YARDLEY, PA. — Regional grocer Wegmans has opened an 88,000-square-foot store in Yardley, about 30 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The site is located within the Prickett Preserve mixed-use development, and the store offers a selection of approximately 1,200 wines and 500 beers and ciders. The store, which will employ about 400 people on full- and part-time bases, is Wegmans’ second in Bucks County.
Leasing Activity
EAST SETAUKET, N.Y. — Stony Brook University Hospital has signed a 16,000-square-foot lease on Long Island. The regional provider now occupies an entire 25,000-square-foot building within the 103-acre Stony Brook Technology Center campus in East Setauket. David Leviton from JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Maria Valanzano and Steven D’Orazio of Colliers represented the landlord, TRITEC Real Estate Co.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — Regional Employee Assistance Program has signed a 10-year, 39,975-square-foot office lease renewal in Corsicana, about 60 miles south of Houston. The space is located at 400 Hospital Drive within the Navarro Regional Medical Complex. Allison Johnston Frizzo and Tanya Hart Little of Hart Commercial represented the landlord, Healthcare Realty Services LLC, in the lease negotiations. Deidre Hardister of NAI Geis Realty Group represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Avison Young has negotiated a 28,791-square-foot office headquarters lease in West Houston. The tenant, civil engineering firm R.G. Miller | DCCM, is relocating from 16340 Park Ten Place to Eldridge Oaks, a 14-story, 349,190-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 2009. Anthony Squillante and Drew Coupe of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad Fricks and Matt Asvestas of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, an affiliate of Broadshore Capital Partners. The relocation will take place during the third quarter.
HOUSTON — Fast-casual concept Salad and Go has inked three new leases in metro Houston. The drive-thru-only company will open restaurants at a 44,431-square-foot property in Magnolia and a 30,000-square-foot property in Cypress, as well as in The Woodlands. Salad and Go has also signed a lease to open an eatery in the Central Texas city of Bryan. Jason Baker, Traci Holman, Lunden McGill and John Frazier of Baker Katz represented the Arizona-based tenant in all lease negotiations. Danny Miller of Gulf Coast Commercial Group represented the landlord in the Magnolia and Cypress deals. Jacob Weersing of Capital Retail represented the landlord in The Woodlands transaction. Salad and Go now has more than 100 locations across four states, including about 60 in Texas.
NEW YORK CITY — Pearl World has signed a 12-year, 8,800-square-foot office lease at Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The space of the cosmetics retailer, which is relocating from 37 West 57th Street, spans the entire 48th floor and can also support its showroom. Dennis Someck and Justin Myers of Lee & Associates represented Pearl World in the lease negotiations. Matt Leon with Newmark represented the landlord, TF Cornerstone.
Lee & Associates Negotiates 53,000 SF Industrial Lease for Bullfrog International in Elgin, Illinois
ELGIN, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a full-building industrial lease totaling 53,000 square feet on behalf of Bullfrog International in Elgin. The property at 1320 Gateway Drive features a clear height of 24 feet, two interior docks, two drive-in doors and an existing three-ton bridge crane. Bullfrog International is a designer and manufacturer of high-end hot tubs that has expanded its Chicago-area presence with industrial and retail space. Rick Scardino, Michael Petrik and Sean Bishop of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Jeff Matella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Bix Box Property Owner C LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — Zyka Foods Southwest Inc., a wholesale provider of Indian cuisine, has signed a 15,885-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 2737 W. Airport Freeway was constructed in 1984 and features a clear height of 20 feet, one ramp, three dock-high doors and 1,257 square feet of office space. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the owner, Sealy & Co., in the lease negotiations. David Easterling of CBRE represented the tenant.
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Spatch Kitchen & Cocktails, a contemporary American concept, will open a 7,500-square-foot restaurant in Cedar Hill, a southern suburb of Dallas. The space is located within Hillside Village, an open-air retail center that is also home to tenants such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Barnes & Noble, Old Navy, H&M, F21 Red and Victoria’s Secret. Gretchen Miller, Emilie Paulson and Bryn Carden of Weitzman represented the landlord, PREP Property Group, in the lease negotiations. Morrow Hill represented the tenant, which plans to open this summer.
WOBURN, MASS. — Type One Energy Group has signed a 15,500-square-foot life sciences lease in the northern Boston suburb of Woburn. The Wisconsin-based provider of clean energy solutions is relocating from nearby Somerville to 299 Washington St., which is owned by Cummings Properties. The new space will house office, manufacturing and lab uses. Al Diamond internally negotiated the lease on behalf of Cummings Properties. No third-party brokers were involved in the deal.