Atlas Men's Health to open first Manhattan clinic
The Long Island-based men's health clinic will occupy a 3,800-square-foot space on the sixth floor of 505 Eighth Ave. in Midtown. The location will serve as the clinic's general and executives offices as well as a site for patient consultations and services.
The lease is for five years.
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GFP Real Estate, the landlord, was represented in-house by Allen Gurevich while Atlas Men's Health was represented by OfficeNYC.com Inc.'s Uriel Gandelman on the deal.
'Atlas is opening a location in Midtown Manhattan to make care more accessible for patients who live or work in the city,' Jenny Kaur, regional director at Atlas Men's Health, said in an email statement. 'By expanding into Midtown, Atlas is meeting the growing demand for men's health services while providing greater convenience and visibility in a central location.'
Atlas Men's Health currently has one location in Long Island's East Meadow hamlet.
The new tenant will join a roster at 505 Eighth Ave. that includes advertising company Mesmerize Media, nonprofit Cicatelli Associates Inc. and law firm Shankar Ninan & Co. LLP.
The 25-story, 275,000-square-foot office building, which was originally known as the Hoover Building, features a modernized, 24/7 attended lobby.
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