NASHVILLE, TENN. — Stream Realty Partners has arranged a 25,324-square-foot office lease at Radius, a 265,564-square-foot office building located at 601 11th Ave. N in Nashville’s Gulch district. The tenant, Covenant Physician Partners, signed a 10-year lease to occupy the eighth floor of Radius, which is now 60 percent occupied. The company is relocating from its current Nashville offices at the Truist building (401 Commerce St.). Rob Lowe of Stream Realty Partners, along with Nikko Sansone of Sandeema, represented the landlord, Rubicon Equities, in the lease negotiations. Dan Bauchiero of Foundry Commercial represented the tenant.
Leasing Activity
Retailers, developers and leasing agents who attended the ICSC LAS VEGAS 2023 conference in May left the show cautiously upbeat about the state of retail. It was only the second consecutive gathering since the pandemic shut down the annual show in 2020 and 2021, and many brands made known their intent to remain in expansion mode, especially fast-casual restaurants, car washes, coffee shops, auto parts stores, entertainment concepts and medical services. The only obstacle stopping them at this point is the higher rental rates that they may have to pay as a consequence of higher construction costs, says George Macoubray, vice president of retail brokerage for NAI Elliott in Portland, Oregon. “A lot of these concepts are doing well,” declares Macoubray, whose Northwest Retail Advisors team represents landlords and regional and national tenants throughout Oregon and Washington. “We’ll see how far these tenants can go in terms of what they pay to fill new projects, but the enthusiasm and willingness to grow is definitely there.” Practicing Vigilance The same can’t be said for ICSC conference attendees who are on the capital markets side of the business. Higher interest rates have fueled a bid-ask spread between buyers and lenders, while regulatory …
Lee & Associates Orange Signs $4.3M Lease for Industrial Building in Santa Ana, California
by Jeff Shaw
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has leased a freestanding industrial building spanning 40,586 square feet. The lease agreement, which is for more than 60 months, amounts to a total consideration of around $4.3 million. Located at 1651 E. Saint Andrew Place in Santa Ana, the property offers a ground-level loading door, two dock-high loading doors, 28-foot clear height and 1,200 amps, 277/480V of power. Greg Diab and Jack Haley of Lee & Associates’ Orange office represented the tenant in the negotiations.
SAN DIEGO — Phase 3 Real Estate Partners has signed a lease agreement with life sciences company Novoron Bioscience at GENESIS-San Diego. Located in downtown San Diego, GENESIS-San Diego is an eight-story, 200,000-square-foot, Class A life sciences building. Novoron Bioscience’s lease for a 7,432-square-foot space marks GENESIS-San Diego’s third lease agreement signed in the past year within the building’s wet lab facility. Novoron Bioscience will utilize the space to further its research on lipoprotein-receptor drug development, aiming to address challenging neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer’s disease.
Southwest Value Partners, AEG Sign Iconix Fitness to 40,000 SF Lease at Nashville Yards
by John Nelson
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Southwest Value Partners and AEG, joint venture partners and co-developers of the 18-acre Nashville Yards mixed-use development, have signed Iconix Fitness to a 40,000-square-foot retail lease. Michael Townsend of Townsend & Associates advised Iconix Fitness on the lease transaction. The high-end wellness and recovery-focused fitness operator plans to open the new club in summer 2025. Iconix will occupy the entire second floor of Nashville Yards’ 420,000-square-foot, Class A creative office building, which will also house an EVO Entertainment venue. The Iconix club will have a dedicated entry on the ground floor with a retail space offering fitness apparel, as well as a health-focused café with an adjacent patio space that will be used to host social events for members. The club also plans to activate the more than seven acres of open green spaces at Nashville Yards for special events and classes. Additionally, the venue will have a 2,500-square-foot recovery area that will feature infrared sauna, cold plunge, red light therapy and compression therapy treatments.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has negotiated a 5,000-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 12826 Hempstead Road was built in 1979, totals 20,077 square feet and offers four dock doors and two drive-in bays. Devin Hawkins of Partners represented the tenant, Choice Botanicals Inc., in the lease negotiations. Mickey Brown of Bernell & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as RB Warehouses 290.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice has signed a 144,000-square-foot office lease at 550 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is relocating and expanding from the Seagram Building and taking six floors at the 41-story, 800,000-square-foot building. The Olayan Group owns the building, which recently underwent a repositioning and now houses an amenity garden, fitness center and other wellness-based amenities and features. Olayan has also engaged restaurateur Simon Kim to bring a new 15,000-square-foot restaurant concept to the building.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has arranged a 15,600-square-foot industrial lease in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 14720 Vickery Drive was built in 2012 and offers 28-foot clear heights. Clint Hankla of Partners represented the landlord, a family office, in the lease negotiations. Nick Bergmann of CBRE represented the tenant, U.S. Foods.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — AlarMax Distributors Inc., a provider of home security products, has signed an 11,430-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. The building at 11431 Ferrell Drive totals 33,140 square feet, and the space includes a 3,000-square-foot showroom. Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Kyle Espie and Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant.
WALNUT CREEK, CALIF. — CBRE has brokered new office leases at Ygnacio Center in Walnut Creek. The leases, totaling 13,916 square feet, were secured for accounting firm BDO USA and law firm Pennington LLP. Ygnacio Center is a Class A office complex spanning 536,000 square feet and three buildings. The recently enhanced amenities include a state-of-the-art conference center, as well as bike parking and showers for tenants. Phil Damaschino, Jeff Birnbaum and Andy Schmitt from CBRE represented the landlord, Hines. Gabe Chao from Transwestern represented BDO and Mindy Bacharach from Commercial East Bay represented Pennington LLP.