Australian bowl shop THISBOWL is planting its next New York flag steps from Central Park West, taking roughly 2,000 square feet at 1880 Broadway, the retail base of the 15 Central Park West condo. Listing materials peg the storefront as the brand's fifth New York City location, dropping the Bondi-born fast-casual chain into a heavily trafficked stretch near Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center that is already packed with national anchors and lifestyle retailers. It is another quick move in what has become a brisk Manhattan rollout since the company crossed the Pacific.
As reported by New York Post, the space comes in at nearly 2,000 square feet within a retail condominium owned by Global Holdings and Madison Capital. Newmark represented THISBOWL on the lease, while Global Holdings leasing head Craig Panzirer handled talks for the landlord in-house. Panzirer told the paper that locking in the Australian concept "reinforces the strength of the property as a destination for dynamic, forward-thinking lifestyle brands" in a neighborhood that is already a magnet for deep-pocketed diners and tourists.
Where the space sits
The 1880 Broadway retail condominium was developed in tandem with 15 Central Park West and is carved up into several street-level storefronts that face Broadway. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the multi-level retail condo totals about 84,240 square feet and has historically housed big-name tenants such as Best Buy, West Elm and JPMorgan. With that kind of anchor-heavy roster, it is not exactly shocking that recent leasing pushes have zeroed in on food concepts and other lifestyle brands that can keep the sidewalks busy all day.
THISBOWL's NYC rollout so far
Founded in Bondi Beach, THISBOWL has been steadily building its New York presence since 2024 and now lists locations on Bleecker Street, at 230 Fifth Avenue in NoMad and near Rockefeller Center, according to THISBOWL. The chain leans into bright, beachy Australian-inspired design and branded collaborations to help its build-your-own bowl format stand out in a city where fast-casual concepts seem to pop up on every other corner.
Nearby sale recall
The marketing package that put the Broadway storefront in front of tenants also flags a separate Midtown opportunity: the former Core Club building at 66 East 55th Street, which is being marketed at about $49 million and spans roughly 40,000 square feet across six floors, according to New York Post. The outlet notes that RFR is the seller and that a Sweetgreen retail condominium on the ground floor could be carved out of any sale, giving a buyer flexibility in how the property is sliced up.
What is next
Neither the listing materials nor THISBOWL's corporate pages spell out an opening date for the new Broadway outpost, so the public timeline is still a question mark, per THISBOWL. If the buildout follows typical Manhattan schedules, the doors could swing open within a few months. Regardless of the exact debut, the lease speaks to a broader push by landlords to plug in food and lifestyle tenants that can generate dependable daily foot traffic in marquee retail corridors.
