SAVANNAH, GA. — Judge Commercial has welcomed six new commercial tenants at West Broad, a mixed-use redevelopment of the historic 300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in west Savannah. The new tenants include Savannah Square Pops, Origin Coffee Bar, Chewning Interiors, AMPT-Savannah, Smithereens and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. Existing tenants at West Broad include Forsight Eye Care, Rethink Design and Sweet Peach Cosmetic Tattoo. West Broad’s first floor is fully leased and there are commercial and coworking spaces available for lease on the second and third floors, according to Judge Commercial. The 300 block was originally constructed between 1910 and 1922 and housed the landmark Thrifty Supply Center hardware store for 60 years. Urban design and civic architecture firm Sottile and Sottile oversaw the redesign of the four-story, 60,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project.
Leasing Activity
DORAL, FLA. — JLL has arranged the $34 million sale-leaseback of a 103,000-square-foot data center located at 2100 N.W. 84th Ave. in Doral, a suburb of Miami. Carl Beardsley, Jake Wagner, Josh Katlin, Luis Castillo and Manny de Zárraga of JLL represented the undisclosed seller, which will lease a portion of the space. The unnamed buyer will occupy the remaining space. Situated within America’s Gateway business park in Miami’s Airport industrial submarket, the freestanding facility features several fiber providers, a covered loading dock and 4,092 square feet of mezzanine space. The seller recently invested “significant capital” to update the property, according to JLL.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — DSV Air & Sea Inc. has preleased a 307,378-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville. The property at 1401 Devon Ave. is slated for completion in spring 2023. ML Realty Partners owns the development along with an adjacent 297,238-square-foot building that was leased by Apex Logistics International Inc. last winter. Both buildings feature a clear height of 40 feet and are situated in DuPage County. The site is less than one-half mile north of Illinois Route 390. Kevin Segerson of CBRE represented DSV Air & Sea in the lease. Andrew Maletich, Matt Garland and Dustin Albers of Cawley Chicago represented ML Realty Partners.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. — Inspired by Somerset Development, the owner of Bell Works Chicagoland, has leased nearly 21,000 square feet of its “ready-to-wear” office suites. The suites total 23,628 square feet and offer spaces that are available for immediate occupancy with flexible, short-term leasing options. The owner also plans to launch a second version of the ready-to-wear suites, which will comprise nine new spaces totaling 20,000 square feet at the campus in Hoffman Estates. The current roster of tenants within the ready-to-wear spaces includes Clover Imaging Group, Stoltmann Law Offices, CPATAX Services, RiskSmith Insurance, CPA Advisors Group, Berkshire Hathaway Starck Real Estate, Victor Construction Co. Inc., LinkSpace and Mosquito Hunters. Colliers represented ownership in the lease transactions. Bell Works Chicagoland is the redevelopment of the former AT&T campus.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — ITS Logistics, a Nevada-based third-party provider, has signed a 1 million-square-foot industrial lease at Intermodal Logistics Center, a project in Fort Worth by Northpoint Development. Intermodal Logistics Center is a seven-building development located on the city’s north side. Construction began in August and is expected to be complete in July 2023. ITS Logistics’ new space will feature 40-foot clear heights, 200-plus dock doors and parking for 211 trailers. Brad Struck, Clint Manning, Darren Woodson and John Bollman of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations.
Stonecrest Resorts Signs 12 Tenants as Part of Stonecrest Mall Redevelopment in Metro Atlanta
by John Nelson
STONECREST, GA. — Stonecrest Resorts LLC, developer of the Sears adaptive reuse project at The Mall at Stonecrest in metro Atlanta, has announced 12 new tenants coming to the development. Phase I of the redevelopment project, called Priví, was the arrival of the SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium that opened in November 2021. The second phase of the project is set to open this fall and include Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa; Baldwin’s Literary Social Bookstore & Coffee Bar; 3 Degrees Infrared Sauna Suites; The Lions Cage MMA Fight & Fitness Gym; Garden Life Juice Bar & Café; The Original Hot Dog Factory; Picasso’s Splat Room; Naturally Gifted Treasures & Finds; and Bricks 4 Kidz. In addition to the new shops and restaurants, Phase II will include 6,000 square feet of event space, a coworking space, studios and a fine art gallery. Construction of Phase III and the development of Phase IV will continue this winter, with a planned opening of an upper-level food hall in summer 2023 and the TRYP by Wyndham hotel coming on line in 2024. Once fully developed, Priví will be a family entertainment and lifestyle destination featuring over 200,000 square feet of eateries, shops, services, …
NEW YORK CITY — Financial services and investment management firm Franklin Templeton has signed a 347,474-square-foot lease at One Madison Avenue, an office building in Midtown Manhattan that is currently under construction. One Madison Avenue, which is scheduled for a November 2023 completion, is now 55 percent preleased. Other tenants include IBM (328,000 square feet) and Chelsea Piers Fitness (56,000 square feet). Rob Lowe, Jeff Cushman and John Cushman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Alex Chudnoff, Diana Biasotti and Ben Bass of JLL represented the landlord, SL Green.
JEFFERSONVILLE AND KOKOMO, IND. — Kinship PACE of Indiana LLC has signed two 15-year leases for new locations in Jeffersonville and Kokomo. The tenant will occupy 16,261 square feet within Jeffersonville’s Youngstown shopping center and 14,056 square feet within Kokomo’s Southway Plaza shopping center. PACE stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Donna Korn and Beau Ladwig of Cushman & Wakefield along with E.P. Scherer of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Kentucky represented PACE in the Jeffersonville lease. Pearson 2016 Equity Inc. owns Youngstown. Korn and Ladwig, along with colleague Gerry Dick, represented the tenant in the Kokomo lease. Southway Plaza LLC is the landlord for the property.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — International Contractors Inc. has signed a 17,700-square-foot office lease at 1 Mid America Plaza in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. The tenant is a 40-year-old construction management firm. Daniel Cawley and Brayden Schiff of Cawley Chicago represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Josh Feldman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Crowe LLC.
CHICAGO — Luxury Spanish bridalwear brand Rosa Clará has signed a 2,200-square-foot retail lease at 670 N. Wabash Ave. in Chicago near the Magnificent Mile. The store is slated to open later this fall. Jordan Karp of Savills represented the tenant. In Spain, Rosa Clará is expanding its footprint in Valencia and Cordoba.