PLANO, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated a 29,000-square-foot office lease in Plano. The tenant is building materials supplier Amrize, and the space is located within Willow Bend Office Center I, a 124,000-square-foot building that was completed in 1998. Nathan Durham of Newmark represented the landlord, an entity doing business as CFT NV Developments LLC, in the lease negotiations. Steve Wentz and Mark Becker of Cushman & Wakefield represented Amrize.
SAVANNAH, GA. — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has opened a new 22,000-square-foot Ross Dress for Less store at McAlpin Square in Savannah. The 169,690-square-foot shopping center is located at 1900 E. Victory Drive and is anchored by Kroger. Other tenants include Goodwill and the U.S. Postal Service. Ross Dress for Less is backfilling a former Big Lots store following the latter retailer’s Chapter 11 filing. With the new store, McAlpin Square is 95 percent occupied.
NEW YORK CITY — Pickleball concept CityPickle will open a 37,000-square-foot venue at 1501 Broadway in the Times Square area of Midtown Manhattan. The space will be located on the eighth floor of the 885,000-square-foot tower, which is known locally as the Paramount Building due to its original construction as the home of Paramount Pictures. The venue will feature seven courts, a bar and restaurant, lounge and event space and locker rooms. The space will also serve as CityPickle’s new corporate headquarters office. The opening is scheduled for the fall.
NEW YORK CITY — Apparel retailer GMA Accessories has signed a 23,698-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is approximately 12 years, and the space spans the seventh and 10th floors at 389 Fifth Avenue, a 12-story building that was originally constructed in 1922. Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen Family, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph of Colliers represented the tenant.
ROYAL OAK, MICH. — Alloy Personal Training has signed a 1,500-square-foot retail lease at The Griffin, an apartment complex built in 2021 in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak. The property is located at the northeast corner of I-696 and Woodward Avenue. Owen Kelly and Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the landlord, Singh Development.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 25,938-square-foot office lease renewal at Kirkwood Tower in West Houston. The 15-story, 286,000-square-foot building is located in the Energy Corridor and was recently purchased by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. Adam Ross and Danielle Rothchild of Stream represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jim Bailey of CBRE represented the tenant, Texon, a provider of liquids marketing and patented technology blending services.
KATY, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and development company NewQuest has signed leases with four food-and-beverage tenants at Texas Heritage Marketplace, the firm’s $400 million mixed-use development in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The tenants are Tex-Mex restaurant Escalante’s (5,005 square feet), pizzeria Tony C’s (4,900 square feet), Japanese food concept Aji Izakaya (2,800 square feet) and confectionary Kilwin’s (1,400 square feet). Bob Conwell led the lease negotiations for NewQuest.
NEW YORK CITY — Apparel retailer Capelli Sales has signed a 39,081-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is approximately 12 years, and the space spans the eighth, ninth and 10th floors at One East 33rd Street, a 12-story building that was originally constructed in 1913. Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen Family, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph of Colliers represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Apparel retailer Capelli Sales has signed a 39,081-square-foot office lease extension in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is approximately 12 years, and the space spans the eighth, ninth and 10th floors at One East 33rd Street, a 12-story building that was originally constructed in 1913. Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen Family, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Michael Joseph of Colliers represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — Steptoe LLP has signed a 57,988-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The international law firm will occupy three full floors at 1133 Avenue of the Americas, a 45-story, 1.1 million-square-foot building. Timothy Dempsey and Greg Maurer-Hollaender of CBRE represented Steptoe in the lease negotiations.Rocco Romeo and Nora Caliban represented the landlord, The Durst Organization, on an internal basis.