CHICAGO — Ardmore Roderick has signed a 12,700-square-foot headquarters lease for the entire third and fourth floors at 1500 W. Carroll Ave. in Chicago’s Fulton Market West. Ardmore is a civil engineering firm providing design engineering, construction inspection and management, structural engineering and survey work. Dayton Street Partners, which owns the property, recently completed a $4 million renovation at the six-story, 38,000-square-foot loft office building. The renovation included new exterior windows, bathrooms, HVAC system and lighting. The developer also added a modern lobby, rooftop deck, bicycle garage and parking for 42 cars. Mike Curran and Mark Georgas of JLL represented Dayton Street in the lease with Ardmore. Other recently signed leases at the building include Via Technik, Limitless Coffee, Neato Agency and Breather.
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DETROIT — Tin Roof has unveiled plans to open at The District Detroit. The music joint and restaurant will occupy the space formerly home to Cheli’s Chili Bar and will be situated near Comerica Park, Ford Field and the historic Fox Theatre. The original Tin Roof opened in 2002 near Nashville’s famed Music Row. Popular menu items include Dixie biscuits, voodoo shrimp grinder and candy pig mac & cheese. Other recently announced tenants at The District Detroit include Sahara Restaurant & Grill, The M Den, Frita Batidos, the Detroit Medical Center Sports Medicine Institute, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP and Google. Scott Young and Ashley Ketko of CBRE represent the landlord, Olympia Development, in lease transactions for retail properties at The District Detroit.
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — NAI Hanson has secured a 7,791-square-foot industrial lease for United Brewing in New Providence. The microbrewery will occupy 140 Spring St., Unit C, at the 66,000-square-foot property. United Brewing plans to set up a full production brewery as well as a tasting room at the site. Barry Cohorsky of NAI James E. Hanson represented the landlord, Davanne Realty Co. & 19-25 Columbia Street Corp., in the transaction. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — The Dallas Cowboys will open Formation, an 18,000-square-foot coworking office space at The Star, the team’s 91-acre headquarters facility in Frisco. Formation will feature open collaborative workspace, dedicated desks and private offices, as well as access to The Star’s retail and restaurant amenities. The opening is currently set for early summer.
DETROIT — H&M, a Swedish fashion retailer, has unveiled plans to open its first Detroit location this fall. The trendy clothing retailer has signed a lease with Bedrock, the real estate arm of billionaire businessman Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Quicken Loans. H&M will occupy a 25,000-square-foot space within three Albert Kahn-designed buildings on the west side of Woodward Avenue. The historic Woodward shopping district was once home to Detroit’s most prominent department stores, including J.L. Hudson’s.
OLATHE, KAN. — The Opus Group has signed two tenants at its recently completed 56 Commerce Center in Olathe. Gateway Classic Cars and Lanter Delivery Systems Inc. now occupy more than 85,000 square feet within the 230,000-square-foot speculative industrial building. Gateway Classic Cars is a seller of collectible and exotic automobiles. The company’s space includes a showroom for vehicles and storage. Lanter uses its space as a regional shipping hub for its local automotive, agricultural and industrial clients. The company provides specialized overnight delivery logistic services, ensuring deliveries reach their intended destinations by the following morning. Features of 56 Commerce Center include a clear height of 32 feet, a front parking lot and rear truck court. Joe Orscheln and Mike Mitchelson of CBRE marketed the property for lease. Mark Long of Newmark Grubb Zimmer represented Gateway Classic Cars while John Stafford of Colliers International represented Lanter.
DEVENS, MASS. — Nypro Inc. has signed a 247,060-square-foot lease renewal and expansion at 112 Barnum Road in Devens. The 402,249-square-foot manufacturing facility was constructed in 2008 and is located within the Devens Industrial Park. Nypro Inc. expanded its lease from 215,790 square feet to 247,060 square feet. J.R. McDonald, Torin Taylor and Ross Gaudet of NKF represented the property ownership group, Artemis Real Estate Partners, Drake Real Estate Partners and Pacer Partners, in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Rumble, a boxing-inspired workout concept, has selected its first Chicago location at 1139 N. State St. in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Nicole Cardot and Adam Secher of Baum Realty Group assisted Rumble in selecting the location. Expected to open in late summer, the 8,000-square-foot facility will be Rumble’s sixth location nationwide. Rumble classes are 45 minutes and feature full-body strength training and conditioning workouts. The company is known for its aqua training bags, which are tear drop-shaped, water-filled punching bags. Baum represented Rumble in negotiations with the landlord, Newcastle Limited. Danny Jacobson, Luke Molloy and Stephen Ansani of CBRE represented Newcastle.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — Pepperidge Farm Inc. has leased 87,602 square feet of industrial space at Heritage Crossing in Lockport. The property is located at 15901 W. 147th St. Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park, is now 94 percent leased. Jason West and Brian Borget of Cushman & Wakefield represented Pepperidge Farm, a cookie, cracker and bread company, in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, ML Realty Partners.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Energy giants Entergy and ExxonMobil have both signed office leases at Lake Front North in Hughes Landing, a mixed-use development by The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC). The property is located in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. Entergy’s new lease totals 54,010 square feet and ExxonMobil’s new lease spans 26,103 square feet. Entergy assumed occupancy in November 2018 and ExxonMobil expects to move in this month.