HOUSTON — Northern Tool + Equipment has signed a lease to open a 31,000-square-foot store at Woodforest Shopping Center in East Houston. Shawn Ackerman and Jason Du of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Clay Mote of Retail Union and Jason Baker with Baker Katz represented Northern Tool.
NEW YORK CITY — Property management firm FirstService Residential has signed a 48,000-square-foot office lease to occupy the ninth and 10th floors at 575 Fifth Avenue, a 500,000-square-foot building in Manhattan. The property offers amenities such as three conferencing facilities, a salon, fitness center and a bike storage area. Mark Friedman of Colliers represented the tenant, which is relocating from 622 Third Avenue, in the lease negotiations. The landlord, Beacon Capital Partners, was self-represented.
WHEELING, ILL. — MedTec Healthcare & Private Duty LLC has signed a 12,994-square-foot office lease at WiFi Corporate Center in Wheeling, a suburb of Chicago. The single-story, 51,305-square-foot property is located at 1400 S. Wolf Road. WiFi Wheeling Dealing LLC owns the building, which was constructed in 1970 and renovated in 2001. Juliette Lane of Cresa represented MedTec, which provides in-home care and adult day care to support independent living for seniors in their homes. The space will serve as the company’s second location in Wheeling.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed the lease-up of the 151,000-square-foot Executive Commerce Center in Prospect Heights, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Syncreon, a third-party logistics provider for Samsung, leased half of the building while Plitek, a manufacturer of precision die cut components, leased the other half. Completed in 2020, the development features a clear height of 32 feet, 35 truck docks and two drive-in doors. McShane Construction Co. was the general contractor and Ware Malcomb provided design services. Mike Sedjo and Ben Dickey of CBRE represented Conor in the lease transactions.
MILTON, GA. — Five retailers have released plans to join the tenant lineup at Crabapple Market, a mixed-use development currently under construction in Milton, about 31 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Courtney Brumbelow and Haley Hartman of Atlanta-based Ackerman Retail completed the leases on behalf of Crabapple Market. Opening this year, the new retailers include DUA Vietnamese, a Vietnamese restaurant; Roll On In Sushi Burritos & Bowls, a restaurant that offers a mix of tacos, bowls and donuts; Spiced Right Ribhouse, a barbecue restaurant; Buzzed Bull Creamery, an ice cream store; and Alumni Cookie Dough, a cookie dough restaurant. Previously, Ackerman Retail completed leases with Evimero Marketplace, featuring artisan-made gifts and home goods; Kitchens By Design Firm, offering a range of kitchen and other installations; Loveday Place, specializing in locally crafted artwork; Dinna Eckstein Designs – The Store, a home-design retailer providing furnishings and accessories; and Prescott Design, a full-service interior design studio. Six Bridges Brewing, The Nest Café and Savi Provisions also signed leases at Crabapple Market. There is currently one restaurant space available for lease. In addition to the lineup of restaurants and retailers, the mixed-use development is home to Class A office space, a stage for concerts …
MIAMI — Sprouts Farmers Market has released plans to open a 24,014-square-foot location at Grove Center, a mixed-use, transit-oriented development underway in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. Sprouts’ new location will be the Phoenix-based grocer’s third store in Miami-Dade County. Slated for delivery in 2023, the Grove Center will include a 23-story residential tower with 402 multifamily, workforce and co-living units; a new 1,250-space public parking garage; and a total of approximately 170,000 square feet of retail space. The project developer is a joint venture between Miami-based Terra and Coconut Grove-based Grass River Property. The project has been designed by Miami’s Touzet Studio, a Miami-based design firm led by Carlos and Jackie Touzet in collaboration with architecture firm RSP Architects and Walter Meyer of New York’s Local Office Landscape Architecture. Situated at the intersection of US-1 and 27th Avenue, the project will connect to the adjacent Coconut Grove Metrorail station, Miami-Dade’s bus system, the City of Miami’s trolley network and The Underline, a 13-mile linear park running from South Miami-Dade to downtown Miami.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based Oracle has signed a 35,000-square-foot office lease at The Spectrum Building, a 10-stoy property in San Antonio. About 260 employees will work in the space, which features glass-walled conference and breakout rooms and multiple kitchens and coffee bars. Kacie Skeen of Hartman Income REIT Management represented the landlord in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Oracle was also self-represented.
CLEVELAND — IWG, a provider of flexible workspaces, has opened Spaces Cleveland in the city’s historic Warehouse District. The 27,000-square-foot flexible workspace is situated within the Western Reserve Building and features 48 offices and three meeting rooms. IWG says it added 2 million new customers globally in 2021, reflecting the largest growth in its 30-year history.
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OHIO — AIPSO, a Rhode Island-based insurance services organization, has signed a 17,772-square-foot office lease at 5875 Landerbrook Drive in Mayfield Heights, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. Completed in 1991, the three-story office building spans 114,403 square feet. Andrew Coleman and Alex Johanson of CBRE represented the landlord, ORG Portfolio Management. Darin Manning of Savills represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Bentex Group, a consortium of companies that provides electronics, pet supplies and home décor products, has signed a 48,881-square-foot office lease at 34 W. 33rd St. in Manhattan. The 12-story building was originally constructed in 1908. David Levy and Brett Maslin of Adams & Co. represented the landlord, Arcade Building Associates, in the lease negotiations. Michael Beyda of Benchmark Properties represented the tenant.