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Urbanspace Will Open Food Hall in George Comfort’s Midtown Tower

George Comfort & Sons finalized an agreement with Urbanspace, the team behind some of New York City’s most popular markets, to open a new food hall on the ground floor of 135 W. 50th St., its 925,000-square-foot Midtown tower.

Under the 20-year lease, Urbanspace will open its newest location in 15,000 square feet.  The tenant will take control of the space in the first quarter of 2020, and the food hall is planning to open next summer.

“Urbanspace has a successful track record of producing elevated public spaces with high-quality options and distinct design, which made it the perfect fit for our reimagined retail space,” said Peter S. Duncan, president and CEO of George Comfort & Sons.

Duncan, Alexander Bermingham, Matt Coudert and Andrew Conrad represented George Comfort & Sons in-house, while Gordon Ogden and Benjamin Mohr of Byrnam Wood LLC represented Urbanspace in the transaction.

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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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