ELIZABETH, N.J. — Refrigerated warehouse user Superior Cold Storage & Logistics LLC has renewed its 30,000-square-foot industrial lease in Elizabeth, a western suburb of New York City. The property, located at 1161 E Broad St., offers 20-foot clear heights, three dock-high doors and three drive-in doors. Ed English, Ron Ganter, Tom Giannone and Paul Errigo of Avison Young represented Superior Cold Storage in the lease negotiations. Jason Crimmons of The Blau & Berg Co. represented the landlord, Linden Realty.
Leasing Activity
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Levin Management Corp. (LMC) has negotiated two new retail leases totaling 10,000 square feet at Twin City Shopping Center, 95,000-square-foot shopping center in the western New York City suburb of Jersey City. Hook & Reel Cajun Seafood and Bar leased 8,350 square feet, and Apple Nail salon leased 1,650 square feet. The property’s dining options also include Taco Bell, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Wendy’s and Dunkin’. E.J. Moawad of LMC represented the landlord in both lease negotiations. Igal Nassim of Mason Asset Management represented Hook & Reel.
JOLIET, ILL. — Target Corp. has leased the entire 1.2 million-square-foot Rock Creek Logistics Center in Joliet, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. The Minneapolis-based retailer expects to fully occupy the building this month. Located at 3300 Channahon Road, the facility features a clear height of 36 feet, 350 trailer positions, four drive-in doors, 92 exterior dock doors and more than 400 car parking stalls. The building is less than one mile from I-80 and will provide easy access to the interstate via the Houbolt Road interchange. Traci Payette and Paige Rickert of CBRE represented Target in the lease transaction. Steve Connolly and Eric Tresslar of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, The Opus Group. Opus served as the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer of record. The project was a joint venture partnership with AEW Capital Management LP.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Video game and prop rental company Arcade Specialties LLC has signed a 9,120-square-foot industrial sublease in Stratford, located approximately 15 miles southwest of New Haven. The company is moving its headquarters from 955 Connecticut Ave. in Bridgeport to 40 Mead St. in Stratford. Jon Angel of Angel Commercial LLC represented Arcade Specialties in the sublease negotiations. Hodson Realty represented the tenant. Arcade Specialties supplies retro arcade games, pinball machines, foosball tables and Chexx hockey tables for corporate and residential parties, prop rentals and photo shoots.
FRISCO, TEXAS — PowerSecure Lighting, a provider of LED lighting products, has signed a 75,000-square-foot industrial lease at the 216-acre Star Corporate Center development in Frisco. PowerSecure Lighting will serve as the anchor tenant at a 160,000-square-foot, rear-load building that will also function as the company’s new corporate headquarters. Cabot Properties and Stream Realty Partners originally broke ground on the building, which is now fully occupied, in January 2018.
Oak Hill Advisors Preleases 45,954 SF of Office Space at One Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan
by Alex Patton
NEW YORK CITY — Investment firm Oak Hill Advisors has preleased 45,954 square feet of office space at One Vanderbilt Avenue, a 1.6 million-square-foot tower under development in the East Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan. One Vanderbilt is now 64 percent preleased to tenants including investment firm The Carlyle Group, equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners, TD Bank Group and German financial firms DZ Bank and DVB Bank. One Vanderbilt will offer a 30,000-square-foot, tenant-only amenity floor with meeting spaces, lounge and an outdoor terrace. The building will also include an 11,000-square-foot restaurant concept from French chef Daniel Boulud. Lance Korman, Brian Waterman and Jared Horowitz of Newmark Knight Frank represented Oak Hill Advisors in the lease negotiations. Robert Alexander, Ryan Alexander, Emily Jones and Alex D’Amario of CBRE represented the landlord and developer of the building, SL Green Realty Corp. Construction is slated for completion in August 2020.
PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 154,097-square-foot industrial and office lease at 600 Shiloh Road in Plano for Inogen, a manufacturer of oxygen therapy products and services. The company will consolidate its existing Texas facilities into the new space, which allows for approximately 90,000 square feet for manufacturing operations and 60,000 square feet for the call center. The property’s current tenant, Flextronics, will vacate the space at the end of the year. Inogen plans to occupy the facility in early 2020. Baron Aldrine, Campbell Puckett, Dennis Hearst and Bryan Bazzi of CBRE represented Inogen in the lease negotiations. John Hendricks, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Trident Capital Group.
NEW YORK CITY — Television production company Left/Right has signed a 34,000-square-foot office lease renewal at 39 West 19th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. The company will continue to occupy the 7th, 9th and 10th floors of the 12-story, 131,054-square-foot office building for another 10 years. Erik Schmall and Daniel Thompson of Savills represented Left/Right in the lease negotiations. David Koeppel and Max Koeppel of Koeppel Rosen LLC represented the landlord, the Rosen family.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has secured a 27,925-square-foot industrial lease for Texas Southwest Floors Inc., at 1350 Salford Drive in Houston. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the tenant, which provides flooring and granite services for new residential and commercial projects, in the lease negotiations. Ed Bane and Jon Michael of Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $60.3M Sale-Leaseback for National Industrial Portfolio
by Alex Tostado
RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $60.3 million sale-leaseback of a seven-property national industrial portfolio on behalf of owner and seller The C.F. Sauer Co. The seven properties total 791,000 square feet. There are four buildings in Mauldin, S.C.; one in Orange, Fla.; one in San Luis Obispo, Calif.; and one in New Century, Kan. Ben Cooper, Larry Wilks, Keith Bell and Ben Pugh of Cushman & Wakefield represented Richmond-based C.F. Sauer, which is now controlled by the private equity partnership Falfurrias Capital Partners and operates as Sauer Brands. A public REIT acquired six of the properties while a separate public REIT purchased the remaining building. Sauer Brands manufactures a broad line of flavor-enhancing condiments, spices, seasonings and extracts, including well-known brands Duke’s Mayonnaise, The Spice Hunter, Sauer’s, Gold Medal and BAMA.