EbLens, an urban apparel and footwear retailer, is set to open the doors of a new location at 440 North Ave. in New Rochelle later this year.
The planned opening follows the recent rezoning of downtown New Rochelle, part of the city”™s plan to revamp the area.
David Roth of Palladium Management, the New York City-based owner of the property, said New Rochelle”™s downtown has seen a spike in interest from retailers as a result of the rezoning.
Palladium bought the previously vacant lot, which once served as a supermarket and fish store, in a “distressed situation” in 2014.
Roth said that as master developer RDRXR, a joint venture of RXR and Renaissance Downtowns, prepares to carry out the revitalization plan, he expects the downtown region to attract “further interest from credit-worthy retailers.”
Torrington, Conn.-based EbLens operates more than 40 locations in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
EbLens President Richard Seaman said he is “very excited” to be part of the revitalization of downtown New Rochelle.
RM Friedland and Investment Design Properties were the brokers in the deal.
