BURLINGTON, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 14,011-square-foot lease for flex space at 141 Middlesex Turnpike in Burlington, about 20 miles northwest of Boston. The tenant was Zimmer Northeast, a subsidiary of Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH), which manufactures and distributes orthopedics products. Mike Ogasapian and Garry Holmes of R.W. Holmes represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jordan Yarboro and Madison Chambers of JLL represented the landlord, The Berman Cos.
NEW YORK CITY — Goldfish Swim School, which operates more than 80 swimming schools for children around the country, has signed a 10-year, 9,660-square-foot lease at Glen Oaks Shopping Center in Queens. The center, which is owned by local firm The Feil Organization, spans 187,650 square feet. Burlington Coat Factory and Key Food anchor the property, and other tenants include Walgreens and Subway. Goldfish Swim School includes party facilities, a snack bar and heated pools.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 12,000-square-foot industrial lease at 8020 Leghorn St. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1998, offers 26,000 square feet of rentable space and features 18- to 20-foot clear heights. Andy Parrish and Lesley Rice of NAI Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was Texas-based Cooper Flooring.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 3,564-square-foot office lease for engineering and design firm Maser Consulting at Republic Square, a 324,000-square-foot property located at 13501 Katy Freeway in Houston. Randy Nerren, Jacob Aldridge and Zach Leger of NAI Partners represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Jack Warmington of Newmark Knight Frank represented Maser Consulting.
CARLSDADT, N.J. — Michael Halebian & Co., a provider and distributor of specialty flooring products, has signed a 35,000-square-foot industrial lease at 700 Gotham Parkway in Carlsdadt, a city located directly across from Manhattan in New Jersey. The property’s location offers proximity to major thoroughfares like the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, as well as Teterboro Airport. The owner of the 80,000-square-foot facility, Key Properties, purchased 700 Gotham Parkway as an abandoned former paint manufacturing facility in 1997 and repositioned the building from single- to multi-tenant use.
NEW YORK CITY — Foot Locker will open a 25,000-square-foot store at 605 W. 181st St. in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The locally based athletic footwear retailer will treat this location as a “power store” that offers experiential activities like creating customized sneakers and gaming zones. The store is slated to open this fall. New York-based Marx Realty owns the property in which the store will be housed.
HOUSTON — Global law firm White & Case LLP has signed a 57,315-square-foot office lease at 609 Main, a 48-story office tower owned by Hines in downtown Houston. The law firm will occupy the 29th and 30th floors. The lease brings the building’s occupancy to 84 percent. Michael Anderson and Damon Thames of Colvill Office Properties represented Hines in the lease negotiations. David Bale of JLL represented White & Case.
SMITHFIELD, R.I. — High Purity New England Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of products for the pharmaceutical industry, has signed a 32,025-square-foot flex lease at Smithfield Office Center, about 15 miles northwest of Providence. Dan Cregan of CBRE represented High Purity New England in the lease negotiations. Alden Anderson, also of CBRE, represented the landlord, Thurber Properties LLC. Smithfield Office Center is a 38-acre, 180,000-square-foot campus located off Route 7 at the junction of Interstate 295.
CHICAGO — Animal hospital operator GoodVets has opened two new full-service facilities in Chicagoland. GoodVets Southland is a 3,000-square-foot facility located at 18355 S. Halsted St. in Glenwood. GoodVets West Loop is a 4,500-square-foot facility located at 901 W. Jackson Blvd. in the West Loop neighborhood. The company had previously opened a location in the Streeterville neighborhood.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Korndoerfer Homes Inc. has renewed its 6,414-square-foot office lease in Brookfield. The home building company occupies space at 175 N. Corporate Drive. Dan Wroblewski, Matt Fahey, Joe Moritz, Ben Anderson and Brandon Ciebell of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction.