New York’s Richard LeFrak Has Been Putting On a Clinic in Miami

Commercial Observer

07 May 2025

His 185-acrea SoLe Mia in North Miami aims to recreate some of the successes enjoyed in New Jersey and New York

Italian Luxury Retailer Loro Piana Takes 25K SF at LeFrak’s 40 West 57th Street

Commercial Observer

13 January 2025

Italian luxury fashion retailer Loro Piana bid “arrivederci” to its Fifth Avenue offices and will move into LeFrak’s 40 West 57th Street. Loro Piana, which specializes in textile manufacturing and cashmere, has signed a lease for 25,000 square feet on the entire 21st floor of the 36-story Midtown office building, according to broker CBRE (CBRE). The luxury brand plans to move from its current digs at 711 Fifth Avenue, according to the New York Post, 

LeFrak, Fidelity Investments ink 185,000 sq. ft. lease renewal at Jersey City office tower

Real Estate NJ

15 July 2024

LeFrak has signed a nearly 185,000-square-foot lease renewal with Fidelity Investments, a longtime tenant at one of the developer’s Jersey City office towers. The financial services firm, which is based in Boston, has occupied space at LeFrak’s 499 Washington Blvd. since 2012. It’s among the many tenants at the 14-story, 550,000-square-foot structure in the acclaimed Newport district, where tenants are steps from mass transit and just across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan. The leasing team included LeFrak’s Meredith Jackness and Ray Kawas and CBRE’s Howard Fiddle, Greg Barkan, Erin Wenzler and Ben Joseph, according to the landlord. CBRE’s Patrick Cavanagh and Matthew Saker represented the tenant.