SARASOTA, FLA. — HomeSense will open a 30,000-square-foot store at University Town Center (UTC) in Sarasota, marking the home furnishing retailer’s first location in the state. Benderson Development’s UTC is a mixed-use property comprising over 250 specialty stores, more than 80 restaurants, three hotels and over 250,000 square feet of office space. HomeSense, part of the TJX Cos. portfolio, is scheduled to open its store on Nov. 10. Other soon-to-open retailers at the 4 million-square-foot UTC property include Christmas Tree Shops, Rocco’s Tacos and Tequila Bar, Yard House, Foxtail Coffee Co., 3Natives Acai and Juicery, Anna Maria Oyster Bar, Kelly’s Roast Beef, Post Kitchen & Bar and The Breakfast Company.
Leasing Activity
TEANECK, N.J. — Locally based owner and developer Alfred Sanzari Enterprises will open Marketplace, a 3,350-square-foot food hall in the Northern New Jersey community of Teaneck. Located within the firm’s 670,000-square-foot Glenpointe campus, Marketplace has already received commitments from concepts such as kosher deli Ma’adan, Colombian coffee shop Coffeecol, French-inspired Balthazar Bakery and ice cream maker Sip N Swirl. Marketplace will officially open this Friday, Oct. 21. White Lodging will manage the venue.
HOUSTON — Houston Cardiovascular Associates has signed a 40,000-square-foot medical office lease at the Museo Institute for Medical Arts Building, a development located north of Texas Medical Center by Testa Rossa Properties. Andrew Zeplain of CBRE represented the tenant, which will occupy the entire eighth floor and part of the first floor, in the lease negotiations. Brandy Bellow Spinks, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Sculptura MOB LP.
CLIFTON, N.J. — H Global Commerce Inc., a commercial glass distributor, has signed a 28,700-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Clifton. Josh Krantz, Michael Schaible and Troy Wisse of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Boston-based Longpoint Realty Partners, in the lease negotiations. David Simon of Prominent Properties represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Tradewater has signed a 3,565-square-foot office lease at the historic Auxiliary Building in Chicago’s West Fulton Market. The 90,000-square-foot building is located at 1550 W. Carroll Ave. Formerly an industrial building that served as the main factory for H.C. Evans & Co., the 100-year-old property was recently converted into office space. H.C. Evans & Co. was a manufacturer of casino equipment, pinball machines and jukeboxes. Tradewater works to prevent the emission of greenhouse gases. Zach Pruitt and Nicholas Schaefer of Cawley Chicago represented the private landlord. Dan Arends of Colliers represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — CBRE has negotiated five office leases totaling 17,687 square feet at 424 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The new tenants are Japanese Medical Care, Alignage Fertility, Vaerstandig & Sons, Yehuda Diamond Co. and JKB2 Medical Management. Paul Walker and Jordan Donohue represented the landlord, BLDG Management, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representatives were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — The Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services Inc. has signed a 12,230-square-foot office sublease at 463 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. The 22-story building was originally constructed in 1925. David Levy of Adams & Co. represented the landlord, The Arsenal Co., in the lease negotiations. David Lebenstein of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges 200,147 SF Lease for Warehouse Underway in South Florida
by John Nelson
TAMARAC, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a new lease totaling 200,147 square feet for Sonny’s Enterprises LLC to fully occupy a new industrial warehouse being developed at Tamarac Business Center. Sonny’s Enterprises is the parent company of car wash chain Sonny’s The CarWash Factory. The locally based company already leases 345,000 square feet of space within Tamarac Business Center. Upon completion in 2023, the industrial warehouse will sit on a 12-acre site located at 5601 N Hiatus Rd. in Tamarac. The land currently houses a 100,000-square-foot office building that will be demolished. Chris Metzger, Rick Etner Jr., Christopher Thomson and Matt McAllister of Cushman & Wakefield’s South Florida Industrial Team represented the landlord, Hiatus Industrial Venture LLC, which is a joint venture between BlackRock and Butters Construction & Development.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP has signed a 21,065-square-foot office lease at 1601 K St. in Washington, D.C. The firm will occupy the entire third floor of the 11-story office building. The D.C. space will serve as the second domestic location for the law firm, which has offices in New York and London. Kyle Luby, Andy Eichberg and Matt Pacinelli of Stream Realty Partners represented the unnamed landlord in the transaction. Lou Christopher, Asher Inman, Jordan Brainard O’Neil, Lewis Miller, Andrew Sussman and Munish Viralam of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Stream also provides property management and construction management services for building ownership, which plans to debut two new speculative suites next year.
OCEANPORT, N.J. — Birdsmouth Beer will open a 12,080-square-foot brewery in the coastal New Jersey community of Oceanport on Saturday, Oct. 15. The craft beer provider will operate out of The Commissary, a 53,000-square-foot food hall that is part of the redevelopment of the former Fort Monmouth military base. Gary Krauss of Pierson Commercial represented Birdsmouth Beer in the lease negotiations. Suzanne Macknow of CBRE represented the owner, Denholtz Properties, which also recently inked a 19,567-square-foot lease with MGT Foods.