HOUSTON — Seyfarth Shaw has signed a 40,487-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The law firm is taking space at 811 Main, a 974,884-square-foot office building. Eric Anderson and John Heard of Transwestern represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Melissa Copley and Joshua Brown of Newmark represented the tenant.
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SAYREVILLE, N.J. — Worldwide Logistics USA, the American affiliate of Chinese freight company Worldwide Logistics Group, has signed a 451,916-square-foot industrial lease in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The deal is for the entirety of Building 3 within Arsenal Trade Center, a newly constructed development that spans roughly 1.1 million square feet across three buildings. Jimo Liu of Cushman & Wakefield represented Worldwide Logistics in the lease negotiations. Tom Monahan, Larry Schiffinhaus and Brian Golden of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE Investment Management.
NEW YORK CITY — Zeta Charter Schools will open a 35,000-square-foot temporary high school facility in the Washington Heights area of Upper Manhattan. The lease term is two years, and the space is located within St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Lindsay Ornstein and Alexander Smith of OPEN Impact Real Estate represented Zeta Charter Schools in the lease negotiations. The landlord, the Archdiocese of New York, was self-represented.
CHICAGO — JLL has opened its new office at O’Hare Plaza, a Class A office complex located at 8755 W. Higgins Road near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The brokerage giant says that the new office uses a more efficient footprint that emphasizes amenity-rich design, communal workspaces and flexibility. The 5,748-square-foot space features city views, breakout areas, upgraded conference facilities and access to shared building amenities, including a tenant lounge with a restaurant/bar and outdoor spaces. “This move is a tangible example of what we recommend to clients: create a workplace that earns the commute through experience, flexibility and thoughtful design,” says Marcellus Parker, head of corporate real estate, Americas, at JLL. Sustainability and employee well-being were core considerations throughout the design and build-out. The office features LED lighting, occupancy sensors and daylight sensors in open office areas, indoor air quality sensors and biophilic elements such as planters. The layout prioritizes access to natural light, with shared spaces such as the open office, meeting rooms and collaboration areas located along the window line. Height-adjustable desks and a range of meeting and collaboration settings support different work styles, while high-performance acoustic glass and sound-mitigating phone booths provide privacy. Open office workstations …
DALLAS — Trademark has welcomed eight new tenants to the 1.4 million-square-foot Galleria Mall in Dallas, which the Fort Worth-based owner-operator is currently redeveloping. The tenants are athleisure brand ALO, women’s apparel provider Aritzia, bridal and custom jewelry Helzberg 1915, Kids Foot Locker, French bakery Patissery and toy retailer Rolife, as well as apparel brands Urban Planet and Watson. All stores are either open or slated to open within the next six months.
HOUSTON — Fervo Energy has signed a 53,714-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The provider of renewable energy solutions is taking space at 811 Main, a 974,884-square-foot building. Eric Anderson and John Heard of Transwestern represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Joshua Brown and Audrey Selber of Newmark represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Network Funding has signed a 12,750-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase District. The lender is taking space within Building I at The Towers at Westchase. Matthew Seliger and Parker Noble of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties, in the lease negotiations. Bryant Lach of JLL represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Withers has signed a 33,000-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm is relocating its New York headquarters from 430 Park Avenue to the 54th floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Cynthia Wasserberger, Michael Berg, Bobby Blair and Sofia Bruno of JLL represented Withers in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer, on an internal basis.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — YoChef’s Catering Co. has leased 3,022 square feet at the Chateau Village retail center in Grand Rapids. The space, previously occupied by Pac Brazil Restaurant, will soon become the new home of YoChef’s Kitchen, an expansion of YoChef’s Catering that will introduce a café concept serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rod Alderink of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the undisclosed landlord. Founded by Chef Joseff VanHorn, YoChef’s Catering has been serving the West Michigan community since 2009.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Atlas Hill RE and Centennial have signed five new tenants at Annapolis Mall, a 1.6 million-square-foot super-regional shopping center located in Annapolis, approximately 30 miles east of Washington, D.C. Aéropostale is scheduled to open in June and POP MART plans to open this fall. Abercrombie & Fitch will open its doors in November, while beauty and lifestyle retailer Miss A will debut one of its first 100 stores in the country this year. Existing tenant lululemon is nearly doubling its size, relocating to a new 5,575-square-foot space in 2027. Atlas Hill RE owns and leases Annapolis Mall alongside managing partner Centennial. Annapolis Mall features more than 200 retailers and restaurants such as Macy’s, Apple, Crate & Barrel, H&M, Michael Kors, Tumi, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Foot Locker, Zara, Maggiano’s and The Cheesecake Factory, as well as a 12-screen AMC Theatres location. Centennial and Atlas Hill RE acquired Annapolis Mall in 2024.
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