Elegantly appointed Rocco’s Steakhouse has drawn lovers of prime beef and Italian-accented veal and chicken to 72 Madison Ave. for nearly 10 years.
Now it’s adding a second location at 100 E. 57th St., the previous home of the unique BLT Steak, which closed just a few months ago.
Rocco’s signed a lease for 3,500 square feet on the bottom, 1,350 sf on the lower level and 600 sf on a mezzanine for a non-public dining room.
CBRE’s Jared Lack and Andrew Goldberg acted for the owner, the Dorchester co-op apartment constructing. Colliers’ David Tricarico and Christel Engel repped the tenant.
The asking rent was $200 per square foot on the bottom, which Lack called “a very reasonable number” today although “definitely lower than prices were 10 years ago.
He said that when the venue became available, he and Goldberg found that it immediately drew interest “from a who’s who” from major restaurateurs.
The brand new Rocco’s will probably have near 175 seats including within the private room. Rocco Trotta and GM Pete Pjetrovic are partners within the enterprise.
