COMMACK, N.Y. — Kids Empire will open a 21,000-square-foot indoor playground in the Long Island community of Commack. The facility will be located within a portion of a former grocery space at the 222,000-square-foot Mayfair Shopping and will be the brand’s first location on Long Island. Center E.J. Moawad of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Melissa Naeder of Cushman & Wakefield represented Kids Empire.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — CrossBat, a Cricket sports brand, has opened an 18,000-square-foot location at 3150 W. County Road 42 in Burnsville, just south of Minneapolis. The location marks the launch of CrossBat’s flagship cricket facility. The company has plans to expand nationally. Jake Kelly of Cushman & Wakefield represented CrossBat in the lease, while Andrew Manthai of KW Commercial represented the owner, Metro Center LLC. The indoor cricket venue offers box cricket leagues, nine full-length lanes for practice, cricket events, corporate team-building experiences and a coaching network. Cricket is the world’s second-most popular sport and is experiencing rapid growth in the U.S., according to Cushman & Wakefield. Minnesota is home to 100-plus teams and multiple leagues.
HOUSTON — Valor Communication Inc., a wholesale provider of cell phone accessories, has signed an 80,125-square-foot industrial lease in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 10811 S. Westview Circle Drive is known as Town & Country Commerce Center and features 28-foot clear heights and 3,849 square feet of office space. Garret Geaccone and Boone Smith of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. John Nguyen of Keller Williams Realty represented the tenant.
DALLAS — EōS Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot gym in South Dallas. The locally based fitness operator will be taking space at Wheatland Towne Crossing, joining tenants such as Target, Ross Dress for Less and PetSmart. Retail brokerage firm Segovia Partners represented EōS Fitness, which expects to open the facility sometime in 2026, in the lease negotiations. Dallas-based investment and development firm Rainier Cos. owns Wheatland Towne Crossing.
NEW YORK CITY — Whole Foods Market will open an 8,500-square-foot store in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood on Wednesday, June 4. The small-format store will be located at 301 W. 50th St. and will offer a bakery and a prepared foods section. The opening of this store follows today’s opening of a 10,000-square-foot store within the StuyTown development in the East Village.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — A partnership between Red Development and Globe Corp. has signed three new retail tenants to Goodyear Civic Square (GSQ), its 150-acre mixed-use development located in the Phoenix suburb of Goodyear. Trader Joe’s will open a 13,500-square-foot store — the first in Goodyear — while Black Rock Coffee Bar will open a 1,460-square-foot drive-thru coffee shop. Additionally, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill will open a 5,658-square-foot standalone building that also houses a 700-square-foot outdoor patio. All new tenants are scheduled to open in 2026. The first phase of GSQ features a newly constructed city hall and library, 2-acre park, two parking garages, as well as office space. An outpatient medical building is currently under construction and a 132-room hotel is also planned for the development. Other tenants already open at the property include Bacchus Wine & Debauchery, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Copper & Sage, F45 Training, Harkins Theatres and Miyu Nails and Spa.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Marx Realty has signed 16,000 square feet of new and expanded leases at The Herald, a 114,000-square-foot office building located at 1307 New York Ave. in Washington, D.C. The deals include two new leases: a 5,000-square-foot, eight-year lease with Auburn University’s non-partisan think tank McCrary Institute and a 3,200-square-foot, six-year deal with public policy strategy firm August Strategy Group. Additionally, an undisclosed government affairs agency has nearly doubled its footprint at The Herald, expanding by 7,800 square feet. The office building’s amenities include a rental 2023 Tesla Y car, 40-seat boardroom, café, lounge and a fitness center with boxing facilities, private workout rooms, Pelotons, Hydro rowers and a mirror fitness system.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Chicken N Pickle, a Kansas City-based concept that combines dining with pickleball and other outdoor games, has opened a 42,000-square-foot restaurant and entertainment venue in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The venue is located at The Farm, a 135-acre mixed-use development by JaRyCo, and features dining areas on two levels, a sports bar, six indoor and two covered outdoor pickleball courts, beer gardens and other outdoor game spaces. Construction began in February 2024.
HOUSTON — Hicks Davis Wynn has renewed and expanded its office lease in West Houston. The law firm has renewed its 8,509-square-foot lease at 3555 Timmons Lane, a 230,440-square-foot building located within the Greenway Plaza development, and also taken an additional 4,863 square feet of space, bringing its total footprint to 13,372 square feet. Katy Gragg, John Heard and Eric Anderson of Transwestern represented the landlord, Dallas-based Novel Office, in the lease negotiations. Partners Real Estate represented the tenant.
GLENVIEW, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated a long-term lease for a 44,458-square-foot industrial building located at 1870 Elmdale Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Glenview. Jeff Janda, John Cassidy and Brad Simousek of Lee & Associates represented the owner, DRA Advisors. Nick Schurer of Vestian Global Workplace Services represented the tenant, Lakeshore Academy Gymnastics North. The property marks the gymnastic school’s third location.