ALLEN, TEXAS — Chicken N Pickle, a Kansas City-based concept that combines dining with pickleball and other outdoor games, will open a restaurant and entertainment venue in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The tenant will launch at The Farm, a 135-acre mixed-use development by JaRyCo, in late 2023. Chicken N Pickle also has locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metros of Grand Prairie and Grapevine, as well as San Antonio, and has committed to a new space in Webster, a southwestern suburb of Houston.
Leasing Activity
Mitsui Fudosan America Reaches Deal With Industrious for 40,653 SF Space at Homer Building in D.C.
by John Nelson
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mitsui Fudosan America (MFA) has signed a partnership agreement with Industrious, a flexible workplace company, for the use of 40,653 square feet of space at The Homer Building, an office building located at 601 13th St. NW in Washington, D.C. Located on the 12th floor, the space will feature private offices and a total of over 500 seats. The Industrious space at The Homer is scheduled to open in early 2023. Located atop Metro Center Station in D.C.’s East End neighborhood, The Homer Building features a rooftop deck, modernized elevator mechanicals and cabs, a four-level parking garage, full-service fitness center and a Panera Bread and coffee shop on the ground level.
MORTON GROVE, ILL. — Two tenants have signed industrial lease renewals at 8220 Austin Ave. in Morton Grove, a northern suburb of Chicago. Dynamic Group, a contract cabinet manufacturer, signed a 45,000-square-foot renewal. Johnson & Quin expanded its offsite storage facility to 17,500 square feet at the property. Johnson & Quin is a large volume, personalized direct mail company that has operated in the Chicago area for 146 years. Sam Badger of CBRE represented Johnson & Quin, while Brendan Green and Patrick Turner of Colliers represented ownership, Clear Height Properties.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Texas Almet, a supplier of aircraft parts, has signed a 42,850-square-foot industrial lease at 501-509 106th St. in Arlington. According to Propertyshark.com, the single-tenant building was constructed on two acres in 1980. Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Scott Voelkel of Dickey Property Co. represented the tenant.
Ardent Cos. Completes Five New Office Leases, 11 Renewals at Piedmont Center in Atlanta
by John Nelson
ATLANTA — The Ardent Cos. has executed five new leases, 11 renewals and one expansion at Piedmont Center, a 2 million-square-foot office campus located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. New tenants at Piedmont Center, which will absorb 35,650 square feet of space, include Emory Investment Management, Harry Norman, Maxis, Findling Law and Relatient. Chad Koenig and Katelyn Fabien of Cushman & Wakefield represented Emory Investment Management, John Winter of Cushman & Wakefield represented Harry Norman, Jill Goldberg of Goldberg O’Malley and Steve Barton of CBRE represented Maxis, and Relatient was represented by Joey Kline of JLL in the lease negotiations. Hudson Lambert Parrott Walker LLC added 4,426 square feet of space to its occupancy of Tower 15 at the campus. The lease renewals and expansion account for 42,359 square feet. JLL and Cushman & Wakefield handle leasing for Piedmont Center on behalf of Ardent Cos.
DALLAS — Investment management firm Canyon Partners has signed an office lease renewal within the Harwood District, a development that spans 19 city blocks in Uptown Dallas. The square footage of the lease was not disclosed. The tenant will continue to occupy the second floor of Harwood No. 2, which was originally built in 1996 and is now fully leased. Andy Leatherman of JLL represented Canyon Partners in the lease negotiations. Hannah Mesh and Kelly Whaley represented the landlord, Harwood International, on an internal basis.
LEWISBERRY, PA. — Industrial design-build firm Stellar has signed a 10,412-square-foot lease renewal within Fairview Industrial Park in Lewisberry, a southern suburb of Harrisburg. Dan Alderman of NAI CIR represented Stellar in the lease negotiations. Victor Kelly represented the owner, Larken Associates, on an internal basis. Fairview Industrial Park comprises three buildings totaling 137,404 square feet.
CHAMPAIGN, EDWARDSVILLE AND ROCKFORD, ILL. — IWG, a provider of flexible workspaces, plans to open three new locations in Illinois. The company states that the demand for hybrid working continues to grow with companies of all sizes. IWG will open a new headquarters center at 206 N. Randolph St. in Champaign. Additionally, IWG will open two Regus centers at 101 W. Vandalia St. in Edwardsville and 220 E. State St. in Rockford. Timelines for the openings were not provided. IWG opens the vast majority of its new locations in partnership with commercial real estate owners, developers and franchisee investors.
DALLAS — Law firm Winstead PC has signed a 20,678-square-foot office lease expansion within the Harwood District, a development that spans 19 city blocks in Uptown Dallas. The firm’s occupancy of the third floor of Harwood No. 2 brings its total footprint within the building to 149,841 square feet. Hannah Mesh and Kelly Whaley internally represented the landlord, Harwood International, in the lease negotiations. Winstead, which has been a tenant at the Harwood District since 2012, was also self-represented.
BELVIDERE, ILL. — Anytime Fitness has signed a 6,276-square-foot retail lease at Southtowne Shopping Center in Belvidere, a city in northern Illinois. The property is located at the corner of Highway 20 and Pearl Street. Rick Scardino of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Southtowne Ventures LLC, in the transaction. Jack Siragusa of CBRE represented the tenant.