COPPELL, TEXAS — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty has secured an industrial lease expansion and extension totaling 178,984 square feet at its Freeport II facility in Coppell, located near DFW International Airport. The lease agreement with Premier LogiTech LLC, which provides logistics solutions for the technology sector, includes an expansion of 110,157 square feet of space plus an extension of the current lease for 68,827 square feet in the same building. Bill de la Chapelle with Rubicon Representation LLC represented Premier LogiTech in the transaction. Matt Hyman handled the negotiations for Duke Realty on an internal basis.
Leasing Activity
ELGIN, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has negotiated a 137,522-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of an undisclosed plastics company at Northwest Pointe III in Elgin. The newly constructed building is situated within Northwest Corporate Park and features a customized office buildout. Dan Benassi of Entre represented the tenant. Ken Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented ownership, Conor Commercial Real Estate and Globe Corp. McShane Construction Co. built the building.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — IDEX Corp. has opened its new global headquarters in Northbrook. Architecture and engineering firm HED designed the 39,252-square-foot office. The space is situated on the third floor of an existing office building and is roughly the same size as IDEX’s former office in Lake Forest. The new headquarters features a touchless reception area, enabling visitors to check themselves in and notify employees of their arrival electronically. There are a number of tech-enabled conference rooms and a central café. IDEX develops, designs and manufactures specialty engineered products such as air bag clamps or rescue tools.
DALLAS — Restore Hyper Wellness + Cryotherapy, an Austin-based concept, will open three stores totaling 7,959 square feet in the Dallas area. Restore addresses segments of wellness that people in need of chronic pain management, accelerated injury recovery or improved athletic performance. The stores will be located in the Southlake, Preston Forest and Lovers Lane neighborhoods and are expected to open in the first quarter of 2021. Restore operates about 70 stores throughout the country.
BALTIMORE — KLNB has brokered four retail leases totaling 9,000 square feet within The Can Company building in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood. Ryan Wilner led the KLNB team that represented the landlord, a joint venture between MCB Real Estate, Angelo Gordon and JMC Holdings LLC, in all four transactions. The new tenants include HalfSmoke, Kisner’s Salon & Barber, uBreakiFix and AllCare Family Medicine and Urgent Care. HalfSmoke is a Washington, D.C.-based restaurant that will occupy 4,000 square feet at The Can Company building. This will be the restaurant’s first location in Baltimore and third overall. Kisner’s will occupy 1,300 square feet, marking the second location for the 14-year-old company. This will also be the first location in Baltimore City for uBreakiFix, an electronics repair store. The chain, specializing in iPhone, Samsung, PC, Mac and other phones and tablets, has 10 stores in Maryland. Lastly, AllCare will occupy 2,275 square feet. This will be the medical office’s first site in Baltimore and sixth in Maryland. The Can Company is a 205,865-square-foot mixed-use building situated at 2400 Boston St., two miles southeast of downtown Baltimore. MCB Real Estate completed renovations at the property in 2018. The asset, which was originally built in 1895, …
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 203,040-square-foot industrial lease at Building 1 at Urban District 30, a roughly 1 million-square-foot industrial development located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Matt Dornak and Drew Feagin of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Urban Logistics Realty, in the lease negotiations. Blake Kendrick and Seth Koschak, also with Stream Realty Partners, represented the tenant, online retailer 1000bulbs.com.
HOUSTON — PSS Industrial Group, a locally based supplier of equipment for the energy sector, has signed a 200,824-square-foot lease at Ella Logistics Center in north Houston for its new headquarters and distribution space. Jeff Venghaus and Richard Quarles of JLL negotiated the lease on behalf of PSS Industrial Group. Laura Denkler and Palmer Letzerich represented the landlord, Hines, on an internal basis.
JESSUP, MD. — CBRE has negotiated a 205,306-square-foot industrial lease for T.J. Maxx within the Mid-Atlantic Commerce Center in Jessup. The owner, Grandview Partners, acquired the 853,250-square-foot property earlier this year. The Westport, Conn.-based company implemented upgrades at the property to include a new roof, dock doors, electrical system, lighting and a 123,000-square-foot tilt-wall expansion. The asset is situated at 7600 Assateague Drive, 11 miles southwest of Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport and 15 miles southwest of the Port of Baltimore. Brian Kruger, Bobby Clements and Erik Evans of Newmark represented the landlord in the transaction. The Mid-Atlantic Commerce Center is now 92 percent leased.
STAMFORD, CONN. — New York City-based Simone Development Cos. has signed two tenants at its 118,500-square-foot industrial facility located at 316 Courtland Ave. in Stamford. Beacon Exterior Products, a distributor of roofing and other building supplies, inked a deal to occupy 45,000 square feet. That lease consists of 25,000 square feet of warehouse and office space and 20,000 square feet of yard space for parking and additional storage. In addition, electronics manufacturer Amphenol Nexus Technologies signed a lease for 31,134 square feet of indoor space.
Colliers Negotiates 134,000 SF Industrial Lease in Upstate South Carolina for Automotive Supplier
by Alex Tostado
DUNCAN, S.C. — Colliers International has negotiated a 134,000-square-foot industrial lease for MingHua USA Inc., a manufacturer of plastic automotive parts and molds, within Woods Chapel Crossing industrial park in Duncan. MingHua is a subsidiary of China-based Jiangnan Mold Plastic Technology Corp. (JMPT). MingHua originally entered the market in 2016 when it signed a 160,000-square-foot lease for an injection molding facility in Greer, less than a half-mile from Woods Chapel Crossing. JMPT’s customers include BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and General Motors. MingHua’s facility is situated at 1121 Woods Chapel Road, two miles from Interstate 85 and equidistant between Spartanburg and Greenville. The landlord, Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks, is developing Woods Chapel Crossing on a speculative basis. This is the first lease signed within the park. Dillon Swayngim of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kacie Jackson, Brian Young and Elliot Fayssoux of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the landlord.