FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 78,272-square-foot industrial lease in North Fort Worth. The tenant is Wistron Corp., a provider of high-tech communications products and services, and the space is located within Building H at 35 Eagle Center. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Bob Scully and Steve Trese of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Alpha Industrial Properties.
OLATHE, KAN. — Woodhouse Spa is set to open a new location at Northridge Plaza in Olathe. The day spa will occupy a 6,840-square-foot standalone building within the center for its second location in the Kansas City market. Northridge Plaza is home to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Aldi, Ross Dress for Less, U.S. Bank, Panera Bread, Chipotle and Hallmark Gold Crown. A local husband-and-wife franchise team will own and operate the Olathe Woodhouse Spa location. The spa is expected to open in September. Chad LaSala of NAI Heartland represented the tenant in the lease. Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord on an internal basis.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — CP Group has improved the occupancy rate at Northpoint Center, a 334,000-square-foot office campus in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary, from 76 percent to 93 percent in under two years. The Boca Raton-based office giant has executed more than 126,000 square feet of leases since recapitalizing and renovating the three-building office campus two years ago. Recently, CP Group signed a new 16,586-square-foot lease with Staples Contract & Commercial LLC, a subsidiary of the retailer Staples, and a 13,707-square-foot lease expansion for Westwood Professional Services, which is more than doubling its footprint at Northpoint Center. Madison Kimball of JLL represented the landlord in both transactions. Chris Mullen and Andrei Savitski of CBRE represented Staples, and John Beach and Catherine Gibbons of Newmark represented Westwood.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 172,089-square-foot office lease in Irving’s Las Colinas district. The new tenant, religious nonprofit organization Mercury One, will occupy the entirety of the building at 6655 N. MacArthur Blvd., which was developed in 1997. Matt Schendle and Mary Frances Burnette of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Orion Properties, in the lease negotiations. Steve Wentz, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Owner AmTrustRE has secured six leases and expansions totaling nearly 95,000 square feet at One East Wacker, a 41-story office tower overlooking Chicago’s Riverwalk and River North. The transactions include three new tenants and three renewals spanning both office and retail floors. O’Hagan Meyer Law Firm has expanded its footprint to 46,192 square feet across the 32nd, 34th and 35th floors. John Goodman, Isabel Schwartz and Eric Feinberg of Savills represented the tenant. Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has renewed and grown its presence to occupy 14,475 square feet on the 24th floor. Brad Serot of CBRE represented the tenant. Atwell, an engineering and construction consulting firm, will relocate within the building to a 7,813-square-foot space on the 19th floor. Janessa Biller and Sarah Silva of JLL represented the tenant. AmTrust North America Inc., a global property and liability insurer, has signed a full floorplate lease for 14,946 square feet on the 21st floor. The tenant was unrepresented in the lease. Ashling Partners LLC, a technology and professional services firm, has joined the tower, occupy 5,627 square feet on the 16th floor. Jeff Skender and Jack Tunnicliff of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. Rounding out …
BOSTON — Living Proof has signed a 14,085-square-foot lease in Boston’s Seaport District. The provider of hair care products will relocate its operations from the Innovation & Design Building to the entire fifth floor of the office and life sciences building at 12 Farnsworth St. Tim Lahey of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Eric Smith and Lauren Drakeley, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Phase 3 Real Estate Partners.
COLD SPRING, KY. — Publix Super Markets has opened a new Publix grocery store in northern Kentucky. The 48,387-square-foot store is located at 5401 Alexandria Pike in Cold Spring, about 11 miles south of Cincinnati. The grocery store anchors Cold Spring Pointe, a 52-acre retail development along U.S. Highway 27 by Mid Atlantic Properties that features a Marshalls, Hobby Lobby, Qdoba, Five Below, Tropical Smoothie Café, AT&T, The UPS Store, Chase Bank and Chick-fil-A. The new Publix features an adjacent Publix Liquors store, as well as a drive-thru pharmacy and its traditional departments including produce, bakery and deli. The Cold Spring store represents the seventh Publix grocery store in Kentucky.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Cargowill, an e-commerce logistics company, has signed a 42,169-square-foot industrial lease at 1325 Remington Blvd. in Bolingbrook. Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the landlord, Pritzker Realty Group. Chris Nelson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Built in 2016, the 112,000-square-foot property features immediate access to I-55 via the Weber Road interchange.
Today, there’s a multitude of factors shaping the retail leasing market. Smaller footprints, the influence of technology, changing lifestyles of younger generations, limited new supply and backfilling closures are just some of the most prominent storylines. As of the first quarter, the national retail vacancy rate held stable at 4.4 percent, up 10 basis points from the prior quarter, according to Colliers, which covers malls, shopping centers and general retail across 390 markets. “The market remains structurally tight due to limited new supply and steady backfill demand,” summarizes the brokerage firm in its first-quarter “U.S. Retail Market Statistics” report. “A clear bifurcation persists, with tight availability for small spaces and more modest availability among large anchor boxes.” In a nutshell, today’s retailers prioritize smaller, more efficient spaces with strong visibility, easy access and co-tenancy with established traffic drivers along with the flexibility to support omnichannel operations, says Ron Goldstone, executive vice president at NAI Farbman in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In the first quarter of the year, Continental Realty Corp. executed deals with tenants in the health and wellness category, service-oriented uses, food-and-beverage, children’s schools, entertainment and various franchise concepts in the 1,500- to 2,000-square-foot range, according to Kristina O’Keefe, senior …
NEW YORK CITY — Robin Hood, a philanthropic organization dedicated to fighting poverty in New York City, has signed a 30-year, 53,000-square-foot office lease at 841 Broadway in Manhattan’s Union Square area. The space spans the entire fifth through eighth floors of the 91,300-square-foot building, which is now fully leased. David Carlos and Andrew Dzenis of JLL represented Robin Hood in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener and Robert Fisher internally represented the landlord, The Feil Organization.
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