DES MOINES, IOWA — Forever 21 is scheduled to open on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Outlets of Des Moines in Iowa. The store will feature a section for men, women, girls, plus-size apparel and accessories. This is the eighth store to open at the outlet center this year. Developed by New England Development, Outlets of Des Moines features stores such as Old Navy Outlet, Nike Factory Store, Tommy Hilfiger, Under Armour and Express Factory Outlet. The 300,000-square-foot property opened in October 2017.
DALLAS — Taylor Communications, a provider of labels, packaging and corporate branding services, has signed a 241,931-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Autobahn Drive in south Dallas. The lease represents an expansion from the company’s previous footprint of 220,110 square feet. John Gorman and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, TA Associates, in the lease negotiations. Ann Huntington of CBRE represented the tenant.
PLANO, TEXAS — Coworking firm Spaces, which was founded in Amsterdam, will open a 31,152-square-foot space at West Plano Village on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The space is scheduled to open in late summer 2019. Fults Commercial and Weitzman, the latter of which manages the retail and office space at West Plano Village, handled lease negotiations for the landlord. CBRE represented Spaces.
ROSSLYN, VA. — The U.S. Postal Service has renewed its lease at International Place in Rosslyn, where it has housed its Office of the Inspector General for 20 years. USPS is the lead tenant in the 12-story office building, renting 115,747 square feet. Anna Gardiner of JLL represented USPS, and Dave Millard, Peter Berk, Nick Gregorios and Carline Guidera of Avison Young represented the landlord, The Meridian Group, in the lease. International Place is located about three miles west of downtown Washington, D.C.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA. — Ackerman & Co. has leased 100,800 square feet of space to Best Warehousing & Transportation Center Inc. (BWT) at Stone Mountain Industrial Park, located about 16 miles from downtown Atlanta. The industrial park is now 94 percent leased. Atlanta-based Ackerman & Co. was represented internally by Brett Buckner, Jimmy Stevens and Major Martin. The tenant also represented itself in the lease transaction. BWT specializes in inspecting, repairing and repackaging products that have been returned from retail reclaim centers.
FENTON, MO. — Two new tenants have signed industrial leases totaling just under 100,000 square feet at Fenton Logistics Park in Missouri. Skin Specialty Solutions Inc. has leased the remaining 48,080 square feet in Fenton Logistics Park I. The first speculative building within the park totals 159,950 square feet. The online skincare company expects to move into its space in February 2019 and create 100 new jobs. Nexius Solutions Inc. has leased 51,772 square feet within Fenton Logistics Park III. The 169,543-square-foot building is now 77 percent leased. The technology company plans to occupy the space in February 2019 and create 50 new jobs. Jon Hinds and Katie Haywood of CBRE represented the landlord, US Capital Development, in both lease transactions. Hal Ball of Hiliker Corp. represented Skin Specialty Solutions, while Jeff Hawley and Brandon Duncan of Block Hawley represented Nexius Solutions. Fenton Logistics Park is a $250 million redevelopment of the former Chrysler plant in Fenton, Mo. Upon full build-out, the development will span 2.5 million square feet.
ATLANTA — S.J. Collins Enterprises, developer of The Interlock mixed-use project, has signed WeWork as the newest tenant of the $450 million development. This will be WeWork’s sixth Atlanta location with anticipated occupancy in fall 2020. The office, dubbed WeWork Interlock, will be situated at the corner of Howell Mill Road and 14th Street in West Midtown, spanning three stories and 118,000 square feet. WeWork provides more than 320,000 members around the world with office space, community and services through both physical and digital offerings. When complete, The Interlock will offer 200,000 square feet of loft office space, 105,000 square feet of retail space, 350 apartment units, 70 single-family homes and a 145-key Marriott Tribute Portfolio hotel. Tenants previously announced include Slater Hospitality, St. Germain French Bakery and Georgia Technology Ventures. The Interlock is slated to open summer 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Smart Warehousing, an operator and provider of logistics solutions, has entered North Texas via a 269,494-square-foot space within Hillwood’s 26,000-acre AllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. Smart Warehousing was established in 2001 and provides fulfillment, inventory management and value-add software and services to supply chain operators. Reid Bassinger, John Sharpe and Trey Fricke of Lee & Associates represented Smart Warehousing in the site selection and negotiations.
COPPELL, TEXAS — International freight firm CEVA Logistics USA has signed a 100,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4255 Patriot Drive in Coppell, a northwestern suburb of Dallas. Blake Kendrick and Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, JP Morgan, in the lease negotiations. Tim Vogds of CBRE represented the tenant.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Floor & Décor will open a 79,864-square-foot store within Park Air 59, a 111-acre mixed-use development in Humble, located near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Construction of the space is expected to begin in January. Austin Alvis of NewQuest Properties and Preston Cunningham of Cunningham Ventures represented the developer, Archway Properties, in the negotiations. Jeff Kittleson and Matt Keener of CBRE represented Floor & Décor.