SEATTLE – Stuf, a self-storage startup company, has entered the Seattle market with two new locations. Stuf partners with property owners to monetize basements, garages and other spaces in buildings as tech-enabled storage. This model creates new cash flow opportunities for landlords while providing local communities with an easy-to-access and secure environment to store personal belongings, business inventory and more. Stuf’s first Seattle location is at 220 Second Ave. South in Seattle’s Pioneer Square district. Rubicon Point Partners owns the property. As part of the owner’s repositioning of the building, it partnered with Stuf to monetize 3,500 square feet of existing basement space into tech-enabled storage. Wright Runstad & Co. developed 400 University St., which will host Stuf’s downtown Seattle location. The startup is transforming 5,500 square feet of sub-grade mezzanine space in the 10-story office building into tech-enabled storage accessible through the garage level directly below the building.
Leasing Activity
PLATTVILLE, WIS. — Hibbett Sports has signed a 4,875-square-foot retail lease at the Shoppes at Plattville. The property is located at 1845 Progressive Parkway in Plattville, a city in Southwest Wisconsin. Scott Satula of Mid-America Real Estate represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Prairie Sun Properties 1845 LLC.
BURLINGTON, MASS. — Newmark has arranged a 7,397-square-foot office and life sciences lease in Burlington, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The tenant, medical imaging services provider UII America Inc., has committed to leasing space at Blue Sky Center, a 158-acre campus. Matt Malatesta, Tyler McGrail, Michael Frisoli and Margaret Fee of Newmark represented the owner, Nordblom Co., in the lease negotiations. Malatesta and Dave Townsend, also with Newmark, represented the tenant. Amenities at Blue Sky Center include a fitness center, café, basketball court, gaming area and a golf simulator.
ATLANTA — Scofflaw Brewing Co. has announced plans for a 5,500-square-foot brewery space at Oxton, a 35,000-square-foot food and retail project. Ardent Cos., Westbridge and Bridger Properties are developing Oxton at the Piedmont Center office campus in Atlanta, scheduled to open in 2024. Marking the first tenant at the development, the taproom and brewery will feature access to an adjoining courtyard. Square Feet Studio Architects is leading the design of Oxton, which was announced earlier this year. Bridger is handling retail leasing at the property.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Executive Refreshments, which provides pantry and vending machine stocking and services, has signed a 19,000-square-foot industrial lease at 13703-13707 Gamma Road in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Jeff McVaney of Partners Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chad Albert and D.J. Draper of Stoic Real Estate Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
UNION, N.J. — Easton Coach Co., a provider of ground transportation services, has signed a 160,000-square-foot industrial lease at in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. The property sits on 7.5 acres at 601 Lehigh Ave. and was constructed in 1966. Joseph Komitor and Scott Deutchman of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Jordan Metz and Eric Koons of Bussel Realty represented the landlord.
AURORA, ILL. — A U.S. division of global technology firm Thales has moved into its new office at 750 N. Commons Drive in Aurora. Stanton Road Capital owns the Class A office and industrial property, which totals 205,068 square feet and is fully leased. Thales moved from a previous location in Aurora and made the new space the home of its Visionix division, which develops helmet-mounted display and motion tracking technologies for aerospace and defense use. Using tenant improvement investments from Stanton Road Capital, Thales transformed its space to integrate office and meeting areas with advanced research and design features such as cockpit simulators. Francis Prock, David Florent and Brian Kling of Colliers are the exclusive leasing agents for the building. Kelleen Monti, Chris Bynum and Madelyn Farmer of JLL represented Thales.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Three tenants have signed leases at Lake Mead Crossing, a retail center located in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas. Starbucks Coffee, Sprouts Farmers Market and Chick-fil-A will join the lineup at the property, which Target anchors. Other tenants at the center include Marshalls, Ulta Beauty, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, Hibbett Sports and Big Lots.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Building supplies distributor Stone Resources has signed a 91,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease renewal in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to commercialcafé.com, the property at 2425 Carter Drive was built on 4.9 acres in 1986. Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Taurus, in the lease negotiations.
DALLAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged a 10,985-square-foot industrial lease in northeast Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 10480-10490 Brockwood Road was built in 1984 and totals 58,758 square feet. Jeff McVaney of Partners represented the tenant, building materials wholesaler CP Supply Co., in the lease negotiations. Josh Barnes of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the undisclosed landlord.