HOBOKEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated an 18,603-square-foot office lease at Waterfront Corporate Center I in Hoboken. The 14-story, 566,215-square-foot building is located within a larger, 1.5 million-square-foot complex across the Hudson River from Manhattan. David DeMatteis and Mina Shehata of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, industrial investment firm Faropoint, in the lease negotiations. A partnership between New York City-based developer SJP Properties and private investor David Werner owns Waterfront Corporate Center I.
Leasing Activity
NEW RICHMOND AND SPARTA, WIS. — Starbucks has signed two new retail leases in Wisconsin. Each lease totals 2,460 square feet. The first property is located at 124 Grant Way in New Richmond, about 45 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The other is at 630 S. Black River St. in Sparta, about 28 miles east of La Crosse. Tony Colvin of Mid-America Real Estate represented Starbucks. The landlords for both properties were Jacques Holdings LLC and OLH II LLC.
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Meadowbrook Animal Clinic has signed a 2,082-square-foot, five-year lease at Country Creek Commons shopping center in Oakland Township, a northern suburb of Detroit. The veterinary clinic is relocating from Rochester Hills. Barry Landau of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented both the tenant and landlord.
LOCKHART, TEXAS — Factory Building Stores, a distributor of home appliances, has signed a 167,794-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at Lockhart 130 Industrial Park in Central Texas. The rear-load building, which is slated for a fourth-quarter completion, will feature 32-foot clear heights and 37 dock doors. Omar Nasser of AQUILA Commercial represented the landlord, Titan Development, in the lease negotiations. Davis Bass and Geoff Hangartner of HPI Real Estate Services & Investments represented the tenant. Lockhart 130 Industrial Park will ultimately comprise four buildings on a 45.1-acre site.
NEW YORK CITY — Construction consulting firm Metropolis Group Inc. has signed a 12,700-square-foot office sublease at 120 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District. Metropolis Group signed a six-year deal to relocate from 22 Cortlandt Street to the 27th floor of the 40-story building, a space that was previously occupied by nonprofit health organization Village Care. Michael Berman of JLL represented Metropolis Group in the lease negotiations. David Lebenstein and Frank Centro of Cushman & Wakefield represented Village Care. Silverstein Properties owns the building.
WANTAGH, N.Y. — The French Workshop has opened a 3,750-square-foot artisanal bakery and café at Willow Wood Shopping Center in the Long Island community of Wantagh. Robert Delavale of the Breslin Realty represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Cary Fabrikant, also with Breslin Realty, represented the tenant. Other tenants at the center include Starbucks, Petco and Jovia Financial Credit Union.
CHICAGO — BearingPoint, an independent management and technology consultancy firm, has signed a 12,000-square-foot office lease at The Mart located at 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza in Chicago’s River North. BearingPoint is headquartered in Europe and has invested heavily in its international expansion, including Chicago, which doubles as the firm’s U.S. hub. BearingPoint moved its Chicago office from another location in River North. The new office consists of individual workstations, a large café and lounge, two conference rooms, private work areas and multiple collaboration areas. Connor Kerr and Stephen Scott of Savills represented BearingPoint. Vornado Realty Trust owns The Mart, which rises 25 stories and is undergoing a $60 million renovation. Plans call for a new 27,000-square-foot amenity space and conference center, a second 23,500-square-foot gym and a lounge. Completion is slated for late 2023.
NEW HAVEN, IND. — Temco Logistics has signed a 37,580-square-foot office lease at 10651 Rose Ave. in New Haven, just east of Fort Wayne. Bill Drinkall and Chad Voglewede of Bradley Co. represented the landlord, Cedar CDT LLC. Pomona, Calif.-based Temco Logistics delivers and installs home goods.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — TriStar Glass has signed a 184,283-square-foot industrial lease in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The Oklahoma-based glass fabricator will occupy the entirety of the facility at 3405 Roy Orr Blvd., which previously served as a Coca-Cola bottling plant. David Eseke and Clay Balch of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, which expects to be operational by the end of the summer, in the lease negotiations. An affiliate of Connecticut-based investment firm CoreOne Industrial owns the property.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Copper Coin, a custom tattoo shop, has opened a 2,340-square-foot space in the West Grand neighborhood of Grand Rapids. Wesley Emert and Tina Emert of CityWide Real Estate Services assisted Copper Coin in securing the space at 436 Leonard St. NW. CityWide Real Estate Services acquired the residential and commercial building in August 2020. Additional tenants at the property include Alt City NA Bottles, Trinity Chiropractic, FURN on Leonard and Captain Bizzaro’s Treasure World.