LEXINGTON, S.C. — Lowes Foods has signed a lease to anchor Platt Springs Crossing, a 50-acre mixed-use development currently underway in Lexington, a western suburb of Columbia, S.C. The Winston-Salem-based grocer will occupy 51,000 square feet at the development. Other tenants will include Chipotle Mexican Grill, Tidal Wave Car Wash, Panda Express and Planet Fitness. An affiliate of NAI Columbia doing business as LLDC Platt Springs LF LLC is the developer of the project, which is scheduled to begin opening early next year. Ben Kelly and Patrick Chambers of NAI Columbia represented the landlord in the lease negotiations with Lowes Foods. The grocery store is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2025.
OCALA, FLA. — BroadRange Logistics has signed a lease to fully occupy Ocala Logistics Center, a 350,899-square-foot industrial building in Central Florida. Situated at the corner of N.W. 35th St. and N.W. 27th Ave. in Ocala, the property features 196 parking spaces, 96 trailer drops, ESFR sprinkler systems and 36-foot clear heights. Clay Witherspoon of Avison Young represented the landlord, MDH Partners, in the lease negotiations. John Gosnell of Strategic Real Estate Partners represented the tenant.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged a 40,000-square-foot lease at First Citizens Bank Plaza, a 23-story office building in Uptown Charlotte. International coworking company IWG will occupy the 18th and 19th floors of the building beginning in February, with plans to expand its SPACES brand. Located at 128 S. Tryon St., the property was recently renovated and features a new lobby, a boutique fitness center, tenant amenity hub with lockers and showers, bicycle parking and storage, upgraded restrooms and a 5,000-square-foot ground-floor restaurant and bar space, currently occupied by MOA Korean BBQ. Kris Westmoreland, Stephanie Spivey and Joe Franco of CBRE represented the landlord, Dornin Investment Group, in the lease negotiations.
JOLIET, ILL. — CBRE has completed the lease-up of Joliet Marketplace, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center in Joliet. UrgentVet inked the most recent lease for a total of 3,500 square feet. The veterinarian clinic plans to open this spring. The property was formerly occupied by K-Mart and had stood vacant since 2016. IG Capital purchased the asset in 2020 and brought on CBRE’s Sean McCourt, Joe Parrott and Riley McCarron to assist with redeveloping the site. UrgentVet joins Tony’s Fresh Market, Planet Fitness, Tropical Smoothie Café, Charley’s and Ivy Rehab at the center. McCourt and Parrott represented IG Capital in the lease with UrgentVet.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — Slick City, an indoor slide park concept, has signed a lease to open a 51,958-square-foot location at 1435 N. 113th St. in Wauwatosa. Brett Deter and Scott Revolinski of Founders 3 Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord. The family entertainment space may include a soft play area for younger children, zip lines, trapezes and swings. There are currently three other Slick City locations in the U.S. in Denver, St. Louis and Katy, Texas.
DALLAS — Accounting giant Deloitte has signed an office lease at 23Springs, a 626,215-square-foot building in Uptown Dallas. The square footage was not disclosed, but the space encompasses four full floors. The deal, along with a 110,029-square-foot lease signed by Bank OZK, which also financed the building’s construction, in spring 2022 brings 23Springs to 34 percent occupancy. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado represented the landlord, Granite Properties, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Deloitte plans to relocate from Dallas Arts Tower to its new offices in spring 2026.
SAN ANTONIO — Partners Real Estate has negotiated a 44,258-square-foot office lease at City View, a 221,373-square-foot building in northwest San Antonio. The 10-story building was constructed in 1986 at the corner of Interstate 10 and Huebner Road. Lindsey Tucker of Partners represented the landlord, California-based investment firm KBS, in the lease negotiations. Steve Garza, also with Partners, along with Mark McGranahan of Avison Young, represented the tenant, Wells Fargo.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — The United Football League (UFL), the entity created by the merger of semi-professional football leagues XFL and USFL, has signed a 19,768-square-foot office lease in the central metroplex city of Bedford. The building at 3301 Airport Blvd. spans 69,556 square feet, and the space will house the operations of two of the league’s eight teams, the San Antonio Brahmas and Michigan Panthers. Dean Collins of Cushman & Wakefield represented the UFL in the lease negotiations. Trevor Brown and Theron Bryant of Transwestern represented the landlord, SkyWalker Property Partners.
KATY, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 17,250-square-foot industrial lease in the western Houston suburb of Katy. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 4245 Clay Business Drive was constructed in 2001. Stephen Hazen, John Harris and Rob Adams of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Perdomo Distribution, in the lease negotiations. Lina Chow of RE/MAX Fine Properties represented the landlord, ARK Real Estate Management LLC.
ANDOVER, MASS. — A partnership between Boston-based developer Celera Properties and Connecticut-based investment firm True North Management Group has completed Phase I of Andover Technology Park, a life sciences redevelopment project in metro Boston suburb. The first phase of the redevelopment of the 250,000-square-foot campus entailed the core and shell repositioning of the building at 600 Federal St. Ownership subsequently inked 42,000 square feet of new leases at the property. CBRE is the leasing agent for Andover Technology Park. VIVO Arch served as the project architect, and Timberline Construction was the general contractor.