AVON, MASS. — Solar energy provider Navisun has signed a 60,282-square-foot industrial lease in the southern Boston suburb of Avon. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 61 Strafello Drive was built in 1974 and renovated in 2022. Ovar Osvold, Sean Hannigan and Kevin Brawley of Colliers represented Navisun and the landlord, DH Property Holdings, in the lease negotiations.
WARREN, MICH. — Joyful Tots Daycare has signed a 6,750-square-foot retail lease at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, the shopping center totals roughly 100,000 square feet. Michael Murphy and Bill McLeod of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group.
TAMPA, FLA. — Nestle will relocate its Tampa headquarters to Midtown West, a 152,000-square-foot office building located within the 23-acre Midtown Tampa mixed-use development. The Switzerland-based company plans to open its new sales office later this year. Bill Reeves of Colliers represented Nestle in the lease negotiations. Lauren Coup and Brad Heeter of Highwoods Properties Inc. represented the landlord, Highwoods and Bromley Cos. The square footage of Nestle’s lease was not disclosed. Other tenants at Midtown West include RHI Magnesita, Savills, Randstad, Prudential, Primo Water and Greystar. Bromley and Highwoods have also broken ground on Midtown East, a new office building at Midtown Tampa. Upon completion, Midtown East will total 430,000 square feet across 18 floors, 143,000 square feet of which will be jointly owned by Bromley and Highwoods.
HOUSTON — Community Health Choice Texas, a nonprofit health insurance agency, has signed a 82,706-square-foot office lease at Loop Central, a three-building complex in Houston. The campus, which was renovated in 2020, offers a fitness center, café/deli, tenant lounge, conference facility with kitchen and multiple indoor and outdoor seating areas. Kelli Gault, Jack Scharnberg, Doug Little and David Baker of Transwestern represented the landlord, Griffin Partners, in the lease negotiations. David Boyd of Boyd Commercial, along with Lucian Bukowski of CBRE, represented the tenant.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 10,865-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 3411 Avenue D was built in 1969 and totals 45,368 square feet. Canon Shoults, Maddy Canty and Walker Floyd of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Taurus, in the lease negotiations. Adam Brown with NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, HVAC supplies vendor Barsco.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — SmartLabs, which designs, builds and operates multifunctional labs, will open a 140,000-square-foot flexible lab and office space at CambridgeSide, a mixed-use mall redevelopment located across the Charles River from Boston. The spaces will be located on the third floor and will be customizable to accommodate life sciences companies from fewer than 10 to more than 100 employees. The facility, which will be the fourth in the Boston area for SmartLabs, is slated to open in late 2024. A partnership between New England Development and a client advised by UBS Asset Management owns CambridgeSide.
NEW YORK CITY — Touro University, a nonprofit higher education institute, will expand its academic campus at 3 Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Touro, which originally leased seven full floors and portions of the ground and second floors totaling 243,305 square feet, is now adding 66,438 square feet on the 10th and 11th floors. Locally based investment firm Rudin owns 3 Times Square, which is currently in the midst of a capital improvement program. Richard Bernstein of Cushman & Wakefield, in conjunction with Touro internal agent Jeffrey Rosengarten, represented the university in the lease negotiations. Tom Keating of Rudin, along with Ron Lo Russo and Heather Thomas of Cushman & Wakefield, represented ownership.
AVON, MASS. — DCNE, a wholesale distributor of HVAC systems, has signed a 70,337-square-foot industrial lease in the southern Boston suburb of Avon. The single-tenant property at 54 Bodwell St. sits on 4.6 acres and features 13 loading docks and a customer showroom. Ovar Osvold, Sean Hannigan and Kevin Brawley of Colliers represented DCNE and the landlord, DH Property Holdings, in the lease negotiations.
TAMPA, FLA. — Lee & Associates South Florida has arranged a 27,450-square-foot industrial lease at a build-to-suit warehouse currently underway in Tampa. Plan IT Packaging, a Canadian packaging solutions company, will occupy the building, which is located at 4525 Oak Fair Blvd. Michael Avendano of Lee & Associates negotiated the five-year lease on behalf of the tenant. Cancician Group Inc. is the landlord. Construction of the warehouse — which will feature dock-height loading doors, heavy power and office space — is expected to be complete in March 2024.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 165,050-square-foot industrial lease at 2080 McDaniel Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The tenant, alcoholic beverage provider Buzzballz, is expanding from its 125,000-square-foot space at the adjacent facility at 2020 McDaniel Drive. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Prologis owns the property, which was originally built in 1981, according to LoopNet Inc.