Samuel Clark III, executive director, Cushman & Wakefield, represented the Food Network in its comprehensive two-year search to find an appropriate home for its studio. This was a complex task, given the structural requirements of any property chosen, including a generous ceiling height and column spacing. According to Clark, the search encompassed the entire Tri-state region, and there were 14 properties in the running before Chelsea Market was chosen.

According to David Falk, principal, Newmark & Company Real Estate Inc., the exclusive leasing agent for Chelsea Market, the complex was ideal for the Food Network, because it offered the company the opportunity to build a studio that met its exact specifications, while housing its employees in an active and exciting workplace environment.

Food Network's brand departments such as programming, marketing, online and on-air promotions--currently housed at 1180 Avenue of the Americas--will make the move along with production and the Food Network Kitchen--currently located at 604 West 52nd Street. Other support services will remain at 1180 Avenue of the Americas.