Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida Negotiates 10-Year Lease with Investor opening New High Tech Concept in Upscale Dining at 55 West in Downtown Orlando

ORLANDO - Grubb & Ellis Commercial Florida recently completed a new 10-year lease agreement for 6,000 square feet of retail space at 55 West Marketplace, located at 54 W. Church St. in downtown Orlando.

Aaron Gray, (bottom  right photo)  associate at Grubb & Ellis
Commercial Florida, negotiated the lease on behalf of the Netherlands based landlord FFWO LLC.

The new tenant, associates of Pranna, a Southeast Asian Fusion restaurant in Manhattan, and Lotus Lounge in Washington, D.C., plans to open a restaurant lounge and bar called Blend that will hold approximately 330 people.

 Blend will feature a mix of cuisines and drinks with the latest technological advancements in the leisure and hospitality industry.

Gray said Blend’s touch tables will provide guests an interactive experience right at their tables, completely unique in this market, and iPhone applications will allow guests to both order and pay their bills through their phone.

Cynthia Hunter of Pegasus Realty represented the tenant, JSK Orlando, LLC in the transaction

CONTACTS:
Aaron Gray, 407-481-5397, agray@commercialfl.com;
Jeff Sweeney, 407-481-5387, jsweeney@commercialfl.com;
Larry Vershel 407-644-4142