DALLAS — Insurance brokerage firm CRC Group has signed a 49,000-square-foot office lease at Lakeside Square in North Dallas. The move-in is underway, and the deal brings the complex to 85 percent occupied. Gini Rounsaville and Trevor Franke of JLL represented the landlord, Acram Group, in the lease negotiations, Conor McCarthy and Taylor Dickerson, also with JLL, along with Kyle Stanich of Lincoln Property Co., represented the tenant.
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HOBOKEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 12,016-square-foot office lease in Hoboken. The tenant is cybersecurity firm Semperis, and the space is located on the ninth floor of the 13-story building at 111 River St., which is also home to Unilever’s new U.S. headquarters. Patrick Decker, Mina Shehata, David DeMatteis and Mark Zaziski of Cushman & Wakefield successfully represented Semperis in the lease negotiations. The landlord, SJP Properties, was self-represented.
ROGERS, ARK. — Whole Foods Market plans to open a new 39,500-square-foot grocery store in Rogers on Feb. 18. The store will be located at 1801 S. 46th St. and will represent the third Arkansas location for the Austin-based grocer. The new Whole Foods will offer more than 120 different products sourced from Arkansas and its surrounding states, including coffee from Onyx Coffee Lab and craft beer from Ozark Beer Co. The Whole Foods will anchor Summit Marketplace, a mixed-use development by Atlanta-based SJC Ventures that also features the Vista at Summit apartments. Other tenants at Summit Marketplace include Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Serotonin, Veterinary Emergency Group, Chase Bank, E’lan Nails and PJ’s Coffee.
Vestar Signs H Mart as Anchor Tenant at Pacific Commons Shopping Center in Fremont, California
by Amy Works
FREMONT, CALIF. — Asian supermarket chain H Mart will open a 100,000-square-foot flagship store at Pacific Commons Shopping Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot super-regional power center located on the southeastern shore of San Francisco Bay in Fremont. The new store will introduce H Mart’s multi-level prototype, which will include a food hall with fast-casual eateries, full-service dine-in restaurants, a bar and entertainment offerings. Construction on the development is expected to begin in late 2026. Owned by Heitman and managed by Vestar, Pacific Commons Shopping Center is home to more than 55 retailers and restaurants such as Target, T.J. Maxx, Costco, Nordstrom Rack and Sephora.
CHICAGO — CBRE has negotiated a 44,457-square-foot headquarters lease for logistics company TransLoop at 350 N. Orleans St. in Chicago. TransLoop outgrew its prior Chicago headquarters in just over three years, prompting the company to nearly triple its footprint. The new office, secured through a sublease from Gartner, will allow the company to add up to 200 new jobs in Chicago. CBRE’s Brian McDonnell and Bill Sheehy represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Cerity Partners has signed an office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The wealth management and financial advisory firm currently subleases space on the 16th floor of 99 Park Avenue, a 26-story, 600,000-square-foot building. In 2027, Cerity Partners will transition to direct tenancy and expand its footprint to 48,671 square feet, inclusive of the entire 15th floor. Nicholas Dysenchuk and Rob Lowe of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Harrison Potter of JLL, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — Lydian, a Massachusetts-based provider of synthetic fuels, has opened a 25,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The space is located within Hood Park, a 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former H.P. Hood and Sons dairy facility, and will support operations at Lydian’s demonstration plant. The launch of that facility is scheduled for 2027.
Blackstone to Invest $475M for Automated Distribution Center in North Carolina’s Triad
by John Nelson
BURLINGTON, N.C. — Funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance will invest $475 million to construct a highly automated grocery distribution center in Burlington, a city in North Carolina’s Triad region near Greensboro. The Blackstone affiliate purchased the 196-acre site for $46 million, according to Triad Business Journal. The company leased the site to Ahold Delhaize USA, the U.S. arm of global grocer Ahold Delhaize that operates the Food Lion, Giant Food and Stop & Shop grocery chains. Under the triple-net lease agreement, Blackstone Credit & Insurance will own the facility and fund 100 percent of the construction costs, while Ahold Delhaize USA will occupy the facility for the long-term with an option to purchase the site in the future. Construction of the new facility is expected to begin in the first quarter , with plans for the distribution center to be fully operational by 2029 and employ over 500 Ahold Delhaize associates.
PLANO, TEXAS — Porch Warranty has signed an 11,569-square-foot office lease in Plano. The provider of home protection services is taking space within Assembly Park, a 180,000-square-foot property that is a redevelopment of the former Market Square Mall. Shannon Brown, Julee Amparo and Tommy Nelson of CBRE represented the landlord, Houston-based Triten Real Estate Partners, in the lease negotiations. Clay Vaughn and Olivia McNeel of Savills represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — ING Americas has signed a 30,783-square-foot office lease expansion at 1133 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The affiliate of Dutch banking giant ING Group now occupies 153,915 square feet across five floors at the 1.1 million-square-foot building. Robert Stillman, Michael Geoghgan, Ryan Alexander, Paul Stimpfle, Harly Stevens and Marlee Teplitzky of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tom Bow, Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban internally represented the landlord, The Durst Organization.
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