Westport, CT Franco Fellah, executive vice president at HK Group, has finalized two Main St. retail leases.
Matt Bernson, a women shoe and accessories designer from New York City, has leased 1,000 s/f at 136 Main St., Brooks Corner, next to Williams Sonoma, Brooks Brothers and Lux, Bond & Green Jewelers.
A number of celebrities shop for footwear, leather goods and jewelry at Bernson’s Tribeca boutique, as featured on his web site. The store opened during the first week of December.
Shoe-Inn, a woman’s designer shoe store will double it space moving from 38 Main St., where it rented 1,200 s/f of space since 1973, to 21 Main St., where it leased 2,355 s/f previously occupied by Henry Lehr. The store is located directly between Ann Taylor Loft and Pottery Barn.
Shoe-Inn operates seven ladies shoes and accessories stores in Westport, Conn., East Hampton, West Hampton Beach, and Rye Brook, N.Y., Livingston, Englewood and Ridgewood, N.J. The new Westport store will open in February.
Fellah of HK Group was the only broker in both transactions.
Hyannis, MA The Landing at Hyannis continues its transformation with three new businesses joining its roster of retail and dining options. These brands, making their debut on Cape Cod, include fashion retailer Nordstrom Rack, physician-owned medical spa SkinMD, and eyewear retailer Warby Parker.
Placemaking. That is the word for 2024. While the concept has historical precedence in urban development, it became part of our current culture in the 1960’s when urbanists started to think about cities for people, not just cars.