DALLAS — Seven new tenants have joined the roster at Work/Shop, a 216,500-square-foot mixed-use development in North Dallas. EVO Entertainment Prestonwood debuted at the development in November, and Local Jonny’s, MAI (My Aesthetics Intelligence), Rose Couture Nail Bar and [solidcore] are slated to open later this year. Toast and juice bar Toastique will also open this month and eatery Crisp & Green is now open. Houston-based Triten Real Estate owns Work/Shop, which features 81,500 square feet of retail space in addition to 135,000 square feet of office space and 30,000 square feet of green space.
Leasing Activity
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 167,120-square-foot industrial lease in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire. The tenant, SOLogistics, has leased the entirety of Westside 10 Industrial Park, a front-load building that features 32-foot clear heights, 38 dock doors, two overheard doors, 145-foot truck court depths and parking for 227 cars and 15 trailers. Robert McGee, Taylor Schmidt and Austin Bartula of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, a partnership between Growth Capital Partners and Phelan Development Co., in the lease negotiations. Will Clay of JLL represented SOLogistics.
HOUSTON — Game Time, a Florida-based entertainment concept that includes bowling, arcade games and dining will open a 69,105-square-foot center in North Houston. The space within the 140,377-square-foot Willowbrook Pavilion shopping center, which is owned by NewQuest Properties, was formerly home to IT’Z Entertainment. The theater portion of that space has since been backfilled by EoS Fitness, which plans to open this summer. Game Time signed the 10-year lease after acquiring the former anchor tenant’s furniture, fixtures and equipment.
IRVING, TEXAS — Freedom Furniture & Design has signed a 15,340-square-foot lease at Royal Jetstar Tech Center, a 92,052-square-foot industrial flex facility in Irving. The lease term is seven years, and the tenant plans to take occupancy in May. Jason Finch and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Pre DFW Airport LLC, in the lease negotiations. Daniel Rudd of Avison Young represented the tenant.
HAGERSTOWN, MD. — The Webstaurant Store LLC, an online restaurant supplier based in Pennsylvania, has signed a 1.2 million-square-foot lease for a new distribution center in Hagerstown, a city near the Maryland-Pennsylvania border. A partnership led by Baltimore-based MCB Real Estate is the landlord/developer of the 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park, dubbed Currwood Logistics Center. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the lease negotiations, while Newmark represented Webstaurant Store. Other member firms in the park’s ownership include Invesco Real Estate, Curated Development Group, Birchwood Capital Partners and Artemis Real Estate Partners. Currwood Logistics Center is situated near the intersection of I-70 and I-81 along Paul Smith Boulevard and will create 700 new jobs at full capacity, according to MCB. The property will serve as the hub of Webstaurant Store’s Northeast fulfillment network.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 31,835-square-foot industrial sublease in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1215 W. Crosby Road was built in 2014 and totals 184,855 square feet. Corbin Blount and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the sublessor, Grand Fusion Housewares LLC, in the lease negotiations. Mike Cleary, Bill Buntyn and Danny Stimson of Colliers represented the sublessee, Accelevation LLC.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 469,000-square-foot industrial sublease in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. The subtenant, an affiliate of Henglin Home Co., will occupy the entirety of the space at 600 Ridge Road, which features 100 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 310 cars and 85 trailers. Christine Eberle, Mindy Lissner, Bill Waxman, David Gheriani, Jeff Volpi and Morgan Nitti of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sublandlord, Kiss Products, in the sublease negotiations. The owner of the building was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Mintel has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease at 203 N. LaSalle, a 27-story office tower totaling 624,724 square feet in Chicago’s Central Loop. The global market intelligence agency has relocated from its 26,000-square-foot office at 333 W. Wacker Drive in the West Loop. The Chicago office is the only address that the organization maintains in North America. Kathleen Bertrand, Eric Myers and John Nelson of Transwestern represented ownership, Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. Transwestern handles leasing and management of the building. Michelle Wiedman of Wiedman Real Estate represented Mintel.
NEW YORK CITY — LaGuardia Community College has signed a 10-year, 210,334-square-foot office lease extension in the Long Island City area of Queens. The educational institution will continue to occupy four of the eight floors at Queen’s Atrium, a 425,300-square-foot building located at 30-20 Thomson Ave. that was originally built in 1914,. Ira Schuman of Savills represented LaGuardia Community College in the lease negotiations. Randall Briskin represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Food manufacturer Snyder’s-Lance Inc. has renewed its 72,956-square-foot industrial lease at 5025 W. 73rd St. in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. Jeff Janda and Brian Vanosky of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord. Sally Macoicz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.