BROOKFIELD, WIS. — FedEx has renewed its 1,925-square-foot retail lease at Shoppers World of Brookfield in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Last Mile Investments (LMI) owns the property, which is home to tenants such as Great Clips, Potbelly, AT&T, Aspen Dental and the upcoming Tropical Smoothie Café. Ryan Toppel of FedEx Real Estate represented FedEx, while Tyler Murphy and Sean Quinn represented LMI on an internal basis.
NEW YORK CITY — Amalgamated Bank has signed a 94,045-square-foot office lease at 99 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The lease term is 15 years, and the space encompasses the entire second, third and fifth floors, as well as a portion of the ground floor, of the 26-story, 600,000-square-foot building. Daoud Awad and Chris Kraus of JLL represented Amalgamated Bank in the lease negotiations. Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Kristen Morgan and Harrison Potter of JLL, along with internal agents Craig Panzirer and Alex Radmin, represented the landlord, Global Holdings.
WILTON, CONN. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 12,000-square-foot office lease in the southern coastal Connecticut community of Wilton. The tenant is Fairfield Chemical, and the space is located within the freshly renovated building at 187 Danbury Road. Adam Klimek and Steve Baker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Time Equities Inc., in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
The end of the first quarter of 2025 saw market uncertainty in the face of new U.S. trade and tariff policies combined with an unclear geopolitical outlook, according to Lee & Associates’ 2025 Q1 North America Market Report. The effect of these concerns within the commercial real estate world are most evident in the industrial sector, which is also contending with oversupply and softening rent growth. Development is slow across property types. Retail, despite high-profile store closures in early 2025, remains historically tight on space as years of underbuilding keep availabilities near record lows. Office demand has stabilized in several major metros following years of contraction, though vacancy remains elevated. The pipeline of new construction is both drying up and favoring new types of tenants beyond traditional office spaces. Multifamily is seeing strong tenant demand in certain markets despite a flood of new deliveries. Lee & Associates has made their full market report available here (click through for detailed breakdowns and city-by-city information). The information below for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors offers clarity on market-wide demand, rent growth trends and challenges likely to shape trajectories throughout 2025. Industrial Overview: Soft Markets Face Tariff Disruptions North America’s industrial markets …
GARLAND, TEXAS — Ross Dress for Less will open a 22,000-square-foot store in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The space is located within Buckingham Plaza, a shopping center that is also home to tenants such as dd’s Discounts, DTLR Villa, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Burger Island and Metro by T-Mobile. Matt Luedtke, Ben Terry, Max Johnston and Bernard Shaw of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jim Tapp of The Tapp Co. represented Ross Dress for Less.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Archer Systems, a Houston-based provider of comprehensive legal settlement solutions, has renewed its 17,000-square-foot office lease at Stonecreek, a 76,910-square-foot building in northwest Austin. Built in 2000, Stonecreek features a conference room, lobby and a tenant break room. Matt Frizzell, Brian Liverman and Kevin Granger of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Drawbridge Realty, in the lease negotiations. Alecia Schneider and Drew Morris of Savills represented the tenant.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Federated Mutual Insurance Co. has signed a 15,731-square-foot office lease at Corporate Centre at the Crossing in North Richland Hills, located north of Fort Worth. The 226,650-square-foot complex was built in phases between 1991 and 2003. James Stein of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jake Neal, Matt Carthey and Vic Meyer of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Capital Commercial.
MELVILLE, N.Y. — Nationwide Mortgage Bankers has signed a 28,552-square-foot office lease in the Long Island community of Melville. The provider of home financing solutions is taking space at the 165,000-square-foot building at 1305 Walt Whitman Road. Joseph Lopresti of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Andrew Wiener and Tim Parlante represented the landlord, The Feil Organization, on an internal basis.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 33,827-square-foot lease for MSC Cruises USA, the North American arm of the Geneva, Switzerland-based international cruise line, at BayView Corporate Tower in Fort Lauderdale. MSC Cruises USA will expand its office by 15,000 square feet, using the sixth floor of the tower to house its finance, outbound sales, IT and human resource teams. The lease will expand the company’s presence in South Florida ahead of the opening of its North American Cruise Division Headquarters in downtown Miami’s Sawyer’s Walk development. Deanna Lobinsky and Chase Kulp of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Somerset Properties, and its equity partners, while Alan Kleber, Tyler Reynolds and Scott Quick of Cushman & Wakefield represented MSC Cruises USA. Situated at 6451 North Federal Highway, BayView Corporate Tower was originally built in 1973 and renovated in 2019. Amenities at the property — which totals 413,000 square feet — feature a conference facility, gym, café/lounge, gift shop and a five-story covered parking garage.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Lionext Inc. has signed a deal to occupy a 106,110-square-foot distribution facility in Santa Fe Springs. The 10-year lease is valued at $22 million. Ryan Campbell of NAI Capital Commercial represented the tenant, while Joel Hutak and Phillip De Rousse of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Kekropia Inc., in the deal. Located at 11650 Burke St., the Class A facility offers a clear height of 32 feet at the first column, 16 dock-high positions, two grade-level doors, approximately 7,000 square feet of office space and a large fenced yard with drive-around truck access. Built in 2011, the building also features ESFR sprinklers, 2.5 percent skylights, 50-foot by 52-foot column spacing and a 200-foot shared concrete truck court. Additionally, the asset is located near 605 Freeway.
