NEW YORK CITY — Law firm Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP has signed a 121,000-square-foot office lease at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, a 45-story, 1.8 million-square-foot building in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 16.5 years, and approximately 30,000 square feet is short-term space. Frank Doyle, David Kleiner and Andrew Coe of JLL represented the landlord, New York City-based Paramount Group, in the lease negotiations. Mark Weiss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — NAI Emory Hill has negotiated an 18,790-square-foot retail lease in Wilmington. Lexus of Wilmington has leased the building at 3401 N. Market St., which features six lifts, 18-foot ceilings and three drive-in doors, to house its new automotive repair facility. Rich Dudek of NAI Emory Hill represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
SAGINAW, TEXAS — EōS Fitness will open a 42,500-square-foot gym in Saginaw, located north of Fort Worth. The site lies at the entrance to the 115-acre Beltmill mixed-use development at the northeast corner of East Bailey Boswell and Millstone roads. The opening is slated for some time in 2026. Segovia Partners represented EōS Fitness in the lease negotiations. Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the landlord, Hunington Properties Inc., a Texas-based, full-service real estate company.
KATY, TEXAS — Mars Shipping Service Inc. has signed a 32,375-square-foot industrial lease in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The logistics firm is taking space at 21323 Clay Road, which according to Crexi is known as Bridgewater Commerce Center. Garret Geaccone, Boone Smith and Abraham Richardson of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc., in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Moda Operandi has signed a 30,000-square-foot industrial lease in Queens. The online fashion retailer is taking space on the third floor of the 157,000-square-foot, newly renovated building at 58-30 Grand Ave. in the Maspeth neighborhood, which is known locally as the Pearl Building. Rico Murtha, Helen Paul, Joe Hentze Jr. and Sonny Singh of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, The Davis Cos., in the lease negotiations. Owen Hane of JLL represented the tenant.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Amazon has announced plans to expand at Nashville Yards, a 19-acre mixed-use development in downtown Nashville owned by Southwest Value Partners. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has leased an entire floor at the development’s CAA Creative Office Building, which houses tenants including CAA, AEG Presents, Messina Touring, AXS and L-Acoustics. Several divisions of Amazon, including Amazon Music, will operate out of the Class A office building. Additionally, Amazon announced it is beginning the interior build-out of its second office tower at Nashville Yards, including a multi-story conference center and first-floor retail space. Amazon plans to occupy the second tower in 2026. Amazon’s new offices at Nashville Yards will sit adjacent to The Pinnacle, the development’s new indoor live music and event venue, and in close proximity to restaurants and other users including Ocean Prime, Fogo de Chão, Earls, Sweet Paris, Culaccino, Iconix Fitness and Hooky Entertainment. Amazon opened its first office tower at Nashville Yards in 2021.
COMMACK, N.Y. — Kids Empire will open a 21,000-square-foot indoor playground in the Long Island community of Commack. The facility will be located within a portion of a former grocery space at the 222,000-square-foot Mayfair Shopping and will be the brand’s first location on Long Island. Center E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Melissa Naeder of Cushman & Wakefield represented Kids Empire.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — CrossBat, a Cricket sports brand, has opened an 18,000-square-foot location at 3150 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville, just south of Minneapolis. The location marks the launch of CrossBat’s flagship cricket facility. The company has plans to expand nationally. Jake Kelly of Cushman & Wakefield represented CrossBat in the lease, while Andrew Manthai of KW Commercial represented the owner, Metro Center LLC. The indoor cricket venue offers box cricket leagues, nine full-length lanes for practice, cricket events, corporate team-building experiences and a coaching network. Cricket is the world’s second-most popular sport and is experiencing rapid growth in the U.S., according to Cushman & Wakefield. Minnesota is home to 100-plus teams and multiple leagues.
HOUSTON — Valor Communication Inc., a wholesale provider of cell phone accessories, has signed an 80,125-square-foot industrial lease in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 10811 S. Westview Circle Drive is known as Town & Country Commerce Center and features 28-foot clear heights and 3,849 square feet of office space. Garret Geaccone and Boone Smith of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. John Nguyen of Keller Williams Realty represented the tenant.
DALLAS — EōS Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot gym in South Dallas. The locally based fitness operator will be taking space at Wheatland Towne Crossing, joining tenants such as Target, Ross Dress for Less and PetSmart. Retail brokerage firm Segovia Partners represented EōS Fitness, which expects to open the facility sometime in 2026, in the lease negotiations. Dallas-based investment and development firm Rainier Cos. owns Wheatland Towne Crossing.