DALLAS — Arbor Diagnostics, which provides lab testing services for women, has signed a 22,392-square-foot lease renewal at Westwood Business Park, a 12-building industrial flex campus in North Dallas. Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was also not disclosed. Westwood Business Park spans 277,077 square feet and is 93 percent leased.
LITTLE FERRY, N.J. — Launch Entertainment will open a 31,842-square-foot indoor trampoline park in the Northern New Jersey community of Little Ferry. The entertainment operator will backfill a space formerly occupied by grocer HMart within a 155,444-square-foot shopping center at 260 Bergen Turnpike. Marta Villa of CBRE represented the landlord, Bergen Ferry Associates LP, in the lease negotiations. Brian Wherty of Equity Retail Brokers represented Launch Entertainment.
ROSELAND, N.J. — Meisel Tuteur & Lewis has signed a 22,000-square-foot office lease in Roseland, about 25 miles west of Manhattan. The accounting and consulting firm is relocating from a nearby building to a built-out space on the second floor of a 220,000-square-foot building within Eisenhower Corporate Park. David Stifelman and Tim Greiner of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jeff Kolodkin of Newmark represented the undisclosed landlord.
CHICAGO — AmTrust RE has secured two lease renewals totaling more than 20,000 square feet at its 33 North Dearborn office property in Chicago. The building totals 330,000 square feet. Regional law firm Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen PC renewed its lease for 13,383 square feet. KIPP Foundation, a nonprofit that trains and develops educators to lead KIPP schools, signed a lease for its 6,617-square-foot office. David Knight, Ethan Braham and Luke Wuchenich of Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors represented both tenants. In September 2023, AmTrust unveiled plans for a $50 million capital improvements programs at two of its Chicago properties, including 33 North Dearborn. Construction is underway, and the initiative marks the initial stage of the company’s $100 million commitment to upgrading its Chicago portfolio.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — The Heartland Soccer Association, a nonprofit that supports the development of youth soccer players in metro Kansas City, has moved its corporate office to the Aspiria campus in Overland Park. The move took place in November. Heartland Soccer hosts more than 3,450 league teams annually and 14 tournaments each year that attract more than 3,700 teams from 16 states. Established in 1977, the organization has 74,000 youth soccer players, 4,000 coaches and 2,000 referees. Wichita-based Occidental Management owns and manages Aspiria, which is the redevelopment of the former Sprint campus.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Signature Acquisitions has launched a renovation of the lobby, cafeteria and other common areas at Tarrytown Corporate Center, a 180,000-square-foot office building located on the northern outskirts of New York City.The regional owner-operator has also secured two lease renewals at the building: a 20,538-square-foot deal with coworking firm Regus and a 7,581-square-foot deal with office technology and IT firm Atlantic Tomorrow. Jeff Smith internally represented Signature Acquisitions in both sets of lease negotiations. Peter Dana, Jason Lee and Craig Ruof of Colliers represented Regus, and Harland Hollander of Savills represented Atlantic Tomorrow. Ownership has tapped JLL to lease the building following the completion of the capital improvement program.
PITTSBURGH — Excelitas Technologies Corp., a provider of photonics products for the medical, defense and automotive industries, has signed a 45,000-square-foot office lease in Pittsburgh’s Strip District for its new headquarters. The company, which is relocating from metro Boston, plans to invest $2.3 million in the build-out and take occupancy this summer. Dan Adamski and Dennis Davin of JLL represented Excelitas Technologies in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH — North Carolina-based grocer The Fresh Market will open a 32,131-square-foot store in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood. The building at 5880 Centre Ave. was originally constructed in 2002 for Whole Foods Market, which vacated the space in 2022 for a larger store on nearby Penn Avenue. Herky Pollock of CBRE represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Brian Kerr of Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis represented the tenant. The store will be Fresh Market’s first in Pittsburgh.
LAHTROP, CALIF. — Macy’s has executed a long-term lease for a logistics and distribution facility located at 3400 W. Yosemite Ave. within Phelan Lathrop Gateway industrial park. Terms of the transaction were not released. Phelan Development owns the 272,000-square-foot facility, which is south of Sacramento and east of the Bay Area. Jay Hagglund and Tyson Vallenari of Cushman & Wakefield represented Macy’s in the lease transaction.
LEXINGTON, KY. — RD1 Spirts has signed on to join as an anchor tenant at The Commons, a 40-acre mixed-use development in downtown Lexington. The locally based bourbon brand plans to invest $4.8 million to develop the two-story distillery at 113 Turner Commons Way, which will span 10,215 square feet and include an entrance off Main Street. The venue will include outdoor seating on both levels, four private tasting rooms, a glass-enclosed research-and-development space for wood finishing for RD1’s bourbon barrels, VIP speakeasy tasting room, craft cocktail bar and a gift shop. The venue will also include an 800-gallon pot, 175-gallon pot still, 750-gallon fermenter and a 1,000-gallon mash cooker that will cumulatively produce a barrel of bourbon per week. RD1 plans to open the distillery in August and support 11 full-time employees. The project team features law firm McBrayer and engineering firm VITOK, both out of Louisville, as well as architectural and design firm Lord Aeck Sargent. Ron Hardwick, a Louisville bourbon expert and shareholder of RD1, plans to lead the distillery design at the new venue. RD1 received approval for $521,000 in incentives from the Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority to help finance the project. In addition to …