HOUSTON — Cheniere Energy Inc. has signed a 151,490-square-foot office lease for its new global headquarters at Texas Tower, a 47-story building in downtown Houston. The space spans floors 12 through 16 and includes 16,000 square feet of private outdoor gardens and amenity areas. Chris Oliver, Trey Strake and David Guion of Cushman & Wakefield represented Cheniere in the lease negotiations. Michael Anderson, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, a joint venture between Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge. The 1.2 million-square-foot tower is now 70 percent leased following deals with laws firms Vinson & Elkins, McGuireWoods and DLA Piper.
Leasing Activity
DALLAS — Merit Brass, a manufacturer of steel, brass and aluminum pipe nipples, has signed a 68,736-square-foot industrial lease at 10614-10676 King William Drive in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property sits on 5.2 acres and spans 133,979 square feet. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Ken Wesson and Adam Graham, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 23,652-square-foot office lease at 945 Bunker Hill Road in West Houston. The property is located within the 300-acre Memorial City mixed-use development. Griff Bandy of NAI Partners represented the tenant, locally based oil and gas firm BW Energy USA Management, in the lease negotiations. Brad MacDougall and Warren Alexander of MetroNational represented the landlord on an internal basis.
ROSSFORD, OHIO — Eidi Properties has completed the lease-up of Crossroads Centre in Rossford, just south of Toledo. Ashley Furniture will occupy the remaining 42,305 square feet. Big Lots opened a 37,716-square-foot store in February. Eidi acquired the 470,225-square-foot shopping center in December 2018 when it was 77 percent occupied. The property is situated next to an Amazon distribution center.
CHANTILLY, VA. — LaserShip, an e-commerce parcel carrier, has signed a 105,000-square-foot industrial lease at 14850 Thompson Road in Chantilly, a Northern Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. The Vienna, Va.-based firm signed the full-building lease at Stonecroft Industrial Center, which features 32-foot clear heights and 37 dock doors. Scott Rabin of Edge represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Brad Benna represented the landlord, Matan Cos., on an internal basis. The facility is expected to house 100 LaserShip employees once the firm takes occupancy this fall.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. — Monarch Behavioral Health PLLC has signed a 3,707-square-foot lease to open a new office in Bloomfield Hills. James Mitchell of Dominion Real Estate Advisors and Michele Rosenbloom of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord in the 63-month lease. Angela Thomas of Signature Associates represented the tenant. The property is located at 74 W. Long Lake Road.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Partners Supply Chain Solutions (PSCS) has signed a 50,007-square-foot industrial lease at 189 Easy St. in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. The lease represents a 25 percent increase in space from the company’s current location at 171 Gary St. in Carol Stream. PSCS expects to take occupancy of its new space in August. Built in 1996, the property spans 75,538 square feet and features 10 docks. Jay Cook of Cresa represented PSCS, which operates bulk and rail operations in more than 1 million square feet in Elmwood. The Carol Stream facility will serve as its specialized operations center, housing food and pharmaceuticals and high-value inventory. Philadelphia-based EQT Exeter owns the building.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Custom metal products provider Showman Fabricators has signed a 78,000-square-foot industrial lease at 15 Law Drive in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The newly renovated facility features a clear height of 18 feet and four loading docks. Chuck Fern, Thomas Tucci, Torsten Thaler and Natalie Gorga of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Showman Fabricators and the landlord, The STRO Cos., in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Third-party property management firm Asset Living has signed a 24,040-square-foot office lease at 945 Bunker Hill Road in West Houston. The property is located within the 300-acre Memorial City mixed-use development. Dan Boyles of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad MacDougal and Warren Alexander of MetroNational represented the landlord on an internal basis
MUSSEY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Axiom Engineered Systems has signed a lease for a 123,000-square-foot flex industrial building at 14898 Koehn Road in Mussey Township, about 55 miles north of Detroit. The location will serve as the company’s first in the U.S. The automotive company was founded in Canada in 1987. Matthew Buslepp, Jacob Zammit and Jim Becker of Avison Young represented the tenant. Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 14898 Koehler Capac LLC.