NEW YORK CITY — Boston-based private investment firm Bain Capital has signed a 14,765-square-foot office lease expansion at 535 Madison Avenue, a 37-story building in Manhattan’s Plaza District. The firm is essentially doubling its footprint and leasing one additional floor of space. The execution of this lease, along with deals with FTV Management Co. and Garda Capital Partners, brings the 480,000-square-foot building to full occupancy. Bryan Boisi and Connor Barnes of Cushman & Wakefield represented Bain Capital in the lease negotiations. Brian Gell and Laurence Briody of CBRE represented the landlord, Park Tower Group.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stonemar Properties is adding several new retailers at Ballantyne Village, a mixed-use development in Charlotte that features offices, shops, restaurants and the new 14-story AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne. The New York-based firm has tapped Foundry Commercial, which handles retail leasing at the property, to oversee leasing of the 55,000 square feet of office space that formerly housed a movie theater. Ballantyne Village offers large floor plates for various layouts, 13-foot ceiling heights and the potential for a private tenant rooftop. The property features a recently revamped covered parking deck, directional signage and an outdoor patio space overlooking the center’s retailers. Ballantyne Village is located at the southwest corner of Johnston Road and Ballantyne Commons Parkway. The new retail tenants include Casa Del Tequila, a 2,623-square-foot authentic Mexican restaurant and tequila bar; Vel Tree, a 2,503-square-foot soulful vegan restaurant; and Deka Lash, a 1,082-square-foot eyelash extension and beauty shop. Vel Tree is open, and both Casa Del Tequila and Deka Lash are expected to open by early summer. The 186-room AC Hotel Charlotte Ballantyne opened within Ballantyne Village earlier this year. Additionally, directly across the street is the Ballantyne Reimagined project, which is expected to include 10 additional …
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 100,129-square-foot industrial lease at 3101 Pinewood Drive in Arlington. The single-tenant building is a redevelopment of a facility that had been vacant for the past 10 years and is now fully leased. Luke Davis and Mike Knudsen of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, locally based developer M2G Ventures, in the lease negotiations. Steve Koldyke and Brian Gilchrist of CBRE represented the tenant, an undisclosed tech firm.
MONTVALE, N.J. — JLL has negotiated a 60,000-square-foot healthcare lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Montvale. The tenant, Valley Health System, will move into North Market, an 86,000-square-foot building in the preconstruction phase of development. Frank Recine of JLL represented the landlord, The S. Hekemian Group, in the lease negotiations. Robert Rudin and Peter Hamburger of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. North Market will also include 26,000 square feet of retail space.
NEW YORK CITY — HLTH, which organizes conferences and events for the healthcare industry, has signed a 19,000-square-foot office lease expansion and renewal at 10 Grand Central in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is growing its footprint from 7,000 to 19,000 square feet on the sixth and seventh floors. Marx Realty owns the 35-story building and completed a $48 million redesign and capital improvement program in 2019. JLL represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Chemical engineering firm Solugen Inc. has signed a 15,000-square-foot office lease at Greenway Plaza, a 52-acre office campus in Houston. Nick Terry of Rifle Real Estate represented Solugen in the lease negotiations. J.P. Hutcheson represented the landlord, Parkway, on an internal basis. Tenants at Greenway Plaza have access to a 150,000-square-foot fitness facility, a childcare center and an array of food and beverage concepts.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Lutron Electronics has signed a 27,000-square-foot office lease at Seven Tower Bridge in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. The Pennsylvania-based energy products manufacturer will occupy space at Seven Tower Bridge, a 260,000-square-foot building situated along the Schuylkill River that is owned by a partnership between American Real Estate Partners and Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corp. (OTP). Tyler Vandegrift of JLL represented Lutron Electronics in the lease negotiations. Esther Pulver of OTP, in conjunction with Ken Kearns of Cadence Real Estate Advisors, represented the landlord.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 85,000-square-foot industrial lease at 1700 Columbian Club Drive in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1996 and renovated in 2001. Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Wilson Brown of CBRE represented the tenant, Lily of the Desert, a provider of organic gels and juices.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) has agreed to sublease 50,000 square feet of retail space at 5550 Preston Road in Frisco from Oklahoma-based discount retailer Hobby Lobby. Evan Bloom of The Woodmont Co. represented Hobby Lobby in the sublease negotiations. Megan Trimble and Greg Bracchi of Edge Realty represented Dick’s Sporting Goods. New York-based REIT Kimco Realty Corp. owns the center in which the space is located.
PITTSBURGH — Law firm Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC has signed a 79,719-square-foot office lease at Four Gateway Center, a 1.5 million-square-foot office building in downtown Pittsburgh. The firm will relocate from its longtime space at PPG Place to occupy five floors at Four Gateway Center, which features a newly built conference facility and fitness center, in spring 2025. Dan Adamski, Nick Francic and Reid Mauro of JLL represented the tenant in its site selection and lease negotiations. The representative of the landlord, Hertz Investment Group, was not disclosed.