PLYMOUTH, MICH. — Anderson Process Inc. has signed a nine-year lease to occupy 35,400 square feet of industrial space within the Metro-Plymouth Business Park in Plymouth. Anderson Process is a manufacturer and distributor of fluid process equipment, including industrial pumps, hose assemblies and filter technologies. The light industrial facility will enable the Wisconsin-based company to consolidate multiple locations into a single headquarters for the light manufacturing, testing and distribution of its products. Eric Banks of Dominion Real Estate Advisors represented the landlord, Skins-Plyfield LLC. Phil Konopitski of Friedman Real Estate Solutions represented the tenant.
Leasing Activity
Urban Outfitters Signs 309,000 SF Industrial Lease at Bristol Commerce Center in Pennsylvania
by David Cohen
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, PA. — Urban Outfitters has signed a 309,000-square-foot industrial lease at the Bristol Commerce Center in Bristol Township. The clothing retailer will occupy a new industrial facility on 20 of the industrial park’s 81 acres. Construction on the fabric warehouse began in December and is expected to be ready for occupancy by mid-year. Current tenants at the Bristol Commerce Center include XPO Logistics, AirGas Corp., Goodyear and PetValu.
Franklin Street Negotiates 61,598 SF Office Lease in Tampa for Corporate Headquarters of Insurance Firm
by Alex Tostado
TAMPA, FLA. — Franklin Street has negotiated the 61,598-square-foot, long-term lease for Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners (BKS) to relocate its corporate headquarters to Tampa. The independent insurance firm will occupy two floors at Corporate Center II at International Plaza, a 10-story office building located about five miles west of downtown Tampa. The firm will be moving from the city’s Westshore district. Chris Bulter and Ryan McCurdy of Franklin Street represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Ron Ruffner and Clay Sovich of JLL represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Cousins Properties Inc.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market, a specialty grocer based in Phoenix, plans to open a new store in Sugar Land on Wednesday, Jan. 16. The 30,000-square-foot store will be located at 13550 University Blvd. and will staff roughly 140 employees. According to the Houston Chronicle, the grocery store will anchor Phase II of University Commons, a shopping center owned by Houston-based Vista Properties. Other tenants coming to the 109,000-square-foot second phase include Ulta Beauty, Luna Grill, U’Maki and Tropical Smoothie. Phase I of University Commons spans 150,000 square feet and is leased to tenants including Burlington, Michaels, CVS/pharmacy and The Tile Shop. University Commons’ design team includes O’Brien Architects and Arch-Con Construction. The new Sugar Land store will donate unsold and edible groceries to Houston Food Bank through the grocer’s Food Rescue program. Sprouts employs more than 28,000 team members and operates more than 300 stores in 19 states.
PLANO, TEXAS — CityCentral, a coworking office space provider based in Dallas, has leased 30,616 square feet within Atrium at Collin Ridge in east Plano. The 281,315-square-foot office building is located at 500 N. Central Expressway at the northeast corner of President George Bush Turnpike and North Central Expressway. CityCentral’s new location will provide more than 100 private offices, as well as coworking spaces, meeting rooms and event spaces. Matthew Hickey and Kristin Grammar of TIG Real Estate Services Inc. represented CityCentral in the lease negotiations, while Paladin Partners represented the undisclosed landlord. This will be CityCentral’s third location in the Dallas market, with a fourth location opening in Frisco later this year.
TIJUANA, MEXICO — ATISA Industrial has announced that Pipedream has signed a lease to occupy space at Pacifico Park in Tijuana. Pipedream will occupy 56,333 square feet within the Violeta Building. Arturo Valdez of NAI Mexico brokered the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mallory Alexander, a third-party logistics provider, has leased 155,038 square feet at 35/20 Crossroads Distribution Center in Fort Worth. The rail-served property features 32-foot clear heights, 190-foot truck court depths and access to Interstates 35 and 20. Donnie Rohde and Thomas Grafton of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Sealy Oak Grove, in the lease negotiations.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Finial Group has negotiated an 18,471-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Four Seasons Business Park in Houston. Jack Gaffney of Finial Group represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Interwell US LLC, which services the upstream side of the oil and gas industry, was not disclosed.
ROSSLYN, VA. — WeWork has signed an 83,294-square-foot lease for office space at CEB Tower at Central Place in Rosslyn. WeWork will occupy the 25th through 28th floors. The 31-story mixed-use tower was delivered earlier this year and is now 93 percent leased to tenants including Gartner and Accenture. CEB Tower is located about three miles east of downtown Washington, D.C., and includes 45,000 square feet of dining and retail space along with an outdoor public plaza. Greg Lubar, Andy O’Brien and Zach Boroson of JLL represented WeWork in the lease transaction. Jill Goubeaux, Terry Reiley, Caroline Bour and Anna Faktorow of CBRE represented the landlord, JBG Smith. WeWork plans to open its space in the second quarter of 2019.
HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Leidos Inc., a defense, aviation and biomedical research company, has signed a 61,358-square-foot lease at 915 Explorer Blvd. in Huntsville. The company occupies multiple locations in the city but plans to consolidate much of its operations to the single-story flex building. The property is located within Cummings Research Park, the second-largest research park in the United States, trailing only Research Triangle Park in Raleigh. Carter Burwell of JLL’s Birmingham office, and Doug Seale and Mateo Diachok of JLL’s Washington, D.C., office, represented Leidos in the transaction.