Leasing Activity

Triumph Higher Education Group to Move Headquarters to Schaumburg, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow September 18, 2018

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Triumph Higher Education Group has signed a 21,000-square-foot lease to move its headquarters to 150 N. Martingale Road in Schaumburg. The education provider, which owns Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, plans to move from Hoffman Estates in October. Triumph will backfill some of the office space formerly occupied by The Nielsen Company, which moved its operations to downtown Chicago last year. Andy Strand, Mark Kolar and Adam Pines of JLL negotiated the lease transaction on behalf of Triumph.

September 18, 2018

Industrial Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast

Humanscale Signs 155,000 SF Industrial Lease in Piscataway

by David Cohen September 17, 2018

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Ergonomic office solutions provider Humanscale has signed a 155,000-square-foot lease at the Rockefeller Group Logistics Center, currently under construction in Piscataway. The 2.1-million-square-foot logistics center will be comprised of five buildings ranging in size from 200,000 to 725,000 square feet. Cushman & Wakefield represented the owners, Rockefeller Group and joint venture partner PCCP LLC, in the transaction. Humanscale was represented by Lennard Commercial Realty.

September 17, 2018

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Spaces Signs 110,989 SF Lease at Chrysler Building in New York

by David Cohen September 14, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Creative workspace provider Spaces has signed a 15-year, 110,989-square-foot lease at the Chrysler Building in New York City. Jim Wenk and Kirill Azovtsev of JLL represented Spaces in the transaction. Building owner Tishman Speyer was represented in-house by Gregory Conen and Robert Weller. Spaces will occupy the seventh through the ninth floors at the 1.2 million-square-foot Chrysler Building, which is located at 405 Lexington Ave. in Midtown Manhattan. The company currently operates three workspaces in New York with three more set to open by the end of this year.

September 14, 2018

Industrial Kansas Leasing Activity Midwest

Overstock.com to Open 517,000 SF Distribution Center in Kansas City, Kansas

by Kristin Harlow September 14, 2018

KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Overstock.com, an online home goods and furniture retailer, has leased 517,000 square feet at a new distribution center in Kansas City. The building, owned by Los Angeles-based BH Properties, is located at 5300 Kansas Ave. Luke Burbank and Kyle Roberts of Newmark Grubb Acres led the national site search for Overstock.com. Mark Long and John Hassler of Newmark Grubb Zimmer worked with Burbank and Roberts to provide assistance with lease negotiations in the Kansas City region. Chris Guiterez with Kansas City Smartport assisted in the coordination of all state and local economic development experts that assisted in this project, including the State of Kansas Department of Commerce and the Wyandotte Economic Development Council. Overstock.com will begin operations at the facility in October and will employ up to 200 people. The Kansas city location enables Overstock.com to offer two-day shipping options for 99 percent of its U.S. customers, according to Carroll Morale, vice president of supply chain at Overstock.com.

September 14, 2018

Industrial Leasing Activity Lee & Associates Texas

Lee & Associates Secures 117,072 SF Industrial Lease in Irving

by Taylor Williams September 13, 2018

IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has secured a 117,072-square-foot industrial lease at 8701 Sterling St. in Irving. Reid Bassinger and Trey Fricke of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Builders First Source Inc., a Dallas-based provider of construction materials and supplies, in the lease negotiations. Brett Owens of Transwestern represented the landlord, Colony NorthStar.

September 13, 2018

California Industrial Leasing Activity Western

Voit Real Estate Secures $33M Lease for 750,000 SF Industrial Property in Inland Empire

by Amy Works September 11, 2018

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the lease of an industrial warehouse located within Shea Center Ontario, a five-building business park located at 5400 Shea Center Drive in Ontario. The lease is valued at $33 million. Canada-based Dorel Home Furnishings, a global manufacturer and distributor of products in the juvenile, sports and home furnishings sectors, will occupy the 750,000-square-foot space and utilize it as a distribution center for the company’s home furnishings division. Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Shea Properties owns the business park, which is fully occupied. Other tenants include Emser Tile, Trek Bicycle, Restoration Hardware and Neovia Logistics. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit’s Inland Empire office represented the landlord, while Chuck Belden and Kyle Kehner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the transaction.

September 11, 2018

Leasing Activity Midwest Office Wisconsin

Spaces Leases 34,000 SF at Mixed-Use Building in Madison, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow September 11, 2018

MADISON, WIS. — Spaces, a coworking company, has leased 34,000 square feet at the Gebhardt Building at 811 E. Washington Ave. in Madison. The newly constructed building is now fully leased. The eight-story property spans nearly 170,000 square feet. Scheduled to take occupancy in early 2019, Spaces will join Google as an anchor tenant at the property. Spaces will be located on the third through fifth floors. The property also features a 45,000-square-foot music venue and a 7,300-square-foot brewpub. JLL represented Spaces in the lease transaction. Key Commercial Real Estate represented the owner, Gebhardt Development.

September 11, 2018

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

NAI Partners Negotiates 122,200 SF Industrial Lease in Houston

by Taylor Williams September 10, 2018

HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 122,200-square-foot industrial lease at 11833 Cutten Road in Houston for e-commerce firm Western Post USA. The property was built in 2018. Chris Caudill and John Ferruzzo of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Allison Bergmann and Jim Foreman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Industrial Property Trust.

September 10, 2018

Leasing Activity New York Northeast Office

Knotel Signs 19,563 SF Lease in Hudson Square

by David Cohen September 7, 2018

NEW YORK CITY — Workspace provider Knotel has signed a 19,563-square-foot lease in the Hudson Square neighborhood of Manhattan. The lease will encompass a large portion of the 3rd floor of the property, which is located at 250 Hudson St. The 15-story, 400,000-square-foot building is owned by Jack Resnick & Sons. Tenants at the building include Daniel J. Edelman, Bed Bath & Beyond, Gluckman Tang Architects, Sopexa, Lieff Cabraser Heinmann & Bernstein and Writers Guild of America East. Knotel, which was founded in 2016, designs, builds and operates custom spaces for companies of 50 employees or more. The company currently has more than 70 locations worldwide. Michael Morris and Greg DiGioia of Newmark Knight Frank represented Knotel in the leasing transaction.

September 7, 2018

Leasing Activity Retail Texas

Hobby Lobby to Open 50,000 SF Store in Uvalde, Texas

by Taylor Williams September 7, 2018

UVALDE, TEXAS — Hobby Lobby will open a 50,000-square-foot store at Uvalde Plaza Shopping Center in Uvalde, a city with a population of about 17,000 located roughly 80 miles west of San Antonio. Other tenants at the center include Hibbett Sports, Spectrum Communications and Rent-A-Center. Paul Burkhart and Ron White of Concordia Equity represented Hobby Lobby in the lease negotiations. Rob Holliday of Holliday Interests represented the landlord.

September 7, 2018

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