Karen Bellantoni
Executive Vice President
521 Fifth Avenue
Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10175
P 212.331.0116
F 212.599.3744
Executive Vice President
521 Fifth Avenue
Seventh Floor
New York, NY 10175
P 212.331.0116
F 212.599.3744
Ms. Bellantoni has more than 23 years of experience in retail, retail leasing and merchandising. She specializes in tenant and landlord representation in Manhattan and most major markets throughout the United States.
Ms. Bellantoni has represented numerous institutional and entrepreneurial owners in the successful leasing of their retail space, including The Related Companies; RFR Realty, LLC; Hines; Taconic Investment Partners; and The Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
She represents an equally impressive list of retailers. She has secured more than 40 national locations for Solstice Sunglass Boutique and 12 New York City locations for Zales Corporation. She also exclusively represents the upscale apparel retailer Intermix. Recent Intermix transactions include locations at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Town Center at Boca Raton, NorthPark in Dallas, TX, the Americana Manhasset in Long Island and The Domain in Austin, TX.
Ms. Bellantoni also secured two new Manhattan flagship locations for Apple. She has arranged many individual transactions for retailers as well, such as Bose Corp. in the Time Warner Center, Build-A-Bear Workshop on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, M & M’s World in Times Square, Diesel and Oliviers & Co. in SoHo, Marni Shoes on Madison Avenue and Operations in SoHo.
Prior to joining RKF in 1999, Ms. Bellantoni was a retail director at Corporate Property Investors (“CPI”, now known as Simon Property Group) where she was responsible for all leasing activities for new retailers in CPI centers. In addition, she was instrumental in generating new business, identifying and creating new programs for prospective tenants, and conducting the firm’s analysis of merchandising breakdowns, property budgets and occupancy costs.
Prior to joining CPI in 1989, Ms. Bellantoni was an import program designer for the May Company of St. Louis and a buyer and merchandiser for the 350 stores of Belk Stores of Charlotte, NC.
Ms. Bellantoni holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Ohio University. She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Real Estate Board of New York (and is on its Store’s Committee).
Ms. Bellantoni has represented numerous institutional and entrepreneurial owners in the successful leasing of their retail space, including The Related Companies; RFR Realty, LLC; Hines; Taconic Investment Partners; and The Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
She represents an equally impressive list of retailers. She has secured more than 40 national locations for Solstice Sunglass Boutique and 12 New York City locations for Zales Corporation. She also exclusively represents the upscale apparel retailer Intermix. Recent Intermix transactions include locations at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Town Center at Boca Raton, NorthPark in Dallas, TX, the Americana Manhasset in Long Island and The Domain in Austin, TX.
Ms. Bellantoni also secured two new Manhattan flagship locations for Apple. She has arranged many individual transactions for retailers as well, such as Bose Corp. in the Time Warner Center, Build-A-Bear Workshop on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, M & M’s World in Times Square, Diesel and Oliviers & Co. in SoHo, Marni Shoes on Madison Avenue and Operations in SoHo.
Prior to joining RKF in 1999, Ms. Bellantoni was a retail director at Corporate Property Investors (“CPI”, now known as Simon Property Group) where she was responsible for all leasing activities for new retailers in CPI centers. In addition, she was instrumental in generating new business, identifying and creating new programs for prospective tenants, and conducting the firm’s analysis of merchandising breakdowns, property budgets and occupancy costs.
Prior to joining CPI in 1989, Ms. Bellantoni was an import program designer for the May Company of St. Louis and a buyer and merchandiser for the 350 stores of Belk Stores of Charlotte, NC.
Ms. Bellantoni holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from Ohio University. She is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Real Estate Board of New York (and is on its Store’s Committee).
