Leasing Activity

BRISTOL, WIS. — Haribo of America Inc. has signed a full-building industrial lease for 447,216 square feet at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center East in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate owns the 68-acre industrial park. The lease marks the largest industrial lease executed in the Southeast Wisconsin submarket last quarter, according to HSA. Haribo, a global manufacturer of gummi products, currently occupies the 157,656-square-foot Building 1 at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center East. The warehousing and distribution operations will move from Building 1 to Building 3 upon completion of the interior build-out in the second quarter. Completed in 2022, Building 3 features a clear height of 36 feet, 73 truck docks and ample employee parking. Once Haribo moves into Building 3, the company’s former space in Building 1 will be available for lease. Haribo also maintains a North American production plant two miles away in Pleasant Prairie. Whit Heitman and Sam Badger of CBRE represented Haribo in the lease. Jeff Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke, Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield and Tim Thompson of HSA represented ownership.

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Biotechnology firm Eikon Therapeutics has signed a 36,284-square-foot office lease at 3 Second Street, an 18-story, 600,000-square-foot building in Jersey City. The building boasts a redesigned lobby with concierge services, tenant lounge and multiple onsite dining options. David DeMatteis, Robert Rudin, Mina Shehata and Dirk Hrobsky of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, funds managed by Ares Management, in the lease negotiations. Bill Hartman and James Gale of CBRE represented Eikon Therapeutics.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lockheed Martin has signed a 136,165-square-foot industrial lease in Fort Worth. The aerospace and defense contractor will take space at Fort West Commerce Center, a three-building, 531,601-square-foot development that sits on a 30-acre site on the city’s north side. Todd Burnette and John Davidson of JLL represented Lockheed Martin in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey and George Jennings of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Phoenix-based Creation Equity. 

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FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 48,500-square-foot industrial lease in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Prologis, in the lease negotiations. Chase McAteer of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Amber Green Realty, which plans to use the facility for the preparation of catered meals.

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COLLEGEVILLE, PA. — Chemicals manufacturer Dow Inc. has signed an 800,000-square-foot lease extension at its office and life sciences campus in Collegeville, about 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia. A partnership between New York City-based David Werner Real Estate Investments and regional firm GreenBarn Investment Group purchased the 1.9 million-square-foot campus, which consists of 14 buildings on 340 acres, from Pfizer in August 2023. Newmark represented Dow Inc., which first moved to Collegeville in 2012, in the lease negotiations.

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CLARK, N.J. — Locally based developer Garden Communities has completed the lease-up of Walnut Hill, a 177-unit apartment complex in Clark, about 23 miles southwest of New York City. The newly built property is now fully occupied and recently secured a long-term debt structure. Units come in one- and two-bedroom units, and amenities include a fitness center, pool, clubhouse with lounges and a game room. About 15 percent (28 units) of the residences are reserved as affordable housing.

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LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lowes Foods has signed a lease to anchor Platt Springs Crossing, a 50-acre mixed-use development currently underway in Lexington, a western suburb of Columbia, S.C. The Winston-Salem-based grocer will occupy 51,000 square feet at the development. Other tenants will include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tidal Wave Car Wash, Panda Express and Planet Fitness. An affiliate of NAI Columbia doing business as LLDC Platt Springs LF LLC is the developer of the project, which is scheduled to begin opening early next year. Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers of NAI Columbia represented the landlord in the lease negotiations with Lowes Foods. The grocery store is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2025.

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OCALA, FLA. — BroadRange Logistics has signed a lease to fully occupy Ocala Logistics Center, a 350,899-square-foot industrial building in Central Florida. Situated at the corner of N.W. 35th St. and N.W. 27th Ave. in Ocala, the property features 196 parking spaces, 96 trailer drops, ESFR sprinkler systems and 36-foot clear heights. Clay Witherspoon of Avison Young represented the landlord, MDH Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Gosnell of Strategic Real Estate Partners represented the tenant. 

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged a 40,000-square-foot lease at First Citizens Bank Plaza, a 23-story office building in Uptown Charlotte. International coworking company IWG will occupy the 18th and 19th floors of the building beginning in February, with plans to expand its SPACES brand. Located at 128 S. Tryon St., the property was recently renovated and features a new lobby, a boutique fitness center, tenant amenity hub with lockers and showers, bicycle parking and storage, upgraded restrooms and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant and bar space, currently occupied by MOA Korean BBQ. Kris Westmoreland, Stephanie Spivey and Joe Franco of CBRE represented the landlord, Dornin Investment Group, in the lease negotiations.

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JOLIET, ILL. — CBRE has completed the lease-up of Joliet Marketplace, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center in Joliet. UrgentVet inked the most recent lease for a total of 3,500 square feet. The veterinarian clinic plans to open this spring. The property was formerly occupied by K-Mart and had stood vacant since 2016. IG Capital purchased the asset in 2020 and brought on CBRE’s Sean McCourt, Joe Parrott and Riley McCarron to assist with redeveloping the site. UrgentVet joins Tony’s Fresh Market, Planet Fitness, Tropical Smoothie Café, Charley’s and Ivy Rehab at the center. McCourt and Parrott represented IG Capital in the lease with UrgentVet.

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