Outdoor gear comes to Kushner Puck Building

Charles Kushner and the Puck building

Seattle-based outdoor gear retailer Recreational Equipment has inked a deal to debut its first New York City store at Kushner Companies’ landmarked Puck Building at 295 Lafayette Street in Soho, the company announced today. The 39,000-square-foot, three-floor space will have a bike shop and “Outdoor School” courses in addition to its stock of apparel and gear when it opens in the fall of 2011. Recreational Equipment currently has 112 retail stores nationwide and is undergoing an expansion in the Tri-State area, with a Norwalk, Conn. store slated to open next month and additional locations in the region expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Terms of the lease were not disclosed, but Susan Kurland of CB Richard Ellis represented the tenant, while Lori Shabtai of Winick Realty represented Kushner. TRD