ST. CHARLES, MO. — St. Louis Funny Bone Comedy Club has opened a new location at the Streets of St. Charles, a 27-acre mixed-use development in suburban St. Louis. The family-owned comedy club has operated in St. Louis for more than 30 years. The club hosts talent from the St. Louis area as well as nationally touring comedians, and hosts a weekly open mic night on Tuesdays. Jerry Kubach is the club’s owner. Cullinan Properties Ltd., the owner of Streets of St. Charles, also unveiled new tenants at the property such as The Socialite and Hot Box Cookies.
HOUSTON — Hercules Inc., an Alabama-based manufacturer of polyethylene products, has signed a 111,062-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The company will occupy roughly half the space at Park 8, a 242,760-square-foot distribution center owned by Avera Cos. and AEW Capital Management. Completed in April 2020, the cross-dock building features 36-foot clear heights, 130-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Jim Autenreith and J.W. Wall III of Moody Rambin represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jason Dillee and Nathan Wynne of CBRE represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Telemedicine provider LifeMD Inc. has signed a 7,500-square-foot office lease at 236 Fifth Avenue, an 11-story building in Midtown Manhattan that was originally built in 1907. The owner, Kaufman Organization, acquired the property in 2018 and implemented a value-add program. Grant Greenspan and Jared Sternberg represented the landlord on an internal basis in the lease negotiations. Joshua Berg of Newmark represented the tenant, which plans to take occupancy of the space in December.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — Accounting and advisory firm BDO USA LLP has signed a lease for 28,000 square feet of Class A office space in Oak Brook for the headquarters of its subsidiary, BDO Digital LLC. The company is the first major corporate tenant at Oak Brook Reserve, the redevelopment of the former McDonald’s campus. The firm expects to take occupancy in the fourth quarter of 2022. Oak Brook Reserve offers more than 400,000 square feet of office space and 2.5 miles of walking and biking trails. Amenities include a conference room, tenant lounge, café, concierge services and transportation shuttles. Jeff Shay and Jack Connors of JLL represented ownership, JPD Oak Brook Holdings, in the lease transaction. Larry Serota, Cece Conway and Daye Williams of Transwestern represented BDO Digital.
DEER PARK, ILL. — Teradyne has signed a 42,696-square-foot office lease at The Reserve at Deer Park in the Chicago suburb of Deer Park. The tenant will occupy the entire sixth floor of the 351,425-square-foot building, which is located at 21440 W. Lake Cook Road. Teradyne, an automatic test equipment designer and manufacturer, expects to take occupancy in June 2022. The office layout will include lab components. JLL’s Doug Shehan, Rick Benoy and Julie Koelzer represented building ownership, a joint venture between Arzan Wealth and 90 North Real Estate Partners. James Otto and Sam Badger of CBRE represented Teradyne. JLL also recently negotiated a lease for the fifth floor, which brings the building to full occupancy.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Miro, an online whiteboard platform designed for distributed team collaboration, has signed a 72,000-square-foot office lease at Colorado Tower in downtown Austin. Owned by Atlanta-based Cousins Properties, the 373,334-square-foot building opened in 2015 and offers two onsite restaurants, a fitness center and conference facilities. Mark Harris and Jake Ragusa of JLL represented Miro, which plans to occupy three floors beginning next spring, in the lease negotiations. Rachel Coulter, Bethany Perez, Travis Rogers and Coleman Jackson, also with JLL, represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Hemogenyx Pharmaceuticals, which develops therapies to make bone marrow transplants safer and more accessible, has signed a 10,000-square-foot life sciences lease at the Mink Building in Manhattan. The tenant will relocate from the Downstate campus of State University of New York (SUNY). Owned by The Janus Property Co., the 150,000-square-foot Mink Building is located within the Manhattanville Factory District, adjacent to Columbia University and City College on the Upper West Side. The deal brings the building’s occupancy rate to 80 percent.
DEKALB, ILL. — Multinational conglomerate 3M has signed a 12-year lease renewal for its 410,000-square-foot distribution hub in DeKalb, about 65 miles west of Chicago. The property is located at 1211 Fairview Drive. Jenny Aust Turner of Cresa represented 3M in the lease. Modiv Inc., a California-based REIT, is the building landlord.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Freight factoring firm Apex Capital Corp. has signed a 61,944-square-foot office headquarters lease at Bank of America Tower in downtown Fort Worth. Pat McDowell and Matt Montague of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Gamblin represented the landlord, City Center Management, on an internal basis. Apex Capital plans to take occupancy of its new space next year.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 301,995-square-foot industrial lease at Everman Distribution Center in Fort Worth. The property is located within Carter Distribution Center and features 38-foot clear heights, 280-foot truck court depths, 196 car parking spaces, 92 trailer parking spaces and 22 dock-high doors. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, The Hollingsworth Cos., in the lease negotiations. Tom Golarz and James Ewing of Colliers International represented the tenant.