Edison Properties announced it has signed a lease with Freshii, a popular fast casual chain that started in Canada and has expanded to over 60 US locations, for 1,829 square feet to occupy the fourth retail space at Newark’s premiere office building, Ironside Newark. Freshii is expected to open spring 2021 with a storefront on Edison Place, providing direct access to the North lobby atrium. Freshii joins other well-known retailers at Ironside Newark including Halal Guys, SportsMed Physical Therapy and Oren’s Daily Roast.
“Freshii is the ideal tenant to join our retail space at Ironside Newark, complementing our growing array of food and beverage and specialty service tenants,” said Lenny Lazzarino, Senior Vice President of Leasing of Edison Properties. “As Newark continues to reopen and kick-start its economy, Freshii will be a welcomed addition to downtown Newark, checking the box on another healthy alternative food option.”
“In spite of the pandemic and current economic moment, it’s encouraging to see continued growth and expansion at Ironside Newark and for Edison Properties,” said Allison Ladd, Director of the Economic & Housing Development of the City of Newark. “Freshii will bring vibrancy and expanded food options to Newark’s growing downtown core, perfectly timed to meet the growing demands of Newark’s citizens and working professionals.”
“As a fast-growing company, Freshii is always looking for thriving areas to expand, and Ironside in downtown Newark offered everything we’re looking for,” said Gregory Lahr, Owner of Freshii. “With direct and immediate access to Newark Penn Station and the Newark Liberty International Airport and flanked by a growing corridor of office and residential buildings, Ironside Newark is the perfect place to open our next franchise and bring healthy fast food to the local community.”
Ironside Newark, located at 110 Edison Place, is a formerly circa-1907 warehouse in downtown Newark, New Jersey that has been redeveloped and restored by Edison Properties into a premier commercial and retail hub across more than 456,000 square feet. Situated directly adjacent to Newark Penn Station and within quick distance to Newark Liberty International Airport, Ironside Newark offers unparalleled access to public transportation. Designed by the renowned New York City-based design and architecture firm Perkins Eastman, Ironside Newark boasts direct access to the new Mulberry Commons Park, a city-owned park.
Ironside Newark is currently 76 percent occupied with major tenants including Mars Wrigley Confectionary’s North American headquarters, renowned design and architecture firm Ware Malcomb, law firms Pearlman & Miranda and Robinson Miller, and the new headquarters for Edison Properties. Ironside’s office amenities include future restaurant outdoor seating and exclusive park-level retail fronting the new Mulberry Commons Park, street-level retail along Edison Place, a two-story lobby atrium, rooftop terrace, an unmatched dark fiber optic network, with loft-style and open workspaces making collaboration and connection an everyday experience.
Jason Pierson and Ryan Starkman of Pierson Commercial Real Estate represented Edison Properties. Mike Testa and Matt Kenderian of Jeffery Realty represented Freshii.
