DRACUT, MASS. — GreenStar Herbals has opened a 13,000-square-foot cannabis dispensary for recreational use in Dracut, located north of Boston near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The store is GreenStar’s third and offers a variety of flower, edible, tincture and salve products. Vantage Builders Inc., a metro Boston-based design-build and construction management firm, handled the build-out of the space, which also includes a consultation area and a break room and locker area for employees.
Leasing Activity
Serendipity Labs to Open 20,372 SF Coworking Office in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
by Alex Tostado
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Serendipity Labs will open a 20,372-square-foot coworking space within Portside at Ferry Wharf by the end of this month. The developer and landlord is Atlanta-based Holder Properties. The building is situated at 75 Port City Landing, five miles north of downtown Charleston and along Cooper River. The office space will have COVID-19 guidelines in place, including touchless check-in and registration. Serendipity Labs will feature offices, meeting and focus rooms, retreats for nursing mothers, prayer and meditation, and a work lounge, each with their own air ducts. Kristie Roe of Colliers International | South Carolina represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Rye, N.Y.-based Serendipity Labs operates more than 35 locations in 19 states.
HOUSTON — Common Desk, a Texas-based provider of flexible office solutions, will open a 24,140-square-foot coworking space at 2500 CityWest, a 578,284-square-foot office building in Houston’s Westchase neighborhood. The space will be Common Desk’s third in the Houston area. Win Haggard Jr. and Vince Strake of Cushman & Wakefield, along with internal representative Dennis Tarro, represented the landlord, a partnership between Patrinely Group and USAA Real Estate, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 17,210-square-foot office lease for Aegis Chemical Solutions, a provider of water treatment solutions, at 4560 Kendrick Plaza Drive in North Houston. Jason Whittington of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Logan Greer of Insite Realty Partners represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties LP.
SAN ANTONIO — Cano Health, a provider of healthcare services for seniors that is owned by Humana, has signed a 14,938-square-foot medical office lease at Buena Vista Plaza in San Antonio. The property is located at 100 S. Zarzamora St., just west of downtown. Shawn Ackerman of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the landlord, Fallas Borrower IV LLC, in the lease negotiations. Aamil Safani of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — AmerCareRoyal, a Pennsylvania-based provider of disposable foodservice and healthcare products, will open a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Fort Worth. AmerCareRoyal expects to take occupancy of the space, which is located within Speedway Logistics Crossing on the city’s north side, before the end of the year. Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties owns the development.
O’FALLON, ILL. — Midwest BankCentre has opened a loan office in O’Fallon near St. Louis. The new office serves both commercial and mortgage loan customers. Midwest BankCentre also serves the needs of businesses and nonprofits in southern Illinois, including dozens that received Paycheck Protection Program loans through the bank earlier this year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the bank is currently open by appointment only. Its location at 920 Talon Drive is situated near I-64. Midwest BankCentre employs a staff of about 280 workers at 18 bank locations around metro St. Louis. Orvin Kimbrough serves as chairman and CEO.
NILES, ILL. — Deibel Laboratories has purchased a 17,450-square-foot office and warehouse facility at 6150 Mulford St. in Niles, located about 15 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. The company, which serves the food diagnostics and personal care industries, is relocating from Lincolnwood. The new facility features 53 parking spaces and one truck dock. Nick Walby of Entre Commercial Realty represented Deibel while Chris Volkert of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller. Deibel maintains 11 laboratories across North America.
KYLE, TEXAS — Amazon has debuted its 308,000-square-foot sortation facility within Kyle Crossing Business Park in Central Texas. This facility is being used to sort packages before being transferred to a delivery station or last-mile delivery partner for final delivery to customers. More than 1,130 full- and part-time associate jobs have already been created through the opening of the facility, which is located just off Interstate 35. California-based Majestic Realty Co. owns the building.
CHICAGO — Fifield Cos. has begun the lease-up of Westerly, a 188-unit apartment complex located at 740 N. Aberdeen St. in Chicago’s River West neighborhood. The Chicago-based developer expects the first move-ins to begin this month. The 11-story building also serves as the latest canvas for Chicago-based artist Sentrock. Designed by FitzGerald Associates Architects and constructed by James McHugh Construction Co., Westerly features a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 544 to 1,513 square feet. Amenities include a fitness center, resident lounge, coffee bar, party room, coworking space, sun terrace, pool, rooftop deck and 80-space parking garage. Residents also have access to a new public park, created by Fifield and designed by Hitchcock Design Group, that features a dog park, green space and seating. Monthly rents start at $1,458. Residents can now receive up to three months of free rent.