Jupioca Healthy Juice Bar Signs Lease In Riverwalk Offering Nutritious Smoothies, Teas & Acai Bowls - Latest Update On Roosevelt Island Retail

A new retail tenant, Jupioca,

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is coming to Roosevelt Island's Southtown area this spring offering healthy juices,

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smoothies, tea and Acai bowls.

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in the former Nail Salon Space next to Starbucks.

According to this press release from Main Street Retail Master Leaseholder Hudson Related:

Hudson Related Retail LLC today announced the signing of Jupioca, a new juice, smoothie and tea shop to a 10-year, 700-square foot lease at 455 Main Street, located in the retail portion of the Riverwalk Place Apartments in a space previously housing the Swan Nail Salon. The addition of Jupioca will add to the growing, eclectic mix of storefronts on Roosevelt Island. Jupioca at 455 Main Street is expected to open in spring of 2019. Jupioca will serve juices, superfood green smoothies, protein shakes and Acai bowls, inspired by high-quality, fresh and nutritious natural ingredients.

“Jupioca will be a fantastic complement to the other offerings on the island,” said Alex Kaplan, Project Manager at The Hudson Companies. “We are glad to have quickly occupied the former nail salon space with a new and exciting option for Roosevelt Island residents and visitors.”

“We are committed to introducing every American to incredibly nutritious drinks so that everyone can enjoy their benefits,” said Jin Zheng, owner of Jupioca. Just make our no-sugar, highly nutritious drinks a part of your daily routine and see the incredible difference they make to your lifestyle. And we are so happy to announce- we are going to have Thai Roll Ice cream, a very popular frozen dessert in Asia!”

Jupioca’s drinks will be sourced daily from fresh and locally grown vegetables and fruits. The drinks will support healthy diets, and help to detox and cleanse the body. With this lease signing, Jupioca adds to their eight locations in throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Joshua Strauss and Alex Arsenis of RKF represented both Hudson Related Retail LLC and Jupioca in the deal. The nearby Shops on Main also feature a salon, dry cleaner, wine shop, diner and Chinese restaurant, all of which add to the variety of retail along the corridor.

In March of 2018, Lisa Management, the property management arm of The Hudson Companies, Inc, took over all marketing and leasing for the remaining available storefront at the Shops on Main retail corridor. Since then, Lisa Management has signed two new retail tenants: the forthcoming Liukoshui hot pot restaurant and PupCulture pet care and spa service.

Hudson Related's Alex Kaplan adds:

We are looking forward to a spring/summer 2019 opening for Café Eleanor and Hot Pot.

We are still searching for a new user for the former Riverwalk Bar & Grill space.

I asked Hudson Related regarding status of Mexican restaurant Onda which was supposed to open in 2016 but was last reported in March 2018 to still be working on obtaining their permits. Rumors are that Onda will not open but Ms Kaplan did not respond to inquires about Onda.

Also, as reported earlier today. the Dayspring Church was evicted from its stone cottage last week and the Roosevelt Island Islamic Society leased space in the former Cabrini Chapel.

More info on Roosevelt Island's new Jupioca retail store at their web site.