AUSTIN, TEXAS — PopStroke Entertainment Group, a golf-centric entertainment concept based in Florida, will open a new venue in Austin. PopStroke is assuming operations of The Pitch, a sports-themed entertainment hub on the city’s northeast side that was designed by Mark Odom Studio and developed by Karlin Real Estate. PopStroke will deliver a rebranded dining experience and upgraded event spaces, and the company will also operate The Pitch’s pickleball courts and introduce two new sand volleyball courts. The opening is set for the fall.
HOUSTON — Wright Close & Barger LLP has signed a 41,000-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The law firm will relocate from the Galleria area to the 30th and 31st floors of TC Energy Center, a 56-story, 1.2 million-square-foot tower located at 700 Louisiana St. The deal represents a footprint expansion of about 60 percent. Joshua Brown, Audrey Selber and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. John Spafford of CBRE represented the landlord, M-M Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Rabin & Partners LLP has signed a 10,881-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The family law firm will remain a tenant at 11 Times Square, a 40-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building located at the corner of Eighth Avenue and 42nd Steet. Sam Seiler of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. SJP Properties owns 11 Times Square.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Regional financial services company First Horizon Corp. has signed a lease at 110 East, a 370,000-square-foot office tower located in the South End neighborhood of Charlotte. Rhea Greene, Jennifer Kurz and John Hannon of Trinity Partners represented the landlord, a joint venture between Shorenstein and Stiles, in the lease negotiations. Bradley Rice of Fischer CRE represented the tenant along with internal representatives Tina Fullard and Joanna Britt of First Horizon. In the first half of 2026, First Horizon will relocate to 110 East, consolidating two of its current regional offices. As the anchor tenant, the firm will occupy 88,167 square feet across the top three floors of the building, bringing the tower to 70 percent occupancy. Other tenants include Coinbase, SPAR Media and SouthState Bank. 110 East was delivered in March 2024 and marks the tower’s first phase of a broader redevelopment plan to transform Charlotte’s South and East Boulevard into a walkable destination for office, retail and dining.
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Vestar has signed leases with five new tenants at Verrado Marketplace, a 500,000-square-foot open-air lifestyle and entertainment center under development in Buckeye, roughly 35 miles west of downtown Phoenix. Retail and restaurant concepts including Sourdough & Co., See’s Candies, CityVet, Great Clips and NextCare are anticipated to open in May 2026 and will occupy a combined 10,000 square feet. Upon completion, Verrado Marketplace will offer a selection of retail, dining and service-oriented options. The new tenants will join a mix of anchors and national brands such as Target, Harkins BackLot, Safeway, Ross, Marshalls, HomeGoods, ULTA Beauty, Famous Footwear, Buckle, Bath & Body Works, European Wax Center and Zara Nails. A variety of eateries are also confirmed including Salt Tacos + Tequila, Shake Shack, Handel’s Ice Cream, Nekter Juice Bar, Thai Chili, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Tropical Smoothie and Hawaiian Bros Island Grill.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated a 60,050-square-foot industrial lease at a newly constructed facility in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett. The tenant, Illinois Tool Works (ITW), has leased space at Blue Heron Business Park’s newest speculative building, which totals 166,573 square feet. Dan Brown and Mike Antonelli of Brown Commercial represented the developer and owner, Cratos Industrial. Dan Brown also represented Cratos in its original land purchase in 2024 and was retained as the leasing agent for the development. Bruce McConnell of Savills represented ITW.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Biomedical engineering firm and medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp. has signed an 11-year, 30,821-square-foot office lease at 3601 S. Congress Ave, just south of downtown Austin. The single-story building is part of Penn Field, a 16-acre campus that is a redevelopment of a former U.S. Army base. Local brokerage firm AQUILA Commercial, in partnership with CIM Group, represented the landlord, Creative Media & Community Trust Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCT), in the lease negotiations. The full-building lease brings Penn Field’s total occupancy to 93 percent.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 19,906-square-foot office lease expansion and renewal at Kirkwood Tower in West Houston. The 15-story, 286,000-square-foot building is located in the Energy Corridor and was recently purchased by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. Adam Ross and Danielle Rothchild of Stream represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Campbell Puckett and Cooper Bagheri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, engineering firm Saulsbury Industries.
SILVER SPRING, MD. — A partnership between St. Louis-based Sansone Group and locally based data center operator Priseda has acquired a 214,000-square-foot data center located in Silver Spring, just north of Washington, D.C. JLL Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing through Maryland-based Poverni Sheikh Group (PSG). The tier IV data center currently supports mission-critical operations and is slated for infrastructure enhancements, including the modernization of tier transitions, which will improve data center infrastructure performance and reliability, as well as an expansion of power capacity up to 100 megawatts. The new ownership is actively leasing the property and has secured a long-term lease with an undisclosed anchor tenant.
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) has signed an 86,954-square-foot office lease in Londonderry, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The circuit board assembler is relocating and expanding from 645 Harvey Road to 12 Innovation Way, a 233,839-square-foot building. Rich Ruggiero, Brian Pinch and Tyler McGrail represented the landlord, regional investment firm R.J. Kelly, in the lease negotiations.