NEW YORK CITY — Cleary Gottlieb has signed a 475,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Lower Manhattan. The law firm has committed to the top 10 floors as the anchor tenant at One Liberty, a 53-story, 2.3 million-square-foot complex that was recently renovated, for 20 more years. Moshe Sukenik and Brian Cohen of Newmark, along with Mark Weiss and Josh Kuriloff of Cushman & Wakefield, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mikael Nahmias and Dan Roberts internally represented the landlord, Brookfield Properties.
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ABDERDEEN, N.J. — Crunch Fitness has opened a 25,000-square-foot gym in Aberdeen, about 40 miles south of New York City. The space is located within Regent Shopping Center, a 178,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored development. Michael Gartenberg of Garden Commercial Properties represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Crunch Fitness was also self-represented.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged an 11,057-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 13805 West Road was completed in 2000 and totals 61,600 square feet. Nathan Buckhoff of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, medical supplies provider Arpovo Health, in the lease negotiations. Jack Rathe and Brandon Preece of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Westland EPA LLC.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — The Fold, a new American restaurant concept from the team behind Roots Seasonal Cuisine in Lee’s Summit, Mo., will open at Corrigan Station in the heart of Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. The Fold will occupy 6,072 square feet in the former Corvino restaurant space. Todd Richards, bar manager for Roots, along with Amanda Accurso and Brandon Sharp, owners of Roots, are partners in The Fold, which will offer a wide range of culinary options. The restaurant is scheduled to open Friday, May 22. The Fold’s name reflects the restaurant’s vision of being a welcoming place for people from all walks of life, according to Corrigan Station owner Copaken Brooks.
FAIRVIEW, TEXAS — Academy Sports + Outdoors will open a 130,000-square-foot store in Fairview, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The retailer will backfill a former Macy’s store at Fairview Town Center, a 921,075-square-foot power center that first opened in 2009. Thomas Glendenning of SHOP Cos. negotiated the lease on behalf of the Fairview Economic Development Corp. Remodeling of the space is underway, and Academy expects to open its doors in the coming weeks.
DALLAS — Social Llama Events has signed a 50,508-square-foot industrial lease in West Dallas. The locally based experiential event design and production company will use the entirety of the space at 4919 Woodall St. for office, storage and fabrication purposes. Lena Thomas of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Dallas-based developer M2G Ventures, in the lease negotiations. Social Llama was self-represented.
WESTWOOD, MASS. — Locally based investment firm The Grossman Cos. has purchased a 119,500-square-foot healthcare building in Westwood, located southwest of Boston. The building at 80 Wilson Way is fully leased to Beth Israel Lahey Health Inc. Grossman has appointed local brokerage and advisory firm KeyPoint Partners to manage the building. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — AllTerra Central has signed a 22,413-square-foot industrial lease expansion and renewal in Southlake, located north of Fort Worth. The provider of surveying and mapping services now occupies the entire building at 545 Commerce St., which according to LoopNet Inc. was completed in 1996. Travis Smith of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jon Skidmore, Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Philadelphia-based Arden Group.
CHICAGO — Apex Systems will relocate its Chicago office from 600 W. Chicago Ave. to 448 N. LaSalle Drive. The technology and professional services firm has signed a long-term lease totaling 15,378 square feet for the entire top floor of the boutique office building. Designed by LJC Design & Engineering and completed in 2021, the 12-story property totals 174,599 square feet and is situated in the city’s River North submarket. The owner, National Real Estate Advisors, recently completed 32,000 square feet of furnished spec suites on the fourth and seventh floors. Amenities include a private tenant rooftop deck, conference facilities, a fitness center and ground-floor retail, including shuffleboard-focused food-and-beverage concept Electric Shuffle. Erica Marshall and Mark Gunderson of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord. Jeff Skender, Jack Tunnicliff, Mike DeSantis and Mark Moore of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
ROSEVILLE, MINN. — Pottery Barn has signed a 12,500-square-foot lease to open at Rosedale Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot shopping mall in Roseville. The home furnishings retailer will occupy an exterior space and is slated to open in the third quarter of 2027. Holly Rome of JLL leads the leasing efforts for Rosedale Center and secured the lease with Pottery Barn, which is a member of the Williams-Sonoma Inc. portfolio of brands.