MINNEAPOLIS — Canteen One has signed a 43,672-square-foot office sublease at 700 N. 5th St. in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis. The company, which provides micro food markets, pantries and vending services for offices, is relocating from Golden Valley with 200 employees. Jim Damiani and Andrew Commers of Newmark represented Canteen One. Joe Conzemius, Ann Rinde and Larissa Bodine of CBRE represented the sublandlord, Solera.
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BOSTON — InterSystems Corp., a Boston-based provider of data management services and healthcare information systems, has signed a 420,000-square-foot office lease in the state capital’s downtown area. The company will relocate from its current address at 1 Memorial Drive in Cambridge to One Congress, a 1 million-square-foot tower by The HYM Investment Group that is nearing completion, where it will occupy the top 14 floors. InterSystems Corp. will join financial services firm State Street Corp. and global law firm K&L Gates as the building’s anchor tenants. John Barry, Peter McQuaid and Jeff Landers of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Carr Properties and National Real Estate Advisors LLC, in the lease negotiations. Dave Fitzgerald and Tim Howe, also with CBRE, represented the tenant.
Elev8 Fun to Replace Former Sears at Simon’s Treasure Coast Square Mall in Jensen Beach, Florida
by John Nelson
JENSEN BEACH, FLA. — Simon Property Group has signed Elev8 Fun to a 115,000-square-foot lease to backfill a former Sears department store at Treasure Coast Square Mall in Jensen Beach, a suburb of Port St. Lucie. The entertainment venue will feature go-carts, arcade games, laser tag, 12 bowling lanes and axe throwing, as well as party rooms, meeting space and a restaurant with a full bar. This location will be the third Florida venue for Elev8 Fun, which has identified 15 potential locations at malls and shopping centers around the state for its expansion. PrimeTime Amusements, a gaming machine supplier based in Fort Lauderdale, is a partner in the new Elev8 Fun location at Treasure Coast Square Mall.
Duke Realty Signs Newline Interactive to 113,400 SF Industrial Lease Near Port of Savannah
by John Nelson
GARDEN CITY, GA. — Duke Realty Corp. has signed Newline Interactive, a manufacturer of touch display screens and other interactive communication hardware, to a 113,400-square-foot industrial lease approximately two miles from the Port of Savannah. The tenant will fully occupy a speculative facility currently under development at 15 Aviation Court in Garden City, which is situated on a nearly 10-acre site. The facility is designed to achieve LEED certification and will feature a clear height of 30 feet, 30 dock doors and 32 trailer parking spots. Cushman & Wakefield | Gilbert & Ezelle served as the tenant representative for the lease negotiations, and Brian Sutton represented Duke Realty internally. The lease with Newline brings Duke Realty’s 8.2 million-square-foot portfolio in the Savannah area to full occupancy.
DURHAM, N.C. — Restor3d, a locally based medical device manufacturer specializing in 3D-printed implants, has signed a 50,255 lease at Park Point, a 100-acre life sciences and creative campus within Research Triangle Park (RTP) in Durham. Restor3d will occupy 22,716 square feet on the first floor of the Edge West building and 27,509 square feet at the Grid building. The tenant aims to move into its space in the first quarter of 2023. Doug Cook of Cushman & Wakefield leads leasing efforts at Park Point on behalf of the landlord, Trinity Capital Advisors. Tucker Shade of Savills represented Restor3d in the lease negotiations.
DALLAS — Tax advisory firm Grant Thornton has signed a 24,600-square-foot office lease at Ross Tower in downtown Dallas. The 45-story building houses a food hall, fine dining restaurant Dakota’s Steakhouse and a Starbucks, as well as built-in conference facilities and a tenant lounge. Travis Boothe and Robbie Baty of Cushman & Wakefield represented Grant Thornton in the lease negotiations. Hunter Lee, Ben Cuzen and Luke Aviles represented the landlord, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — HSBC Bank has signed a 265,000-square-foot office lease for its new U.S. headquarters at The Spiral, a 65-story tower located at 66 Hudson Blvd. in Manhattan. The lease term is 20 years. Tishman Speyer is developing The Spiral, which is nearing completion. Peter Riguardi, Matt Astrachan, Ken Siegel, Mitch Konsker and Will McGarry of JLL represented HSBC Bank in the lease negotiations. Tishman Speyer was represented internally. HSBC Bank plans to relocate from its current space in Midtown in January 2024. Following this transaction, the 2.8 million-square-foot building is now roughly 70 percent leased, with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and law firm Debevoise & Plimpton set to anchor The Spiral with 14- and 13-floor commitments, respectively.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — CEVA Logistics and Expeditors International have signed leases at Bridge Point Melrose Park, an industrial property currently under development in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Bridge Industrial owns the property. CEVA, a supply chain management firm, signed a long-term lease agreement for a 707,953-square-foot warehouse. Expeditors, a logistics and freight forwarding firm, will occupy a 669,914-square-foot facility. The project team includes architecture firm Cornerstone, general contractor ARCO Murray and civil engineer SPACECO Inc. CIBC provided project financing last year. Bridge plans to construct one final building that will span 225,009 square feet. Dan McGillicuddy, Charlie Kenning and Brian Carroll of JLL represented Bridge in the lease transactions. Jason Lev and Jimmy Kowalczyk of CBRE, along with Jeffrey Kernochan and Andrew Mager of Fischer, represented the tenants.
CHICAGO — Five Iron Golf, an indoor golf simulation experience, has signed a lease to open a new location in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Located at 1000 W. North Ave., the 13,150-square-foot space will serve as Five Iron Golf’s third location in Chicago. Sharon Kahan and Amy Sider of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The duo also represented Five Iron Golf in its other two leases in The Loop and River North.
NEW YORK CITY — Social media platform Praxis has signed a 7,462-square-foot office lease at 446 Broadway in Manhattan. The lease term is five years, and the space encompasses the entire third floor. Greg Herman of Cushman & Wakefield represented Praxis in the lease negotiations. David Malawer of Newmark represented the landlord, KPG Funds. The building is now fully leased.