NEW YORK CITY — The Museum of Women will open a 25,000-square-foot venue at 480 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The museum will offer 14 interactive exhibits, as well as a commissary and gift shop. The short-term lease agreement will expire in January 2023. Richard Skulnik, Lindsay Zegans and Ben Sabin of RIPCO Real Estate represented the landlord, KPG Funds, in the lease negotiations. Josh Berger of Norman Bobrow & Co. represented the tenant.
PHILADELPHIA — Rhode Island-based construction firm Gilbane Building Co. has signed a 16,655-square-foot office lease at 1200 Intrepid Ave. within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Gilbane is relocating from the Wanamaker Building, a historic structure in the Center City neighborhood that originally housed a department store, where the company has been a tenant since 1996. Tony Rossi and Richard Levine of CBRE represented Gilbane in the lease negotiations., Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments owns the property.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — RSM, a provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, has signed a 22,256-square-foot office lease at Schaumburg Towers in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. RSM plans to relocate from 20 N. Martingale Road in the fourth quarter of this year. Schaumburg Towers is now 73 percent leased. The two-building office complex spans 882,000 square feet. Owner American Landmark Properties has invested more than $20 million in property upgrades since 2017. Steve Kling and David Florent of Colliers represented ownership in the lease transaction. Rick Schuham of Savills represented RSM.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Commercial real estate firm Hunt Midwest will take occupancy of the entire second floor of Corrigan Station II in Kansas City beginning this summer. The newly constructed office building rises three stories and spans 22,910 square feet at 1881 Main St. Hunt Midwest will utilize the space as a satellite office for its main headquarters, which is located in SubTropolis, an underground business park in Kansas City. Copaken Brooks owns Corrigan Station II, which offers direct access to one of the city’s streetcar stops. John Coe and Ryan Biery of Copaken Brooks represented ownership, while Hunt Midwest was represented by its management team.
LEESBURG, VA. — Four retailers are joining the tenant lineup at Village at Leesburg, a mixed-use property with over 60 boutiques, restaurants and entertainment experiences in Leesburg. Rappaport owns, manages and leases Village at Leesburg. The tenants joining the lineup include Sienna Sky Boutique, a women’s clothing store; Mochinut, a mochi donut store; My Wellness Physicians, a weight loss and weight management provider; and Playful Pack, a doggy daycare and boarding provider. Other tenants currently at the Village at Leesburg include Wegmans, CMX Cinemas and Bowlero.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a trio of industrial leases totaling 223,016 square feet at Sharyland Business Park in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. Automotive parts supplier Standard Motor Products Inc. signed a deal for 120,340 square feet; pet products provider Worldwise Inc. committed to 70,676 square feet; and an entity doing business as TCOM LP inked a deal for 32,000 square feet. NAI Partners’ Carlos Marquez represented the locally based landlord, Killam Development, in all three sets of lease negotiations.
CHICAGO — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated two lease expansions at 191 North Wacker Drive in Chicago’s West Loop. The 37-story office tower spans 733,759 square feet. Qualtrics, a software company for employee and customer experience, expanded its lease from 25,600 square feet to 51,200 square feet. Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, a nonprofit focused on increasing the economic mobility of unemployed and underemployed talent, also increased its lease from 3,828 square feet to 13,290 square feet. Katie Steele and Kathleen Bertrand of Transwestern represented ownership, Allianz Real Estate and JHUSA. Evan Djikas of Colliers represented Qualtrics, while Jon Milonas and Brandon Green of CBRE represented the nonprofit. Ownership plans to complete significant capital improvements to the property this year, including a renovated lobby, refreshed tenant lounge and upgraded fitness center.
CHICAGO — Allsteel Inc., an Iowa-based furniture manufacturer, has unveiled plans to open a new 24,000-square-foot showroom in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The company plans to relocate from its current space at Merchandise Mart to 345 N. Morgan St. in the first quarter of 2023. Owner and developer Sterling Bay recently topped out the office and retail building, which is slated for completion later this summer. Chicago-based Partners by Design is the architect for Allsteel’s space.
CINCINNATI — Baxters Food Group has signed a 15,202-square-foot office lease for the last full floor available at The Strietmann Center in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine district. The office will serve as Baxters’ new North American headquarters, but the company will still retain its location at 4700 Creek Road in Blue Ash, Ohio. The Strietmann Center, located at 231 W. 12th St., features a rooftop conference and event center. Michelle Klingenberg of JLL represented ownership, Grandin Properties. Josh Niederhelman of CURO BRKG represented Baxters. Other tenants in the building include Astronomer Inc., Contact CI, NaviStone, Gyro and Saatchi & Saatchi X.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 125,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 2020 McDaniel Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. According to commercialcafé.com, the property was built on seven acres in 1981. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, BuzzBallz, a locally based provider of premixed alcoholic beverages, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Thornton of Duke Realty represented the landlord, Texas Dugan LP.