HOUSTON — Melton & Melton has signed a 31,013-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase district. The accounting firm is relocating to Westchase Park I, which is part of a two-building, 579,032-square-foot campus. Matt Asvestas and Brian Strait of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Canyon Creek Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Cody Little of JLL represented Melton & Melton.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — MMR Group Inc., an electrical specialty manufacturing and technical firm, has leased 2300 McGaw Road, a 214,000-square-foot industrial property in Columbus. The facility is situated near Rickenbacker International Airport and Norfolk Southern Intermodal as well as I-270, Route 317 and Route 23. Weston Devore and Jennifer Jordan of CBRE represented the tenant, while Philip Pelok, Shane Ellis and Jeff Lyons of CBRE represented the landlord, Minneapolis-based Founders Properties.
HOUSTON — U.S. LawShield has signed a 16,071-square-foot office lease at East River, a 150-acre mixed-use project in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. The national legal defense membership program will occupy the entire fifth floor of Building C. Amanda Nebel and Eric Seigrist of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Midway, in the lease negotiations. Hugh Herman, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented U.S. LawShield.
TAMPA, FLA. — Benderson Development has begun the transformation of 702 North Franklin Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building in downtown Tampa. The nine-story property was formerly the longtime corporate headquarters building for Tampa Electric (TECO) and Peoples Gas. Benderson has tapped CBRE to lease and market the building’s office space, while Benderson will lease the property’s 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The renovations will include extensive work on the building’s façade, including new signage opportunities for future tenants, as well as interior upgrades.
SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — Wingtat Cargo has signed a 96,000-square-foot industrial lease in South Amboy, about 30 miles south of New York City. The shipping company is taking space within the newly constructed, 152,100-square-foot warehouse and distribution building at 111 Main St. Gary Politi and Michael Viera of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between Woodmont Industrial Partners and Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc., in the lease negotiations. Jimo Liu of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — EverybodyFights will open a 28,000-square-foot gym in Charlestown, located north of Boston, that will be the fitness concept’s third in the state capital area. The space is located within Hood Park, a 20-acre mixed-use redevelopment of the former H.P. Hood & Sons dairy production facility. The gym will feature an infrared sauna, cold plunge tub, Normatec recovery tools, onsite physical therapy services and a dedicated member lounge. The opening is scheduled for December.
NEW LENOX, ILL. — NAI Hiffman has negotiated a long-term lease for Silver Cross Hospital at 1890 Silver Cross Blvd. in New Lenox. The 174,855-square-foot, six-story medical office building is known as Pavilion A. Immediately following execution of the lease, the building was sold for $88.6 million to Chicago-based Farpoint and Dallas-based The Landes Group. The transaction included the renegotiation of Silver Cross’ existing lease and established Silver Cross as the largest tenant in the building, which is 96 percent occupied. Silver Cross will retain its footprint on the first and lower-level floors plus the upper levels. Existing healthcare providers, including the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab at Silver Cross, Duly Health and Care, DaVita, Rush University Medical Center and UChicago Medicine will also remain in place. Perry Higa of NAI Hiffman represented Silver Cross in the lease, which was completed at a net per-square-foot rate below the early renewal rate he negotiated on behalf of the tenant in May 2025. NAI Hiffman has also been retained as leasing agent for the building, which was constructed in 2012. Hiffman National will serve as property manager. Chris Bodnar of CBRE represented the sellers, PGIM Real Estate and NexCore Group.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Baer Manufacturing, an affiliate of Hunt Electric Corp., has signed a 606,000-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial lease in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The company will occupy the entirety of one of the two buildings that are planned for Phase II of Crosspoint Business District, a development by North Texas-based Jackson-Shaw. The second building will be developed on a speculative basis. Construction of both buildings is set to begin in the coming days and to last about a year. Baer Manufacturing has also leased about 73,000 square feet of the remaining space within Phase I of Crosspoint Business District to serve as a temporary operational area while the build-to-suit facility is under construction. Darryl Dadon and Olivia Reed of CBRE represented Jackson-Shaw in the lease negotiations. Carter Thurmond of Endeavor Real Estate Group and Chris Weirens of Stack Industrial Partners represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Transwestern has negotiated a 72,645-square-foot office lease at Michigan Plaza in Chicago. Mark Buth, Kathleen Bertrand and Steve Hennessy of Transwestern represented the landlord, Aegis Asset Management. Jeff Lindenmeyer, Chris O’Leary and Shannon Connerty Morris of Avison Young represented the tenant, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA). Transwestern also manages the nearly 2 million-square-foot complex. IHDA will occupy space in the 978,693-square-foot 225 N. Michigan Ave. building. The transaction marks the largest new lease in the East Loop submarket since the second quarter of 2023, according to Transwestern. Located on Michigan Avenue south of the Chicago River, Michigan Plaza offers amenities such as multiple tenant lounges, a fitness center and outdoor space. The second-floor lounge is connected to the East Plaza, an outdoor terrace with a bocce ball court and putting green. The third-floor lounge offers a kitchen and conferencing space.
NEW YORK CITY — RillaVoice Inc. has signed a 57,350-square-foot office lease in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg district. The AI-powered communications firm has committed to the entire eighth floor at 25 Kent, a 500,000-square-foot building, for a 10-year term. Cooper Weisman and Ryan Gessin of Newmark represented RillaVoice in the lease negotiations. Jordan Gosin, Will Grover and Drew Wiley, also with Newmark, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
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