TOPEKA, KAN. — Spore.Bio, a biotechnology company headquartered in France with an existing U.S. presence in New York, has unveiled plans to become the first laboratory tenant at Link Innovation Labs in Topeka. Located in the heart of Topeka’s Innovation District, Link Innovation Labs provides flexible private lab suites, shared equipment, collaboration areas and resources designed to help companies accelerate research, commercialization and growth. Organizations located within Link Innovation Labs include Plug and Play Topeka, the Washburn Small Business Development Center and Sparrow Coffee at Link.
FOREST PARK, ILL. — Newmark has negotiated a long-term, full-building industrial lease totaling 150,316 square feet at 7801 Industrial Drive in Forest Park on behalf of Dynamic Manufacturing. Corey Chase of Newmark represented the tenant. First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. is the landlord. Dynamic Manufacturing will use the facility for warehousing, electrification and manufacturing operations. Full operations are expected to commence in February 2027. Located on 5 acres, the property features 4,509 square feet of office space, a clear height of 24 feet, six interior loading docks, one drive-in door and parking for 120 vehicles. The fully air-conditioned warehouse and planned installation of a new ESFR sprinkler system were key factors in the tenant’s decision to lease the property, according to Newmark.
OLIVETTE, MO. — Texas Roadhouse will open at Olive Crossing in the St. Louis suburb of Olivette. Keeley Properties and KEAT Properties are developing Olive Crossing, a mixed-use project spanning 14.8 acres that is currently home to The Clover luxury apartments and a retail lineup including Aldi, Paris Baguette, Tropical Smoothie Café, Verizon and The Brass Tap. Construction details and the anticipated opening timeline for Texas Roadhouse will be announced as they become available.
NEW YORK CITY — Baker McKenzie has signed an office lease renewal and expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The law firm now occupies 121,833 square feet across more than seven floors at 10 Bryant, a 30-story building located at 452 Fifth Ave. Paul Glickman, Ben Bass and Kate Roush of JLL represented the landlord, Property & Building Corp. Ltd., in the lease negotiations. David Goldstein and John Mambrino of Savills represented the tenant.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 26,600-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 616-626 W. Mockingbird Lane was completed in 1978 and totals 46,400 square feet. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Brookfield Asset Management, in the lease negotiations. Nick Melbye of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, an entity doing business as Render Collective LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Chelsea Piers Fitness will open a 76,000-square-foot gym in Lower Manhattan. The space, which includes 9,000 square feet for outdoor fitness uses, will span five levels within the planned mixed-use building at 250 Water St., which is being developed by a partnership between local developer Tavros and Atlas Capital. An opening date was not announced, but construction of the larger building is expected to begin this winter. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
BOSTON — Ratio Therapeutics has signed a 17,000-square-foot office lease expansion in Boston’s Seaport District. The developer of radiopharmaceuticals for cancer patients will remain at the Innovation & Design Building, a 1.4 million-square-foot mixed-use property that was originally constructed in 1918 as a waterside storehouse for the South Boston Army Base. Ratio Therapeutics was self-represented in the lease negotiations. A partnership between Related Beal and Jamestown owns the building.
CHICAGO — Related Midwest has begun leasing for the North Tower of 400 Lake Shore Drive, a 72-story apartment tower in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. Once complete in March 2027, the 857-foot high-rise will deliver 635 rental apartments on the waterfront site. The North Tower comprises two distinct rental offerings: The Collection, spanning floors three through 43, and The Residences, occupying floors 46 through 70. Each will feature its own dedicated lobby entrance and design aesthetic while sharing access to the 400 Club, which features more than 30,000 square feet of amenities, including the city’s highest full-floor fitness center in a residential building. The Collection will include 520 units ranging from 520 to 1,240 square feet, while The Residences will encompass 115 floor plans ranging from 1,010 to 3,740 square feet. March and White Design created the building interiors, while David Childs and the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill designed the property. The full plan calls for two high-rises, beginning with the North Tower, which is being co-built by LR Contracting and BOWA Construction.
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Lee & Associates’ Q2 Report: Office, Retail Markets Gain Momentum as Industrial, Multifamily Face Headwinds
The Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report finds that commercial real estate fundamentals are improving, but the pace of recovery varies significantly by property type and market. Office and retail sectors are showing renewed momentum, industrial demand continues to recover unevenly amid trade uncertainty and multifamily fundamentals are stabilizing as new supply begins to moderate. Across all sectors, investors and occupiers remain highly selective in an evolving market. Sponsored: Download Lee & Associates’ 2026 Q2 North America Market Report. Industrial Overview: Recovering Demand Is Uneven Amid Trade Tensions Demand for North American industrial space in the second quarter continued to recover from slowing caused by heightened trade uncertainties that began early last year. Modest tenant expansion in the United States remains well off pre-COVID average growth. In the United States, 44.4 million square feet of net absorption in the second quarter brought the mid-year total to 77.1 million square feet, about 30 percent less than the pre-pandemic five-year average. First-half deliveries fell to 93 million square feet, which included 44.4 million square feet in the first quarter — the least in seven years. Although supply additions have moderated, the pullback in tenant demand over the past three years …
HOUSTON — Lindenmeyr Munroe has signed a 100,043-square-foot industrial lease in North Houston. The distributor of printing and packaging paper is taking space at Building 3 of Patriot Business Park, a newly constructed, three-building development that was formerly known as Veterans Memorial Business Park. Tyler Maner, Natalie Gilbert and Jeremy Lumbreras of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, a partnership between Investment & Development Ventures and Standard Real Estate Investments, in the lease negotiations. Jim Foreman and Sean Duffy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
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