Winick Realty Group leases two New York storefronts

New York -- Winick Realty Group has leased two retail storefronts in the Nolita neighborhood of New York. The 700-sq.-ft. spaces were previously ground-floor apartments and had never housed retail before.



“Landlord Samy Mahfar made a substantial investment to refurbish what had previously been an eyesore on the block,” said Winick Realty Group executive VP Darrell Rubens, who represented Mahfar along with Lee Block. “He refaced the building and created retail space at the base in order to make the block and the building a better fit for the neighborhood.”



Rubens and Block worked with Mahfar at every step of the leasing process, consulting with him as he designed the retail storefronts, installed new floors and restored the exposed brick walls in the spaces. Ownership decided to lease the two retail spaces to Paint Box, an art gallery and custom framing store with five other Manhattan locations, and The Clay Pot, a boutique jewelry store with one location in Park Slope, Brooklyn.



Winick Realty Group’s Matthew Ball represented Paint Box, which is opening in October, and also assisted Rubens and Block in representing Mahfar in The Clay Pot lease. The Clay Pot, which will be open in time for the holiday season, was represented by Andrew Mendel and Lindsay Charles of Ripco.