ROSEMONT, ILL. — Celero Commerce, a financial tech company, has renewed its 27,000-square-foot, full-floor office lease at Pointe O’Hare in Rosemont. The Class A office tower is located at 9550 W. Higgins Road. Celero inherited the Chicago-area office following its acquisition of Transnational Payments in October 2020, marking the sixth acquisition for the company since its formation in November 2018. Celero has approximately 260 employees with continued plans for expansion. Campbell Puckett, Andrew Kaplan and Jon Springer of CBRE represented Celero in the lease.
HOUSTON — Impact Networking, an Illinois-based provider of cloud-based cybersecurity and marketing services, has signed a 16,000-square-foot office lease at East River, a 150-acre mixed-use development in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Locally based developer Midway is underway on vertical construction of the first phase of East River, which includes office, retail and restaurant space. A timeline for Impact Networking’s move-in was not disclosed. Midway also recently announced an initial slate of retail and restaurant tenants that have committed to East River.
NEW YORK CITY — CLEAR (NYSE: YOU), a locally based provider of identity verification services, has signed a 119,000-square-foot office lease at 85 Tenth Avenue in Manhattan. The company will occupy two floors at the 11-story building, which was originally constructed in 1913. Jared Horowitz and Jason Perla of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Edward Riguardi and Anthony Cugini of Vornado Realty Trust and Stephen Winter of Related Cos. represented building ownership on an internal basis.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Schenker has signed a deal to occupy a 150,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Albuquerque. The transportation and logistics services company will take occupancy once construction is completed in second-quarter 2022. Situated on more than 10 acres at 7200 Bluewater Road NW, the building features 32-foot clear heights, dock and drive-in ramp access and concrete tilt-up construction. Development of the property commenced in July 2021. Brecken Mallette and Jim Smith of the CBRE Albuquerque Industrial team represented the tenants as local brokers, while David Albert and Nicolas Palazzo of CBRE Miami work with the tenant on a national level. The landlord is Bluewater@Airport Opportunity Partners LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 81,280-square-foot industrial lease at 6425 Campus Circle in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981. Ken Wesson, Adam Graham and Chris Hillman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Longpoint Realty Partners, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, West Shore Homes, was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — MoLo Solutions, a third-party logistics company within the transportation industry, has signed a 93,710-square-foot office lease at 167 N. Green St. in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood. MoLo connects clients with truck drivers and other shipping solutions. The company plans to expand significantly over the next few years. The property features a meeting area, onsite parking, gym, rooftop garden and NBA-sized basketball court. Kayla Beljan of MB Real Estate represented MoLo in the lease. Paige O’Neil and Annie Aldrich of Shapack Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM) has signed a 71,484-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 677 Washington Blvd. in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The lease term is 12 years. The tobacco giant will relocate from 120 Park Avenue in Manhattan beginning in late 2022. Richard Bernstein and Steven Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Peter Duncan and Dana Pike represented the landlord, George Comfort & Sons, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Verizon has signed a 140,000-square-foot office lease to be an office anchor tenant at Essex Crossing, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use development under construction on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Josh Kuriloff, Andrew Braver and Peyton Horn of Cushman & Wakefield represented Verizon in the lease negotiations. Taconic Partners is developing Essex Crossing in partnership with L+M Development Partners, BFC Partners, The Prusik Group and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The development will ultimately comprise 350,000 square feet of office space, along with 1,000 residences, 300,000 square feet of retail space and 100,000 square feet of green space.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Shipshape, an Austin-based smart home software tech company, has signed a lease at the 2222 Arlington Ave. office building in Birmingham, which is slated to break ground this month. New York-based D&A Cos. is the developer for the restoration project. The building has 55,000 square feet of office space. Shipshape is joining Atlas Senior Living as anchor tenants in the office project. Shipshape will house its Network Operations Center on the top floor, including signage rights for the building. The company is taking 6,000 square feet of space with an option to expand to 12,000 square feet after one year. The property is currently vacant, but is 50 percent preleased. Previously, the property was the headquarters for Bayer Properties. 2222 Arlington Ave. will offer covered parking, secure building access, a double-height lobby atrium with coffee bar and potential for food service. D&A Cos. plans to install floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as a new east lobby with a grand atrium and exterior reflecting pool. Construction for 2222 Arlington Ave. is slated to complete and be open for occupancy in late 2022. D&A Cos. partnered with The FiveStone Group, a Birmingham-based commercial real estate firm, on the redevelopment project. …
TROY, MICH. — Vintage King Audio has signed a 17,220-square-foot industrial lease at 2032 Heide St. in Troy. Sean Jamian of Dominion Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the undisclosed landlord in the seven-year lease. Sam McLean of Team Core represented the tenant, which is an audio-visual equipment supplier.