Stu Morden serves clients throughout New York City and specializes in retail leasing transactions, most often in Manhattan. He has lived in New York all his life and has an intimate knowledge of the retail marketplace. Mr. Morden joined Newmark Knight Frank Retail in 1997. His most notable achievement since joining the firm was representing Whole Foods Market on its flagship store installation at 250 Seventh Avenue – a transaction that was chosen as the Most Creative Retail Deal of the Year for 2000 by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). He has worked closely with Columbia University and Barnard College, bringing the West End Café, Liberty House, Nussbaum & Wu Bakery and Ollie’s Chinese Restaurant to University owned properties. He has also represented T. Anthony Leather on Park Avenue, Jeffrey Stein Salons (7 stores), Bruno Ravioli (3 stores), Starbucks (3 stores), Sovereign Bank, Bank of America (2 locations), Duane Reade (3 stores), Mainland and Cesca Restaurants, McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Lenscrafters and numerous other local, national and regional tenants throughout his 20-year history in retail leasing. On the ownership side, Mr. Morden serves as leasing agent at four Upper West Side buildings of Roxann Management and has attracted tenants such as Gabriella’s Restaurant, LaBrea Card and Gift Shop, Kosher Marketplace, Sovereign Bank and Bank of America to Mr. Katz’s properties. Mr. Morden is a member of REBNY and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and is a nationally rated chess player; a game he feels has prepared him well for his real estate career. Mr. Morden earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College.