HUNTLEY, ILL. — Kuriyama of America, an industrial hose supplier, has signed a 329,210-square-foot lease at Huntley Commercial Center in the Chicago suburb of Huntley. The tenant will occupy 60 percent of the 540,960-square-foot development, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of Newmark represented ownership, Huntley Investment Partners, which is a partnership between Craig Realty Group Inc., The Prime Group Inc. and The Capital Cos.
GURNEE, ILL. — Bullfrog International, a designer and manufacturer of high-end hot tubs, has inked a new lease for 10,840 square feet at Gurnee Town Center in Gurnee, a far north suburb of Chicago. Rick Scardino, Michael Petrik and Sean Bishop of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Branden Reedy and Jimmy Danaher of CBRE represented the landlord, Kite Realty. Lee & Associates also assisted Bullfrog International with a lease in Vernon Hills earlier this year.
ROCKLIN, CALIF. — Circle K has signed a 3,700-square-foot lease at University Square, a 10-acre, mixed-use development currently underway in the Sacramento suburb of Rocklin. Upon completion, the convenience store and gas station will be situated on a site featuring more than 20,000 square feet of retail space and 5,000 square feet of space for quick-service restaurants. LRE & Cos. is the developer and landlord. The project is scheduled for completion in late 2025.
HARTFORD, CONN. — Central Rock Gym, a fitness concept centered on indoor rock climbing, has signed a retail lease to open a 22,000-square-foot facility at 99 Shield St. in Hartford. Phil Gagnon of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. David Dumeer of locally based brokerage firm Goman York represented Central Rock Gym. A tentative opening date was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southwire, a manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, has signed a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial lease at AllianceTexas in North Fort Worth. Southwire will occupy the entirety of Alliance Westport 25, which was originally launched as a 1 million-square-foot speculative building in August 2022 and is now being expanded to meet Southwire’s requirements. GSR Andrade Architects designed Alliance Westport 25. Sean Boswell and Chris Teesdale of Colliers represented Southwire in the lease negotiations. Reid Goetz, Samuel Rhea and Jack Barkley represented the landlord, Hillwood, on an internal basis.
DALLAS — The Cheesecake Factory will open a 9,700-square-foot restaurant at The Shops at Highland Village in Dallas. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter. Vince O’Toole of JLL represented the landlord, Poag Development Group, in the lease negotiations. Marc Guth of Blateiss & Schnur represented The Cheesecake Factory. Three new tenants — children’s playland Cheeky Monkeys, Lovesac and Sleep Number — have also either opened recently at The Shops at Highland Village or will do so in the fall.
WATERTOWN, MASS. — Seven new tenants have committed to spaces at Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use development in Watertown, located roughly 10 miles outside Boston. Tea One Tea House, Skin Laundry, Restore Hyper Wellness and GNC have recently opened stores, and Blackbird Doughnuts is scheduled to open this fall. Chip City and Medium Rare have also signed leases at the development, with Chip City scheduled to open later this year. A partnership between Wilder Cos. and Boylston Properties owns Arsenal Yards.
NEW YORK CITY — Trading and technology firm GTS Securities has signed a two-year lease extension for its 30,094-square-foot office space at 545 Madison Avenue, a 17-story, 140,000-square-foot building in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The tenant’s footprint includes spaces on the 9th, 15th, 16th and 17th floors of the building, which is owned by Marx Realty. No third-party brokers were involved in the deal. Other tenants at 545 Madison Avenue include private equity firm Snow Phipps and Vialto Partners, a spinoff of PwC.
SAN DIEGO — Phase 3 Real Estate Partners has signed three new leases with life sciences companies at GENESIS-Del Mar, an 86,000-square-foot lab building in the Del Mar Heights submarket of San Diego. The building is located at 12250 El Camino Real. The new biotech companies, Mabwell Therapeutics, Genece Health and Lygos, will occupy spaces ranging from 4,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet. JLL’s Chad Urie, Grant Schoneman and Taylor DeBerry represented Phase 3 Real Estate Partners in the three lease transactions.
REDFORD, MICH. — DTE Energy has inked a new industrial lease for 528,340 square feet at Pinnacle Logistics Park in Redford, a northwest suburb of Detroit. The property is located at 24400 Glendale Road. Jared Friedman of Friedman Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord. CBRE represented Detroit-based DTE, which will use the facility to store equipment.
