August News Roundup

August news highlights include restaurant openings and announcements, new office tenants, and hotel construction progress. Stay in the know with the latest Flatiron News.

Restaurants & Bars

• Black Barn Restaurant reopened in NoMad (via Gotham Magazine).
• NuLeaf opened it first location in Flatiron (via Eater NY).
• Chef Toshio Tanahashi from Eleven Madison Park is featured in a Q&A about the plant-based menu (via Green Queen).
• Hawksmoor, Tortazo NoMad, and Zaytina are featured in ‘The most exciting restaurants opening in New York City this fall’ (via Crain’s New York).
• Eric Finkelstein and Matt Ross leased Eisenberg’s luncheonette location and plans to “bring [Eisenberg] back from the brink” (via Grub Street).

District Businesses

• Mastercard Inc. renovated its 150 5th Avenue offices including telephone booths and Zoom-friendly conference rooms for the hybrid work enviroment (via Bloomberg).
• Life Time’s fitness app, TB12, is mentioned in ‘The 5 best free and paid fitness apps for men and women to try in 2021′ (via New York Post).
• Alo Yoga became an official wellness partner of New York Fashion Week and plans to host events in Flatiron and SoHo from Sept. 6 to 12 (via WWD).
• GlossLab, a membership-based nail studio, opened an additional location in the Flatiron District (via Beauty Packaging).
• The NoMad Hotel opened a London location in the formerly Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Police Station (via Forbes).

Real Estate

• Chainalysis, a cryptocurrency and blockchain startup, leased 40,000SF HQ at 114 Fifth Avenue (via Crain’s New York).
• Welcome Homes, a digital home building firm, leased a 4,700 square foot office at 41 Madison Avenue from Handler Real Esate Organization (via Real Estate Weekly).
• Richmond Hill Investment Co. moved into a 4,400 square foot office at 381 Park Avenue South (via Commercial Observer).
• Jeff Bezos purchased more space at the pre-war 212 Fifth Avenue for $119 million (via Architectural Digest).
• The former Desmond’s Tavern space at 433 Park Avenue South will become a 2,400-square-foot music venue (via Commercial Observer).

Around the Neighborhood

• NYC Homecoming Week highlighted Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest as “a symbol of climate change” (via Patch).
• Madison Square Park’s origin history of Manhattan’s original potter’s field is mentioned in ‘Serveral of NYC’s public parks got their starts as mass graves before become green space’ (via Brooklyn Based).

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