FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — AA Gymnastics Academy has signed a 10,355-square-foot retail lease at Baywood Plaza Shopping Center in Friendswood, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The tenant is backfilling a space formerly occupied by CVS. Kelly Hutchinson of Colliers represented the landlord, MDDS Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
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NEW YORK CITY — Rooftop Hospitality Group has signed a 12-year retail lease extension at 230 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan. The tenant occupies the roof of the New York Market Center building, where it operates the 230 Fifth Avenue Rooftop Bar concept. The bar originally opened in 2006 and comprises 32,050 square feet of indoor and outdoor space. Jane Gural-Senders, David Kaye and Harvey Richer internally represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, which has owned the building since 1958, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated an 8,183-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase District. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 10333 Richmond Ave., which is known as The Frost Bank Building, was built in 1983 and totals 218,689 square feet. Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, immigration law firm Reddy Neumann Brown PC, in the lease negotiations. Terri Torregrossa of Avison Young represented the landlord, Florida-based Accesso Partners.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Four new food-and-beverage (F&B) operators have signed leases at apartment buildings in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood. Breakfast café Eggs Up will open a restaurant in the 24-story Atlas high-rise building. MochiDough and BoberTea, both of which are Japanese concepts, have committed to Starling, a rental building with 39 units. Cheeky’s, a concept known for New Orleans-style sandwiches, will open at The Hazel, a 201-unit building. All openings are slated to occur before the end of the year. A partnership between between locally based developer Fields Grade and New York City-based Alpine Residential owns the buildings.
CHICAGO — Expansive, a flexible workspace solutions provider, has opened its newest location at 3838 N. Ravenswood Ave. in Chicago. Co-developed by Landrosh Development and Macon Construction, the apartment and office property is named The Opus Chicago. The building is situated between the Lincoln Square and Roscoe Village neighborhoods and is 1.5 miles from Wrigley Field. The first two floors of the property are dedicated to modern, flexible workspaces. Expansive operates nearly 4 million square feet of workspace for owned properties and landlord partners with over 40 locations across 32 U.S. cities.
DALLAS — Hari Mari has opened a 4,500-square-foot office in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas. The apparel and footwear retailer is relocating from 208 Haskell St. to 2616 Main St. Rhett Miller and Ryan Evanich of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Charlotte-based Asana Partners, in the lease negotiations. Austin Studebaker and Chelby Sanders of Cresa represented Hari Mari.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Three retailers have signed leases at Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development located in Stamford. Lovesac, Golf Lounge 18 and Fresh & Co. will occupy 28,000, 9,000 and 3,000 square feet, respectively. RXR owns the property, which features 650 residences and 82,000 square feet of retail space. Brian Scruton of Cushman & Wakefield represented Lovesac in the lease negotiations; Tim Rorick and Janey Steinmetz of Newmark represented the landlord in conjunction with internal agents. Tyler Lyman of True Commercial represented both parties in the Golf Lounge 18 deal. Lyman also represented the landlord in lease negotiations with Fresh & Co., with Sabre representing the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA) has opened a 10,000-square-foot healthcare clinic in the Flushing area of Queens. In February, ENTA signed a long-term lease expansion and renewal at the property, expanding its medical footprint from 1,800 square feet. Jonathan Serko of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Miles Mahony of RIPCO Real Estate represented the landlord, Simone Development Cos.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 19,780-square-foot office lease renewal at One Ridgmar Centre in Fort Worth. The 10-story, 177,199-square-foot building will soon undergo a capital improvement program that will upgrade the tenant lounge, lobby, conference rooms and common corridors. Jake Neal, Matt Carthey and Vic Meyer of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Frontier Equity, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Nine Energy Services, was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Khaadi, a women’s apparel retailer based in Pakistan, has opened a 4,700-square-foot store at Houston’s Galleria Mall. The store will be the second in the United States for the brand, with the other being located in Tysons, Va. Eric Lestin and Michael Burgower of Cushman & Wakefield represented Khaadi, which is also in talks to open stores in the New York City and Chicago areas, in lease negotiations. Simon Property Group owns the mall.