Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners, co-developers of City Point, announced that Fortina, the brainchild of chef Christian Petroni, has signed a 15-year, 4,612-s/f lease to bring "straight forward Italian food" to the 1.8 million-square-foot destination in Downtown Brooklyn. Slated to open in the Fall of 2016, Fortina will be housed alongside DeKalb Market Hall.

Fortina, with locations in Rye and Armonk, New York and Stamford, Connecticut, was inspired by Petroni's childhood visits to Arthur Avenue as well as his trips to Italy and Spain. Petroni, a Bronx native, is a member of the James Beard Foundation and a frequent guest cook at the James Beard House. Fortina will be located within the 60,000 s/f concourse-level space that will also house DeKalb Market Hall (30,000 s/f) and Trader Joe's (18,000s/f ). Laurence Roberts, principal of Arch Brokerage, a boutique real estate firm and affiliate of Washington Square Partners represented Fortina; the landlord, Albee Development, was not represented.

Source: http://rew-online.com/