NEW YORK CITY — Hobby Lobby has opened a 42,000-square-foot store in Staten Island. The store at 280 Marsh Ave. is the Oklahoma-based arts and crafts retailer’s first in New York City and 25th in New York state. Brian Katz and Daniel DePasquale of Katz & Associates, along with Graeme Keith of The Keith Group, represented Hobby Lobby in the lease negotiations. Brookfield Properties owns the building.
MUSKEGO, WIS. — Midwest Twisters, a company that facilitates gymnastics, ninja and parkour for youth, has leased a 10,922-square-foot industrial space in Muskego, a southwest suburb of Milwaukee. The industrial flex property is located on Mercury Drive with convenient access to Racine Avenue, a main thoroughfare in Muskego. Anthony Stevens of NAI Greywolf represented the undisclosed landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — UpSlide, a provider of automated document solutions, has signed a 10-year, 9,536-square-foot office lease at 10 Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. UpSlide will lease space on the sixth floor of the building, which was originally constructed in the 1930s and recently underwent a $45 million capital improvement program. Lexie Perticone of Cushman & Wakefield represented UpSlide in the lease negotiations. Mitchell Konsker, Kyle Young, Carlee Palmer, Simon Landmann and Thomas Schwartz of JLL represented the landlord, Marx Realty.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Two new tenants have joined the roster at Livingston Town Center, a 65,523-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Bergen Debate Club and Monmouth Cards have leased 1,194 and 2,034 square feet, respectively. Kevin Pelio of Azarian Realty internally negotiated both leases on behalf of ownership and also represented Bergen Debate Club. Ryan Starkman of Pierson Commercial represented Monmouth Cards.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Dycom Industries Inc., a specialty contractor serving the telecommunications and utilities industries, has signed a lease to anchor 300 Banyan, a six-story boutique office building in West Palm Beach. The company’s new headquarters will comprise the top two floors and span 40,000 square feet. Brian Gale and Anthony Librizzi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Wheelock Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Derek Baker of Colliers represented the tenant. 300 Banyan is part of Brand Atlantic’s Banyan & Olive development along with 111 Olive, an adaptive reuse of a historic three-story building. Dycom’s lease brings 300 Banyan to 50 percent preleased. In addition to offices and private terraces, the office building features an 8,000-square foot restaurant with a garden dining room, sidewalk café and a private, six-story parking garage.
LOS ANGELES — FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc., the Los Angeles-based parent company of 17 restaurant concepts, has inked a new development deal to open 20 new Johnny Rockets restaurants across Texas over the next 10 years. The locations were not disclosed, but the first restaurant is set to open sometime this year. The new locations will open in partnership with Brame Holdings LLC, a San Antonio-based private investment company with a portfolio of franchised restaurants and automotive stores.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 45,590-square-foot industrial sublease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 7350 Langfield Road was constructed in 2012 and totals 120,953 square feet. Jacob Summers and Stephen Hazen of Oxford Partners represented the sublessee, food distributor Very Best of Texas Inc., in the lease negotiations. Savannah Smith and Joseph Smith of CBRE represented the sublessor, Cinch Kit LLC, a provider of cabinet refacing services.
HOUSTON — Polygon Physical Therapy has signed a 2,087-square-foot retail lease in West Houston. The space at 12303 Westheimer Road is located within Shadowbriar Shopping Center and represents the provider’s fifth location in the Houston area. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Habitat has begun pre-leasing efforts for Cassidy on Canal, a 33-story luxury apartment tower in Chicago’s Fulton River District. The property at 350 N. Canal St. features 343 units in a variety of layouts ranging from studios to penthouses. Additional features of the project include 1,313 square feet of ground-floor retail space, parking for 123 vehicles and an outdoor dog run just northwest of the building. Amenities include a 10,000-square-foot outdoor deck off the building’s fifth floor with landscaped grounds, a pool, lounge seating, fire pits, grilling areas, heaters and dining areas. Inside, residents will have access to a fitness center with practice studios, a game room, clubrooms, a coworking center and a spa with sauna, steam and whirlpool rooms. The first resident move-ins are expected in May. Rents will range from $2,550 to $5,660 per month. Penthouse units will go for up to $10,810 per month. The project site was formerly home to the Cassidy Tire building. Architecture firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz designed the new glass tower. The joint venture partner on the project is Diversified Real Estate Capital LLC, with James McHugh Construction Co. serving as general contractor.
PLEASANTON, TEXAS — Avensis Energy has signed an 18,000-square-foot industrial lease in Pleasanton, about 40 miles south of San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 206 Oil Road was built on 4.9 acres in 2014 and totals 27,000 square feet. Carlos Marquez and Brian Heines of Partner Real Estate represented the landlord, Four Seasons Business Park II Ltd., in the lease negotiations. Sonit Seth with The Seth Brothers Team represented the tenant.