NEW YORK CITY—Kushner Cos. has entered into an agreement to acquire the retail condominium at 229 W.43rd St.—the former New York Times building—for a purchase price of $296 million. The seller is a partnership between Africa Israel USA and an affiliate of Five Mile Capital Partners.
The space—located in the Times Square corridor —includes a total of 250,000 square feet of retail contiguous through the full block, with frontage on both 43rd and 44th streets.
Kushner Cos. was represented by CBRE in this transaction, with legal counsel by Fried Frank. The seller was advised by Helen Hwang of Cushman & Wakefield, and legal counsel of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman.
“We're excited to acquire this wonderful Times Square retail condo, located in one of the world's most popular tourist destinations,” says Kushner Cos. CEO Jared Kushner. “We believe this will be a great long term asset, and a draw for retailers.”
Floorplates in the condominium are exceptionally large—up to 45,000 square feet—and the space also offers high ceilings and access to the over 100 million pedestrians who pass through Times Square each year.
“We are proud to have overseen the transformation of this trophy asset, and are pleased to have transferred the stewardship to such an outstanding organization as the Kushner Companies,” adds Africa Israel's CEO Chagit Sofiev Leviev.
Kushner Cos. will work to lease 60,000 square feet of available retail space at the building, where current retail tenants include Bowlmor Lanes, Haru Times Square and Guitar Center.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
