The lease signing marks the completion of retail leasing at Estela, with all 10,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space now fully occupied.

Food Market will lease 2,156 square feet on the street level with an additional 887 square feet in the cellar of Estela’s ground-floor retail space. With the addition of Food Market, the 10,000 square feet of retail space at Estela, 414 and 445 Gerard Ave., is fully leased.

“Achieving 100 percent retail leased is a major accomplishment that demonstrates Estela’s resonance as a high-quality product and the strength of Mott Haven as a growing mixed-use neighborhood,” Matt Schwartz, co-CEO of Domain, said in a statement. “Businesses want to be a part of Estela, as well as this era of growth in Mott Haven, and we welcome Food Market to our community.”

Mott Haven's mixed-income building Estela has just reached 100% retail occupancy with a grocery store lease.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that Maison Métier and The Barnett, two celebrated New Orleans properties located adjacent to one another and offering convenient access to the renowned French Quarter, have officially joined World of Hyatt loyalty program and respective Hyatt brands.

Take a beautiful room that deserves a first-class restaurant, in a part of New Orleans where the dining scene is seeing much change; add a rising local hospitality team that’s already made two stand-out hits across town. There you have Brutto Americano (600 Carondelet St.) and the reasons for my excitement at the debut of this modern, mostly Italian restaurant in the CBD.

Residential leasing has been launched for all 499 units in the Jasper, a mixed-use development at 2-33 50th Ave., just half a block away from Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City. The units range in size from studios to three-bedrooms. The prices for the units being leased range from $3,000 to $8,000. Resident move-ins will begin this spring.

Grocery store Gowanus Marketplace and pottery studio Hey Clay will move into retail space at 420 Carroll, the two-building residential development in Gowanus, Brooklyn, owned by The Domain Companies.

Restaurateurs Chef Brian Burns and Reno De Ranieri have unveiled their latest venture Brutto Americano. The new restaurant is set to open March 14 inside the reimagined Barnett Hotel.

The new grocery and pottery studio both opening in summer 2025 will respectively occupy 2,234 and 1,750 square feet in the two-building development 420 Carroll that has brought 360 homes to Gowanus. Gowanus Marketplace will offer a wide variety of local and organic foods, sandwiches, salads, freshly squeezed juice, smoothies, and a full cafe. Hey Clay pottery studio will offer classes and memberships for new and seasoned potters.