AUSTIN, TEXAS — Fitness operator House of Gainz will open a 41,000-square-foot gym at 235 Canyon Ridge Drive in northeast Austin. The facility, which will be the company’s second in the Austin area, will offer boxing, HIIT and boot camp classes, a range of fitness equipment and weights, posing room, cold plunge, sauna and a wellness center. The opening is scheduled for November. Kristiana Beck of Realty Austin represented House of Gainz in the lease negotiations. Bryan McMurrey of Transwestern represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Onyx Renewable Partners, a provider of clean energy solutions, has signed a 10,760-square-foot office lease renewal at 505 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The 28-story building was built in 2006 and is adjacent to Bryant Park. Onyx plans to relocate from 230 Park Avenue to the entire 14th floor early next year. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Kyle Young of JLL represented the landlord, Stawski Partners, in the lease negotiations. Clark Finney and T.J. Hochanadel of JLL, along with Brian Goldman, Scott Gutnick and Josh Berg of Newmark, represented the tenant.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dayton Superior Corp., an Ohio-based concrete supplier, has signed a 51,101-square-foot industrial lease renewal at RiverPark Business Center in Fort Worth. The development consists of two buildings totaling 500,635 square feet on a 25-acre site. Michael Spain and Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as SCG River Park Business Center LP, in the lease negotiations. Caleb McCoy of JLL represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage and advisory firm Baker Katz has negotiated three retail leases in the Houston area for T-Mobile. The first deal is for 2,334 square feet in the northeastern suburb of Liberty; the second transaction is for a 2,000-square-foot store in Magnolia, located northwest of the city; and the final lease is for a 3,339-square-foot space in the Galleria District. Jonathan Aron of Hunington represented the landlord in the Liberty deal, and Court Richardson with Ironbridge represented ownership in the Magnolia deal. Bunny McLeod with Wulfe & Co. served as the landlord representative in the third deal.
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — Nordstrom Rack, the off-price retail division of Nordstrom, will open a 24,000-square-foot store in Bay Shore, a hamlet on Long Island. The store will be situated within Gardiner Manor Mall and is scheduled to open next spring. Other tenants at the property include HomeGoods, Barnes & Noble, Michaels and Old Navy. Kite Realty Group Trust is the landlord. This location will mark the third Nordstrom Rack outpost in the state.
LENEXA, KAN. — Physician Aesthetic Specialists is opening a flagship location at 87 Quivira Plaza in Lenexa. Scheduled to open on Friday, Dec. 1, the office will total 4,200 square feet and feature 10 treatment rooms with a dedicated consultation space. In addition to aesthetic services and massage therapy, the offerings include advanced procedures such as non-surgical facelifts and body contouring, laser treatments, stem cell hair restoration, stem cell therapy for skin rejuvenation, hormone replacement therapy, neurotoxin treatments and weight loss injections. Dr. Dan Margolin, the founder of Physician Aesthetic Specialists, performs all patient consultations and participates in all contouring procedures. The company currently operates at The Healing Arts Center of Lenexa.
Internet connectivity is the digital equivalent of a foundation for any multifamily property. Residents want access for communications, entertainment, business and personal needs. Property operators need connections for management and reporting software resources. Good and reliable connections to the Internet, and a dependable Wi-Fi network as a way of distributing that access, are essential. Looking three to five years into the future, these connectivity needs become even more demanding and complex. The Internet of Things (IoT) creates a layer of interesting application and use cases for property owners. IoT defines the collective network of connected technology that enables communication between devices (“things”) and the cloud and/or among the devices themselves. IoT devices are the technology that creates smart home and buildings. IoT devices also support and simplify functions such as rental property management, energy usage reduction, maintenance cost reduction and more. “Looking into the future, IoT applications can make the property more efficient in surprising ways,” says Eran Dor, vice president of technology products at Pavlov Media. Leak detectors can provide early warning of flooding and appropriately shut off water before any significant damage occurs. Trash cans can be equipped with sensors that indicate when to collect, rather than requiring …
ATLANTA — Portman has opened Junction Krog District, a mixed-use building in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood that features 135,000 square feet of Class A offices, private terraces and ground-level retail space. The development is situated across from the Krog Street Market food hall at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Irwin Street. The Atlanta-based developer has also signed Yuji, a Japanese dining concept by Kinjo Enterprise LLC, to join Junction Krog District’s retail mix on the ground level. Yuji, along with Italian dining concept YEPPA&co, will open in summer 2024. The Japanese restaurant will feature a walk-up window for to-go orders, two outdoor bars and a 1,670-square-foot patio connected to Junction Krog District’s 7,000-square-foot public porch, which is now open. The porch fronts the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. Adjacent to Junction Krog District, Portman recently purchased 1.3 acres where the firm will plan a second phase for the project.
NEW ORLEANS — Gas giant Shell has signed a lease at a 142,000-square-foot office building to be constructed in the 39-acre River District mixed-use neighborhood of New Orleans. Shell’s Gulf of Mexico operations headquarters will occupy the multi-floor property. Cypress Equities and Lauricella Land Co. have formed a joint venture to develop the building, which Gensler is designing. Located on Convention Center Boulevard, the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2024. Tim Relyea and Joe Peddie of Cushman & Wakefield represented Shell in the lease negotiations.
ATLANTA— Lincoln Property Co. has signed three retailers to join Echo Street West, its 19-acre mixed-use project currently underway in west Atlanta. Food-and-beverage concepts El Gordo Taqueria by Fuego Tortilla, Fresh Squeezed Mini Bar and Le Macaron will occupy 2,430; 1,917; and 895 square feet, respectively. Situated on the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail, Echo Street West is being constructed in phases, with the initial development comprising 300,000 square feet of creative office space, 50,000 square feet of retail space, 292 residential units and 3.4 acres of outdoor entertainment and greenspace. Plans for the property include additional offices, shops, residences and hotel rooms.