UNION, N.J. — Nonprofit organization Rise Against Hunger has signed an 11,500-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. The facility features a clear height of 16 feet and two overhead loading docks. Tim Farley of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Joel Tomlinson of Silbert Realty & Management represented the landlord, locally based investment firm The STRO Cos.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Preusser Jewelers has opened an 1,897-square-foot store at 1200 E. Paris Ave. SE in Grand Rapids. Known for being Michigan’s oldest jeweler, the company moved to the new location after being in downtown Grand Rapids for 173 years. Bill Tyson of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the tenant in the lease. The landlord was undisclosed. Additional tenants at the center include Bill and Paul’s Sporthaus and Groskopf’s.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. — Syracuse University has leased 21,377 square feet of space at a nine-story office building in North Hollywood. The building is located at 5250 Lankershim Blvd. The space will house the university’s growing “SU in LA” semester programs, a career-oriented initiative for students in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and the College of Visual & Performing Arts. Marty Barkan represented Syracuse University in the lease negotiations. Patrick Church and Anneke Greco of JLL represented the landlord, DivcoWest.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Warby Parker has opened a 2,298-square-foot store at The Promenade Shops at Briargate, a 236,539-square-foot retail center located in Colorado Springs. The store is situated next to Ted’s Montana Grill. The eyewear brand currently operates more than 200 stores throughout the country.
ROANOKE, TEXAS — Cummins Clean Fuel Technologies has signed an industrial lease expansion at AllianceTexas, Hillwood’s 27,000-acre master-planned community on the north side of Fort Worth. The provider of natural gas delivery systems is expanding its manufacturing operations, bringing its footprint at 1051 Republic Drive in Roanoke to roughly 160,000 square feet. Michael Haggar and John Worthen of JLL represented Cummins in the lease negotiations. Samuel Rhea and Reid Goetz represented Hillwood on an internal basis.
HOUSTON — Intac Supply, a provider of HVAC equipment, has signed an 18,000-square-foot industrial lease at 6600 Long Point Road in northwest Houston. Toronto-based Agellan Commercial REIT owns the 139,116-square-foot building, which was originally built in 1979. Matt Rogers of Oxford Properties represented Intac Supply in the lease negotiations. Carter Holmes of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord.
YPSILANTI, MICH. — MC Driving School has signed a 2,322-square-foot retail lease at Arbor Square Plaza in Ypsilanti. The tenant will take the space formerly occupied by Weight Watchers at the center, which is located at the southeast corner of Carpenter and Ellsworth roads. Michael Murphy and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Verus Development Group.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Inquirer has opened a new, 36,500-square-foot office at 100 S. Independence Mall West in the Old City district. Locally based architecture firm Meyer designed the office, which can accommodate 200 people and represents a consolidated physical footprint. The newspaper employs about 400 people who will utilize the space on a rotating basis and work in “neighborhood” spaces that support individual departments like news, marketing, human resources and administration. Newmark represented the Inquirer in its site selection and lease negotiations. Keystone Property Groups owns the building.
NEW YORK CITY — MillerKnoll, a family of home décor and furnishing brands, has signed a 15,331-square-foot office lease at 251 Park Avenue South in Manhattan’s Gramercy neighborhood. The 16-story building was originally constructed in 1909. Justin Royce of Cushman & Wakefield represented MillerKnoll in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener and Robert Fisher internally represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, which acquired the asset in 2015 and implemented a capital improvement program. Combined with its ground-floor retail space, MillerKnoll now occupies about 60,000 square feet at 251 Park Avenue South.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Dermody Properties has signed an unknown tenant to a full-building industrial lease at LogistiCenter SM at Louisville Airport Building 2. Built in 2022, the 203,840-square-foot facility is located at 3195 S. Park Road in Louisville, about eight miles south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Bruce Isaac of NAI Isaac, Mark Wardlaw and Clay Manley of NAI Fortis and Bill Kampton and Phil Garrett of Colliers NAPA represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Alex Grove and Kevin Grove of CBRE represented the landlord.