FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 33,827-square-foot lease for MSC Cruises USA, the North American arm of the Geneva, Switzerland-based international cruise line, at BayView Corporate Tower in Fort Lauderdale. MSC Cruises USA will expand its office by 15,000 square feet, using the sixth floor of the tower to house its finance, outbound sales, IT and human resource teams. The lease will expand the company’s presence in South Florida ahead of the opening of its North American Cruise Division Headquarters in downtown Miami’s Sawyer’s Walk development. Deanna Lobinsky and Chase Kulp of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Somerset Properties, and its equity partners, while Alan Kleber, Tyler Reynolds and Scott Quick of Cushman & Wakefield represented MSC Cruises USA. Situated at 6451 North Federal Highway, BayView Corporate Tower was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2019. Amenities at the property — which totals 413,000 square feet — feature a conference facility, gym, café/lounge, gift shop and a five-story covered parking garage.
Leasing Activity
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Lionext Inc. has signed a deal to occupy a 106,110-square-foot distribution facility in Santa Fe Springs. The 10-year lease is valued at $22 million. Ryan Campbell of NAI Capital Commercial represented the tenant, while Joel Hutak and Phillip De Rousse of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Kekropia Inc., in the deal. Located at 11650 Burke St., the Class A facility offers a clear height of 32 feet at the first column, 16 dock-high positions, two grade-level doors, approximately 7,000 square feet of office space and a large fenced yard with drive-around truck access. Built in 2011, the building also features ESFR sprinklers, 2.5 percent skylights, 50-foot by 52-foot column spacing and a 200-foot shared concrete truck court. Additionally, the asset is located near 605 Freeway.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — Simoniz USA, a manufacturer of cleaning and maintenance products, has renewed its 18,013-square-foot industrial lease at 1109 Windham Parkway in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville. Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the tenant. Prologis, which was self-represented, owns the building.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — SportzBlitz LLC has signed a 27,000-square-foot lease in the North Texas city of Lewisville. The provider of athletic media content is taking space at the industrial flex building located at 1000 Spinks Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. was completed last year. Adam Curran and Harrison Davis of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Leila Real Estate LLC, in the lease negotiations. Tomas Wilson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Grove Biopharma has leased space for its headquarters and research and development (R&D) lab at 400 North Aberdeen in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) owns the property, which is part of the Fulton Labs development. Grove Biopharma is a preclinical biotechnology startup that previously operated out of Portal Innovation’s Fulton Labs location. The startup recently closed a $30 million Series A financing round and is now moving into its own space within a 17,000-square-foot Science-Ready Lab suite. “Grove Biopharma is the perfect example of the thesis we planned our Fulton Labs campus around. It’s a company that spun out of Northwestern, then moved to Portal Innovations for incubation and the support ecosystem and is now moving into a large Science-Ready Lab suite to accommodate further growth,” says Morgan Baer Blaska, vice president with TCC Midwest. “In the past, a company on this growth trajectory would have considered moving to one of the coasts, but both Portal and Fulton Labs have provided an environment where science startups can grow and thrive here in Chicago.” Founded in 2020, Grove Biopharma is pioneering its Bionic Biologics platform to develop therapies targeting previously intractable intracellular disease targets. Dan Lyne …
WILTON, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 22,000-square-foot office lease in the southern coastal Connecticut community of Wilton. The tenant is Strong Start Early Care and Education, and the space is located within the freshly renovated building at 187 Danbury Road. Adam Klimek and Steve Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Time Equities Inc., in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Treville Capital Group has signed a 10-year, 18,412-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The investment and financial services firm is relocating from 437 Madison Avenue to the eighth floor of 477 Madison Avenue, a 24-story building that recently underwent a capital improvement program. Peter Michailidis of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Arkady Smolyansky and Alex D’Amario of CBRE represented the landlord, RFR.
Trinity Partners Signs Prisma Healthcare to Full-Building Lease Renewal in Columbia, South Carolina
by John Nelson
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Trinity Partners has restructured and extended Prisma Healthcare’s lease at 8 Medical Park, a 96,190-square-foot medical office building in Columbia. The facility is situated on the Prisma Healthcare Richland Hospital campus. Prisma Healthcare fully occupies 8 Medical Park. Bruce Harper and Dail Longaker of Trinity represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Greta Bostic and Seth Travis of Davis Moore Healthcare Practice Group represented the tenant. Ashley Owens of Trinity Partners is the medical office building’s property manager.
FARGO, N.D. — CBRE has negotiated a 199,600-square-foot industrial lease at Dakota Commerce Center, a 633,200-square-foot development in Fargo. An undisclosed tenant will fully occupy Building 3. Chance Lindsey and Kyle Ferderer of CBRE represented the owner and development partners, Hyde Development and Gremada Industries. The industrial park is now fully leased. Construction on the Class A, four-building development began in 2021, with Building 1 delivered in 2022. Buildings 2 and 3 were completed in 2023 and 2024, respectively. Building 4 is currently under construction and slated for completion this fall.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — The Back Nine, a golf simulator tenant, has signed a 3,215-square-foot retail lease at White Lake Commons in Clarkston, a northern suburb of Detroit. Anchored by Neiman’s Market, White Lake Commons is located at the southeast corner of Dixie Highway and White Lake Road. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment negotiated the lease.