CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Cravey Real Estate Services has negotiated two office leases totaling 10,500 square feet at 1801 S. Alameda St. in Corpus Christi. HVAC equipment distributor Johnstone Supply will occupy 7,000 square feet, and Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services will occupy 3,500 square feet. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1939 and totals 21,580 square feet. Matt Cravey of Cravey Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Six Points Partnership, in both sets of lease negotiations.
CHICAGO — Gibsons Restaurant Group (GRG) has signed a 15,000-square-foot, ground-floor retail lease at 919 W. Fulton St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market. Fulton Street Cos. is currently developing the 400,000-square-foot, 11-story office building. The lease marks the 13th location for GRG in the Chicago area. The tenant has yet to decide on the new restaurant concept. GRG operates Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, Gibsons Italia, Hugo’s Frog Bar & Fish House, LUXBAR and Quartino Ristorante & Wine Bar. Alex Najem and Ross Babel negotiated the lease on behalf of Fulton Street on an internal basis. The property is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2025.
NEW YORK CITY — Investment services and financial advisory firm Flexpoint Ford has opened its 30,000-square-foot office at One Vanderbilt, a 77-story tower in Midtown Manhattan by locally based real estate giant SL Green. The space features an open floor plan and a variety of smart technology and energy-efficient systems. SPECTOR Cos. designed the space. Cresa and Clune Construction Co. handled the build-out.
CHARLOTTE AND HARRISBURG, N.C. — MPV Properties has announced the addition of new tenants and buildings underway at Farmington, the developer’s master-planned community located in Charlotte and Harrisburg. Chick-fil-A opened at the property in May, and Famous Toastery is planning to open in the second half of 2024 within an outparcel behind the development’s Shop Building I. H.T. Fuel will also open on an outparcel, with construction scheduled to begin directly behind Chick-fil-A in the coming months. Construction is also scheduled to begin on Small Shops II, an 11,865-square-foot retail building. MPV is in negotiations with two tenants to fully occupy the building. The developer has also announced plans for three additional commercial buildings totaling 27,000 square feet, with development expected to begin in early 2024. Additionally, Woodfield Development is nearing completion of The Stead at Farmington, a 275-unit apartment community within Farmington. Upon completion, Farmington, which will also feature for-sale residences, will comprise 600 homes and 275,000 square feet of retail space.
HOUSTON — Lecangs, a third-party logistics company and subsidiary of Loctek, has signed a 133,000-square-foot industrial lease in southwest Houston. The tenant is taking space at The Business Center at Five Corners, a five-building, 550,000-square-foot development by Levey Group. Joseph Smith, Nathan Wynne and Savannah Smith of CBRE represented Levey Group in the lease negotiations. Lecangs was self-represented. The Business Center at Five Corners is now fully leased.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) has arranged leases with five new tenants at Church Street Market, the 72,000-square-foot retail portion of the 55 West mixed-use property in downtown Orlando. Restaurants Birria 1983, The Bao Spot and BluWave Sushi will occupy 3,800; 2,100; and 3,000 square feet, respectively. Additionally, SAK Comedy Lab will open a 7,200-square-foot venue, and Luxe Med Spa has leased 3,800 square feet. Each of the tenants is scheduled to open before the end of the year. The new leases bring Church Street Market, which was built in 2006, to 91 percent occupancy. Aaron Dan and Kathy Bonini of LPC represented the landlord, Hasta Capital, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated an 18,502-square-foot industrial and office lease in northeast Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 9364 Wallisville Road was built in 1980 and totals 48,000 square feet. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook represented the tenant, third-party logistics firm EN Group Corp., in the lease negotiations. John Kruse and Carter Holmes of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord.
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.