NEW YORK CITY — Getting Out Staying Out (GOSO), a youth and career development and nonprofit organization, has signed an 18,467-square-foot office lease at 2283 Third Ave. in East Harlem. The seven-story, transit-served building was constructed in 2006 and spans 50,908 square feet. Lindsay Ornstein, Stephen Powers, Jake Cinti and Ned Pierrepont of Transwestern represented the landlord, Rockfeld Group, in the negotiations for the 10-year lease. Reeves McCall, Anthony Manginelli and Ryan Alexander of CBRE represented the tenant.
TAMPA, FLA. — Heritage Insurance has signed a 10-year, 88,643-square-foot office lease to move its headquarters to Westshore City Center in Tampa. The company will fully occupy the building, which is situated in the Westshore District at 1401 N. Westshore Blvd., five miles west of downtown Tampa. The tenant expects to move in in the second quarter of 2021. Heritage Insurance is currently headquartered in nearby Clearwater. Heritage Insurance plans to house 350 employees at the property upon move-in, with plans to expand to 700 employees in the next five years. Tampa-based Ally Capital Group acquired Westshore City Center in 2019 and is currently implementing a $10 million renovation program. Matt Alexander and Chad Rupp of Franklin Street represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
NEWINGTON, N.H. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 50,000-square-foot office lease at 90 Arboretum Drive in Newington, located in the southeast corner of the state. Designed by Boston-based SGA Architects, the property is the first commercial office building in New England to be constructed with manufactured timber elements. Denis Dancoes, Thomas Farrelly and Sue Ann Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Farley White Interests, in the transaction. Kent White of The Boulos Company represented the undisclosed tenant.
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.
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.