CHICAGO — Owner Accesso has secured nearly 60,000 square feet of office leases at Monroe Plaza in Chicago. Signing new leases were JFMC Facilities Corp., the real estate arm of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, and PartsTrader, a cloud-based parts procurement platform for the collision repair industry. Signing renewals were Great American Insurance Group, Intersect Illinois, Rex Electric and EFG Group LLC. Mason Taylor, Karoline Eigel and Paige Krueger of Cushman & Wakefield represented Accesso in the leases.
Leasing Activity
MAYNARD, MASS. — Alaka’i Technologies, a locally based provider of air mobility systems, has signed an 18,473-square-foot office lease in Maynard, a western suburb of Boston. Trevor Holmes and Garrett Quinn of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group | Boston represented the tenant, which is taking space at the 1.1 million-square-foot Mill & Main complex, in the lease negotiations. James Tambone of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord, an entity doing business as AS Clocktower LLC.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Work-focused members organization The Malin will open a 12,000-square-foot club in Paseo South Gulch in Nashville, marking the second location for the brand in the city. Located within the project’s Voorhees Building, The Malin South Gulch will feature 58 dedicated desks, seven private offices, four meeting rooms, three lounges and a library. Kingston Lafferty Design is providing interior design services for the project, which is scheduled for completion this fall. SomeraRoad is the developer and owner of Paseo South Gulch.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Primient, a producer of food and industrial products from plant-based, renewable sources, has signed a 23,725-square-foot lease at Woodfield Preserve Office Center in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Zeller owns the 29-acre office campus, which totals 325,000 square feet across two buildings. Each building features a full set of amenities such as a café, fitness center, conference center, game room, mother’s room, bike storage area and tenant lounges. There is also a new courtyard with shaded pergolas and seating. William Elwood, Rob Graham and Adam Lawler of CBRE represented Zeller, while Paul Diederich of CBRE represented the tenant. JC Anderson is completing the interior build-out for Primient.
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. — Flying Cow Gelato and Made in KC have inked retail leases to open at the Edison District in Overland Park. The tenants will occupy 1,400 and 1,575 square feet, respectively. The transactions mark Flying Cow Gelato’s third location and Made in KC’s 12th location in the area. Made in KC is scheduled to open in July, with Flying Cow Gelato opening in the fall. The Edison District, owned by Overland Park Real Estate, features a mix of office, retail, restaurant and outdoor space. JLL negotiated the leases on behalf of ownership. The retail space at the Edison District is now fully leased. Made in KC sells local goods, gifts and apparel. Flying Cow Gelato makes fresh gelato every day and is the sister store to Annedore’s Fine Chocolates.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Chubby Gorilla, a provider of liquid packaging services, has signed a 54,915-square-foot industrial lease at Champions Business Park in Fort Worth. Reid Bassinger and Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Hopewell Development, in the lease negotiations. Sam Pruitt and Luke Harp of Site Selection Group represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 9,750-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 13014 Brittmoore Park Drive in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2006. John Buckley and Doc Perrier of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was automotive parts and services provider Serious HP.
DENVER — Avison Young has negotiated a 10-year lease agreement for a 13,400-square-foot office space at 1400 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. Law firm Springer, Steinberg, Giacomini, Burstein and Holycross will occupy the entire top floor of the recently renovated building. The five-story property underwent a full renovation to transform it into a multi-tenant building. Avison Young’s leasing agents represented the owner, Matt Lewan, CEO of Integrated Property Services, and directly sourced the tenant. The move-in is scheduled to take place in November 2023.
GLENDALE, THOUSAND OAKS AND FRESNO, CALIF. — Agemark Senior Living has taken over management at three seniors housing communities in California: Sage Glendale in Glendale, Sage Mountain in Thousand Oaks and Kingston Bay in Fresno. Ownership of these three communities is a joint venture between Mountain Capital Partners, Dekel Capital and Willis Development. Sophos Equities was the consulting asset manager for the transition. Agemark now operates 29 communities. Agemark’s brands include Astoria, CountryHouse, Kensington-Evergreen, Holland Farms, Serra Sol, Symphony Pointe and TreVista.
BREA, CALIF. — Wood Investments Cos. has signed UFC GYM to open within a 30,000-square-foot retail property formerly occupied by Tower Records in Brea, roughly 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year, UFC GYM will fully occupy the two-story, single-tenant building. Jim Manarino and Tracey Zimmerman of Manarino & Associates represented Wood Investments in the leasing negotiation.