NORWALK, CONN. — Wegmans Food Markets will open a 92,000-square-foot store at 675 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk, located in southern coastal Connecticut. The regional grocer expects to employ about 500 people at the store at full operation. The location will be the first in Connecticut for Wegmans, which operates a total of 111 stores along the East Coast, and is scheduled to open next summer.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — DINX Social Club has leased space to open its first location at 1931 Skokie Valley Road in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The 23,000-square-foot venue is slated to open this winter. DINX will offer six regulation-sized pickleball courts, three Trackman iO golf simulator lounges, a multi-tap self-serve pour wall from Pour My Beer, café food offerings from Hometown Coffee & Juice, dining and social lounges, a VIP room, member locker rooms and a pro shop. Chris Bobowski of Cushman & Wakefield represented DINX in the lease.
HOUSTON — Prenuvo, a provider of whole-body MRI imaging services, has signed a healthcare lease in Houston’s River Oaks area. The company is taking space within a six-story, 52,342-square-foot building at 3720 Westheimer Road, which is also home to beauty clinic SkinPharm, plastic surgery specialist Nuveau and Occu-Health Surgery Center. Chris Wadley and Madeline Cleary of JLL represented the locally based landlord, Ancorian, in the lease negotiations. Kevin Klink and Walker Ryan of Colliers represented Prenuvo.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 19,973-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Houston’s Spring Branch area. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 8353-8399 Kempwood Drive was built in 1980, totals 174,337 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights. John Harris, Stephen Hazen and Jacob Summers of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Pioneer Millworks, in the lease negotiations. Ryan Patronella represented the landlord, Prologis, on an internal basis.
MILLVILLE, N.J. — New York-based investment and development firm Irgang Group has welcomed three new tenants at Union Lake Crossing, a 393,000-square-foot shopping center in the Southern New Jersey community of Millville. Bath & Body Works, AAA South Jersey and Jersey Mike’s have signed deals for 4,400, 1,945 and 1,500 square feet, respectively. Mario Brunelli and Chelsea Reizner of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented the landlord in all lease negotiations. Reizner and Brunelli also represented AAA South Jersey. Jarrad Coletta of Coletta Commercial represented Jersey Mike’s, and Adam Rosenfarb of MSC represented Bath & Body Works. Irgang Group acquired Union Lake Crossing, which is now more than 99 percent leased, in late 2021.
— By Erick Parulan — The Orange County industrial market, along with Los Angeles and the Inland Empire, is experiencing a general decline in leasing activity as it navigates the post-pandemic landscape. Tenant demand and leasing have significantly slowed as occupiers adopt a more cautious approach to expansion, with some occupiers deciding to downsize and consolidate their industrial footprints. Tenant occupancies continue to contract in the second quarter, with manufacturers, retailers and 3PL (third-party logistics) companies shedding unused space that may have been acquired during the pandemic frenzy, further increasing sublet availabilities. Orange County sublet availabilities surpassed 3.3 million square feet in the second quarter of 2024, raising total availabilities to 9.5 percent for the quarter. While pandemic-driven rental rates hit historic highs, they have since cooled amid softening demand. Many landlords now offer increased free rent concessions to attract new tenants. Average asking lease rates have been on the decline in Orange County over the past two quarters. They decreased by 5.2 percent from the prior quarter, reaching $1.64 per square foot in second-quarter 2024. High market rents previously deterred many occupiers, but with rents on the decline, some tenants have adopted a wait-and-see approach to see where rates …
HOUSTON AND WEBSTER, TEXAS — Dallas-based EōS Fitness has signed two retail leases totaling 94,842 square feet in the Houston area. The deals are for 53,829 square feet at Center at Baybrook in Webster, a southwestern suburb, and 41,013 square feet at Easton Commons Plaza on the city’s northwest side. EōS Fitness will respectively backfill spaces formerly occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond and an undisclosed movie theater operator. Both openings are slated for 2025. Kevin Sims, Shireen Owlia and David Meyer of NewQuest Properties represented EōS Fitness in both sets of lease negotiations. Christi Vinzant internally represented the landlord, Kimco Realty, in the Webster deal. Kathy King and Charles Blaschke of Edge Realty Partners represented the undisclosed landlord in the East Commons deal.
WHITELAND, IND. — Sojo Industries has signed a 151,950-square-foot industrial lease in Lot 5 of Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland, a southern suburb of Indianapolis. Mark Writt of CBRE represented ownership, Mohr Capital. Jim Scott and Steve Shaub of Avison Young represented the tenant, which is a technology company engaged in advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing and modular packaging solutions for delivering packaging and assembly services for the food-and-beverage industry. Sojo maintains production facilities in Pennsylvania, California, Texas and Indiana, along with mobile sites throughout the country. All locations utilize high-speed automated lines and robotics to handle packaging materials. Additional tenants at Mohr Logistics Park include Goodyear, DHL and Turn 14. The industrial park totals 475 acres, and Mohr plans to develop more than 7 million square feet of bulk industrial buildings.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 40,018-square-foot industrial lease in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 4100 New York Ave. was built in 2018 and totals 110,468 square feet. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, New York City-based Link Logistics Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Brian Gilchrist of CBRE represented the tenant, Lapgear, which provides surfaces for office and lifestyle activity usage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBRE has negotiated a 7,282-square-foot office lease at 1050 17th Street, a trophy 11-story office building in Washington, D.C. Randy Harrell, Lara Nealon, Joe Coleman and Brittany Gosnell of CBRE represented the landlord, Hines, in the lease negotiations. Tucker Farman of JLL represented the tenant, Allsteel, a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and products. The LEED Gold-certified office building features a fitness center, 100-person multipurpose conference center and a lounge on the second floor. Other tenants at the 154,000-square-foot property include Davis Polk and Dweck Properties.