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February 12, 2017

NEW IN TOWN

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The new dessert shop in Greenwich Village serves up cookie dough that is safe for regular consumption. It’s available by the scoop, in a milk shake or ice-cream sundae, or even as a dog-friendly treat.

The Drift

579 Meeker Ave., Brooklyn

The team behind The Commodore and El Cortez opened this restaurant and dive bar in Greenpoint. The menu features Southern cuisine.

Pourt

35 Cooper Square

This freelancer-friendly café and co-working space opened in the East Village. The workspace has 18 desks and a five-person conference room and offers bottomless coffee to visitors who pay by the hour.

River Coyote

121 Ludlow St.

This coffee shop that doubles as a wine bar opened on the Lower East Side. It offers 16 varieties of wine on tap, plus draft beers, ciders and espresso drinks.

MOVES AND EXPANSIONS

Bonjour Crêpes & Wine

34-10 30th Ave., Queens

The Manhattan-based crêperie and wine bar opened its third location, in Astoria.

Eatsa

666 Third Ave.

The San Francisco–based “quinoa Automat” opened its second Midtown East location. The fully auto- mated restaurant serves quinoa bowls and salads from glass cubbies.

Gotham Market at The Ashland

590 Fulton St., Brooklyn

Gotham Organization opened its second upscale food court, in Fort Greene, with nearly 400 seats. Its other location is in Hell’s Kitchen.

Lafayette 148 New York

Flushing Avenue at Vanderbilt Avenue

The SoHo-based global fashion brand is relocating its headquarters and related operations to Building 77 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where it will occupy 68,000 square feet. The company plans on keeping its concept store at 148 Lafayette St. in Manhattan.

Spot Dessert Bar

39-16 Prince St., Queens

The Asian-American dessert bar opened its newest location, in Flushing, with a menu designed by award-winning chef Ian Kittichai.

BANKRUPTCIES

Association for Metroarea Autistic Children Inc.

25 W. 17th St.

The association filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 20. The filing cites estimated assets and liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are 17-18 Management Co., owed $549,734.45; Boy Scouts of America/Greater NY Councils Camping Services, owed $63,108; and Business Technology Partners, owed $37,500.

Avaya Services Inc.

2 Penn Plaza

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 19. The filing cites estimated assets of $0 to $50,000 and liabilities of $1,000,000,001 to $10 billion. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Wistron InfoComm Technology (America), owed $8,843,104.85; Avnet Inc., owed $8,822,799.15; and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., owed $5,227,622.28.

Il Valentino Restaurant Inc.

1076 First Ave.

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 25. The filing cites estimated assets of $0 to $50,000 and liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are the state Department of Taxation and Finance, owed $195,365.53; Bridge Apartments Co., owed $95,114.81; and Strassburger Meats, owed $12,500.

Linden 829 Corp.

1512 E. 94th St., Brooklyn

Linden filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 30. The filing cites estimated assets of $500,001 to $1 million and liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000. The filing included no creditors with unsecured claims.

Real Estate

Retail

51 Macdougal purchased a townhouse at 51 Macdougal St. for $9.85 million. The 4,200-square-foot, 4-story building previously housed Something Special, a mailbox-rental shop that was frequented by Sarah Jessica Parker and other celebrities. Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, the estate of Lucy and Lenny Cecere, and the buyer in the deal.

BLDG Management Co. acquired a 2-story retail building at 7 E. 53rd St. for $15.25 million. Bakery chain Le Pain Quotidien currently occupies the approximately 5,285- square-foot building between Fifth and Madison avenues. Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Bank of the Philippines, and procured the buyer.

Commercial

Xerox inked a five-year lease for 26,714 square feet at 485 Lexington Ave. The copier and printing company will move into a portion of the 25th floor of the 32-story building between East 46th and East 47th streets. CBRE represented the tenant. The landlord, SL Green Realty Corp., was represented in-house. The asking rent was $72 per square foot.

Law firm Greenspoon Marder signed a seven-year sublease for 25,000 square feet at 590 Madison Ave. The firm will occupy the entire 18th floor of the building beginning in March. The asking rent was around $145 per square foot. Savills Studley represented the subtenant. The sublandlord, Washington, D.C.–based law firm Crowell & Moring, was represented by CBRE.

Miami-based truck- rental company Ryder System signed a five-year lease for a 23,000-square-foot site at 1050 Pacific St. in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The asking rent was $12 per square foot. All Points Real Estate represented the landlord, 1050 Pacific, while Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant.

Custom cabinetry and millwork company Cabinets by Stanley Inc. signed a five-year lease to relocate its headquarters from 43 Hall St. in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, to 1830 Atlantic Ave. The company will occupy 5,000 square feet in the 220,000-square-foot Halsey Industrial Complex building in Crown Heights. Pinnacle Realty represented the tenant, while Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates represented the landlord. The asking rent for the space was $16.50 per square foot. ?

Bankruptcy filings from the eastern and southern districts of New York are listed alphabetically. Stock transactions are insider transactions at New York companies obtained from Thomson Reuters and listed by size. Real estate listings are in order of square footage.