What’s The Deal With Roosevelt Island Main Street Retail – Full Update From Master Leaseholder Hudson Related & Broker Cushman & Wakefield Begins Roosevelt Island Re-Branding To Retailers

As reported September 17 , Roosevelt Island Main Street Master Retail Leaseholder Hudson Related hired Cushman & Wakefield as the new leasing broker to try and rent the long vacant Roosevelt Island Main Street stores.

Image Of Vacant Rivercross 503 Main Street Store The Roosevelt Island Residents Association ( RIRA ) Main Street Retail Committee met September 25 with Hudson Related representative Pedram Mahdavi and Main Street Retail Stores new leasing broker Michael Azarian from Cushman & Wakefield to get a status update. I asked Mr. Azarian how Cushman & Wakefield will market Roosevelt Island Main Street stores to retailers and overcome the problem of potential store owners coming to Roosevelt Island on a weekday afternoon and seeing very few people on the street.

Mr. Azarian and Mr. Mahdavi spoke with the RIRA Main Street Retail Committee for about an hour. Here’s . Part 1.

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Here’s Cushman & Wakefield Roosevelt Island Shops On Main Street Brochure. The Roosevelt Island Main Street Trellis Dine hopes to re-open in January 2016 and has started a Kickstarter fundraising campaign to help them complete renovations.