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Wagamama noodles around Midtown

- By STEVE CUOZZO scuozzo@nypost.com

Asian noodles eatery Wagamama is curling its way around two high-profile Midtown office towers — Fisher Brothers’ 1345 Sixth Ave. and 605 Third Ave.

Wagamama has signed leases totaling 14,000 square feet for its third and fourth Manhattan locations.

And, sure to please many New Yorkers fed up with redundant ATMs, both restaurant­s will move into space formerly occupied by bank branches.

The larger space is at Sixth and 55th Street in a nearly 2-million-square-foot tower that Fisher is upgrading to the tune of $65 million. The ongoing project inthe Americas, where the office-leasing cludes a new lobby and new public scene is thriving and retail vacancies are spaces highlighte­dfew.byanew,fountaince­ntered “front porch.” Wagamama USA managing director

The asking rent for the two-level WagBurton Heiss termed 1345 Sixth Ave. amama space was $250 per square foot, “ideal for our New York City flagship.” said Newmark Knight Frank managing He credited Jessica Kalimian, his comdirecto­r Jared Lack, who represente­d the pany’s head of real estate, for being “intenant. strumental in finishing this deal.”

London-based Wagamama has about “When Jared Lack proposed the addi145 locations around the world. It opened tional opportunit­y at 605 Third, we its first New York spot in 2016 at 210 Fifth ended up with two incredible locations in Ave. in Flatiron, followed by one at 55 premier Midtown buildings,” Heiss said. Third Ave. in the East Village. Both Wagamamas are to open next

The 15-year lease at 1345 Sixth Ave. is winter and will have outdoor seating. the latest marquee deal on the Avenue of

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