SAVANNAH, GA. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has opened a new 22,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less store at McAlpin Square in Savannah. The 169,690-square-foot shopping center is located at 1900 E. Victory Drive and is anchored by Kroger. Other tenants include Goodwill and the U.S. Postal Service. Ross Dress for Less is backfilling a former Big Lots store following the latter retailer’s Chapter 11 filing. With the new store, McAlpin Square is 95 percent occupied.
Leasing Activity
NEW YORK CITY — Pickleball concept CityPickle will open a 37,000-square-foot venue at 1501 Broadway in the Times Square area of Midtown Manhattan. The space will be located on the eighth floor of the 885,000-square-foot tower, which is known locally as the Paramount Building due to its original construction as the home of Paramount Pictures. The venue will feature seven courts, a bar and restaurant, lounge and event space and locker rooms. The space will also serve as CityPickle’s new corporate headquarters office. The opening is scheduled for the fall.
NEW YORK CITY — Apparel retailer GMA Accessories has signed a 23,698-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is approximately 12 years, and the space spans the seventh and 10th floors at 389 Fifth Avenue, a 12-story building that was originally constructed in 1922. Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen Family, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph of Colliers represented the tenant.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Alloy Personal Training has signed a 1,500-square-foot retail lease at The Griffin, an apartment complex built in 2021 in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak. The property is located at the northeast corner of I-696 and Woodward Avenue. Owen Kelly and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Singh Development.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 25,938-square-foot office lease renewal at Kirkwood Tower in West Houston. The 15-story, 286,000-square-foot building is located in the Energy Corridor and was recently purchased by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. Adam Ross and Danielle Rothchild of Stream represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jim Bailey of CBRE represented the tenant, Texon, a provider of liquids marketing and patented technology blending services.
KATY, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and development company NewQuest has signed leases with four food-and-beverage tenants at Texas Heritage Marketplace, the firm’s $400 million mixed-use development in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The tenants are Tex-Mex restaurant Escalante’s (5,005 square feet), pizzeria Tony C’s (4,900 square feet), Japanese food concept Aji Izakaya (2,800 square feet) and confectionary Kilwin’s (1,400 square feet). Bob Conwell led the lease negotiations for NewQuest.
NEW YORK CITY — Apparel retailer Capelli Sales has signed a 39,081-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is approximately 12 years, and the space spans the eighth, ninth and 10th floors at One East 33rd Street, a 12-story building that was originally constructed in 1913. Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen Family, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph of Colliers represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Steptoe LLP has signed a 57,988-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm will occupy three full floors at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, a 45-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building. Timothy Dempsey and Greg Maurer-Hollaender of CBRE represented Steptoe in the lease negotiations. Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.
DAYTON, MINN. — Daedex, a national custom data center cooling equipment manufacturer and subsidiary of MAS HVAC, has signed a long-term lease for the remaining 503,440 square feet at The Cubes at French Lake, a 1 million-square-foot development in Dayton. Located at 11500 Lawndale Ave., The Cubes at French Lake is the largest speculative industrial project ever developed in Minnesota, according to owner CRG. The project is now fully leased. Daedex joins States Manufacturing Corp., which previously leased the other half of the building. Completed in 2024, the property features a clear height of 40 feet, 169 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 60-foot speed bays and ample parking. The two leases at The Cubes at French Lake are the largest signed in metro Twin Cities in the past three years, according to CBRE. Dan Swartz, James DePietro and Austin Lovin of CBRE represented CRG in the lease, while Brent Masica and Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. CRG integrated partner Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at French Lake, while parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — USA Beauty Superstore will open a 29,128-square-foot store in Fort Worth. The cosmetics retailer will backfill a former Big Lots store at Woodmont Plaza, a 65,241-square-foot shopping center located on the city’s south side. Bryan Dyer of local brokerage firm The Woodmont Co, represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Lee of Landmark Realty Group represented USA Beauty Superstore. The opening is scheduled for December.