Tamashii Nations to Open New Toys and Collectibles Store at 1500 Broadway

CBRE announced today that Tamashii Nations, Japan’s #1 collectibles brand offering a wide range of high-quality figures from anime, games and popular films, inked a new retail lease at 1500 Broadway. Tamashii Nations, which is owned by Bandai Namco, committed to a 1,324 sq.-ft. lease of prime ground floor retail spaces to serve as its newest location in New York City.

CBRE’s Henry Rossignol and Anthony Stanford spearhead the retail leasing campaign at 1500 Broadway and facilitated the lease negotiations on behalf of ownership, Tamares Real Estate Holdings, a global private investment group with a portfolio worth approximately $3 billion.

“We believe Times Square is the perfect location to introduce Tamashii Nations to the New York City market in this initial short-term deal given the company’s expanding popularity and international presence, and we are incredibly excited to welcome them to 1500 Broadway,” said Mr. Rossignol.

Located between 43rd and 44th streets, 1500 Broadway is a 500,000 sq.-ft. Class A office tower located in the heart of the Times Square Bow Tie. The building is adjacent to ABC News’ Good Morning America studio, where the show is broadcast live each morning, in addition to sharing its home with the New Year’s Eve ball drop site. 1500 Broadway is directly across from the Times Square subway, New York City’s most trafficked station, and is also within walking distance to Grand Central, the Port Authority and Penn Station.

Maki Yamamoto of ARBA-L New York represented Tamashii Nations in the lease negotiations.

Bandai Namco is a Japanese multinational holding company, production enterprise and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, formed from the merger of Bandai and Namco on September 29, 2005.The company specializes in toys, video games, arcades, anime, restaurants, and amusement parks.