TROY, MICH. — International franchise chain Jazzercise Fitness Co. has signed a five-year lease to open an 1,800-square-foot location at Troy Sports Center in Troy. The property is located at 1819 E. Big Beaver Road. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented both the tenant and the undisclosed landlord. Jazzercise, founded in 1969, operates 5,800 locations in 25 countries.
Leasing Activity
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Federal Realty Investment Trust has signed leases with three new tenants at Ellisburg Shopping Center, a 260,000-square-foot retail destination located outside of Philadelphia in Cherry Hill. Wren Kitchen will open a 14,346-square-foot store and showroom this winter. Childcare franchise Adventure Kids Playcare will debut its 8,564-square-foot facility this fall, and fast casual eatery BurgerFi will open a 3,000-square-foot restaurant in early September. Other tenants at Ellisburg Shopping Center include Whole Foods Market, Buy Buy Baby and Restoration Hardware Outlet.
DEPTFORD AND TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm Jeffery Realty has negotiated two retail leases totaling 3,400 square feet in the Southern New Jersey communities of Deptford and Toms River. Shane Wierks and Alan Walker of Jeffery Realty represented the tenant, health supplements provider GNC, in both sets of lease negotiations. Joe Allegro, Giorgio Vasilis and Justin Goodman of Sitar represented the landlord in the Deptford deal. Shane Hart and Joe Dougherty of Metro Commercial represented the landlord in the Toms River deal.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Cellipont Bioservices, a California-based biotechnology company specializing in cell therapy treatments, has signed a 76,245-square-foot life sciences lease in The Woodlands, located about 30 miles north of Houston. The facility will be constructed in phases from the ground up, with initial operations expected to commence during the first half of 2023. Zach Leger and Holden Rushing of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Dave Baker and Brian Buglione of JLL represented the landlord, Vitrian.
HOUSTON — CBRE has negotiated a 64,018-square-foot office lease at Westway Plaza, a 325,000-square-foot building located two miles northwest of Houston’s Energy Corridor. Kevin Saxe of CBRE represented the tenant, independent oil and gas provider Surge Energy, in the lease negotiations. Surge Energy is relocating from nearby Heron Lakes Office Park and adding 25,000 square feet to its corporate footprint. The move-in is scheduled for February 2023.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 38,353-square-foot industrial lease at 9755 Clifford Drive in North Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2001 and spans 114,400 square feet. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two privately owned firms, William Macklowe Co. and Senlac Ridge Partners, will develop a 180-unit multifamily project in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The complex will include 45 affordable housing units and a parking garage, as well as 67,000 square feet of commercial space that is now partially leased to CVS and German discount grocer Lidl. Construction is slated for a late 2024 completion. RIPCO Real Estate represented the developer in the retail lease negotiations.
MARLBOROUGH, MASS. — Lifeline Systems Co., a provider of medical alert devices and technology, has signed a 41,375-square-foot office lease in Marlborough, a western suburb of Boston. The tenant will relocate from nearby Framingham to the third floor of a 116,786-square-foot building at 200 Donald Lynch Blvd. in 2023. Kelleher & Sadowsky represented the landlord, Minardi Ltd., in the lease negotiations.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based accounting firm Weaver has signed a 35,948-square-foot office lease renewal in Fort Worth’s West Seventh district. Scott Morse, Scott Jessen, Andy Goldston, Daniel Mullen and Katherine Jessen of Citadel Partners represented Weaver in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey and Jake Neal of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Macfarlan Capital Partners. Weaver, which also recently signed a new lease in Houston, is temporarily operating out of a smaller suite and plans to move into its newly renovated space in November.
ATLANTA — SJC Ventures has signed several new tenants to join Phase II of The Interlock, a $750 million mixed-use development underway in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. New concepts joining include Starbucks, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, Salon Lofts and Five Guys. SJC Ventures expects to announce a new round of tenants in the near future. In addition to the newly announced restaurants and salon, the second phase of The Interlock will be anchored by a 42,000-square-foot Publix grocery store, 670 student housing units for Georgia Tech students, 275,000 square feet of commercial space and limited restaurant opportunities. Construction on Phase II began in May 2021, and SJC Ventures plans to fully open the second phase in 2024. Phase II of The Interlock will be connected to Phase I, which is anchored by a Puttshack, the Bellyard hotel and Rooftop L.O.A., via a one-acre public park.