FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Activate, an entertainment concept centered on interactive games, will open a 12,000-square-foot venue at Baybrook Mall in Friendswood, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The venue is Activate’s third in the Houston area. Eric Lestin and Michael Burgower of Cushman & Wakefield represented Activate in the lease negotiations. Bruce Wallace of Jolink Wallace represented the landlord, Ashita Investments.
CHICAGO — American Eagle Outfitters has signed a lease for a new flagship store at 600 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. The 14,182-square-foot store is expected to open on July 1, 2027. American Eagle will occupy space opposite UNIQLO, which returned to Michigan Avenue with its store opening in March. The Chicago flagship will be American Eagle’s second flagship store in the U.S., following the opening of its New York City flagship late last year. The surrounding stretch of Michigan Avenue recently saw the opening of Aritzia and a new home for The North Face. The Cube, a London-based urban playground concept, is slated to open this summer. The Candy Hall of Fame will debut in summer 2027. Marget Graham, Dick Spinell and Stan Nitzberg of Mid-America Asset Management represented the owners of 600 N. Michigan Ave. Jim Sakanich and Riley McCarron of CBRE represented American Eagle.
IRVING, TEXAS — SCL ColdChain has signed a 56,925-square-foot in Irving. The provider of refrigerated transit services now occupies 104,846 square feet at the building at 9001 Sterling St. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Canon Shoults and Maddy Coffman of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Brookfield.
ATLANTA — Coreforce, a public safety tech firm based in Decatur, Ga., has signed a 32,945-square-foot office lease at Uptown Atlanta, a mixed-use development by Rubenstein Partners LP that straddles Atlanta’s Buckhead and Midtown submarkets. Kyle Kenyon and Chris Port of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Coreforce, formerly known as Utility Associates, has 200 employees and provides software for first responders and other frontline professionals. The firm will relocate from Decatur and occupy the entire 10th floor at Uptown Atlanta, which features more than 1 million square feet of office space. Other office tenants include The Academy for Innovation in Medicine, Stadler Rail, Entertainment Partners, MARTA CPEI group and Skillshot Media. The development also includes more than 100,000 square feet of retail space leased to J’ouvert Caribbean Kitchen, Bene Korean, Sugarcoat, Roundhouse Kickboxing, The Commodore and 26 Thai Kitchen, among others.
HOLBROOK, N.Y. — Whole Foods Market has opened a 43,000-square-foot store in the Long Island community of Holbrook. The store is located within The Shops at SunVet, which is a redevelopment of a former 280,000-square-foot mall. The store, which is the eighth on Long Island for the Austin-based grocer, offers a full-service meat and seafood counter, a prepared foods section, artisanal foods section, wellness and beauty department and a selection of nearly 300 craft beers.
NEW YORK CITY — Turner & Townsend has signed a 24,394-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The professional services company has committed to the sixth floor of 100 Park Avenue, a 36-story, 905,000-square-foot building, on a 12-year term. Mary Ann Tighe, Stephen Eynon and Alessia Lawson of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Harry Blair, Barry Zeller, Justin Royce and Pierce Hance of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, SL Green. The building is now fully leased.
HOUSTON — Gutor Electronics America has signed an approximately 90,000-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The U.S. affiliate of the Swiss provider of electrical components and power solutions is taking space at Houston Point 290, a three-building, 383,076-square-foot development. Robert Johnson IV and Charles Fertitta Jr. of Hughes Marino represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Creation, was self-represented. The deal brings Houston Point 290 to full occupancy.
NEW YORK CITY — StoneX has signed a 21,904-square-foot office lease expansion in Midtown Manhattan. The global financial services firm is taking additional space on the 32nd floor at 230 Park Avenue, bringing its total footprint to 94,742 square feet. Mark Weiss, Scott Shelbourne and Melissa Rubenstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented StoneX in the lease negotiations. Brian Waterman, Scott Klau, Erik Harris, Zach Weil and Cole Gendels of Newmark, along with internal agents Andrew Ackerman and Walter Rooney, represented the landlord, RXR.
CHICAGO — Club Studio, a fitness concept offering high-end amenities, boutique studio classes and wellness services, has signed a 32,000-square-foot retail lease at Newberry Plaza in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. CBRE’s Luke Molloy, Danny Jacobson and Stephen Ansani represented the landlords, 11 East Partners and Blackbird Investment Group. The transaction marks the third lease completed at the redevelopment of the building’s retail base, known as Newberry on the Triangle. Club Studio will occupy a majority of the second floor and all of the third floor of the retail space at the base of the 53-story residential tower. Club Studio joins Anthropologie, which signed a 16,000-square-foot lease on the first floor, and Canadian restaurant group Moxies, which is bringing a 13,600-square-foot dining concept to the property.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Beyoglu USA, a food manufacturing and distribution company based in Turkey, has signed a 28,500-square-foot industrial lease at 1425 Nagle Blvd. in Batavia, a western suburb of Chicago. Matt Hanson of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant. The building was formerly home to a food industry tenant.