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.
LEESBURG, VA. — TA Realty has signed a build-to-suit lease agreement with an unnamed tenant at its 1.9 million-square-foot data campus project in Leesburg, approximately 40 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The tenant, a global cloud services provider, will occupy the entirety of the property. Construction of the development, which will comprise five buildings, is scheduled to begin later this year. Completion is scheduled for 2027.
KATY, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a 343,760-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at Pederson Logistics Center in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The site spans 25 acres and offers immediate proximity to I-10. Jacob Westfall and Boomer White of CBRE represented the tenant, exercise equipment provider Johnson Health Tech, in the lease negotiations. Jason Dillee and Nathan Wynne, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Houston-based Triten Real Estate Partners.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Third-party logistics firm UniUni has signed a 36,000-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1401-1407 Dunn Drive was built in 1980 and totals 100,800 square feet. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, High Street Realty, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Academy Bank has moved into its new headquarters at 1201 Walnut in downtown Kansas City. The bank occupies three contiguous floors of the building, which is owned by Copaken Brooks. Later this year, Academy Bank will open a retail banking center in the lobby of the building. Academy Bank is a full-service commercial and retail bank headquartered in Kansas City with more than 70 banking centers across Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and Arizona. Bryan Johnson of Colliers represented the tenant, while Jon Copaken represented the landlord on an internal basis. Rising 29 stories, 1201 Walnut features an attached parking garage and access to the amenities of 1111 Main.
CHICAGO — The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago) has selected 190 S. LaSalle St. for its new headquarters. The organization signed a 6,257-square-foot lease. The relocation was precipitated by the sale of 115 N. LaSalle St., BOMA’s current home, to the State of Illinois last year. BOMA expects to take occupancy of its new office in February. MRSA Architects is the architect for the build-out of the space.