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New York & Tri-State  + Midtown New York  + Hospitality  |  February 11, 2025
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

Iron Chef Morimoto Returning to NYC with Midtown South Lease

Koeppel Rosen LLC, leasing and management agent for the Rosen family portfolio, announced a 17,642-square-foot, 20-year lease with Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto and Montclair Hospitality Group for a new restaurant located at 1255 Broadway within the 1261 Broadway office building in Midtown South. The high-end restaurant concept, marking the return of Miromoto to New York, will occupy the entire ground floor space at 1261 Broadway.

“We are incredibly excited to help bring Chef Morimoto’s world-class fine dining back to Manhattan with his new restaurant at 1261 Broadway,” said Max Koeppel, director of leasing, Koeppel Rosen. “The space offered everything Chef was looking for as he makes his return to New York City, and securing a new long-term lease agreement with one of the world’s culinary legends is validation of both the exceptional quality of the building as well as its ideal Midtown location.” 

Morimoto was represented by Amy Zhen and Steven Soutendijk of Cushman & Wakefield. Ownership was represented in-house by Koeppel.

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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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