LensCrafters signs 10-year B'way lease.Rose Associates, Inc., acting as agent for the owner, has completed a lease for LensCrafters LensCrafters is North America's largest retailer of prescription eyewear, as well as non-prescription sunglasses. LensCrafters was founded in 1983 and has subsequently expanded to over 850 stores in Canada, the United States, and Puerto Rico. Optique at the mixed-use Georgetown Plaza, 755 Broadway between Astor Place and East Eighth Street. The eyewear eye·wear n. 1. Eyeglasses, goggles, or other objects worn over the eyes. 2. Fashionable eyeglasses. retailer signed a 10-year lease for 850 square feet. Bruce Bruce, Scottish royal family descended from an 11th-century Norman duke, Robert de Brus. He aided William I in his conquest of England (1066) and was given lands in England. Spiegel, senior managing director of commercial leasing for Rose Associates, represented building owner Rose Associates in the transaction. LensCrafters Optique was represented by DiMucci Partners. "LensCrafters Optique is a great addition to the area," said Spiegel. "The eyewear retailer is looking to cater to the area's youthful demographic. LensCrafters Optique took a site on a prominent corner, solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. the building's strong tenant base." LensCrafters Optique joins Benetton, Sisley, Athletes' Foot and The Body Shop at Georgetown Plaza. LensCrafters is a division of Luxottica S.p.A, the largest eyewear retailer in the world. The new store, which opened in August, offers a more express concept featuring eyewear for fashion-conscious shoppers. Earlier this year. Rose Associates signed LensCrafters Optique to 1,250 square feet at The Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. at Cheisva, 776 Avenue of the Americas. |
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