After opening more than 900 stores across the U.S., arts and crafts retailer Hobby Lobby will make its New York City debut in the former Babies R Us space at the Crossing on the Staten Island Mall Ring Road, announced Katz & Associates.
The firm’s Brian Katz and Daniel DePasquale helped secure the 42,768-square-foot location along with Graeme Keith of The Keith Corp. The store is slated to open in the first quarter of 2023. Alex Varon of Brookfield Properties represented the landlord in-house in the transaction.
“Katz & Associates has worked with Hobby Lobby since 2013, helping with their expansion throughout Florida and Pennsylvania, so it’s really exciting to help this top-notch retailer enter the New York City market with a new store on Staten Island,” said Brian Katz, CEO, Katz & Associates. “We are actively seeking locations in all of the other boroughs and expect to have more exciting news soon.”
