PEARLAND, TEXAS — Floor & Décor has opened an approximately 75,000-square-foot store at 3350 Business Center Drive in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. The store, which opened with a team of 50 full- and part-time employees, is the 12th in the greater Houston area for the Atlanta-based home improvement retailer. Founded in 2000, Floor & Décor operates 178 warehouse-style stores and five design studios across 35 states.
Leasing Activity
GARLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 26,126-square-foot industrial lease in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property at 3760 Miller Park Drive totals 40,958 square feet and features three dock doors and one drive-in ramp. Travis McEldowney and Jack Gaffney of Finial Group represented the landlord, New Jersey-based investment firm Faropoint, in the lease negotiations. Sam Bridges and John Briggs of RHA commercial represented the tenant, BKS Industrial Coating.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Disaster recovery and property restoration firm Belfor USA Group has signed a 14,385-square-foot lease renewal at RiverPark Business Center, an industrial flex property in Fort Worth. Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, an entity doing business as SCG River Park Business LP, in the lease negotiations. Caleb McCoy of JLL represented the tenant.
MARLTON, N.J. — Impulse Dynamics, a provider of medical devices, has signed a 53,736-square-foot office lease at 50 Lake Center, an 88,895-square-foot building located in the Southern New Jersey community of Marlton. JLL represented the landlord, Crown Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed. Crown Properties purchased the building, which is now 73 percent leased, in early 2022 and implemented a value-add program.
ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has signed a 130,000-square-foot office lease at Uptown Atlanta, a 47-acre mixed-use development in Atlanta’s Lindbergh neighborhood. Rubenstein Partners is redeveloping Uptown Atlanta, which is anchored by the Lindbergh Center MARTA Station and home to MARTA’s headquarters. MARTA is moving its Capital Programs, Expansion and Innovation (CPEI) Group to the project’s East Tower. About 540 MARTA employees are relocating to occupy four floors at Uptown Atlanta from 2400 Piedmont Road. Uptown Atlanta features 100,000 square feet of street-level retail space, greenspace and art, as well as 1 million square feet of Class A office space. Rubenstein recently completed the reimagination of the 35,000-square-foot office atrium to include modern amenities and collaborative spaces. Skillshot Media, an esports provider, recently relocated its headquarters to the project and regularly activates the high-tech atrium with global esports events. Rubenstein plans to complete the redevelopment this fall.
HOUSTON — Enson Market, an Asian grocery concept based in Cincinnati, will open a 100,000-square-foot store at 2224 FM 1960 Road in North Houston. The site is located within a 200,000-square-foot vacant shopping center. An affiliate of the company, an entity doing business as Pacific Square of FM LLC, purchased the center with plans to implement capital improvements and lease the remaining 100,000 square feet. Ryan Neyland of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Copper Leaf LLC, in the transaction. Casey Ward of CRW Commercial represented the buyer.
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. — I-FE Apparel, the company behind clothing brands such as PJ Mark and Bleecker & Mercer, has signed a 36,165-square-foot industrial lease renewal in South Hackensack, located outside of Manhattan in Northern New Jersey. Stephen Jennings represented the landlord, Alfred Sanzari Enterprises, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
WARREN, MICH. — Green Lantern Pizza has leased 1,400 square feet at Village Plaza in Warren, a northern suburb of Detroit. The Warren restaurant marks Green Lantern Pizza’s 10th location in the state. Michael Murphy, Bill McLeod and Haley Kelly of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Enterprise Group. Located at the northwest corner of 13 Mile and Mound roads, Village Plaza spans roughly 100,000 square feet. Green Lantern Pizza has operated in metro Detroit since 1955.
CLARKSTON, MICH. — Fitness concept Club Pilates will open a 2,580-square-foot location at the White Lake Commons shopping center in Clarkston, a northern suburb of Detroit. The property is located near the intersection of Dixie Highway and White Lake Road. Michael Murphy, Haley Kelly and Tjader Gerdom of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Shango Properties. Stephen Smith of TNF Realty represented the tenant.
MIAMI — Law firm Kirkland & Ellis has signed a lease at 830 Brickell, a 55-story office building located in downtown Miami’s Brickell district. The firm will occupy a six-floor, 115,000-square-foot space at the property, which was developed by OKO Group and Cain International. Brian Gale, Ryan Holtzman and Andrew Trench of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Neil Goldmacher, Mitchell Millowitz and Ryan Rosalsky of Newmark and Kevin Kushner of CBRE represented Kirkland & Ellis. Other tenants at the building, which is expected to be 100 percent leased at the time of opening early next year, include Citadel, CI Financial, Microsoft, Thoma Bravo, AerCap and Marsh Insurance. Amenities at the office tower will include a rooftop bar/lounge and restaurant, a health and wellness center, conferencing facilities, an outdoor terrace, cafés and street-level retail space. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill acted as architect for the project, with interiors by Italian firm Iosa Ghini Associati.