PINELLAS PARK, FLA. — Commercial Partners Realty has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 94,000-square-foot industrial building in Pinellas Park. Woodhill Real Estate LLC acquired the asset for $6 million. The seller and tenant, Nautical Structures, specializes in manufacturing, designing, distributing and engineering yachting equipment. The property spans five acres and is situated at 7301 114th Ave., 20 miles west of downtown Tampa. Scott Clendening of Commercial Partners Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — An undisclosed global financial services firm has signed a 250,000-square-foot office lease at 600 Travis Street, a 1.7 million-square-foot building in downtown Houston that is also known as the JPMorgan Chase Building. The 75-story property, which is the tallest building in the city, will soon be renovated to upgrade its lobby, exterior plaza, collaborative workspace and conference center. Michael Anderson, Diana Bridger and Margaret Elkins of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Chanse McLeod of law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the landlord, a partnership between Hines and Cerberus Capital Management, in the lease negotiations.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm SkyWalker Property Partners has expanded and relocated its metroplex office headquarters to Brookhollow Riverside, a 119,314-square-foot building in Grand Prairie that the company originally purchased in 2006. SkyWalker relocated from Arlington, where it has operated for the past 12 years, and has since added three full-time professionals to its team.
HOUSTON — Poynter Commercial Properties Group has negotiated a 20,270-square-foot office lease expansion at 11700 Katy Freeway in Houston. The 14-story property spans 325,000 square feet. Kevin Poynter and Peyton Poynter of Poynter Commercial represented the landlord, an affiliate of ATCAP Partners, in the lease negotiations. David Bale and Don Foster of JLL represented the tenant, human resource consulting firm Robert Half International.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Chicken Salad Chick has opened today at The Levee District in East Peoria. The restaurant, which specializes in homemade chicken salad, occupies 2,718 square feet between Jersey Mike’s Subs and Xfinity. The first 100 guests on opening day will receive one large serving of chicken salad per month for an entire year. The restaurant will open at limited capacity with social distancing measures in place for COVID-19. This will be the farthest north restaurant of Chicken Salad Chick’s 157 locations. Chicken Salad Chick currently operates in 17 states and is rapidly expanding with both franchise and company locations. Owned and managed by Cullinan Properties Ltd., The Levee District encompasses 650,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, as well as office, hotel and civic components.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — MSP Drilex Inc., a technology and service provider for the oil and gas industry, has signed an 11,375-square-foot industrial lease at 21227 Hufsmith-Kohrville Road in the northern Houston suburb of Tomball. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2015 on 1.1 acres and includes 2,700 square feet of office space. Mike Spears and Patrick Wolford of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Epic International, in the lease negotiations. Payton Indermuehle with Keen Realty Group LLC represented the tenant.
KEARNY, N.J. — Terreno Realty, a California-based REIT, has signed an undisclosed e-commerce user to a 211,000-square-foot industrial lease at one of its facilities in Kearny, approximately 12 miles west of New York City. The lease term is 10 years. A wholesale drug distributor previously occupied the property. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.
FOREST PARK, GA. — Robinson Weeks Partners has signed two industrial tenants to occupy a total of 184,670 square feet within Building 400 at Gillem Logistics Center in the south Atlanta suburb of Forest Park. Cleveland-based North Coast Logistics will occupy 107,675 square feet beginning in October. Jacob Westfall of CBRE represented North Coast Logistics in its lease transaction. Orlando-based farming company Kalera Inc. will lease 76,995 square feet at the property, which is situated 12 miles south of downtown Atlanta within five miles of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Kalera produces non-GMO vegtables and will be able to double its operations, allowing the facility to produce 11 million heads of lettuce per year. Derek Riggleman and Trip Ackerman of Lee & Associates represented Kalera in its transaction. John Gaskin internally represented Robinson Weeks Partners in both negotiations.
MCHENRY, ILL. — Superior Felt & Filtration (SFF) has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at 1359 Ridgeview Drive in McHenry, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. McHenry-based SFF has experienced rapid growth due to the production of personal protection equipment for coronavirus. Owned by Midwest Industrial Funds (MIF), the 218,064-square-foot building is a former Motorola production site. It features a clear height of 28 feet. MIF plans to renovate the office space and add more air conditioning capacity. Dan Benassi, Dan Jones and Sam Deihs of Entre Commercial Realty represented SFF in the lease transaction.
TAMPA, FLA. — Royal Pets Market & Resort has signed a lease with Bromley Cos. at Midtown Tampa. The 8,000-square-foot space will be the flagship location for the company, which offers veterinary care, an indoor dog daycare and a pet spa. The space will be situated on the ground floor of Novel Midtown Tampa, which is expected to open later this year. Royal Pets Market joins other announced retail tenants such as Joffrey’s Coffee, True Food Kitchen and Whole Foods Market. Bromley Cos., Casto, Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate and Crescent Communities are developing Midtown Tampa, which will feature more than 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment and outdoor space; 750,000 square feet of office space; Novel Midtown Tampa; and two boutique hotels.