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From apothecaries to Apple cubes, David LaPierre sows seeds for retail ...

By Liana Grey

Not long after David LaPierre joined CB Richard Ellis, back when the firm was known as Edward S. Gordon, he inked a deal on Spring Street for Caswell and Massey, a 260-year-old apothecary that claims to have sold cologne to George Washington.

Nearly 20 years later, he finds himself in midtown mulling ideas for what could be one of the most ultra-modern retail sites in the city. LaPierre has begun courting tenants for the mixed-use complex now under construction on 57th Street between Park and Madison Avenues, at the site of the now-demolished Drake Hotel.

CIM Group — which bought the coveted site from Harry Macklowe last January — has been tight lipped about plans for the site, although Macklowe told guests at a Massey Knakal real estate symposium last month it would be a “monumental building” and “as much of an icon as the Apple cube,” that he welcomed to the General Motors Building when he owned it.

LaPierre predicts 57th Street is ripe for the arrival of high-end electronics brands and said, “I can see Apple deciding it needs to off-load volume on Fifth Avenue with a creative flagship.”

Under current plans for the 200,000 s/f Drake project, which is slated for completion in 2015, Apple would have the artistic license to design its own storefront, were it to so choose. “We’ll let people create a façade,” LaPierre said, adding that talks are in the early stages with clothiers, jewelry boutiques, and other upscale retailers that have traditionally been attracted to the block.

At Milford Plaza, a hotel on Eighth Avenue between 44th and 45th Streets with 30,000 s/f of vacant retail space, which has already undergone a thorough makeover, LaPierre expects to deliver tenants “within the year.” He said, “Milford completely refaced the building.” He has spoken with “cool apparel-type brands” and service-oriented retailers, all hoping to capitalize on the building’s location in what promises to be the Big Apple’s next hot retail corridor, within the shadow of Times Square and 40% of the city’s theaters.

But don’t expect an Eataly II to sign a lease. “There’s been a lack of interest from food businesses,” LaPierre noted.

LaPierre recalled a lengthy campaign working with celebrity chef Mario Batali checking out sites for the Italian food emporium when it first began scouting for its first US outpost. Batali and his business partner, Joe Bastianich, quickly ruled out anything above 23rd Street.

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