Update On Roosevelt Island Main Street Retail On RIOC Real Estate Advisory Committee Agenda For Tomorrow - Interview With Hudson Related's David Kramer On Main Street Retail

According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the Real Estate Development Advisory Committee of the RIOC Board of Directors will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at the RIOC administrative office, 591 Main Street, Roosevelt Island, New York.

Amended Agenda:

1. Chair's Motion for Executive Session for an Update on Current Negotiations Regarding Main Street Retail Sublease
2. Update on Main Street Retail Progress
3. Any Other Committee Business That May be Brought Before the Committee

An audio webcast of the meeting will be available soon thereafter.

During March 6 Gristedes Grand Re-Opening, I spoke with Main Street Master Leaseholder Hudson Related's David Kramer. According to Mr. Kramer:

...Trellis is starting renovation sometime this calendar year.... two more stores are about to open... three or four in the pipeline...

... Main Street retail is going to look great, its going to be populated with much better stores and I think success will beget success...

Here's the rest of the interview.



Hudson Related is also scheduled to begin the Main Street Arcade renovations,

 including removing of Arcade windows, very soon.

Hopefully, we will get more information tomorrow.