SHIPPENSBURG, PA. — Lowe’s Home Centers LLC has signed a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial lease in Shippensburg, located in between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the southern-central region of the state. The home improvement retailer will occupy warehouse and distribution space at Shippensburg 81 Logistics Center, a newly developed property situated on a 100-acre site along Interstate 81. Building features include 36-foot clear heights, 189 dock doors, 185-foot truck court depths, 250 car parking spaces, 631 trailer parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. Mike Hess and David Remington of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mark Chubb and Mike Zerbe of Colliers International represented the landlord, Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners.
Leasing Activity
ELIZABETH, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated a 28,900-square-foot industrial lease at 475 Division St. in Elizabeth, located just south of Newark. The 175,000-square-foot building features 18-foot ceiling heights, five loading docks, 10 trailer parking spaces and 2,000 square feet of office space. Barry Cohorsky and John Koch of NAI James Hanson represented the landlord, Tree Realty, in the lease negotiations. Robin Ritter-Ceriello of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, locally owned trucking company Motion Express.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 70,200-square-foot industrial lease at 8401 John W. Carpenter Freeway in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1956 and totals 84,400 square feet. Stephen Williamson and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Stonelake Capital Partners, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, TDU Tires, was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Law firm Thompson Coburn LLP has signed a 23,117-square-foot office lease at 2100 Ross Ave., a 33-story, 843,728-square-foot building in the Dallas Central Business District. The firm now has six offices across the country, including in Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington, D.C. Mike Dement, Sam Meginnis and Jon Altschuler of Altschuler & Co. represented the landlord, 2100 Ross LP, in the lease negotiations. Andy Leatherman of JLL represented the tenant.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Reyes Holdings has signed a 141,000-square-foot office lease renewal at One O’Hare Centre in Rosemont. Reyes has maintained its headquarters at the building since 2010. Located at 6250 N. River Road, One O’Hare Centre spans 380,000 square feet and is 90 percent leased. MDC Realty Advisors and Nicola Wealth Real Estate purchased the property in 2015. This year, ownership upgraded the HVAC filtration systems with UV light filters. The lobby and common areas are currently undergoing improvements. Francis Prock, Jonathon Connor and Steve Kling of Colliers International represented ownership. Jeff Liljiberg of JLL represented Reyes, which is the parent company of Reyes Beverage Group, Martin Brower, Great Lakes Coca-Cola, Reyes Coca-Cola and Reyes Fleet Management.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Everi Games Holding Inc., a provider of content and electronic gaming units and systems for Native American and commercial casinos, has signed a 51,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 206 Wild Basin Road in west Austin. The building is situated on 2.6 acres and spans 118,217 square feet. Kevin Granger and Matt Frizzell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Massachusetts-based RMR Group, in the lease negotiations. Diana Holford and Austin Trees of JLL represented the tenant.
NEW YORK CITY — The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) will open a 120,000-square-foot store at 410 E. 61st St. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, a deal that represents the largest retail lease executed in the borough in the last several years. The company signed a 20-year lease for a four-story space that is currently occupied by Bed Bath & Beyond, which will vacate the space when its lease expires in 2021. Home Depot will relocate its store at 732 Lexington Avenue to the new space some time over the next few years. Peter Ripka of Ripco Real Estate represented the tenant and the landlord, Gazit-Globe, in the lease negotiations.
WESTBURY, N.Y. — Austin-based Whole Foods Market will open a 57,000-square-foot grocery store at 867 E. Gate Blvd. in the Long Island city of Westbury on Thursday, Nov. 5. The new store will offer a coffee bar with cold brew and iced tea on tap, as well as juice bar with smoothies, a full-service butcher, in-house bakery, prepared foods section and a selection of more than 350 beers. The store will also offer curbside pickup and two-hour delivery for Amazon Prime members in select cities and towns.
LIHUE, HAWAII — Target has signed a deal to open a storefront at Kukui Grove Center’s Kukui Marketplace in Lihue, located on the island of Kauai. The retailer will occupy a 122,000-square-foot space, which is under renovation, that was formerly occupied by Kmart. JLL represented Kukui Grove Center in the lease negotiation.
Boston Properties Signs Volkswagen to 196,000 SF Office Headquarters Lease in Northern Virginia
by Alex Tostado
RESTON, VA. — Boston Properties has signed Volkswagen Group of America Inc. to a 20-year, 196,000-square-foot lease within Reston Town Center. The space will serve as the German automaker’s U.S. headquarters, with the planned move-in to take place in 2023. Volkswagen Group of America has been headquartered in Fairfax County since 2008. Boston Properties is developing the project in two phases, with the 1.1 million-square-foot Phase I now 85 percent preleased. At full buildout, the development will span 4.4 million square feet. Reston Town Center will have in-building parking with provisions for 300 electric vehicle chargers, a conference center and direct access to the newly built Silver Line of Washington’s Metrorail.