CARTERET, N.J. — Weida Freight System, a third-party logistics firm based in Hong Kong, has signed a 188,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Carteret. Weida Freight is taking space at Crow Holdings at Carteret, a newly built, 1.2 million-square-foot development. Jules Nissim, Stan Danzig and Kimberly Bach of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Crow Holdings, in the lease negotiations. Jimo Liu of Avison Young represented the tenant.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Whole Foods Market will open a 51,156-square-foot store at the corner of Washington Street and Columbus Drive in Jersey City on Nov. 9. The store, which will be the Austin-based grocer’s first in Jersey City, will offer more than 1,000 locally sourced items and will feature full-service meat and seafood counters, a bakery, prepared foods section and a wellness and beauty section.
ALTOONA, IOWA — Ann Taylor Factory Store has opened at the Outlets of Des Moines in Altoona. The store marks the first Ann Taylor Factory Store in the state of Iowa. The 4,000-square-foot store offers a wide selection of dresses, suits, separates and casual wear in regular and petite sizes as well as shoes and accessories. Outlets of Des Moines is home to retailers such as Coach Outlet, Nike Factory Store, J. Crew Factory, Under Armour Factory House, Levi’s Outlet Store, American Eagle and Victoria’s Secret.
DALLAS — AMLI Residential has signed a 13,214-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at Liberty Plaza, a two-building, 218,934-square-foot office complex in North Dallas. Tyler Howarth and Caroline Hix of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
HOUSTON, MONT BELVIEU AND RICHMOND, TEXAS — Littwitz Investments has arranged three restaurant leases totaling 8,733 square feet in the Houston area. Blue Tuba Euro-Tex Cuisine has signed a 5,141-square-foot lease at the Harold’s Heights retail building in Houston. Additionally, Beaky’s Hot Chicken will open a 2,436-square-foot restaurant in the eastern suburb of Mont Belvieu. Lastly, Cinnaholic Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls will occupy 1,156 square feet at Waterview Town Center in Richmond. David Littwitz of Littwitz Investments represented the tenants in the lease negotiations.
HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Binswanger has arranged a lease at a 2.1 million-square-foot distribution facility currently underway in Hagerstown in northwest Maryland. Binswanger secured the 10-year lease on behalf of the tenant, Conair, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of health, beauty and kitchen products. Trammell Crow Co. is developing the property within its Mid-Atlantic Crossings industrial park. Originally planned as two separate facilities at 10440 Downsville Pike and 17250 Sterling Road, the warehouse will now be developed and operated as a single, contiguous building.
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has rebranded Mercer Mall in Lawrenceville, roughly 40 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Moving forward, the property, which totals 551,000 square feet, will be known as Mercer on One. Federal Realty has also signed leases with two new tenants at the property. J. Crew Factory will occupy 6,100 square feet, and Crate & Barrel has opened a 42,000-square-foot store. Additionally, DSW is currently undergoing a full remodel and façade upgrade. Ashton Design led the rebranding effort.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Planet Fitness will open a 20,105-square-foot gym at Vista Ridge Plaza in Lewisville, a northern suburb of Dallas. The opening is slated for January. Oliver Willman, Baylor Worman, Grayson Duyck and William Carr of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was also not disclosed. Other tenants at Vista Ridge Plaza include Harbor Freight Tools, McAllister’s Deli and Smoothie King.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Multinational conglomerate Honeywell International has signed a 17,755-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 12880 Valley Branch Lane was built in 1997, totals 75,502 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights. Nathan Denton and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GID Industrial, in the lease negotiations. Neil Schorr of Realty Insight Group represented Honeywell.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — IDI Distributors, an insulation distribution company, has signed a roughly 30,000-square-foot industrial lease at Hazelwood Business Park in suburban St. Louis. Industrial Commercial Properties owns the new business park, which is a redevelopment of the former St. Louis Mills Mall. Dan Lesinski and Billy Spence of Newmark Zimmer are the leasing agents for Hazelwood Business Park. The development can accommodate tenants ranging in size from 30,000 to 700,000 square feet.
