Leasing Activity

Hot Box Cookies Opens at Streets of St. Charles in Suburban St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow May 16, 2022

ST. CHARLES, MO. — Hot Box Cookies has opened at Streets of St. Charles in suburban St. Louis. The store at 650 Beale St. is the sixth metro St. Louis location for Hot Box Cookies, which specializes in freshly made cookies in a dozen flavors. Customers can take home a box or have it delivered. Hot Box also offers ice cream sandwiches, cookie cakes and catering services. Owned and managed by Cullinan Properties Ltd., Streets of St. Charles is a 27-acre mixed-use development featuring retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, multifamily and office space.

May 16, 2022

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Office

Ace Hardware to Occupy Former McDonald’s Campus in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 13, 2022

OAK BROOK, ILL. — Oak Brook-based Ace Hardware is relocating its headquarters to The Reserve, the former McDonald’s campus in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Ace has been headquartered in Oak Brook since 1974. Ace plans an extensive interior renovation of the space before it takes occupancy in summer 2023. The lease was for 250,000 square feet, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. For the first time, Ace’s more than 1,100 Oak Brook-based employees will be housed in a single building. Employees will enjoy amenities such as an onsite cafeteria, fitness center, outdoor terraces, access to walking trails and an indoor, heated parking garage. There are more than 5,500 locally owned and operated Ace stores in roughly 65 countries.

May 13, 2022

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Mulligan Security Signs 9,087 SF Office Lease at 7 Penn Plaza in Manhattan

by Taylor Williams May 13, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Mulligan Security, a provider of technology-based security services, has signed a 9,087-square-foot office lease at 7 Penn Plaza in Manhattan. The lease term is 10 years. Originally constructed in 1921, the 17-story, 411,000-square-foot building sits at the nexus of the Chelsea and Hell’s Kitchen neighborhoods. David Hollander and David Katz of CBRE represented Mulligan Security in the lease negotiations. David Turino represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis. Mulligan plans to relocate from its current space at 2 Penn Plaza in August.

May 13, 2022

Illinois Industrial Leasing Activity Midwest

Four Star Mushrooms to Open 11,000 SF Production Facility in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 12, 2022

CHICAGO — Four Star Mushrooms (FSM) has signed a lease to open an 11,000-square-foot production facility at 300 N. Oakley St. in Chicago’s Kinzie Industrial Corridor. The facility represents a significant expansion from the company’s current 1,800-square-foot space. FSM’s mission is to revolutionize the cultivation of rare, unique and nutrient-dense mushrooms to help build sustainable food and ecological systems. The new facility will feature a commercial kitchen, wet lab, dry lab, cold storage, retail storefront and dining concept. Dimitri Tsiribas and Michael Conway of JLL represented FSM in the site selection process. Controlled environment agriculture, which involves the cultivation of plants and fungi in an indoor setting, is a rapidly growing sector of the food and agriculture market, according to JLL.

May 12, 2022

Development Kentucky Leasing Activity Mixed-Use Office Southeast

Corporex Signs Logistics Firm to Office Lease at Ovation Office Building in Newport, Kentucky

by John Nelson May 12, 2022

NEWPORT, KY. — Corporex has signed MegaCorp Logistics, a transportation freight and logistics firm based in Wilmington, N.C., to an office lease at Ovation, a 25-acre mixed-use development located at 200 W. Third St. in Newport. Situated near Cincinnati where the Ohio and Licking rivers meet, the new office building will span 100,000 square feet across five floors. MegaCorp will serve as the anchor tenant of the building and occupy two full floors. The firm’s new regional headquarters will bring 250 to 300 jobs to the market when the firm begins to move into the space in early 2023. Corporex recently kicked off construction on the 132-room Hilton Homewood Suites Hotel at Ovation that will feature a plaza-level restaurant with a bar and a rooftop bar. The hotel and office building comprise Phase II of Ovation, and Phase III will include a riverfront mixed-use building that will include a 1,600-space parking structure with for-sale and rental residential units, shops, restaurants, entertainment and a membership-based fitness and social club.

May 12, 2022

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Ideal Steel Signs 66,500 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Northwest Houston

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2022

HOUSTON — Ideal Steel Inc., an Oregon-based fabricator, has signed a 66,500-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5900 Brittmoore Road in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 1969. Jake Wilkinson and Darren O’Conor of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad Berry and Ryan Wasaff represented the locally based landlord, Welcome Group, on an internal basis.

May 12, 2022

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Office

Camden County Signs 154,211 SF Office Lease in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams May 12, 2022

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Camden County has signed a 154,211-square-foot office lease at Woodcrest Corporate Center in Cherry Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia. The deal brings the 352,520-square-foot complex to full occupancy. Other tenants at Woodcrest Corporate Center include Auto Lenders, Radian, Penn National Gaming, Jefferson Health Systems, Conduent and Solar Xchange. JLL represented the landlord, Crown Properties, in the lease negotiations.

May 12, 2022

Leasing Activity Restaurant Retail Texas

Bright Realty Adds 11 New Retailers, Restaurants at Realm at Castle Hills in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2022

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has added 11 new retail and restaurant users at The Realm at Castle Hills, the locally based developer’s 324-acre mixed-use destination in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Food and beverage concepts include Saray Mediterranean Fusion Grill & Bar, Salubrious Juice & More, donut eatery Mochinut, smoothie bar Bahama Bucks, breakfast concept Food Morning and Japanese restaurant Luster Grill. The roster now also features three salons — Cool Heads, Salon Bellus and Cachet Salons & Spa — as well as fitness concept Hotworx and Castle Hills Animal Hospital.

May 11, 2022

Leasing Activity Life Sciences Texas

Matica Biotechnology Opens 45,000 SF Life Sciences Facility in College Station

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2022

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Cell and gene therapy firm Matica Biotechnology has opened a 45,000-square-foot life sciences facility at Providence Park, a 52-acre research and development campus in College Station. Providence Park houses the former 180,000-square-foot facility of Pittsburgh-based manufacturer Westinghouse. Oldham Goodwin manages the property.

May 11, 2022

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Renaissance Network Reinvent Signs 42,596 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Flower Mound, Texas

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2022

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Renaissance Network Reinvent, which provides engineering-centric repairs and supply chain management solutions, has signed a 42,596-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1200 Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound, located north of Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 26.6 acres in 2007. Evan Hammer, Ben Crancer, Lauren Pesqueda and Brendan Zrowka of Whitebox Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Whitney Williamson represented the landlord, Prologis, on an internal basis.

May 11, 2022

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