Leasing Activity

DETROIT — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has renewed its office lease at 500 River East Tower in downtown Detroit. The health insurance company remains the sole tenant within the 307,000-square-foot building, which has been part of the Blue Cross downtown campus since 2011 and is within close proximity to other Blue Cross and Blue Care Network facilities located on East Lafayette and Jefferson Avenue. According to Crain’s Detroit Business, Friedman Real Estate recently purchased both 500 River East Tower and 600 River East Tower from a New Jersey-based publicly traded utility company. Friedman is marketing 600 River East Tower for lease to prospective corporate users.

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HIALEAH, MIAMI AND WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Dollar Tree has opened three new stores in South Florida. The retailer now occupies 13,500 and 14,000 square feet in Hialeah and Miami, respectively. Dollar Tree has also opened a 9,000-square-foot store in West Palm Beach. Additionally, the retailer is currently underway on the development of two stores in Sunny Isles Beach and Lauderhill, Fla. Steve Miller of The Rotella Group represented Dollar Tree in the lease negotiations.

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WHITEHALL, PA. — Lecangs, a third-party logistics company and subsidiary of Loctek, has signed a 504,000-square-foot industrial lease at 3585 Church St. in the Eastern Pennsylvania community of Whitehall. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2001. Del Markward and Mike Capobianco of locally based brokerage firm Markward Group represented Lecangs in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the undisclosed landlord. Jeff Collins of Commercial Florida Realty Inc. also assisted in closing the deal.

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DESOTO, TEXAS — RAM Surgical Supplies has signed an 11,799-square-foot industrial lease at Falcon Centre, a 68,098-square-foot complex located in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. Brian Pafford and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, OMO Bros Enterprises, in the lease negotiations. Sarah Mitchell of Mote & Associates represented the tenant, which plans to move in on Jan. 1, 2024.

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm NAI DiLeo-Bram has arranged two industrial leases totaling 27,500 square feet in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Stelton Sports signed a deal for 17,500 square feet at 527 Stelton Road with plans to open a recreational facility with four pickleball courts, two badminton courts and batting cages for baseball/softball and cricket. The Commencement Group, a supplier of flowers and graduation-related products, is relocating from Newark to a 10,000-square-foot space at 547 Stelton Road. Kelly Bayer and Robert V. DiLeo of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented ownership in both sets of lease negotiations.

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NEW YORK CITY — JLL has negotiated a 13,815-square-foot office lease at 860 Broadway in Midtown Manhattan. The six-story building was originally constructed in 1926 and underwent a capital improvement program in 2019. Seth Hecht and Thomas Swartz of JLL represented the landlord, Gordon Property Group, in the lease negotiations. Michael Movshovich and Troy Elias of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, mortgage servicing platform Valon Technologies, which will occupy the entire fourth floor.

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NOBLESVILLE, IND. — Nordstrom Inc. has unveiled plans to open a new Nordstrom Rack store in Noblesville, a northeast suburb of Indianapolis. The 25,000-square-foot store is slated to open in fall 2024 and will be situated within Hamilton Town Center, a shopping center that is home to Ulta, Ross Dress for Less, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Total Wine & More. Simon Property Group owns and manages the center. Nordstrom Rack is the off-price retail division of Nordstrom. With this new location, the company operates three Nordstrom Rack stores and one Nordstrom store in Indiana.

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NORMAL, ILL. — AXIS 360 Commercial Real Estate Specialists has negotiated two retail leases for cannabis dispensaries in Normal, just north of Bloomington. Revolution Cannabis signed a lease for 3,700 square feet at 1609 Northbrook Road and expects to open before the end of the year. AYR Wellness signed a lease for 3,200 square feet at 1730 Bradford Lane within the Constitution Trail Centre shopping center. AYR Wellness is slated to open in spring 2024. Michael O’Neal and Meghan O’Neal-Rogozinski of AXIS 360 represented the undisclosed landlords in both leases.

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OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — AIC Industrial has acquired a 135,000-square-foot light manufacturing facility located at 11085 Airport Road in Olive Branch, a Mississippi suburb of Memphis near the Olive Branch Airport. Natureplex Properties LLC, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, sold the facility to AIC Industrial in a sale-leaseback deal. Landon Williams and Katie Hargett of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors represented the seller in the transaction. As part of the transaction, Austin, Texas-based AIC Industrial signed Natureplex to a long-term lease at the facility. The sales price and lease terms were not disclosed.

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OAKLAND PARK, FLA. — Newrock Partners has signed three new retailers to join the tenant mix at Oaklyn, a multifamily development underway in South Florida’s Broward County. The new tenants include fitness brand Pure Barre, fashion boutique Monkees and wellness spa Pause Studio. Pure Barre and Monkees plan to open on the ground level at Oaklyn in the first half of 2024, and Pause Studio plans to debut next summer. Situated at 3333 N. Federal Highway in Oakland Park, Oaklyn features 274 luxury apartments and more than 19,000 square feet of retail space. Newrock delivered the property in October.

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