GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — CBRE has relocated its Grand Rapids office from 634 Front Ave. to 200 Ottawa Ave. The brokerage has expanded its footprint from 1,444 square feet to 4,350 square feet. The new space in the central business district features conference rooms and free-address seating — where no employee has a dedicated desk or private office.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — RobotLAB Inc., an educational technology company that manufactures robotics and virtual reality products, has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The tenant is taking space at the 380,000-square-foot VariSpace Southlake facility, which offers an array of flexible workspace options. Chris Taylor, Johnny Johnson and Zach Bean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, VariSpace, in the lease negotiations. Eric Cannon of Silver Tree Management represented RobotLAB.
HOUSTON — UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions has signed a 176,152-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Geoff Perrott and Jeff Venghaus of JLL, along with Matt Knafel with KWILL Advisors, represented UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — An undisclosed auto parts manufacturer has preleased a 150,512-square-foot industrial building on the south side of San Antonio. The tenant is leasing the entirety of Building 2 within Brooks Global Crossing, an industrial campus located within the 1,308-acre Brooks master-planned development. Carter Thurmond and Witt Westbrook of Transwestern represented the landlord, Cambridge Development, in the lease negotiations. Building 2 is under construction and expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
PITTSBURGH — Tapville Social, a concept that combines craft cocktail flights, self-pouring beer taps and American fare, will open an 5,307-square-foot restaurant with patio seating at The Vision on Fifteenth in Pittsburgh. The eight-story building, which is located in the Strip District, spans 265,000 square feet of office and retail/restaurant space. Joseph Williams and Rachel Forslund of Fort Worth-based brokerage firm Woodmont Co. represented Tapville Social in the lease negotiations. Tommy McCafferty of CBRE represented the landlord, Burns Scalo Real Estate. The opening is slated for 2024.
HOUSTON — Sungrow USA Corp., a division of Chinese solar technology company Sungrow, has signed a 179,534-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Michael Foreman and Beau Kaleel of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sungrow USA in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 58,016-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 626 106th St. in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed on 2.4 acres in 1970 and features 19-foot clear heights. John Buckley, Jack Gaffney and Nicky Manasso of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Brewer and Riley Maxwell of Transwestern represented the tenant, Iron Mountain Information Inc.
CANTON, MASS. — Massachusetts-based design-build firm Dacon has completed a 30,000-square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters project for healthy snack food provider 88 Acres in Canton, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility at 85 John Road, which allows the company to more than quintuple its production, features a quality control lab, R&D lab, production area, cooling room, warehouse, executive offices and conference rooms. Camber Development owns the building.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Harbinger Motors has inked a deal to occupy 165,171 square feet of manufacturing and distribution space at 12821 Knott St. in Garden Grove. The landlord is Rexford Industrial. Harbinger Motors will manufacture electric light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles custom designed to customers’ specifications. To accommodate the tenant, the space will undergo extensive renovations, including 40,000 square feet of office and engineering space. Harbinger Motors is relocating to the facility from Gardena. Rexford Industrial acquired the property in 2019 and added significant improvements, including a 45,171-square-foot high-bay expansion and 20,000 square feet of high-finish office space. Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
DE SOTO, KAN. — Panasonic Energy has leased 509,760 square feet of industrial space at Building C within Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, about 30 miles southwest of Kansas City. The 1 million-square-foot building is under construction and slated for completion in summer 2024. The 370-acre flint Commerce Center can accommodate users ranging from 200,000 to 2 million square feet. Flint Development is the developer. Mark Long, John Hassler and Scott Bluhm of Newmark Zimmer represented Flint in the lease with Panasonic.
