HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has brokered a 69,680-square-foot industrial lease in northeast Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 9040 Railwood Drive was built on 6.7 acres in 1980, totals 162,200 square feet and features 28-foot clear heights. Garret Geaccone and Boone Smith of Stream represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. Feiyun Cheng with REMAX Memorial Commercial represented the tenant, fiberglass supplier China Jushi Co.
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NEW YORK CITY — Grammarly has signed a 23,038-square-foot office lease in Midtown Manhattan. The provider of AI-supported writing assistance services will occupy the entire eighth floor at 360 Park Avenue South, a 450,000-square-foot building that was recently repositioned. Justin Haber and Kyle Riker of JLL represented Grammarly in the lease negotiations. Peter Turchin, Gregg Rothkin, Ross Zimbalist, Arkady Smolyansky, Hayden Pascal and Trevor Larkin from CBRE represented the landlord, Boston Properties (BXP).
ROSELLE, ILL. — Cawley Commercial Real Estate has secured a lease for the industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility at 160 N. Garden Ave. in Roselle following its representation of the property’s sale earlier this year. The 5.7-acre site features a 28,964-square-foot maintenance facility and a 1,350-square-foot standalone office. Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) acquired the property and appointed Matt Garland, Andrew Maletich and Theo Zacher of Cawley CRE as the leasing agents. IOV made significant renovations to the property post-acquisition that included upgrades to the building systems, refreshed interiors and enhancements to the exterior yard and drive-through bays. The Cawley team secured a long-term lease with National Trench Safety, a provider of trench and traffic safety equipment. The lease term is 87 months.
WILMER, TEXAS — Binary Container Logistics has signed a 296,240-square-foot industrial lease in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The space is located within Sunridge Industrial Park, a 565,259-square-foot, cross-dock development that features 40-foot clear heights, 128 dock doors, four drive-in ramps and parking for 135 trucks and 309 cars. Nathan Lawrence, Krista Raymond and Will Carney of KBC Advisors represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Whole Foods Market has opened a 47,918-square-foot grocery store at 8701 W. University Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The store offers more than 600 local items that are sourced from more than 120 suppliers in Texas and neighboring states. The store also features full-service meat and seafood counters, a prepared foods section, wellness and beauty section and a selection of more than 500 wines and 250 beers.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 10,318-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 3227 Commander Drive was built in 1984 and totals 33,750 square feet. Stephen Williamson and Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, IT services provider RLS Interests, in the lease negotiations. Michael Haggar of JLL represented the landlord.
CHICAGO — Beacon Capital Partners and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) have inked a new lease expansion with the University of Chicago at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago. The private research university will occupy more than 155,000 square feet and is expected to move into its new space by the second quarter of 2026. The announcement was made at the grand opening of Hyde Park Labs and UChicago’s Science Incubator on Tuesday, Sept. 16. The university’s new space, including 101,199 square feet across the building’s top three floors, will support research initiatives in areas such as cancer, metastasis, biochemistry and molecular biology. UChicago’s original lease included space for faculty research and the new incubator, which is a partnership between the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Portal Innovations. Six UChicago-affiliated companies are among the incubator’s first tenants: memQ, Exactics, Signl, Cell Therapy, ZipBionexus Tech and Neuro Innovations. In partnership with the university, the ground floor of the building will also initially host IBM’s next-generation modular quantum computer, called IBM Quantum System Two. Located at 5207 S. Harper Ave., Hyde Park Labs is the South Side of Chicago’s first commercial, purpose-built advanced R&D lab building, according to TCC. Delivered earlier this …
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — De Well Container Shipping has signed a 248,262-square-foot industrial lease in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The New York-based logistics company will occupy space at Building 1 at the Baytown 10 development along I-10. Tyler Maner, Jeremy Lumbreras and Jake Linderman of Stream Realty Partners, along with and Andrew Lara with Lara CRE Group, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Richard Quarles, Mark Nicholas and Joseph Berwick with JLL represented the landlord, Archway Properties.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 77,500-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Addison. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 4204 Lindbergh Drive was constructed in 1974. John Anderson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Charter Furniture, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
WATCHUNG, N.J. — On behalf of an undisclosed landlord, Levin Management Corp. (LMC) has welcomed four new tenants to the 420,000-square-foot Blue Star Shopping Center in the Northern New Jersey community of Watchung. The leases with Burlington, Taco Bell, Nail Spa & Beyond and Marshalls total roughly 62,200 square feet. Marshalls will relocate to a 27,000-square-foot portion of a building formerly occupied by ShopRite, which is also being redeveloped to accommodate Burlington. Additionally, Taco Bell has opened a 2,900-square-foot restaurant, while Nail Spa & Beyond will operate a 5,800-square-foot salon. E.J. Moawad of LMC represented ownership in the lease negotiations. Cliff Simon of CNS represented Burlington, while Jerry Welkis and Stephan Miller of Welco Realty represented Marshalls. Bob Delia of Summit Realty represented Taco Bell.