CHESHIRE, CONN. — Whole Foods Market has debuted a 42,000-square-foot store in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The store features full-service meat and seafood counters, a bakery, prepared foods section, wellness and beauty section and a selection of more than 200 craft beers. A grand opening ceremony took place on Thursday, Feb. 5.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Club Studio Fitness will open a 30,240-square-foot gym in the Southern New Jersey community of Cherry Hill. The space is located within Ellisburg Shopping Center and will include training areas, a juice bar and recovery facilities. The opening is slated for spring 2027. Federal Realty Investment Trust owns Ellisburg Shopping Center, which is anchored by Whole Foods Market and Restoration Hardware Outlet.
BUCHANAN, MICH. — AutoZone has leased an 8,000-square-foot former Rite Aid store located at 715 E. Front St. in Buchanan within southwest Michigan. Construction is underway at the building. Joshua Jacobs of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan and Brandon Hanna of Encore Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed landlord. Mike Murray of Advantage Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, which operates more than 6,000 stores nationwide.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Prime Controls has signed a 49,715-square-foot office lease in Lewisville, a northern suburb of Dallas. The supplier of industrial equipment is taking space within Corporate Pointe, a two-building development that is now 90 percent leased. Michael Bowles of Avison Young represented the landlord, an entity doing business as GL Corporate Pointe LP, in the lease negotiations. Eric Crutchfield of Stream Realty Partners represented Prime Controls.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Sportswear retailer TYLER’S will open a 16,653-square-foot store at Firefly Park, a 217-acre mixed-use development in Frisco. The space spans the ground floor of Aurora, an 18-story apartment building that is part of the development’s initial phase of construction. TYLER’S plans to open in fall 2027 in conjunction with other elements of Firefly Park. Kobalt Investment Co. represented the owner of Firefly Park, Wilks Development, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Melton & Melton has signed a 31,013-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Westchase district. The accounting firm is relocating to Westchase Park I, which is part of a two-building, 579,032-square-foot campus. Matt Asvestas and Brian Strait of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Canyon Creek Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Cody Little of JLL represented Melton & Melton.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — MMR Group Inc., an electrical specialty manufacturing and technical firm, has leased 2300 McGaw Road, a 214,000-square-foot industrial property in Columbus. The facility is situated near Rickenbacker International Airport and Norfolk Southern Intermodal as well as I-270, Route 317 and Route 23. Weston Devore and Jennifer Jordan of CBRE represented the tenant, while Philip Pelok, Shane Ellis and Jeff Lyons of CBRE represented the landlord, Minneapolis-based Founders Properties.
HOUSTON — U.S. LawShield has signed a 16,071-square-foot office lease at East River, a 150-acre mixed-use project in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. The national legal defense membership program will occupy the entire fifth floor of Building C. Amanda Nebel and Eric Seigrist of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Midway, in the lease negotiations. Hugh Herman, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented U.S. LawShield.
TAMPA, FLA. — Benderson Development has begun the transformation of 702 North Franklin Street, a 300,000-square-foot office building in downtown Tampa. The nine-story property was formerly the longtime corporate headquarters building for Tampa Electric (TECO) and Peoples Gas. Benderson has tapped CBRE to lease and market the building’s office space, while Benderson will lease the property’s 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. The renovations will include extensive work on the building’s façade, including new signage opportunities for future tenants, as well as interior upgrades.
SOUTH AMBOY, N.J. — Wingtat Cargo has signed a 96,000-square-foot industrial lease in South Amboy, about 30 miles south of New York City. The shipping company is taking space within the newly constructed, 152,100-square-foot warehouse and distribution building at 111 Main St. Gary Politi and Michael Viera of JLL represented the landlord, a partnership between Woodmont Industrial Partners and Joseph Jingoli & Son Inc., in the lease negotiations. Jimo Liu of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.