HOUSTON — Web hosting firm HostGator has signed a 38,582-square-foot office lease at 5005 Mitchelldale St. in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981 and spans 75,900 square feet. Don Foster and Ed Prejean of JLL represented HostGator in the lease negotiations. Michelle Wogan and Paula Musa of Transwestern represented the landlord.
IRVING, TEXAS — G2 Secure Staff, which provides a range of services like cabin cleaning and customer support to the aviation industry, has signed a 11,315-square-foot office lease at Canal Centre, a 10-story office building located at 400 E. Las Colinas Blvd. in Irving. Lucas Kay, Garrett Gibbons Jr., Reggie Beavan III, Andy Iversen, Chris Mason, John Beach and Trace Elrod of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sunwest Real Estate Group represented the landlord.
NEW YORK CITY — FTI Consulting Inc., a publicly traded global advisory firm, has signed a 120,720-square-foot office lease at 1166 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The company will occupy the 14th, 15th and 16th floors of the 1.6 million-square-foot building as its New York City headquarters. Paul Glickman, Jonathan Fanuzzi, Cynthia Wasserberger, Diana Biasotti and Jeffrey Sussman of JLL represented the landlord, Edward J. Minskoff Equities Inc., in the lease negotiations. Connor Faught, Brian Given, Sheena Gohil, Robert Gallucci and Jim Southard of Colliers International, along with in-house representatives Daniel Johnson and Chuck Cerria Jr., represented FTI Consulting. Trevor Adler and Ida Phair of law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP advised the property owner in the transaction. Bruce Saber, Genta Stafaj and Samuel Grubner of DLA Piper LLP provided legal counsel to the tenant.
PHILADELPHIA — Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) has opened a 15,616-square-foot store at Fashion District Philadelphia, a shopping, dining and entertainment destination in the Center City neighborhood. DSW’s opening comes on the heels of the debuts of tenants such as Kate Spade Outlet and Industrious, as well as the re-openings of Candytopia and Wonderspaces. Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) owns Fashion District Philadelphia.
HARRISON, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated a 12,900-square-foot office lease expansion at 440 Mamaroneck Ave. in Harrison, located near the New York-Connecticut border. The tenant, Stillman Management Realty, renewed its 8,000-square-foot lease and committed to an additional 4,900 square feet. Bud Wiesenberg and Bob Caruso of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. RPW Group owns the building.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Dick’s Sporting Goods will open a 45,000-square-foot store at Simon’s Property Group’s Midland Park Mall in West Texas. The grand opening will be held over the course of this weekend. The enclosed shopping and dining destination was built in 1980 and is currently anchored by J.C. Penney, Bealls and Ross Dress for Less. Pittsburgh-based Dick’s Sporting Goods, which also opened three new stores in Northeastern malls this month, as well as one in metro Atlanta, is backfilling an anchor space at Midland Park Mall that was previously occupied by Dillard’s.
NEW YORK CITY — Los Angeles-based City National Bank has signed a 35,643-square-foot office lease renewal at 1140 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. The company has committed to an additional 10 years at the 250,000-square-foot building and will also open a 3,400-square-foot branch on the ground floor as part of the new agreement. Todd Korren of Avison Young represented the landlord, an affiliate of New York City REIT, in the lease negotiations. Lynn Williams and Jeffrey Welch of CBRE represented the tenant.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Chicken N Pickle, an entertainment concept that pairs the food and drink of a chef-driven restaurant with pickleball and other games, will open a restaurant and entertainment venue in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The venue, which is scheduled to open in 2021, will feature indoor and outdoor pickleball courts, lawn games, a rooftop bar and a full-service restaurant. Chicken N Pickle Grand Prairie will also offer clinics for players of all experience levels, as well as professional and amateur tournaments. The company is pursuing a joint venture with the City of Grand Prairie wherein the city will own the land, develop parking needs and lease to Chicken N Pickle for this use. Chicken N Pickle opened its flagship venue in Kansas City in 2017 and also brought its concept to San Antonio earlier this year.
CHICAGO — Chamberlain University, known for its nursing school, has signed a lease for 75,000 square feet of educational space at Riverview at Roscoe on Chicago’s North Side. Baum Revision acquired the office property in a joint venture with Meridian Capital in March of this year. The property is currently undergoing capital improvements with a focus on wellness to achieve LEED Platinum certification. Patrick Russo, Adam Showalter and Jessica O’Hara of Stream Realty Partners have been retained to lease and market the property. There are 40,000 square feet remaining available for lease. Chamberlain has locations across the United States in addition to online programs.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has signed a 360,000-square-foot life sciences lease at Cambridge Crossing in metro Boston, according to multiple news outlets including industry publication fiercebiotech.com and The Boston Business Journal. The former reports that Bristol Myers Squibb will occupy a building located at 250 Water St. beginning in early 2023. DivcoWest is the developer of the 2.1 million-square-foot campus, which is under construction and will also feature traditional office and retail space, as well as open green space.