RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Lumber Plus, a distributor of Brazilian woods and flooring products, has signed a 33,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Long Island community of Ronkonkoma. Metropolitan Realty Associates owns the building at 2175 Fifth Ave. after buying it for $6.4 million in 2022. Frank Frizalone, Nick Gallipoli, Thomas Deluca, John Giannuzzi and Ryan Korzekwinski of Cushman & Wakefield represented both parties in the lease negotiations. Lumber Plus plans to move in during the second quarter.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Five new tenants are opening at Deer Park Town Center in the northwest Chicago suburb of Deer Park. Victoria’s Secret has already opened its 4,965-square-foot store next to Pottery Barn. Clean Juice, which offers organic and fresh cold-pressed juices and smoothies as well as sandwiches and salads, is opening this spring. The Clean Juice location will span 1,371 square feet and will be owned and operated by local franchisee Joe Carmosino. Also debuting this spring is The Shade Store, a custom window treatment company that will occupy 1,550 square feet, and Aerie, a clothing retailer that will open a 4,500-square-foot store. This fall, Ancho & Agave will open a Mexican restaurant. The Deer Park Town Center location marks the brand’s fifth restaurant in Illinois and will total 8,750 square feet with a patio and center bar. Deer Park Town Center is an outdoor lifestyle shopping center managed by JLL that features more than 60 retail, restaurant and service brands.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Bintelli, a Charleston-based low speed vehicle manufacturing company, has signed a 150,000-square-foot industrial lease at River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, a city in southern Indiana along the Ohio River. Ashley Jackrel and Matt Ryder of Avison Young represented Bintelli. The duo provided consulting services, location strategy support, labor analytics, economic development incentives and supply chain and distribution planning. Dustin Coffman of PRG Commercial Property Advisors assisted with local site selection. Bintelli plans to invest more than $4 million into the Jeffersonville area and create approximately 67 new jobs with the expansion. The company manufactures golf carts, shuttles, vehicles, parts and accessories.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and Live! Hospitality & Entertainment have unveiled plans to open a PBR Cowboy Bar + Smokehouse at Easton Town Center in Columbus. Set to open early this year, the bar marks the 15th location for the brand nationwide and the first in Ohio. The Easton Town Center location will total 8,400 square feet with a media wall for viewing all major sporting events, multiple bars, private VIP booths, an outdoor patio, stage and mechanical bull. Easton Town Center, a shopping destination with more than 250 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, is located within the larger Easton mixed-use development. Steiner + Associates manages and leases Easton Town Center.
BARRINGTON, ILL. — Fortec, a Miami-based real estate development company focused on educational projects, has purchased the former Barrington School District headquarters in suburban Chicago for $695,000. Fortec is investing an additional $2.8 million in remodeling the building and creating an adjacent playground. The developer has signed a 17-year lease with The Nest Schools, an early childhood education operator with over 50 locations nationwide. The Nest Schools is slated to open this summer and will serve approximately 200 children ages six weeks to 12 years. Milo Spector of Northmarq represented Fortec in the transaction. Jennifer Hopkins and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN Chicago Commercial represented the seller, the Board of Education of Barrington Community Unit School District Number 220. The Barrington School District utilized the 12,413-square-foot property from the early 1970s until 2019.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — German discount grocer Aldi will open a 32,262-square-foot store in Wilmington. Aldi will occupy the site at 4130 Concord Pike, which spans 3.1 acres, for the next 10 years. Jim O’Hara and Neil Killian of NAI Emory Hill Real Estate Services represented the landlord, an entity doing business as LBD Wilmington, in the lease negotiations. Jason Block of MCS represented Aldi.
PINEVILLE, N.C. — Bosch Rexroth, a manufacturer of automated machines and hydraulic equipment, has signed a 234,706-square-foot industrial lease at Carolina Logistics Park, a 308-acre industrial park in Pineville. Construction on the build-to-suit facility, which will be situated about 15 miles south of Charlotte at 12026 Carolina Logistics Drive, is scheduled to begin in February, with completion expected in December. Beacon Partners is the developer and landlord of Carolina Logistics Park. Other tenants at the property include W.W. Grainger Inc., Amazon, Carolina Foods and Empire Distributors, which occupy a total of more than 2.5 million square feet of manufacturing and logistics space. Kent Ilhardt, Ryan Harder, Matt Treble and Patrick McGrath of Cushman & Wakefield represented Bosch Rexroth in the lease negotiations. The project team includes general contractor The Conlan Co., Merriman Schmitt Architects and Orsborn Engineering Group.
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, ILL. — Chicagoland Quad Cities Express Inc., a local warehousing and trucking company, has signed a 140,000-square-foot industrial lease at LogiPark 57-80 in the Chicago suburb of Country Club Hills. Logistics Property Co. (LPC) owns the 1.2 million-square-foot, three-building development, which is now fully leased. Aaron Martell and Ben Fish of LPC worked with Irv Gilner of Transwestern to lease the space. George Cibula and Luke Ferzacca of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the tenant. Chicagoland Quad Cities Express will consolidate two of its locations into the new space, which offers immediate access to I-57 and I-80.
NEW YORK CITY — Mulligan Security has signed a 15,788-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 7 Penn Plaza in Midtown Manhattan. The private security and fire safety contracting firm now occupies 24,788 square feet across the entire second floor. The renewal term is 12 years. David Hollander and David Katz of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener, David Turino and Henry Korzec represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
WOBURN, MASS. — Boston Sports & Shoulder Center will open a 6,100-square-foot clinic in Woburn, located on the northern outskirts of the state capital. The clinic, which is slated to open this spring, will be the provider’s fifth in Massachusetts. Mary Burnieika and John Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield, in conjunction with internal agents Steve Cusano and John Halsey, represented the landlord, Cummings Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.