ANDOVER, MASS. — AdvanCell has signed a 128,000-square-foot life sciences lease in the northern Boston suburb of Andover. The clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company will occupy the entirety of the building at 1 Corporate Drive, which is located within Innovation Park, a 340,000-square-foot development. The deal brings Phase II of Innovation Park, which is owned by life sciences REIT IQHQ, to full occupancy. Information on third-party brokers who were involved in the lease negotiations was not disclosed.
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PARAMUS, N.J. — NRG Adventure Park will open a 59,000-square-foot entertainment venue in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. The space is located above a 100,000-square-foot grocery store at Paramus Park South shopping center and will house a ropes course, trampolines, a climbing wall and virtual-reality games. Jamie Sackheim of TSCG represented the landlord, a joint venture led by Heidenberg Properties Group, in the lease negotiations. Jerry Welkis and Stephan Miller of Welco Realty represented NRG.
STAFFORD, VA. — JE Richards, an electrical components manufacturer serving the data center industry, has signed a full-building lease at Capitol Logistics 95, a nearly 935,000-square-foot industrial building in Stafford. The property is located at 211 Centreport Parkway near I-95. John Dettleff led the JLL team representing the landlord, Flint Development, in the lease negotiations. Michael DiMeglio and Michael Isen of NAI Michael represented JE Richards, which plans to employ roughly 500 staffers at the facility at full capacity.
HOUSTON — Superior Energy Services has signed a 56,256-square-foot office headquarters lease in West Houston. The oilfield services company is relocating from 1001 Louisiana in downtown Houston to the 13-story, 225,024-square-foot building at 8020 Katy Freeway. David Guion and Lucian Bukowski of Stream Realty Partners represented Superior in the lease negotiations. Eric Anderson and John Heard of Transwestern represented the landlord. A timeline for occupancy was also not announced.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 28,212-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The building at 320 Wilmeth Road is part of McKinney Trade Center, a 22.5-acre development that houses four buildings that range in size from 95,840 to 171,398 square feet. Brett Lewis and Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blount Fine Foods, in the lease negotiations. Adam Graham and Ken Wesson, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.
NEW YORK CITY — Fenwick & West has signed an 18,200-square-foot office lease expansion in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. The expanded space covers the entire 13th floor at 902 Broadway, and the law firm now occupies 72,800 square feet across four floors at the building, which was originally constructed in 1911. David Kleinhandler and Ken Rapp of CBRE represented Fenwick & West in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Koeppel Rosen, was self-represented.
CHICAGO — Coworking concept Switchyards has inked two leases for additional locations in Chicago. JLL brokered both deals. Sarah Silva and Nicole Becker of JLL represented Switchyards and landlord Range Group in two simultaneous transactions — 2440 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Park and 1046 W. Kinzie St. in Fulton Market. Both clubs are scheduled to open Monday, Oct. 26.
NEW YORK CITY — The New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) will open a 54,245-square-foot STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) school in The Bronx. The space will span two floors within Hutchinson Metro Center, a 361,857-square-foot mixed-use property in the borough’s Morris Park area that is owned by Simone Development Cos. The school is currently operating within a temporary space on Mercy University’s Bronx campus, serving about 100 students from local high schools.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Affinity Group Food Service NE has signed a 13,000-square-foot office lease in Bedford, a northwestern suburb of Boston. The food-and-beverage sales and marketing company will relocate its headquarters this fall from Lawrence to Bedford Woods, a two-building, 330,000-square-foot complex that was developed in 2001. Cummings Properties owns Bedford Woods.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — UrbanStreet Group has announced two retail leases for Veridian’s shopping, dining and entertainment district in Schaumburg. Entertainment concept Your Third Spot and Chicago-area breakfast and lunch restaurant Buttermilk Cafe will open storefronts in the project’s first phase. Veridian is the redevelopment of the former Motorola factory and office campus. Your Third Spot will open its first Chicago-area location at Veridian and its second location nationally, following one in Atlanta. The competitive socializing venue pairs dining and craft beverages with games and activities. Buttermilk Cafe is known for its stuffed breakfast biscuits, pancakes, burgers and all-day breakfast menu. The restaurant operates in Geneva, Naperville, Vernon Hills, Wilmette and Downers Grove. The Veridian location will total 4,000 square feet. Construction on Veridian’s first retail phase includes The Fresh Market, a 26,000-square-foot grocery anchor that is on track to open in early 2027. The 321 apartments above the retail space are slated to open next spring. The district’s parking deck and public road network are both complete. Mason Retail Group is leading retail leasing for Veridian. In 2015, Motorola announced it would relocate its headquarters to downtown Chicago. UrbanStreet Group bought the Schaumburg property in 2016 and spent the next …