Quiksilver concept store to make NYC debut in Meatpacking District

New York --Real estate firm RKF announced that it has arranged a 5,900-sq.-ft. lease for Boardriders in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Located on the south block between Ninth Avenue and Washington Street at 408 West 14th Street, this will become the Quiksilver concept store’s first Manhattan location.



Scheduled to open in March 2015, Boardriders will occupy 4,000 sq. ft. on the ground floor and 1,900 sq. ft. in the basement at the base of the 37,000-sq.–ft. building. Neighboring retailers include lululemon athletica, Carlo Pazolini, Patagonia and Asics, with Joie, UGG and the Apple store located directly across the street.



“This was an amazing branding opportunity in the heart of the Meatpacking District on 14th Street,” said RKF executive VP Ariel Schuster. “With Apple across the street, strong co-tenancy with leading fashion and sportswear retailers, and traffic from Chelsea Market, the High Line and numerous neighboring corporate offices, this was the ideal location.”



Quiksilver currently operates two namebrand stores in Manhattan, in Times Square and SoHo. The company has Boardriders concept stores in several locations throughout France, and in Portugal, Spain and Russia.