Law Firm Signs 180,000 SF Headquarters Lease at Office Tower in Downtown Nashville

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Bass, Berry & Sims PLC, a law firm with offices in Tennessee and Washington, D.C., has signed a lease for a 180,000-square-foot space within Nashville Yards, an 18-acre mixed-use project in downtown Nashville. The office space will serve as the law firm’s new corporate headquarters.Bass, Berry & Sims will occupy space in the top eight floors in the Nashville Yards’ first multi-tenant office building, a 35-story tower with 650,000 square feet of office space …

October 12, 2021Leasing Activity, Office, Southeast, Tennessee

Diab Americas Signs 265,248 SF Headquarters Lease in DeSoto, Texas

DESOTO, TEXAS — Diab Americas LP, a Swedish manufacturer of core products for the marine and aerospace industries, has signed a 265,248-square-foot headquarters lease at I-20 Corporate Center in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. The headquarters location consists of 242,248 square feet of warehouse space and 23,000 square feet of office space. Kevin Santaularia, Michael Spain and Michael Grant of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Partners represented the locally based landlord, 220 E. …

October 12, 2021Industrial, Leasing Activity, Office, Texas

Orchard Technologies Signs 107,443 SF Office Lease at 195 Broadway in Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — Real estate services firm Orchard Technologies Inc. has signed a 107,443-square-foot office lease at 195 Broadway, a 29-story building in Manhattan’s Financial District. Orchard will occupy part of the 24th floor, as well as the entire 25th and 26th floors of the 1.1 million-square-foot tower, which formerly housed the world headquarters of AT&T and is thus known locally as The Telegraph Building. Peter Trivelas and Gary Ceder of Cushman & Wakefield represented the …

October 12, 2021Leasing Activity, New York, Northeast, Office

Kroger, Ocado Announce Five New Customer Fulfillment Centers Around the Country

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the largest grocery store chain in the country, has announced five new customer fulfillment centers (CFCs) that the company will operate along with UK-based delivery logistics partner Ocado Group. The new Kroger Delivery facilities include a distribution center in the Northeast, as well as two centers in Southern California and a pair of facilities in South Florida.The vertically integrated CFCs will utilize machine learning and robotics and serve …

October 12, 2021Development, Leasing Activity, Midwest, Ohio, Top Stories

Rise of Remote Workforce Creates Paradigm Shift in Office Sector

In September, President Joe Biden issued a federal edict for large employers (100 employees or more) to require vaccines against COVID-19, or requiring weekly COVID-19 testing. The latest reporting out of Washington, D.C., is that the mandate carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be enforced with hefty fines for noncompliance.Several blue-chip companies such as Anthem, Delta Air Lines, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Twitter, Tyson Foods, ViacomCBS, The …

October 12, 2021Features, Leasing Activity, Office, Southeast, Southeast Feature Archive

Tarkett to Relocate Showroom to Chicago’s Fulton Market

CHICAGO — Global flooring manufacturer Tarkett has signed a lease to move its showroom and offices from Merchandise Mart to the 10th floor of Fulton East, a 12-story, 90,000-square-foot office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market District. Parkside Realty Inc. owns the building, which is located at 215 N. Peoria St. Tarkett will occupy nearly 11,000 square feet. The firm opened its 9,000-square-foot showroom at Merchandise Mart in 2017.Chicago-based Clayco constructed Fulton East and …

October 11, 2021Illinois, Leasing Activity, Midwest, Office

Law Firm Signs 100,000 SF Office Lease at 1420 Peachtree in Midtown Atlanta

ATLANTA — Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP, a law firm with offices in Georgia and Alabama, has signed a lease for a 100,000-square-foot office space at 1420 Peachtree St. NE. in Midtown Atlanta. The firm is relocating from The Peachtree Tower at 1355 Peachtree St., where it has operated for more than 30 years.Tim McCarthy and Ryanne Pennington of JLL represented Swift Currie in the deal, and Chip Roach and Stephen Clifton of Transwestern representing the building’s owner, Franklin …

October 11, 2021Georgia, Leasing Activity, Office, Southeast

LA Fitness to Open New Location at Marina Pacifica in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CALIF. — LA Fitness has leased 33,987 square feet of space, which Best Buy formerly occupied at Marina Pacifica Shopping Center in Long Beach. The gym location is scheduled open in early 2022.Other tenants at the 296,954-square-foot shopping center include AMC, Ralphs, Nordstrom Rack, Barnes & Noble, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks Coffee and Ulta Beauty.The landlord, NewMark Merrill Cos., was represented in-house and by Beta Agency, while RealSource Group represented LA …

October 8, 2021California, Leasing Activity, Retail, Western

Pollock Orora Signs 255,704 SF Industrial Lease in Houston

HOUSTON — Pollock Orora, a provider of commercial cleaning and packaging design services, has signed a 255,704-square-foot industrial lease at Seton Lake Logistics Center, located at 14611 Tomball Parkway in Houston. According to the property website, Trammell Crow owns the building, which is situated on 16.8 acres and features 32-foot clear heights. Joel Michael of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the …

October 6, 2021Industrial, Leasing Activity, Texas

Lowenstein Sandler Signs 125,700 SF Office Lease Renewal, Expansion in Manhattan

NEW YORK CITY — National law firm Lowenstein Sandler has signed a 125,700-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion at 1251 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The 54-story, 2.3 million-square-foot office tower is situated atop the Rockefeller Center subway hub in the borough’s Midtown area. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Eric Cagner and Nick Berger of Newmark represented the landlord, Mitsui Fudosan America, in the lease negotiations. Michael Goldman and Philip Weiss of AttentivRE …

October 6, 2021Leasing Activity, New York, Northeast, Office