DUBLIN, OHIO — JLL has negotiated a 15-year lease for 75,000 square feet of office space and 8,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space at Bridge North in Dublin. The tenant is Northwest Bank, a subsidiary of Northwest Bancshares Inc. The lease encompasses the development’s entire office component, with Northwest Bank expected to relocate its corporate headquarters from Easton by the first half of 2029. Clayton Davis of JLL represented Northwest Bank, which plans to more than double its central Ohio workforce to 300 employees by the time it moves into the new headquarters. Bridge North, owned by Daimler Group, is a mixed-use development that will feature office, retail and other uses.
CHICAGO — Morningstar Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a provider of independent investment insights, has unveiled plans to relocate its global headquarters to the Thompson Center in Chicago’s Loop. Morningstar will co-anchor the building alongside owner Google and will occupy more than 275,000 square feet. The company plans to move to the property in late 2028. The lease marks Chicago’s largest downtown office transaction in 2026 to date, according to Morningstar, which has been headquartered in Chicago since its founding over 40 years ago. Morningstar currently employs over 1,500 people in Chicago. Located at 171 N. LaSalle St., the Thompson Center is one of the city’s highest-profile revitalization projects. Google announced plans to acquire the 1.2 million-square-foot property in 2022 and recently shared new design renderings for the renovation. The all-electric building will feature direct access to public transit, large floor plates, a 17-story atrium with food-and-beverage and retail offerings, as well as onsite employee amenities. Famed Chicago architect Helmut Jahn designed the Thompson Center, which opened in 1985 as the State of Illinois Center. The property was later renamed to honor Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson. Alongside its headquarters move, Morningstar plans to donate $5 million over the next five years …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Wells Fargo has signed a 20,560-square-foot office lease renewal in southwest Austin. The space is located within Building I at Uplands Corporate Center. Jake Ragusa and Luke Gholston of JLL represented Wells Fargo in the lease negotiations. Matt Frizzell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, California-based Drawbridge Realty.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — CoreWeave has signed a 31,000-square-foot office lease expansion at its headquarters facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. The cloud computing company now occupies 62,000 square feet at The Eisenhower, a 385,000-square-foot building. Jamie Ragucci, Kevin Murphy and Aaron Sommer of Newmark represented CoreWeave in the lease negotiations. Jon Meisel, Erin Wenzler and Dan Casey of CBRE, along with internal agent Eric Maurer, represented the landlord, Eastman Cos.
WOODSTOCK, GA. — Connolly has unveiled its first wave of tenants at Woodstock Mill District, a 118,000-square-foot shopping center underway in downtown Woodstock, roughly 30 miles northwest of Atlanta. Woodstock Mill District is now 79 percent leased, and tenants are expected to occupy the buildings this fall to prepare for an opening in early 2027. Woodstock Mill District encompasses an 11-acre new development site, as well as an existing 28,000-square-foot retail center that Connolly purchased in 2021 for $4 million. A 46,791-square-foot, freestanding Publix will anchor the new portion, which also features six one- and two-story buildings ranging up to 13,750 square feet in size. In addition to Publix, the tenant roster will include Sydel’s Coffee, Three Dollar Café, Super Chix Chicken & Custard, Club Pilates, Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care, E’s Barber Shop, Dentists at Woodstock Mill and Allure Nail Bar. Nine spaces remain available, including a freestanding restaurant building. The 28,000-square-foot strip center, formerly known as Towne Lake Plaza, sits adjacent to the new build and is occupied by three tenants: The Blue Ghost Arcade, Maxwell’s Cigar Bar and Dive Georgia. Tin Drum Asian Kitchen & Boba Tea Bar and barre3 will soon join the tenant lineup of redeveloped …
DALLAS — Rehrig Pacific Co. has signed a 127,789-square-foot industrial lease renewal in northwest Dallas. The provider of pallets, waste and recycling containers will remain a tenant at the building at 625 Mockingbird Lane. Jim Hazard of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Canon Shoults and Maddy Coffman of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord.
DALLAS — Cain Food Industries Inc. has signed a 121,290-square-foot industrial lease in West Dallas. The wholesale supplier of baking ingredients is taking space at the building at 1107 Conveyor Lane, a 220,741-square-foot building that features 32-foot clear heights, 62 dock-high doors, 97 parking spaces and roughly 3,000 square feet of office space. Canon Shoults and Maddy Coffman of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne and Lena Thomas of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Crow Holdings.
CHICAGO — JLL represented Oil-Dri Corp. of America (NYSE: ODC) in a long-term lease renewal at the Wrigley Building, where the company has been headquartered since 1993. Oil-Dri will now relocate within the building to a newly built-out floor totaling 20,000 square feet. Oil-Dri was founded in Chicago in 1941 by Nick Jaffee and has grown from a local startup into a publicly traded consumer products company. Nicole Becker, Sarah Silva and Bess Cooney of JLL represented Oil-Dri in the lease. Erica Marshall and Katie Hull of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Mansueto Properties. Global design firm Perkins&Will also recently renewed its lease at the property for 47,700 square feet through 2038. Holly Duran and Jeff Mulder of Colliers represented Perkins&Will.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — MEI Rigging & Crating has signed a 603,638-square-footindustrial lease in West Fort Worth. The space is located within West Worth Commerce Center, a newly constructed, 71-acre development that comprises 991,038 square feet across four buildings. David Cartwright and Charley Dickenson of Apex Industrial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey, Canon Shoults and Trey Goodspeed of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Forefront Commercial Real Estate, which developed the property in partnership with Ares Management.
DALLAS — PGIM has signed a 16,479-square-foot office lease in Uptown Dallas. The New Jersey-based asset manager is taking space on the 11th floor of 23Springs, a newly constructed, 26-story building, Rachel Gorney and Scott Hage of JLL represented PGIM, which plans to take occupancy next spring, in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado internally represented the landlord, Granite Properties, which owns the building in partnership with Highwoods Properties.