CHICAGO — Law firm Cooley has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease at Bank of America Tower in Chicago. Cooley is slated to relocate from its current coworking space to the new property in the second quarter of 2022. Developed by Howard Hughes Corp. and Riverside Investment & Development Co., Bank of America Tower is located at 110 N. Wacker St. It rises 55 stories and spans 1.5 million square feet. Other tenants at the building include HPS Capital Partners, Longshore Capital Partners, Chartwell Financial Advisory and SE Capital. Cooley launched its Chicago office in May of this year.
HOUSTON — National Property Holdings is nearing completion of Republic Business Center, a 157-acre industrial project located at 11333 N. Gessner Road in northwest Houston. The locally based developer has signed two Forbes 100 tenants to occupy the entirety of the property: The Home Depot has committed to 657,600 square feet, and Amazon has committed to 141,360 square feet. The opening of these two new facilities is expected to bring about 1,000 new jobs to the region. Robert Alinger of Colliers International represented the landlord in both sets of lease negotiations.
KALAMAZOO, MICH. — Burlington Stores has signed a lease to open a 26,928-square-foot store at Maple Hill Pavilion in Kalamazoo. The retailer will occupy space adjacent to Hobby Lobby. ShopOne Centers REIT Inc. owns Maple Hill Pavilion, which is home to tenants such as Marshalls, Old Navy, Five Below and Ulta. Burlington plans to open this fall and will offer men’s, women’s, children’s and baby apparel, along with footwear, home décor and pet supplies.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Questar, a provider of packaging products and services to the waste industry, has signed a 37,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. Torsten Thaler, John Wilkinson, Chuck Fern, Jason Barton, Thomas Tucci and Stephen Shoemaker of Cushman & Wakefield represented Questar in the lease negotiations. Jack Shulman and Elliot Ferris represented the landlord, The STRO Cos.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Arrive Logistics, a locally based freight brokerage firm, has signed a lease extension and expansion at MetCenter Business Park in Austin. The privately held company renewed its 78,000 square feet of space within Buildings 14 and 15 at MetCenter and also leased an additional 38,000 square feet within Building 15. Other tenants at MetCenter, which is owned by Dallas-based Mohr Capital, include Amazon, Ascension Seton, Texas Health & Human Services Commission and Power Home Remodeling.
ROSELLE, ILL. — Signode has signed a 360,709-square-foot industrial lease at 1600 Central Ave. in Roselle, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Signode, a global manufacturer of packaging and warehouse automation solutions, will open a global flagship facility for its Automation and Packaging Technologies (APT) platform following the completion of tenant improvements at the new site. Originally constructed as a build-to-suit for Sony Corp. in 1994, the building sits on 19 acres and features a clear height of 28 feet, 40 exterior docks and 46 trailer spots. The property is situated within the Turnberry Lakes Business Park, which offers convenient access to I-390 and O’Hare International Airport. Signode will house its APT platform at the new site, including manufacturing for a broad portfolio of equipment and a new, 100,000-square-foot customer experience center. Ron Behm and Jonathan Kohn of Colliers International Chicago represented the landlord, Prologis. Whit Heitman of CBRE represented Signode, which will occupy the entire building.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Ally Financial has signed a 55,000-square-foot office lease at Schaumburg Towers in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. Ally, a digital financial services company, will relocate from Itasca, where it currently occupies 44,000 square feet. Ally expects to take occupancy of its new space in the third quarter of 2022. Located on American Lane, Schaumburg Towers is a two-building, 882,000-square-foot office complex. Owner America Landmark Properties has invested more than $20 million to renovate the property in the past few years. Steve Kling and David Florent of Colliers International represented ownership in the lease transaction, which brings the property’s occupancy up to 70 percent. Scott Ohlander of JLL represented Ally.
HOUSTON — Newmark has negotiated a 181,067-square-foot industrial lease extension at Building 11 within Central Green Business Park in Houston. John Luck, Griffin Rich, Chris Mason, John Beach, Reggie Beavan III, Andy Iversen, Joshua Brown and Trace Elrod of Newmark represented the tenant, GAC Energy & Marine Services, in the lease negotiations. Liberty Property Co. owns the facility.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — LIXIL, a provider of water and housing products, has signed a 60,000-square-foot lease for its new headquarters at Middlesex Science Center, a 685,000-square-foot office and life sciences campus in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Keystone Property Group owns the campus, which formerly served as an office and data center for AT&T. Scott Lesh and Scott Stange of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented Keystone.
MIAMI — Microsoft, a Redmond, Wash.-based computer software and electronics retailer, will open a 50,000-square-foot office inside 830 Brickell in downtown Miami. Microsoft is the second major firm to join the tenant roster at 830 Brickell this year, along with private equity firm, Thoma Bravo, which will lease 36,500 square feet on the top two floors in the tower. 830 Brickell, a 55-story office building in the city’s Brickell district, is currently under construction. Slated for delivery in 2022, the 640,000-square-foot tower was designed by architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill, with interiors done by Italian architecture and design company Iosa Ghini Associati. Community amenities will include a health and wellness center, restaurant, open-air rooftop lounge, private conference facility for tenants and 24-hour concierge service. Alexander Brown of Colliers International represented Microsoft in the lease negotiations. Andrew Trench, Brian Gale and Ryan Holtzman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction on behalf of developers, OKO Group and Cain International. Cushman & Wakefield is serving as the tower’s exclusive leasing agent.