High-end apparel company Arc’teryx moving to Rockefeller Center

Arc’teryx, the Canada-based maker of high-end outdoor apparel and equipment with five Manhattan stores, is braving the biggest retail stage of all — Rockefeller Center. The company signed a lease for 12,689 square feet at Tishman Speyer’s 600 Fifth Ave. between East 48th and 49th Streets. The two-story location will replace Aritzia, which the Commercial … Read more

Gucci owner pays nearly $1B to scoop up tower on red-haute Fifth Avenue

The owners of Gucci on Monday bought a prime Fifth Avenue retail property for a whopping $963 million — and it could mean the boot for rival fashion house Armani from its flagship location. Gucci’s parent Kering scooped up the 115,000 square-foot, three-level retail space at 715-717 Fifth Ave., at East 56th Street, which sits … Read more