PHILADELPHIA, PA—CBRE has arranged the lease of Hai Street Kitchen and Co.'s newest Philadelphia location, a University City store located at 125 S. 40th Street. The fresh, Japanese-casual restaurant opened its first location at 32 S. 18th Street (between Market and Chestnut) in 2014. David Orkin and Jackie Balin of CBRE have an exclusive relationship with Hai Street and represented them in the lease.
“Hai Street has been very successful in Philadelphia, having been recognized by Zagat as one of the hottest new restaurants in Philadelphia,” says Balin, senior associate with CBRE's retail group. “Venturing into University City makes perfect sense. Between the growing employment base and the Penn and Drexel campus, there is a built-in natural customer base there, and we expect they will do very well.”
“This expansion is just the beginning,” says Orkin, executive vice president with CBRE's retail brokerage team. “The company is actively seeking new locations to continue to bring their unique style to a greater reach in the city. We look forward to continuing this relationship and I know the people of Philadelphia are looking forward to new locations, as well.”
The University City location offers extended hours and will be open from 11am to 10pm, seven days a week.
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Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
