ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Repro Graphics has renewed its lease at 1900 Arthur Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. The freestanding facility spans 51,380 square feet. Andrew Maletich, Matt Garland and Dustin Albers of Cawley Chicago represented the tenant in the five-year lease. The landlord was not disclosed.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Academy Bank is relocating its corporate headquarters from Town Pavilion to 1201 Walnut in Kansas City. The bank’s new space will span 50,000 square feet across the building’s 10th, 11th and 12th floors. There will also a first-floor bank branch in the lobby. The family-owned community bank plans to make the move this fall. Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord on an internal basis. Bryan Johnson of Colliers represented Academy Bank.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Logistics firm Avanza Loop Inc. has signed a 128,754-square-foot industrial lease at 12431 Mercantile Ave. in El Paso. The space is located within Building 1 of El Paso Logistics Park, a 59-acre development by Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate. PSRBB Industrial Group designed Phase I of the project, which was completed in September 2021, and Jordan Foster Construction served as the general contractor. Bill Caparis and Arturo De la Mora of CBRE represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. De la Mora also represented the tenant.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 20,800-square-foot industrial lease at 4045 Airport Road in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. According to LoopNet Inc., the property is currently under construction and will span 58,312 square feet upon completion. Troy Martin of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Liber & Co., which supplies non-alcoholic syrups for the beverage industry, in the lease negotiations. Local brokers Ken Mongold and Michael Johnson represented the landlord, Headwater Capital.
NEW YORK CITY — NYC Office Suites, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, has signed a 31,433-square-foot lease at The Chanin Building, a 56-story tower located at 122 E. 42nd St. in Manhattan. The building was originally constructed in the late 1920s. Arkady Smolyansky and Roger Griswold of CBRE represented the tenant, which will occupy the entire fourth floor of the 56-story tower, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
MATAMORAS, PA. — Discount retailer T.J. Maxx has opened a 25,000-square-foot store at Westfall Town Center, a 115,360-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located near the confluence of the New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania border. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the center. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Cybersecurity firm Ascent Solutions has signed a 33,000-square-foot office lease at Cypress Waters, a 1,000-acre master-planned community located in the central metroplex city of Coppell. The lease spans the entire seventh floor of the building at 2999 Olympus Blvd. Cribb Altman of JLL and Shannon Reilly of Reilly Commercial represented the tenant, which plans to move in early next year, in the lease negotiations. Billingsley Co. owns Cypress Waters.
NEW YORK CITY — Elara Caring Group, a provider of home-based care services, has signed a 14,039-square-foot office lease in The Fordham area of The Bronx. The tenant will occupy space at The Poe Building on Grand Concourse, which was originally constructed in 1929 and renovated in 1989. The lease term is seven years. Kathy Zamechansky of KZA Realty Group represented the landlord, Poe Affiliates LP, in the lease negotiations. Alex Foley of Swearington Realty Group represented the tenant.
Although the pandemic wreaked havoc on the retail sector in general, the culling of weak concepts has left space for strong retailers to flourish. The retail industry is seeing an explosion in experiential retail, medical/dental space is ubiquitous and non-traditional tenants are jumping at opportunities to secure prime locations. As a result, shopping centers have proven very resilient, says George Macoubray, vice president of retail brokerage with NAI Elliott in Portland, Oregon. “Today’s centers continue to evolve and to address what consumers need in terms of a place for people to congregate and participate in the activities that are important to them.” The entertainment sector was hit hard by the pandemic, he notes. “But now those operators seem to be out looking for locations, and they’re seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. People want to gather. They want to be entertained. They want to go out and do activities. Those kinds of experiences are happening more and more often in shopping centers — and you can’t buy those activities on Amazon.” Exciting new in-person experiences are helping to elevate shopping centers. “There’s an influx of experiential retail. From golf simulator experiences to ping-pong places to axe-throwing activities, …
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 69,590-square-foot industrial lease at Valwood Trade Center in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. Andrew Gilbert and Keaton Brice of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Boston-based TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. Steven Berger of CBRE represented the tenant, crating and packaging firm DGM Services Inc.
