PLANO, TEXAS — Lockton has signed a 52,961-square-foot office lease at Granite Park in Plano. The insurance brokerage giant is taking two full floors at the newly constructed Granite Park 6, a 19-story, 422,109-square-foot building, with occupancy slated for 2026. Mike Mayer and Josh Goldsmith of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Dan Harris and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners, represented Lockton in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado of Granite Properties internally represented the landlord, which owns the asset in partnership with Highwoods Properties.
NEW YORK CITY — Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch LLP has signed a 15-year, 42,764-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The deal keeps the law firm on the entire fifth and sixth floors at 600 Third Avenue, a 575,254-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1970, through 2042. Mark Weiss and David Mainthow of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Larry Bank of Matador Capital Management, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jonathan Tootell, Tanya Grimaldo and Giannina Brancato represented the landlord, L&L Holding Co., on an internal basis.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Husband-and-wife franchise owners Veronika and Greg Parranto plan to open the first IMAGE Studios concept in Illinois at Fox River Commons shopping center in Naperville later this month. The Parrantos signed a lease with Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) for 10,645 square feet of space at the 241,000-square-foot shopping center. With this transaction, Fox River Commons is now 77 percent leased. Kristin Perry of CRC and Brooke Spinell of Mid-America Real Estate represented the landlord, while Carlie Wilmes of Reimagine CRE represented the tenant. IMAGE Studios, which operates nearly 100 locations throughout 22 states, is an exclusive salon suite that enables hair stylist and other beauty-care professionals to operate independently owned private salon studios under one roof. Approximately 35 new locations are expected to open in 2025, including two in the Chicago area, with seven additional sites expected in Chicagoland by different franchise owners. The Fox River Commons location will contain 48 private salon studios.
LENEXA, KAN. — Cactus Grill has opened at Lenexa City Center’s Restaurant Row in Kansas. The new location features house-made salsas, fajitas and espinaca dip as well as a spacious bar and patio. Copaken Brooks owns the property, and Erin Johnston is the landlord representative. Ed Gieselman owns Cactus Grill.
MONEE, ILL. — NewAge Products has signed a 168,741-square-foot industrial lease at 25340 S. Ridgeland Ave. in Monee. The lease brings the 621,246-square-foot facility to full occupancy, with NewAge Products joining Reynolds Consumer Products. Seefried Industrial Properties owns the building, which is situated within close proximity to I-57, I-80 and I-294. Additionally, the site is within 20 miles of three intermodal yards — the BNSF Intermodal Yard in Elwood, the Union Pacific Global IV Intermodal Terminal in Joliet and the Canadian National Intermodal Terminal in Harvey. Jason West of Cushman & Wakefield represented NewAge Products, while Sean Henrick and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented Seefried.
MILWAUKEE — Hines has completed an 11-year lease for James Beard-nominated Chef Kyle Knall’s newest restaurant, Cassis, to be located on the ground floor of Hines’ newly built luxury apartment community in Milwaukee. The riverfront French bistro, slated to open late this year, will span 5,175 square feet with an additional 1,100 square feet of outdoor patio space at 333 Water Street. The property, which marks the first luxury apartment tower to be located in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, features amenities such as a sports lounge with golf simulator and resort-style pool and deck area.
HOUSTON — Local brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 20,974-square-foot office sublease in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 11750 Katy Freeway is a 17-story, 430,000-square-foot structure that was completed in 2015. Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the sublessee, law firm Oliva Gibbs LLP, in the negotiations. Albert Spiers and Chris Oliver of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Mark Reilly of JLL, represented the undisclosed sublessor. Steve Bryant of Mac Haik Enterprises represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Energy Tour IV Investments Ltd.
HOUSTON — Burlington will open a 20,350-square-foot store at The Shops at Stone Park, a 250,000-square-foot retail power center in East Houston. The discount clothing retailer will backfill a space formerly occupied by Staples, joining a tenant roster that includes J.C. Penney, Best Buy, Marshalls, Rack Room Shoes and Chick-fil-A. Greg Stackhouse of New Regional Planning represented Burlington in the lease negotiations. Nina Irwin of NewQuest represented the landlord on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Gymshark has signed a 15,000-square-foot retail lease in Manhattan’s NoHo district. The British fitness apparel and accessories retailer will occupy the entirety of the building at 11 Bond St., which was originally constructed in 1913, for its flagship U.S. store. Joel Stephen of CBRE represented Gymshark, which plans to open later this year, in the lease negotiations. Brandon Singer of Retail by MONA represented the landlord, RFR.
HOUSTON — SM Energy has signed a 20,324-square-foot office lease expansion in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. The independent oil and gas provider will soon occupy 41,454 square feet across two newly renovated floors at One Eldridge, a 12-story, 245,315-square-foot building that is part of a larger campus owned by Granite Properties. Steven Mulhern of Mulhern Co. and Bill Scott of Real Estate One represented SM Energy in the lease negotiations. Jon Dutton and Andrew Elliott represented Granite Properties on an internal basis.