The CB Richard Ellis Retail Services team of Matthew Gorman and Allison Winters oversaw the leasing campaign on behalf of the sponsor/developer and negotiated the lease transaction. Robert K. Futterman & Associates and Trammell Crow Company represented Bank of America. Jonathan Krivine of Garrick-Aug Retail Leasing repped Wachovia.

"The space at Lenox Gardens provides Bank of America a prime location to reach a vast customer base," says Gorman. "Its proximity to other retailers that have recently entered the neighborhood will certainly help the bank make an immediate impact in that market." He adds that Wachovia has a strong desire to be in Harlem. And, with more than 100 feet of window frontage, the Lenox Avenue location was well-suited to the banks requirement of a strong presence entering into a rapidly growing market."

Lenox Gardens is being developed by a Bluestone Organization company in conjunction with the New York City Housing Development Corp., the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the New York City Housing Partnership. Bluestone recently completed Harriet Tubman Gardens in Harlem, an eight-story, 73-unit cooperative development located at 2235 Frederick Douglass Blvd. between West 120th and West 121st streets.