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Room 11 Hospitality’s Event Concept Coming to Williamsburg 

La Sirena Events d/b/a VESPER has signed a 15-year, 23,000-square-foot lease with Rubenstein Partners at 25 Kent, a mixed-use building in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The event and catering venture, created by Room 11 Hospitality, will open its inaugural location in Spring 2025. 

VESPER will offer an events and catering venue, accommodating up to 400 guests with indoor and outdoor spaces on the building’s fourth floor. The venue features 15-foot floor-to-ceiling windows with views of Bushwick Inlet Park, the East River, and the Manhattan Skyline. 

“As the appetite for utilizing office spaces for alternate uses continues to evolve and the element of versatility across commercial real estate properties continues to become paramount, we’re thrilled to welcome La Sirena Events to 25 Kent,” said Joe Zuber, Regional Director, NY Metro & New England, Rubenstein Partners. 

Sam Seiler and Joe Whitten Morris of JLL represented the landlord in the deal. The tenant was represented by Sam Seiler and Joseph Sipala at JLL. 

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