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New York & Tri-State  + Downtown New York  + Office  |  September 20, 2022
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

GFP Secures Quartet of Leases at 80 Eighth Ave.

GFP Real Estate recently secured four lease transactions totaling 8,910 square feet at 80 Eighth Ave in Chelsea. The firm’s Matthew Mandell represented ownership in the following leases: 

  • Longtime tenant Whitman Insight Strategies signed a 10-year lease extension for 3,542 retail square feet, represented by Jeffrey Nissani of JSN Properties. 
  • Center for an Urban Future signed a seven-year lease, 2491-square-foot lease, represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s Debra Wollens.  
  • Psychiatrist Justin C James D.O signed a three-year lease extension for 2,057 square feet, represented by Mandell and GFP’s Sam Mohabir.  
  • Rockline Corp., a construction and remodeling company, signed a three-year lease for 820 retail square feet, represented by Brickhouse Group LLC’s Katarina Sundqvist. 

“We are starting to see office leasing activity surging in Manhattan as more and more as companies—and their workers—begin returning to the office,” said Mandell. 

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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