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Clockwise from left: 475 Clermont Avenue, 5200 1st Avenue and 445 Albee Square West in Brooklyn (Google Maps; StreetEasy)
With Manhattan in dismay, Brooklyn came to play.
With more people staying home in the outer boroughs this year, retailers came to them, signing leases for some major square footage.
But half of the year’s largest leases were signed in January and February, before the impact of the pandemic became clear.
The deals varied greatly. Some were your traditional clothing store or gym, while others consisted of night clubs and even schools. Educational users accounted for two of the 10 largest leases by square footage, with another taking the 11th spot.