Townhouse Brokerage Leslie Garfield Inks Office Lease in Brooklyn Heights
By Amanda Schiavo November 10, 2026 1:14 pm
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Leslie Garfield, a New York City-focused townhouse brokerage, has relocated to a larger office along Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, Commercial Observer has learned.
Founded 50 years ago by Leslie J. Garfield, who died in 2022, the firm inked a “long-term,” 1,600-square-foot office lease covering the entire second floor of Owen Realty’s 156 Montague Street, a townhouse-style office property, a source close to the deal told CO.
Leslie Garfield relocated from a smaller office space at 122 Montague Street. The firm also has an office at 505 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.
“Our former space at 122 Montague Street served us well, but as our Brooklyn business continued to grow, we needed a larger space to accommodate our expanding team,” Matthew Lesser, senior partner at Leslie Garfield, told CO. “We are particularly pleased to have secured a long-term lease along Montague Street, one of Brooklyn Heights’ most established retail corridors, which has seen renewed activity and increased demand. The new space reflects our continued investment in Brooklyn and reinforces our commitment to serving the borough’s townhouse market for years to come.”
The asking rent was $77 per square foot. JLL negotiated the deal for the landlord, but the names of the brokers who worked on the lease were not immediately available. Jeffrey Lopez from Lee & Associates brokered the deal on behalf of the tenant.
Some of the firm’s recent townhouse sales include the $9.4 million sale of 374 Washington Avenue, a 7,000-square-foot, five-bedroom townhouse in historic Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. The firm also lists the former home of art historian Susan Weber Soros at 116 East 70th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as one of the properties it is selling for $22.5 million.
At 156 Montague Street, Leslie Garfield will join baby stroller brand Uppababy, which signed a lease for 3,780 square feet of retail space at the base of the property in September.
Amanda Schiavo can be reached at aschiavo@commercialobserver.com.
