HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Inspired by Somerset Development has launched leasing for the West Side of Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates. The project’s first phase has reached 98 percent occupancy. The former AT&T campus now features a mix of office, retail, dining, residences and hospitality. The redeveloped West Side will include more than 500,000 square feet of new space, including 430,000 square feet of traditional office space with approximately 35,000 square feet dedicated to 16 fully furnished “Ready-to-Wear” suites. These suites are available for flexible short- and long-term leases ranging from 1,000 to 4,000 square feet. A conference center with five conference rooms will accommodate up to 370 people. There will also be 70,000 square feet of retail space. Completion of the West Side is slated for the third quarter of 2026. The East Side now has only 10,000 square feet of space remaining, including an 1,800-square-foot “Ready-to-Wear” suite and two office spaces. Following recent leases from Arjo, Convergint and WT Group, a combined 785 additional employees are at the campus on a daily basis.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey (RRNNJ) has secured a 15,005-square-foot industrial lease in East Hanover, about 25 miles west of New York City. The tenant, Tri-State Cleaning and Restoration, will occupy space at 906 Murray Road, which is located within the 1.2 million-square-foot Ridgedale Industrial Park. Tom Consiglio and Scott Peck of RRNNJ represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Wilson, also with RRNNJ, represented the tenant.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — College Station-based Layne’s Chicken Fingers has signed a franchise agreement to open 44 new units across Texas. Developer Eli Cohen will operate the restaurants. As part of the agreement, Cohen’s team plans to open multiple new Layne’s locations in Lubbock, with two sites already confirmed. In addition to the deal with Cohen, Layne’s has also executed a 12-unit deal with a Wendy’s operator in the Rio Grande Valley; an eight-unit deal with a former water bottling entrepreneur in West Central Texas; and a four-unit agreement with a hospitality professional in South Fort Worth. Layne’s has also recently opened new restaurants in Mission Bend, Tyler and Nacogdoches, with five additional locations expected to open across Texas before the end of the year.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter & Hodas LLP has signed an 18,820-square-foot office lease at 500 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The space spans the entire eighth floor of the 201,000-square-foot building, which is also home to tenants such as Vera Wang, Tom Ford Fashion and The Georgetown Co. Benjamin Blumenthal and Ralph Chattah of Noah & Co. represented the law firm in the lease negotiations. The landlord, SL Green, was self-represented.
NEW YORK CITY — Ha Kibbutz will open a 17,610-square-foot coworking space at 151 W. 26th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 16 years, three months. The space will span the entire sixth floor of the 12-story, 197,336-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1912, and will be built out over the next few months. Max Koeppel represented the landlord, Koeppel Rosen, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Eric Siegel of LSL Advisors represented Ha Kibbutz.
WHITSETT, N.C. — Mapletree Investments has signed Lenovo to a 520,583-square-foot industrial lease in Whitsett, a city near Greensboro in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad region. The global tech manufacturer will fully occupy 6550 Judge Adams Road, a facility within the 1,400-acre Rock Creek Center industrial park in Guilford County. The facility offers 509,393 square feet of warehouse space and an 11,190-square-foot office component. Lenovo will use the site to manufacture servers for data centers, while continuing operations at its nearby fulfillment center. Lenovo plans to invest $77 million into the project, which will create 420 new jobs. Greg Wilson of CBRE represented Mapletree, which owns the property under its Mapletree US Logistics Private Trust investment vehicle. Jason High and Dodson Schenck, also with CBRE, represented Lenovo in the lease negotiations.
JOLIET, ILL. — Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened at Rock Run Collection in Joliet. The new restaurant features a Chipotlane drive-thru pickup lane for digital orders. The location is expected to bring approximately 30 new jobs to the Joliet area. Chipotle joins the now-open Hollywood Casino Joliet and The View at Rock Run Collection, upscale apartments that are currently leasing. Future tenants will include Drury Hotel, Chick-fil-A and Ricky Rockets. Cullinan Properties is the developer of Rock Run Collection, a mixed-use project spanning more than 300 acres at the intersection of I-55 and I-80.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to open five new units, dubbed “cans,” in North Fort Worth. Local development group Slidin Thru LLC will operate the new locations. Smalls Sliders has recently opened additional units in Texas, including El Paso, Tomball, Willis and Arlington. Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders currently has 375 cans open or under development across 30 states.
DURHAM, N.C. — Drawbridge Realty has signed Aspida Financial Services to an 89,770-square-foot lease at Imperial Tower, a 264,598-square-foot office building located at 4820 Emperor Blvd. in Durham. Greg Sanchez, Ryan Gaylord and Robin Roseberry Anders of NAI Tri Properties represented Drawbridge Realty in the lease negotiations. Matthew Cooke and Gardner Gibson of Davis Moore represented Aspida, which plans to occupy the top three full floors of the 11-story office building. Imperial Tower was previously fully occupied by an undisclosed tenant through May 2026 before the tenant broke off its lease and enforced a remote work policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawbridge Realty is underway on a $10 million overhaul of the property, including a new wellness room, tenant lounge and game room, waterside patio, café, golf simulator, fitness center with locker room and shower facilities, athletic fields and pickleball and sport courts. The company is also renovating Imperial Tower’s existing lobby and conference center.
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey (RRNNJ) has negotiated a 158,440-square-foot industrial lease in East Hanover, about 25 miles west of New York City. The tenant, J&J’s Tri-State Delivery Service, will occupy the entire building at 903 Murray Road, which is located within the 1.2 million-square-foot Ridgedale Industrial Park. Tom Consiglio and Scott Peck of RRNNJ represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Friedland of United Realty Advisors represented the tenant.
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