SANDY SPRINGS, GA. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has executed a 28,000-square-foot retail lease with US Foods CHEF’STORE in Sandy Springs, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The retailer, which caters to food industry professionals and at-home chefs, will occupy space within City Center Crossing, a 98,048-square-foot shopping center located at 6331 Roswell Road. The store will be the first location in the Atlanta area for CHEF’STORE and is set to open by the end of the year. Red Bank, N.J.-based FNRP purchased City Center Crossing in 2021. Other tenants at the center include Planet Fitness, Gold Fish Swim School and Hudson Grille.
Leasing Activity
PEKIN, ILL. — Five Below and Maurices are joining the tenant lineup at East Court Village in Pekin, just south of Peoria in central Illinois. The retailers, which are expected to open in fall 2025, join existing tenants Tractor Supply Co., Petco, Hobby Lobby and Dunham’s Sports. A former Bergner’s store is being redeveloped to make way for Five Below and Maurices, and additional tenants will be announced. The redevelopment project totals 42,000 square feet. Cullinan Properties Ltd. owns and manages East Court Village.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — Peace Love & Little Donuts has signed a lease to open a 1,164-square-foot location at the Papa Joe’s Plaza shopping center in Rochester Hills. Michael Murphy and Vicki Gutowski of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant, while Lawrence Randazzo of Hayman Co. represented the undisclosed landlord. Pittsburgh-based Peace Love & Little Donuts operates in 14 states.
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a new store in Rockwall, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The square footage of the store, which is located at 469 E. I-30, was not disclosed, but the prototypical Sprouts location spans about 30,000 square feet. For the Phoenix-based grocer, the store is the 51st in Texas, with roughly half of those located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the 419th nationwide.
IRVING, TEXAS — WellMed Medical Management has signed a 3,154-square-foot lease at 8403 Sterling St. in Irving. The medical office space is located within Commerce Office Park. Jason Finch and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Erik Sheets of Medcore Partners represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Hobby Lobby has opened a 42,000-square-foot store in Staten Island. The store at 280 Marsh Ave. is the Oklahoma-based arts and crafts retailer’s first in New York City and 25th in New York state. Brian Katz and Daniel DePasquale of Katz & Associates, along with Graeme Keith of The Keith Group, represented Hobby Lobby in the lease negotiations. Brookfield Properties owns the building.
MUSKEGO, WIS. — Midwest Twisters, a company that facilitates gymnastics, ninja and parkour for youth, has leased a 10,922-square-foot industrial space in Muskego, a southwest suburb of Milwaukee. The industrial flex property is located on Mercury Drive with convenient access to Racine Avenue, a main thoroughfare in Muskego. Anthony Stevens of NAI Greywolf represented the undisclosed landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — UpSlide, a provider of automated document solutions, has signed a 10-year, 9,536-square-foot office lease at 10 Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. UpSlide will lease space on the sixth floor of the building, which was originally constructed in the 1930s and recently underwent a $45 million capital improvement program. Lexie Perticone of Cushman & Wakefield represented UpSlide in the lease negotiations. Mitchell Konsker, Kyle Young, Carlee Palmer, Simon Landmann and Thomas Schwartz of JLL represented the landlord, Marx Realty.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Two new tenants have joined the roster at Livingston Town Center, a 65,523-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Bergen Debate Club and Monmouth Cards have leased 1,194 and 2,034 square feet, respectively. Kevin Pelio of Azarian Realty internally negotiated both leases on behalf of ownership and also represented Bergen Debate Club. Ryan Starkman of Pierson Commercial represented Monmouth Cards.
Dycom Industries Signs 40,000 SF Office Lease for New Headquarters at 300 Banyan in West Palm Beach
by John Nelson
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Dycom Industries Inc., a specialty contractor serving the telecommunications and utilities industries, has signed a lease to anchor 300 Banyan, a six-story boutique office building in West Palm Beach. The company’s new headquarters will comprise the top two floors and span 40,000 square feet. Brian Gale and Anthony Librizzi of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Brand Atlantic Real Estate Partners and Wheelock Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Derek Baker of Colliers represented the tenant. 300 Banyan is part of Brand Atlantic’s Banyan & Olive development along with 111 Olive, an adaptive reuse of a historic three-story building. Dycom’s lease brings 300 Banyan to 50 percent preleased. In addition to offices and private terraces, the office building features an 8,000-square foot restaurant with a garden dining room, sidewalk café and a private, six-story parking garage.