HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based design agency Commonwealth Projects has signed a 20,755-square-foot office lease expansion at One Riverway in Houston. The tenant now occupies a full floor at the 481,222-square-foot building, which is located on the city’s west side. Brad Fricks, Matt Asvestas and Danielle Rothchild of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Unilev Capital Corp., in the lease negotiations. Noah Kruger of Savills represented the tenant.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Beyond Van Gogh, a traveling concept dedicated to providing immersion in the artist’s works, will open a 28,000-square-foot exhibition gallery at Samanea New York, a shopping, dining and entertainment destination on Long Island. Beyond Van Gogh will open on Nov. 18 and run through Jan. 8. Matthew Kucker, Jordan Baruch and Herbert Agin at Colliers represented the landlord, Lesso Mall Development, in the lease negotiations. Other entertainment users at Samanea New York include Empire Adventure Park, X-Golf and Ryco’s Escape Room.
CLAYTON, MO. — CBRE has signed a 13,611-square-foot office lease at The Plaza in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. The firm has occupied space on the 14th floor of The Plaza since 2012 and will now move to the sixth floor in the first quarter of 2024. The new office is part of CBRE’s Workplace360 program. The new workplace will showcase CBRE’s “Future of Work” space standards, including new technologies and a variety of collaborative spaces designed to support hybrid working. The sixth floor provides access to the renovated outdoor terrace. Building owner Franklin Partners plans to add new amenities such as a clubroom, conference center, game room, fitness center, reception area and rooftop deck. CBRE launched its Workplace360 program in 2012 and has since opened more than 100 Workplace360 offices across the globe. CBRE Design Collective will manage the workplace design. Emily Levinson of CBRE’s Americas Consulting practice is leading workplace strategy.
PLANO, TEXAS — Law firm Carstens, Allen & Gourley has signed a 12,500-square-foot office lease at One Legacy Circle in Plano. The firm, which specializes in intellectual property cases, now occupies the third floor of the newly renovated building. Roy Reis and Jim Hazard of Cresa represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Russ Johnson and Lauren Perry of JLL represented the landlord, Franklin Street Properties Corp.
PHILADELPHIA — Capital One Finance Corp. has signed a 22,382-square-foot office lease at 1735 Market Street, a 54-story building in downtown Philadelphia. The lease term is nine years. Scott Gabrielsen of CBRE represented the tenant, which will relocate to the 37th floor from a suburban office next spring, in the lease negotiations. Internal agents Jeremy Moss and Keith Cody, along with Anthony LiVecchi, Tom Weitzel and Mitch Marcus of JLL, represented the landlord, a partnership between Silverstein Properties and Arden Group.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Andretti Indoor Karting & Games will open a 96,000-square-foot racing and entertainment facility in Grand Prairie, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. In addition to the namesake activity, the center will include laser tag, arcade and virtual reality games and duckpin bowling. The facility, which will be the second in the DFW area and seventh nationwide for the Orlando-based concept, is scheduled to open before the end of 2023.
HOUSTON — Law firm Brown Sims has signed an 35,198-square-foot office lease at Post Oak Central in Uptown Houston. The national litigation firm will occupy two full floors at the three-building, 1.2 million-square-foot campus. Amanda Nebel represented the landlord, Parkway, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Griff Bandy of Partners represented Brown Sims.
MISSION, KAN. — The Other Place, a sports-themed pizzeria and grill, has signed a 4,050-square-foot lease to open its fourth Kansas City-area location. The restaurant will occupy space within the Mission West shopping center at 6522 Martway St. The Other Place expects to open its Mission location in the beginning of 2023. Block & Co. Inc. Realtors serves as the leasing agent and property manager for Mission West. Block & Co.’s Phil Peck and Dakota Grizzle represented the tenant, while David Block, Max Kosoglad and Darren Siegel represented ownership. The Other Place now operates 11 locations throughout Kansas and Iowa. Its first location opened in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in 1970.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Pet Supplies Plus, a pet food retail chain based in Michigan, has fully leased a newly built, 534,702-square-foot industrial facility located within Shamrock Commerce Park in Orangeburg. NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord, Appian Investments, in the lease transaction. Pet Supplies Plus’ $53 million investment is expected to create 275 new jobs. Operations at the new distribution center are expected to begin in early 2023. The new facility is the fourth U.S. distribution center for Pet Supplies Plus, which operates 630 stores across 40 states. Appian’s project partners include Pacolet Milliken and Jim Roquemore.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Brookfield Properties has inked a 37,429-square-foot office lease at Fifth + Broadway, a mixed-use development in downtown Nashville. The tenant, law firm Polsinelli, is relocating from nearby Truist Plaza to the 501 Commerce office building. Stewart Lyman of Cushman & Wakefield and Rob Lowe of Stream Realty Partners represented Brookfield Properties in the lease negotiations. Harrison Johnson, Kevin McLennan, Ian Murphy and Brad Serot of CBRE represented Polsinelli. In addition to the 367,000-square-foot 501 Commerce building, Fifth + Broadway also includes a residential tower with over 380 units, approximately 200,000 square feet of retail and dining, including the Assembly Food Hall, and the National Museum of African America Music. Developed by OliverMcMillan before being acquired by Brookfield Properties, Fifth + Broadway opened in 2020.