HOUSTON — United Steel Structures has signed an 11,752-square-foot office lease in West Houston. The provider of industrial construction, engineering and acoustic solutions is taking space at the building at 1407 Enclave Parkway, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1998 and totals 209,185 square feet. Dan Boyles of Partners Real Estate represented United Steel in the lease negotiations. Paul Frazier and Chrissy Wilson of JLL represented the undisclosed landlord.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Paris Brothers, a Kansas City-based global food and beverage company, has finalized a new seven-year lease for a headquarters office in Kansas City’s Power & Light District. The company will relocate its corporate team to a 16,000-square-foot space at 13th Street and Baltimore Avenue. Paris Brothers is best known as the parent company of Parisi Coffee. The new space will enable the company to better host partners and develop new products, according to a release. Paris Brothers expects to open the new office in advance of the World Cup, of which Kansas City is one of the host cities.
HOBOKEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 39,990-square-foot office lease renewal in Hoboken. The tenant, automated software provider NiCE Systems, will continue to occupy the entire 11th floor at the 1.5 million-square-foot Waterfront Corporate Center. David DeMatteis, Mina Shehata and Scott Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Alex Erdos represented the landlord, SJP Properties, on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Horizon Kinetics Asset Management has signed an 18,713-square-foot office lease at Rockefeller Center in Midtown Manhattan. The firm is relocating from 470 Park Avenue South to the 27th floor of the 31-story building at 1270 Avenue of the Americas. Independent broker Marc Miller represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Blythe Kinsler and Kate Walker internally represented the landlord, Tishman Speyer.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — GEICO has signed a 198,000-square-foot office lease at Galatyn Commons, located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The insurance provider, which last spring committed to occupying the entirety of Building B at the four-building, 800,000-square-foot campus, is now taking additional space in Building D. Mapletree, a global investment firm based in Singapore, owns Galatyn Commons. GEICO expects to hire another 1,000 people to staff its three Richardson buildings over the next two years.
NEW YORK CITY — Thompson Coburn LLP has signed a 46,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Midtown Manhattan. The national law firm will continue to occupy the entire 14th and 15th floors of 488 Madison Avenue, a 447,000-square-foot building, where it has been a tenant since 2002. Andrew Wiener, Tim Parlante and Kyle Young represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Joe Learner and Jarod Stern of Savills, along with Chris Kraus of JLL, represented Thompson Coburn, which will undertake a full redesign of its spaces as part of the deal.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — TireHub, a national tire distributor created by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas, has signed a lease to occupy 404,725 square feet of industrial warehouse space at 1089 E. Mill St. in San Bernardino. Singapore-based Mapletree owns and manages the property, along with more than 66 million square feet of industrial assets across the United States. Kenneth Andersen and Rick John of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services, alongside Steve Provencio of Mapletree, represented Mapletree in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Carr Workplaces, a provider of flexible office solutions, has opened Carr Workplaces – The Loop at 20 North Clark Street in downtown Chicago. Located within walking distance of City Hall, government administration buildings, courthouses and public transportation, the workspace offers private offices, dedicated workstations, four meeting rooms, phone rooms and rentable lockers. Members also enjoy access to in-building amenities such as a fitness center, conference center, lounge and 24/7 building security.
LANSING, MICH. — Pita Way has signed a 1,400-square-foot lease to open at The Marketplace at Delta Township in Lansing. Michael Murphy of Gerdom Realty & Investment represented the tenant. The transaction marks the sixth Pita Way location that Gerdom helped the tenant secure in the past year. Eric Unatin of Mid-America Real Estate Group represented the undisclosed landlord.
DALLAS — Westwood Management has signed a 30,000-square-foot office lease renewal in Uptown Dallas. The boutique asset management firm will remain a tenant at The Crescent, where it has occupied space since 1990, through 2036. Paul Whitman, Brad Selner and Blake Waltrip of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Tony Click and Jordyn Allen represented the landlord, Crescent Real Estate, on an internal basis.