120-day extension.

The women’s clothing and accessories chain Arden B. already closed at the 2,200-square-foot 104 Fifth Avenue. Combined, the stores have 60 feet of frontage.

“Right now we’ve got a half-dozen offers and we haven’t said yes to anybody,” Mr. Aquino said. “A couple of restaurants want to take Mesa Grill, another two want to take all of both spaces for retail and another two are interested in the former Arden B.” Read More

By Daniel Edward Rosen 6/21/12 3:38pm

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Yelp Taking An Additional 20,000 Square Feet at 100-104 Fifth Avenue

Yelp, the user-generated review site, has signed a 7-year lease to take an additional 20,000 square feet at 100-104 Fifth Avenue, The Commercial Observer has learned.

All told, the San Francisco-based tech company will be occupying 29,505 square feet in the building, which is jointly owned by The Kaufman Organization and Invesco Real Estate. 

Yelp signed a 9,505 square foot lease in the Fall of 2011.  Read More

By Daniel Geiger 2/28/12 1:26pm

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Knewton Signs Lease on Fifth Avenue

The wave of tech tenant leasing deals in Midtown South continues.

Knewton Inc., a provider of sophisticated online-based learning and education programs for students and test takers, has signed a 16,000-square-foot lease at 100-104 Fifth Avenue, an office building owned by the Kaufman Organization. The term of the deal, which is for the 20-story building’s entire eighth floor, stretches ten years. Asking rents for the space were $55 per square foot. Read More

By Daniel Edward Rosen 11/21/11 3:22pm

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What you Infor? Georgia-based software firm becomes latest "Alley" cat

As the old adage goes, you only have one chance to make a first impression.

For Infor, a business software company whose roster of 70,000 clients – Saab, AB World Foods, Foxwood Casinos, et al – are far more recognizable than they are, moving into New York City’s growing tech market is as good as telling the world you’re ready to play with the big boys.

Infor signed a long-term lease at 641 Avenue of the Americas, an eight-story building owned by Atlas  Capital Group, officials announced earlier today. Read More

By Daniel Edward Rosen 11/01/11 11:19am

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Yelp is on the way.

Yelp is on the Way!

Right from the gate, the Invesco Real Estate-Kaufman Organization partnership behind 100-104 Fifth Avenue followed a simple motto: Go big on tech or go home.

Since acquiring the building in January 2011, the Kaufman Organization has leased 100,000 square feet to new tech tenants, including 45,000 square feet to Apple’s iAd mobile advertising unit.

“We’ve been on a tear,” said Grant Greenspan, a principal at the Kaufman Organization. Read More