MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — NAI Mertz has negotiated a 26,740-square-foot industrial lease in Mount Laurel, an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. The tenant is an undisclosed, locally based food packaging company. The space is part of a 112,000-square-foot industrial building that is located at 103 Central Ave. The property features 17-foot clear heights and offers convenient access to Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike. Scott Mertz and Jonathan Klear of NAI Mertz represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Core One Real Estate LLC represented the landlord, Burton Real Estate.
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Stumpy’s Hatchet House LLP, an entertainment concept that centers on axe-throwing, has signed a 14,194-square-foot retail lease in Upper Saddle River, approximately 30 miles northwest of New York City. The space is located in a 29,795-square-foot building at 107 Pleasant Ave that also houses The Gravity Vault, an indoor rock climbing concept. The store will be Stumpy’s sixth axe-throwing venue in New Jersey. Conor Ryan and Ryan Bednarski of JLL represented Stumpy’s in the lease negotiations. Samuel Bernhaut and Nicole Nannola of CBRE represented the landlord, Northbound Real Estate LLC.
CHICAGO — Over the last 30 days, Sterling Bay has negotiated seven office leases across four of its Chicago properties in various submarkets such as the West Loop, East Loop and Fulton Market. Precision medicine startup Tempus has expanded its 150,000-square-foot lease at 600 W. Chicago for an additional 13,000 square feet. AMC Networks has extended its lease at One Two Pru by five years. Goren Eye Associates also renewed its lease at One Two Pru for another five years. Financial technology company LQD Business Finance has signed a new lease for 8,000 square feet at 370 N. Carpenter in Fulton Market. Pinterest extended its lease at 111 N. Canal. Presidio Aircraft Leasing renewed and expanded its lease at One Two Pru to 10,000 square feet, while REX Electric & Technologies expanded its lease at One Two Pru to 11,000 square feet.
DALLAS — WorldPac Inc., a wholesale distributor of automotive parts, has signed an 11,092-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 2939-2391 Irving Blvd. in Dallas. Canon Shoults, Maddy Canty and Harrison Putt of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Entrada Partners, in the lease negotiations. Robin Dodson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
HAMMONTON, N.J. — TriWire Engineering Solutions Inc. has signed a 5,000-square-foot industrial lease in Hammonton, New Jersey, approximately 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The space is located within a 105,000-square-foot industrial facility at 1001 South Grand Ave. The property offers convenient access to the Atlantic City Expressway and State Route 30. Ken Richardson and Nick Liggio Vantage Real Estate Services represented TriWire in the lease negotiations. Ben Grubner represented the landlord, 1001 Grant LLC, on an internal basis.
ATLANTA — Microsoft Corp. is investing $75 million for its new office space at Atlantic Station in West Midtown Atlanta. The software giant is leasing 523,000 square feet within Atlantic Yards, a two-building office project that Hines and Invesco Real Estate are developing and where Microsoft will be the sole office tenant. The company expects to open its new offices in summer 2021 and create 1,500 high-tech jobs. Microsoft plans for the new space to focus on artificial intelligence and cloud services and include retail space. In metro Atlanta, Microsoft currently operates a cloud computing engineering center in the Coda Building at Technology Square and maintains offices in Buckhead and at Avalon in Alpharetta, another project co-developed by Hines. Hines and Invesco Real Estate also co-developed T3 West Midtown within Atlantic Station, which has attracted other high-profile technology companies such as Facebook.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dogwood Industrial Properties has signed two industrial leases totaling 90,180 square feet at 5130 Hovis Road in Charlotte. An undisclosed Fortune 500 company signed a 66,430-square-foot lease and Plazit Polygal signed a 23,750-square-foot lease. Dogwood Industrial Properties acquired the 166,980-square-foot property in November when it was 34 percent leased. With the recent signings, the building is now fully occupied. The asset sits on seven acres two miles from Interstate 85 and four miles from I-77. The property features a fenced truck court, 20-foot clear ceiling height, new ESFR sprinklers and an existing CSX rail spur with rail doors. Plazit Polygal North America specializes in manufacturing thermoplastic sheets. Matt Treble, Eric Ridlehoover and Patrick McGrath of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the transaction.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Business software developer Optym has signed a 17,327-square-foot office lease at Cypress Waters, a 1,000-acre mixed-use development by Billingsley Co. in Coppell, just outside DFW International Airport. Optym plans to relocate its headquarters from Gainesville, Fla., to the new space beginning in August. Marijke Lantz of Billingsley Co. represented the landlord internally in the lease negotiations. Christopher Fleeger of Morrow Hill represented Optym.
BUTNER, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh has negotiated the 93,685-square-foot industrial lease for Nugget, a manufacturer specializing in creating furniture that can be transformed into entertainment for children. The property, Falls Lake II, is situated at 200 Business Park Drive, 14 miles north of downtown Durham and less than one mile from Interstate 85. Austin Nagy of CBRE|Raleigh represented the tenant in the transaction. Foundry Commercial represented the landlord, NWI Butner LP.
DALLAS — Over the next eight weeks, Amazon plans to hire approximately 1,500 people in preparation for opening its 2.3 million-square-foot fulfillment center at 1301 Chalk Hill Road, located approximately seven miles west of downtown Dallas. The facility is expected to be fully operational by May 31. Last fall, The Dallas Morning News reported that Amazon had signed a 20-year lease at the 101-acre facility, which had recently been acquired by Toronto-based Granite REIT. The property features 41-foot clear heights, 2,500 auto parking spaces and 300 trailer parking spaces. As the largest e-commerce firm in the world, Amazon is investing more than $800 million in the establishment of safety measures like temperature checks, enhanced cleanings, sanitation stations and onsite testing for COVID-19.