HOUSTON — PhiloWilke Partnership has signed a 14,729-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase District. The architecture firm is taking space at The Towers at Westchase, a two-building development that houses an onsite deli and restaurant, fitness center and a conference center. Brad Fricks and Matthew Seliger of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties, in the lease negotiations. Cody Little and Jordan Raney of JLL represented the tenant.
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BOSTON — FTI Consulting has signed a 21,910-square-foot office lease renewal in downtown Boston. The global economic and business advisory firm will remain on the ninth floor at 200 State Street, a 16-story building that is 94 percent leased. Connor Faught of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tim Bianchi, Deb Gould, and Bill Anderson, also with Newmark, represented the landlord, Carr Properties.
ASBURY PARK, N.J. — Partner Engineering & Science Inc. has opened an 18,000-square-foot office in the coastal New Jersey city of Asbury Park. The building at 929 Asbury Ave. was originally constructed in the late 19th century as a warehouse and showroom. The space, which will serve as the company’s East Coast headquarters and can support about 70 people, features private offices, conference rooms and flexible workstations.
SHEBOYGAN, WIS. — Burlington Stores Inc. has signed a 22,000-square-foot retail lease at Memorial Mall in Sheboygan, about 55 miles north of Milwaukee. The property is located at 3347 Kohler Memorial Drive. Mike Fitzgerald and Dan Rosenfeld of Mid-America Real Estate represented the landlord, Meijer Stores LP.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 432,316-square-foot industrial lease near Port Houston. The tenant, Gulf Coast Crating, is taking space at Portside Logistics Center, a two-building, 1 million-square-foot speculative development on Houston’s southeast side. Jeremy Lumbreras and Tyler Maner of Stream, which owns the property in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management, represented ownership in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Patrick McKiernan and James Mashni of First Houston Properties Inc. represented the tenant. The deal brings Building 1 at Portside Logistics Center to full occupancy.
HOUSTON — Drilling Tools International has signed a 16,988-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase District. The provider of energy equipment is taking space at The Towers at Westchase, a two-building development that houses an onsite deli and restaurant, fitness center and a conference center. Brad Fricks and Matthew Seliger of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties, in the lease negotiations. Peyton Poynter of Park Realty represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Avison Young has secured an 11,970-square-foot office lease in West Houston. The tenant, professional services firm UHY, is relocating and expanding from an 8,158-square-foot space at 10613 W. Sam Houston Parkway N to the building at 1177 W. Loop S. Anthony Squillante and Dustin Devine of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kelli Gault and Doug Little of Transwestern represented the landlord, Hicks Ventures.
NEW YORK CITY — Loeb Enterprises has signed an 18,056-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The venture capital firm will continue to house its corporate headquarters across the sixth and seventh floors of 712 Fifth Avenue, a 52-story, 545,000-square-foot building. Anthony Dattoma of CBRE represented Loeb Enterprises in the lease negotiations. Paramount Group owns the building.
ROSWELL, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 55,869-square-foot lease renewal at Mansell Overlook, an office park located in Roswell, roughly 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Annie Gomez and Jon Mayeske of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, SiteOne Landscape Supply Inc., in the lease negotiations. An entity doing business as Sun Belt Office I LLC is the landlord of Mansell Overlook, which comprises four buildings of Class A office space and is situated on 67 acres. Amenities at the property include outdoor seating, walking paths, a fitness center and a conference center.
MICHIGAN — Chick-fil-A has unveiled plans to open approximately 25 to 30 new locally owned and operated restaurants across Michigan by the end of 2028. The new restaurants will create over 2,500 jobs across the state. Chick-fil-A first opened in Michigan in 2015, and currently operates 28 locations in the state. In metro Detroit, Chick-fil-A plans to open in Chesterfield Township, Roseville, Taylor and Fort Gratiot this fall or winter. Additional growth includes a licensed location in the First National Building, and locally owned and operated restaurants in Detroit, Auburn Hills, Lincoln Park, Orion Township, Clinton Township, Canton and Ann Arbor. Two restaurants are slated to open in 2025 in Lansing/Jackson, as well as one restaurant in Saginaw and another in Benton Harbor. Chick-fil-A is the third largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States with more than 3,000 restaurants across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.