Cajun seafood joint ‘splashes’ on scene
Hook & Reel agrees to 15-year lease at Concourse Plaza in the south Bronx
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The south Bronx has quite
a catch coming to Concourse
Plaza on E. 161st Street.
Maryland-based Cajun seafood
restaurant Hook & Reel
has agreed to a 15-year lease
for 5,656 square feet of crawfi
sh, lobster tail, snow crab, as
well as catfi sh sliders, seafood
po’ boys, hush puppies, paella
and many more delectable
marine bites.
Hook & Reel will be constructed
on the plaza’s
ground fl oor next to anchor
tenant, Food Bazaar Supermarket
over the upcoming
few months, according to the
shopping center’s owner and
manager, The Feil Organization,
which owns 24 million
square feet of retail and commercial
space and over 5,000
residential rental units.
The fast-casual restaurant
will be the second restaurant
at Concourse Plaza, now sharing
the space with the 9,596
square foot Hibachi Grill
& Supreme Buffet, a tenant
since 2016.
“The leasing of a second
restaurant location for this
tenant in the same center,
even during the COVID-19
pandemic indicates the
strength of the shopping center,
serving both the densely
populated community and
the neighboring court house,”
stated Randall Briskin, vice
president of leasing at The
Feil Organization.
This addition complements
an $18 million renovation
to the plaza from 2016,
one which included a revamping
of the 51,680 square foot
Food Bazaar, making it one of
the largest grocery stores in
the Bronx.
It also repositioned the
shopping center to include
a façade renovation and
the” retenanting” of the
plaza with prominent retailers
such as Kidstown and
Rainbow Stores.
To date, Concourse Plaza’s
current tenant roster
now includes Blink Fitness,
Hibachi Grill, CVS, Santander,
Bank of America and
Hook & Reel’s newest location in the south Bronx. The Feil Organization
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Developers also cited its
proximity to major highways
such as I-87 and the Cross
Bronx Expressway as a convenience
for travelers who
could park in one of 1,200
spaces at Concourse Plaza
Originally opened in 2015,
the seafood chain now operates
42 locations in 22 states
across America.
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