MEDLEY, FLA. — Prologis has signed Seaboard Marine Ltd. to two lease renewals at Prologis Palmetto Tradeport, an 880,000-square-foot industrial park in Medley, a city in Miami-Dade County. The two leases, for facilities located at 7800-7890 N.W. 80th St. and 8001 N.W. 79th Ave., total 308,000 square feet. Brian Smith of JLL represented Prologis in the lease transactions. Jonathan Kingsley of Colliers represented the tenant. Situated near Miami International Airport and PortMiami, Prologis Palmetto Tradeport is located adjacent to the Medley Metrorail Station and features three acres of outside storage. Seaboard Marine is a global ocean carrier offering shipping services between the Caribbean, North, Central and South America. The company, which is the largest cargo operator at PortMiami, has a 25-vessel fleet and more than 60,000 shipping containers.
HOUSTON — Coworking and flexible workspace provider The Cannon will open a 21,960-square-foot space in Houston’s 265-acre Memorial City District. The space will span a full floor within Two Memorial City Plaza, which is part MetroNational’s three-building complex that recently received $30 million in capital improvements. Slated to open this spring, the space will feature 38 private offices and will be able to support more than 60 members.
CHICAGO — Mattiq has signed a 17,377-square-foot at the Fulton Labs life sciences campus in Chicago’s Fulton Market. The clean chemistry company will occupy space on the sixth floor of 400 North Aberdeen. Mattiq is scheduled to move into the space in September and will focus on growing its electrochemical solutions portfolio to bring cost-competitive, low-carbon chemical products to market. Dan Lyne of CBRE represented ownership, Trammell Crow Co., in the lease. Max Zwolan and Scott Brandwein of JLL represented the tenant. Fulton Labs totals 725,000 square feet across two buildings.
EDISON, N.J. — CBRE has secured an 80,250-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Edison. The building at 74 Carter Drive features a clear height of 32 feet, 14 loading docks and 29 parking spaces. Chad Hillyer, Kevin Dudley, Tristan Askew, Jake Westfall, Nicholas Klacik and Kate Granahan of CBRE represented the tenant, Roca Tile, which is relocating from nearby Carteret, in the site selection and lease negotiations. Wick Cos. owns the building.
BOSTON — M&T Bank has signed a 39,000-square-foot office lease at Winthrop Center, an 812,000-square-foot mixed-use complex in downtown Boston. George O’Connor and Thomas Ashe of Cushman & Wakefield represented M&T Bank, which plans to move in this fall, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the landlord, New York City-based Millennium Partners. Other tenants at Winthrop Center include Deloitte, McKinsey & Company and ECG Management Consultants.
RONKONKOMA, N.Y. — Lumber Plus, a distributor of Brazilian woods and flooring products, has signed a 33,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Long Island community of Ronkonkoma. Metropolitan Realty Associates owns the building at 2175 Fifth Ave. after buying it for $6.4 million in 2022. Frank Frizalone, Nick Gallipoli, Thomas Deluca, John Giannuzzi and Ryan Korzekwinski of Cushman & Wakefield represented both parties in the lease negotiations. Lumber Plus plans to move in during the second quarter.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Five new tenants are opening at Deer Park Town Center in the northwest Chicago suburb of Deer Park. Victoria’s Secret has already opened its 4,965-square-foot store next to Pottery Barn. Clean Juice, which offers organic and fresh cold-pressed juices and smoothies as well as sandwiches and salads, is opening this spring. The Clean Juice location will span 1,371 square feet and will be owned and operated by local franchisee Joe Carmosino. Also debuting this spring is The Shade Store, a custom window treatment company that will occupy 1,550 square feet, and Aerie, a clothing retailer that will open a 4,500-square-foot store. This fall, Ancho & Agave will open a Mexican restaurant. The Deer Park Town Center location marks the brand’s fifth restaurant in Illinois and will total 8,750 square feet with a patio and center bar. Deer Park Town Center is an outdoor lifestyle shopping center managed by JLL that features more than 60 retail, restaurant and service brands.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Bintelli, a Charleston-based low speed vehicle manufacturing company, has signed a 150,000-square-foot industrial lease at River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, a city in southern Indiana along the Ohio River. Ashley Jackrel and Matt Ryder of Avison Young represented Bintelli. The duo provided consulting services, location strategy support, labor analytics, economic development incentives and supply chain and distribution planning. Dustin Coffman of PRG Commercial Property Advisors assisted with local site selection. Bintelli plans to invest more than $4 million into the Jeffersonville area and create approximately 67 new jobs with the expansion. The company manufactures golf carts, shuttles, vehicles, parts and accessories.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Professional Bull Riders (PBR) and Live! Hospitality & Entertainment have unveiled plans to open a PBR Cowboy Bar + Smokehouse at Easton Town Center in Columbus. Set to open early this year, the bar marks the 15th location for the brand nationwide and the first in Ohio. The Easton Town Center location will total 8,400 square feet with a media wall for viewing all major sporting events, multiple bars, private VIP booths, an outdoor patio, stage and mechanical bull. Easton Town Center, a shopping destination with more than 250 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues, is located within the larger Easton mixed-use development. Steiner + Associates manages and leases Easton Town Center.
BARRINGTON, ILL. — Fortec, a Miami-based real estate development company focused on educational projects, has purchased the former Barrington School District headquarters in suburban Chicago for $695,000. Fortec is investing an additional $2.8 million in remodeling the building and creating an adjacent playground. The developer has signed a 17-year lease with The Nest Schools, an early childhood education operator with over 50 locations nationwide. The Nest Schools is slated to open this summer and will serve approximately 200 children ages six weeks to 12 years. Milo Spector of Northmarq represented Fortec in the transaction. Jennifer Hopkins and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN Chicago Commercial represented the seller, the Board of Education of Barrington Community Unit School District Number 220. The Barrington School District utilized the 12,413-square-foot property from the early 1970s until 2019.