NEW YORK CITY — Three apparel companies have signed office leases totaling 35,458 square feet at 463 Seventh Ave., a 22-story building in Manhattan’s Garment District. Sensual Inc. signed a lease for 23,785 square feet, A.W. Chang Corp. renewed its lease for 8,936 square feet and Blue Duck Trading Ltd. signed a 2,737-square-foot renewal. David Levy of Adams & Co. Real Estate represented the landlord, Arsenal Co., in all three sets of lease negotiations. Built in 1925, 463 Seventh Ave. is located within Penn Plaza and recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation.
HOUSTON — Microsoft has signed a lease to occupy an undisclosed amount of space at The Ion, a 300,000-square-foot office project located at 4201 Main St. in Midtown Houston that is a redevelopment of the former Sears building. More than 50 percent of the office space at the 16-acre site is now leased to commercial tenants including Microsoft and Chevron. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant will use the space to further develop its Azure cloud storage and similar platforms. Rice Management Co. is leading the redevelopment of The Ion and expects the project to be ready for occupancy this year. Savills handles leasing of the property.
HOUSTON — Seismique, an art museum operator that features high-tech and interactive exhibits, has opened a 40,000-square-foot venue at 2306 Highway 6 S. in Houston for its first location in Texas. The venue, which features 40 galleries with experiential exhibits, officially opened on Dec. 26. Jason Gaines of NAI Partners represented Seismique in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — JLL has negotiated two full-building industrial leases totaling 81,400 square feet in the Northern New Jersey city of Fairfield. Logistics firm Best Way Trucking Service Inc. signed a lease for 48,100 square feet, and fragrance supplier Excellentia International inked a deal for 33,300 square feet. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the respective owners, PAN Realty and Patty Brothers Properties, in both sets of lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Cadence Bank has signed an 82,215-square-foot office lease at Park Towers, a 545,242-square-foot office complex in Uptown Houston. The property consists of two 18-story buildings and offers amenities such as a fitness center, conference facility, tenant lounge with a golf simulator and a drive-thru coffee shop that is currently under construction. Doug Little, David Baker, Kelli Gault and Jack Scharnberg of Transwestern represented the landlord, Regent Properties, in the lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Transwestern has negotiated a 34,500-square-foot office lease for social services agency Sheltering Arms Children & Family Services at 165-19 Jamaica Ave. in Queens. The six-story building spans 69,000 square feet. Stephen Powers, Lindsay Ornstein, Thomas Hines, Jake Cinti and Alexander Smith of Transwestern represented Sheltering Arms, which plans to relocate to its new space in the third quarter of 2021, in the lease negotiations.
WILMINGTON, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 500,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 30260 Graaskamp Blvd. in Wilmington, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. The new building is part of the Elion Logistics Park 55 in Will County. Walter Murhpy of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Dynamic 3PL. Jeffrey Kapcheck and Jason Lev of CBRE represented the owner and developer, Elion Logistics Partners.
MINNEAPOLIS — Law firm Fredrikson & Byron has leased 178,000 square feet at RBC Plaza at 60 South Sixth, a 40-story office tower in downtown Minneapolis. The regional law firm will occupy approximately nine floors. KBS owns the Class A, 710,332-square-foot property. Amenities at the office tower include a fitness center, tenant lounge, conference center, retail and dining space, bicycle storage, underground parking and concierge services. Brent Robertson, Andrea Leon and Jon Dahl of JLL represented KBS in the lease transaction. Mike Salmen, Larry Serota and Will McDonald of Transwestern represented the tenant.
MILLS RIVER, N.C. — Collett Industrial has broken ground on a 90,720-square-foot logistics facility in Mills River. The property is being built on a build-to-suit basis for an undisclosed Fortune 500 retailer. ABC 13 News reports the site is located on School House Road, five miles from Interstate 26 and six miles from Asheville Regional Airport. Randall Bentley and Jordan Skellie of Lee & Associates secured the lease on behalf of the developer. Vannoy Construction is the general contractor for the asset, which is expected to deliver in summer 2021.
SOUTHFIELD, MICH. — Advertising agency Doner has unveiled plans to open a new headquarters at 400 Galleria Officentre in Southfield. Doner plans to take occupancy of its new space in summer 2021. Designed by interior design firm Vocon, the 62,000-square-foot office will house roughly 375 employees. The office will include areas for in-person as well as virtual collaboration. The space will also include an advanced air filtration and purification system. Doner has been headquartered in Detroit area since 1937. Its current office is located at 25900 Northwestern Hwy in Southfield. Friedman Real Estate represented Doner in securing its new lease.