IRVING, TEXAS — The Big 12 Conference has signed a 14,107-square-foot lease for its new office headquarters in Irving. The collegiate athletic league will relocate from 400 E. John W. Carpenter Freeway to the Williams Square complex this fall. Travis Boothe and Cynthia Cowen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the Big 12 in the lease negotiations. Bill Brokaw and Karch Schreiner of Hillwood Urban internally represented ownership, a partnership between Apollo Global Management, Vanderbilt Office Properties and Hillwood Urban.
NEW YORK CITY — Insurance litigation firm Barry McTiernan & Moore LLC has signed an 18,464-square-foot office lease at One Battery Park Plaza in downtown Manhattan. Undwr the terms of the 16-year lease, the firm will relocate from 101 Greenwich St. to the entire top floor of One Battery Park Plaza later this year. Jonathan Schindler and Mark Weiss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kevin Daly represented the landlord, Rudin, on an internal basis.
NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP, PA. — CBRE has arranged a 28,857-square-foot retail lease in North Fayette Township, a western suburb of Pittsburgh. The tenant, furniture retailer Arhaus The Loft, will move into its new space at Plaza at the Point shopping center in the second quarter. Herky Pollock and John Jackson of CBRE represented the landlord, Kossman Development Co., in the lease negotiations. Scott Smith of Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis represented the tenant. The deal brings Plaza at the Point to full occupancy.
NEW YORK CITY — Creative advertising agency Moon Rabbit has signed a 6,604-square-foot office lease at 594 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The company recently relocated from 447 Broadway to the 12th floor of the 250,000-square-foot building, which was originally constructed in 1898 and is known locally as the Lyons Building. Neith Stone internally represented the landlord, GFP Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Joshua Berg and Alexander Kesseler of Newmark represented Moon Rabbit.
KATY, TEXAS — Three new tenants have opened stores at LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Athleisure provider lululemon has opened a 4,133-square-foot store next to Sephora, and South African restaurant concept Nando’s has also debuted its 2,754-square-foot eatery next to Jamba Juice. Lastly, apparel and accessories retailer Two Tarts’ Toppers has opened a 1,113-square-foot store next to CycleBar and across from Bar Louie. Poag Development Group owns LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch.
HOUSTON — Displayco USA, a provider of supplies for trade shows and custom exhibits, has signed a 17,055-square-foot industrial lease at 9350 Baythorne Drive in northwest Houston. Jon Michael and Ed Bane of Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, TIAA, in the lease negotiations. George Montes of Cypressbrook Co. represented Displayco.
NEW YORK CITY — Tequila maker Casa Komos Brands Group has signed a 10-year, 10,268-square-foot office lease at 853 Broadway in Manhattan’s Union Square area. The 21-story, 157,000-square-foot building recently underwent a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program. Ryan Alexander, Ross Zimbalist, Jared Isaacson and Jeff Frenkel of CBRE represented Casa Komos in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener, Rob Fisher and Henry Korzec represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
BALTIMORE — Window Nation has signed a 50,698-square-foot lease at 8110 Maple Lawn Blvd., a 104,412-square-foot office building situated within the Maple Lawn mixed-use community in Baltimore. Maple Lawn, which is being developed by Greenebaum Enterprises and St. John Properties, comprises 1,300 residences and 150,000 square feet of retail space, in addition to more than 1 million square feet of office space. Bill Jautze of St. John Properties represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis, and Rick Williamson of St. John Properties represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Vibrant Emotional Health has opened its 59,550-square-foot office at 80 Pine Street, a 38-story, 1.2 million-square-foot building in Manhattan’s Financial District. The nonprofit provider of mental health services relocated from a 31,000-square-foot space at 50 Broadway to the entire 18th and 19th floors after inking a deal last spring. Rudin owns 80 Pine Street, which was originally constructed in 1960 and recently underwent a capital improvement program.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Six new retailers are slated to open at Easton Town Center in Columbus this year. Louis Vuitton is opening a newly expanded and redesigned space at the shopping center, marking its largest retail space within Ohio. David Yurman, Golden Goose, BOSS and Breitling are all opening their first stores in Ohio. Additionally, L’Occitane is moving and expanding into a larger space at Easton, which opened 25 years ago and is home to more than 250 fashion, dining and entertainment offerings.