MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — EoS Fitness has signed a 40,000-square-foot lease at Fort Bend Town Center, a 144-acre retail development by NewQuest Properties in Missouri City, about 20 miles southwest of Houston. Jason Baker of Baker Katz represented EoS Fitness, which is aiming to open late next year, in the lease negotiations. Bob Conwell and Andrew Alvis represented NewQuest on an internal basis. Other tenants at Fort Bend Town Center include Burlington, Ross Dress for Less, Ulta Beauty, Cava, Petco and Five Below.
NEW YORK CITY — Beechhurst Executive Suites has renewed its lease for 6,936 square feet on the second floor of Whitestone Plaza, a 62,000-square-foot urban community shopping center located on the north side of Queens. Randall Briskin represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. The tenant was self-represented. Other tenants at Whitestone Plaza include CVS and North Shore Farms supermarket.
NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone LLP signed a 5,835-square-foot office lease expansion at 70 E. 55th St. in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 10.5 years. The 27-story, 154,000-square-foot building is known as Heron Tower and was originally constructed in 1985. Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Thomas Swartz of JLL represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Nicholas Markel of Cresa represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Four biotech tenants have signed leases at 2430 N Halsted, a recently revamped scientific research facility owned by Sterling Bay in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. • Seq Biomarque is establishing its first location in Chicago. The company is developing a cost-effective, blood-based screening and diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s disease. • CeGaT Corp. is making its debut in the United States. Parent company CeGaT GmbH is based in Germany and works in genomics and personalized medicine. • EVOQ Therapeutics, spun out of the University of Michigan’s on-campus lab spaces, is working to reform autoimmune disease treatment with novel immunotherapies. • Cyclopure specializes in water purification and water treatment technologies. The firm has relocated and expanded its headquarters from the Illinois Science + Technology Park. Dave Gloor and Daniella Hemsley negotiated the leases for Sterling Bay on an internal basis. Jonathan Metzl and Jack Deroche of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cyclopure.
ELLIJAY, GA. — Halpern Enterprises has signed two new leases totaling 26,450 square feet at Old Orchard Square, a 131,200-square-foot shopping center located in Ellijay, roughly 80 miles north of Atlanta. Halpern has owned the property, which is anchored by a 68,000-square-foot Ingles grocery store, since 1994. Marshalls will replace Black Bear Antiques in an 18,000-square-foot space, and Five Below will occupy 8,450 square feet at the center. Other tenants include BenchMark Physical Therapy, Okinawa Restaurant, UPS, Pizza King and Farmer’s Home Furniture.
HOUSTON — KidsTale Playgrounds has signed a 162,790-square-foot industrial lease at Fairbanks Northwest Distribution Center in Houston. The supplier of children’s recreational products will occupy the entirety of the North Building, which features 32-foot clear heights, four drive-in ramps, 180-foot truck courts depths and ample trailer parking. Allison Bergmann and Jim Foreman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, locally based developer Triten Real Estate Partners, in the lease negotiations. Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented KidsTale.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 122,500-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 6445 Will Rogers Blvd. on the south side of Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2000 and totals 385,000 square feet. Matt Carthey and Thomas Grafton of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Boston-based TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Lineage Redistribution, was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Canela Media, a provider of Spanish language content, has signed an 8,066-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 370 Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Canela Media has occupied 4,924 square feet at the 26-story building since 2021 and is now taking additional space on the 15th floor. Brett Maslin and Jack Tobin of Adams & Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Gayle Kennedy and Olivia Schrantz of Broad Street Development represented the undisclosed landlord.
CHICAGO — Lactalis Heritage Dairy has expanded its office lease at 540 W. Madison St. in Chicago’s West Loop by an additional 13,000 square feet. The company, which manufactures and markets brands such as Kraft Natural Cheese, Knudsen, Breakstone’s and Cracker Barrel, now occupies 48,000 square feet at the building. Lactalis Heritage Dairy is part of Lactalis USA, which is under Lactalis Group, the world’s largest dairy company that is headquartered in France. By January 2024, the Chicago office of Lactalis expects to house 230 positions, representing more than 280 percent growth in positions since the office opened in late 2021. Lactalis is working with Savills on the lease agreement and office expansion.
CHICAGO — Law firm Gordon Rees Scully Masukhani (GRSM) has signed a 29,839-square-foot office lease at One North Wacker in Chicago. The company currently occupies 24,182 square feet at One North Franklin and plans to relocate in August 2024. Completed in 2002, One North Wacker is a 51-story, 1.4 million-square-foot office tower in the city’s West Loop. In December, ownership will launch a refresh of the building’s amenity floor. Tenants will enjoy an expanded lounge with private work/phone rooms, new meeting and event spaces, a state-of-the-art fitness center and a new craft coffee bar. Completion is slated for summer 2024. Dougal Jeppe of Colliers represented the tenant, while Maggy Brophy of Irvine Co. represented the owner on an internal basis.