LA PORTE, TEXAS — Boyd Commercial has negotiated a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease for Cottondale Wood Products, an Alabama-based supplier of wooden pallets for the petrochemical industry, in the southeastern Houston suburb of La Porte. The property is situated within two miles of Port Houston’s Barbour’s Cut Terminal. William Carpenter, Greg Barra and David Boyd of Boyd Commercial represented the tenant, which plans to take occupancy later this summer, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Everist of CBRE represented the landlord, Hines.
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HOUSTON — O’Reilly Auto Parts has signed a 36,823-square-foot retail lease at Mercado 6 Marketplace, a shopping center located at 7355 Highway 6 S. in Houston. Taki Dallis and Joaquin Orozco of RESOLUT Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Ford Jones of Independence Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
INDIANAPOLIS — Northwestern Mutual has signed a 10-year office lease for 26,000 square feet at Parkwood Crossing in Indianapolis. The eight-building, 1.2 million-square-foot office park includes a 16,000-square-foot amenity center. It is located within the North Meridian/Carmel submarket of Indianapolis. Rubenstein Partners LP and Strategic Capital Partners LLC are the landlords and have owned the campus since 2016. Traci Kapsalis, Adam Broderick and Brittany Shuler of JLL handled the lease transaction on behalf of ownership. John Crisp of Cushman & Wakefield represented Northwestern Mutual, which is consolidating several downtown and suburban offices into its new space at Six Parkwood.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — DebtBlue, a national debt service settlement firm, has signed a 30,291-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at 1125 E. Campbell Road in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The company is expanding and relocating from a 6,000-square-foot space in nearby Addison. Ryan Hoopes of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Clint Madison and John Fancher, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, Los Angeles-based Stanton Road Capital.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Italian food supplier Nuovo Pasta Productions has signed a 35,492-square-foot industrial lease in Stratford. The space is located within a former food storage and distribution facility at 849 Honeyspot Road in Stratford Industrial Park, Nuovo Pasta signed a 10-year lease at the facility. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein represented Nuovo Pasta in the lease negotiations. George Shawah Jr. of Baldwin Pearson & Co. Inc. represented the undisclosed landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — Amazon has preleased a 1-million-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial warehouse located at 55-15 Grand Ave. in Queens, according to reports from Business Insider and City Biz List. A joint venture between New York City-based developer RXR Realty and Los Angeles-based developer LBA Realty plans to demolish a former factory structure to construct a new build-to-suit facility for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant. The four-story facility will feature a rooftop parking structure that will house a fleet of Amazon’s delivery vehicles. The construction schedule was undisclosed.
CRANBURY, N.J. — JLL has negotiated a 68,000-square-foot office lease for WuXi Biologics, a Chinese medical technology development company, in Cranbury, a northeastern suburb of Trenton. The company has leased the entirety of a facility located at 7 Clarke Drive for 10 years. The building includes a research and development laboratory, biologics manufacturing space and office space. The facility was constructed in 1998 and is located within Cedar Brook Corporate Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot office and technology park. This is the third lease for the WuXi Biologics in the United States, along with a facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a 33,000-square-foot development laboratory in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Cedar Brook Corporate Center, the owner of the building, was represented internally. Robert Ryan and John Buckley of JLL represented WuXi Biologics in the lease negotiations.
Iota Communications Signs 7,150 SF Office Headquarters Lease in Allentown, Pennsylvania
by Alex Patton
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Iota Communications Inc., a provider of wireless communication and data analytics software, has signed a 7,150-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters in Allentown. Iota leased the entire 10th floor of Tower 6, a 145,000-square-foot, Class A office building located at 600 Hamilton St. The company plans to consolidate its current offices in Phoenix and New Hope, Pennsylvania, when state orders allow. Tower 6 is now fully leased, and other tenants include Bank of America, Talen Energy and ESSA Bank & Trust. City Center Investment Corp. owns the building.
LENEXA, KAN. — The One Bridal will open at City Center Lenexa in Kansas beginning late this summer. The boutique will occupy 5,012 square feet on the ground floor of Penn III at The District. The One will offer one of the largest selections of bridal designers in metro Kansas City, as well as in-house alterations, complimentary dress storage and steaming, custom dress design, private bridal suites and a separate area for bridesmaid, mother of the bride and flower girl dresses. Prior to opening, the boutique will offer virtual bridal appointments. Ashley Jones is the owner of The One. Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented the landlord, Copaken Brooks, in the lease transaction. When fully developed, City Center Lenexa will consist of more than 2 million square feet, including nearly 1 million square feet of office and retail space.
MIAMI — Colliers International has negotiated ECU Worldwide’s 164,432-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Miami. The space at 2401 NW 69th St. has been ECU’s long-term home. The new lease is for a period of a little more than eight years and is valued at more than $10 million. ECU specializes in global multi-modal transport and warehousing services. The property is situated eight miles northwest of PortMiami and nine miles north of downtown Miami. Jonathan Kingsley and Ryan Goggins of Colliers represented the tenant in the transaction. Stephen Panos of Annapolis, Md.-based Realterm internally represented the landlord.