PLANO, TEXAS — Plano-based JC Penney will introduce expanded baby shops in 500 of its stores. Beginning Aug. 30, in-store shoppers will have access to a larger selection of cribs, high chairs, strollers and other childcare items, some of which were previously only available online. Most of the 500 stores in question are located near former Babies ‘R’ Us stores, which closed as part of the Toys ‘R’ Us bankruptcy liquidation that was filed earlier this year.
CHICAGO — Spaces Real Estate has opened a new 4,000-square-foot office in Chicago’s West Loop. This is the second and largest office for the full-service real estate brokerage firm, which specializes in apartment leasing. The company, which also assists in buying and selling single-family homes, will maintain its 2,000-square-foot office in Lakeview. Spaces worked with Rieke Office Interiors on the design of the West Loop location, which is a loft office with open lounge areas and a central kitchen. The new office will serve as the headquarters for the Elevated Spaces division, which was launched nearly two years ago to serve the high-end downtown rental market.
PLANO, TEXAS — Public accounting firm Whitley Penn has signed a 13,451-square-foot office lease at Legacy West in Plano. Calvin Hull of JLL represented Whitley Penn in the lease negotiations. David Reed and Ben Davis of CBRE represented the landlord, Legacy West Investors LP. DLR Group | Staffelbach is overseeing the interior design of Whitley Penn’s newest office.
CLEVELAND — The NRP Group has relocated its headquarters to the Halle Building at 1228 Euclid Ave. in downtown Cleveland. The developer, builder and manager of multifamily housing was previously based in Garfield Heights, Ohio, a southern suburb of Cleveland. The company now occupies the entire fourth floor, or 43,000 square feet, of the 380,000-square-foot Halle Building. Approximately 130 employees have moved to the new headquarters. NRP Group has 700 employees nationwide and has delivered more than 33,000 residential units in 15 states.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has negotiated a 7,000-square-foot retail lease on behalf of B2 Outlet Stores in Grand Rapids. B2 stands for “benefit twice.” The retailer offers merchandise at a discounted rate and then invests 51 percent of the profits back into the local community. This store, located at 3343 Alpine Ave., is the company’s 12th location in Michigan. The original B2 store opened in Hudsonville in 2014.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 153,130-square-foot industrial lease at 4200 SE 59th St. in Oklahoma City on behalf of Dex Heavy Duty Parts LLC, a North Carolina-based auto parts manufacturer. David Portman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The property, which was built in 2002, is a distribution warehouse with 25-foot ceiling heights and 29 dock-high doors. The owner of the property is OKC 59th Street LLC.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has secured a 77,000-square-foot office lease for local advertising firm Simpli.fi in Fort Worth. The space is situated within the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, which is currently being renovated by Stockyards Heritage Development Co., a partnership between California-based Majestic Realty Co. and Fort Worth-based The Hickman Cos. Simpli.fi is planning to bring more than 450 employees to its new offices. Ryan Matthews and Matt Montague of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Seth Koschak and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented Stockyards Heritage Development.
NEW YORK CITY — Warshaw Burstein LLP has signed a 15-year, 40,383-square-foot office lease at 575 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan. The law firm will occupy the entire seventh floor of the building. Michael Burgio of Cushman & Wakefield represented Warshaw Burstein in the transaction. Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, a joint venture comprising George Comfort & Sons, Angelo Gordon & Co. and Normandy Real Estate Partners. The 35-story, 745,400-square-foot office tower has recently undergone a series of renovations that included a full redesign of the building’s lobby, upgrades to the elevators and the construction of a new entrance.
NORTH STONINGTON, CONN. — Electric Boat Corp. has signed a 125,000-square-foot lease at a flex building located at 25 Norwich Westerly Road in North Stonington. The building consists of 53,376 square feet of office space and 72,439 square feet of warehouse space. Electric Boat Corp. will occupy the entire building based on their expansion requirements. Colliers International represented the landlord, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, in the transaction. CBRE/New England represented the tenant.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — McCraney Property Co. has signed a 507,512-square-foot lease with NFI at Logistics 77 @ Riverwalk in Rock Hill, roughly 27 miles south of Charlotte in South Carolina. NFI, a supply chain solutions provider and one of the primary third-party logistics providers to Amazon, will be the sole tenant at the facility. Warren Snowdon and David Hanna of Foundry Commercial arranged the lease on behalf of McCraney, which developed the building. Logistics 77 @ Riverwalk is located within Riverwalk Business Park, a 1,000-acre mixed-use project that includes housing, retail, office and industrial properties.
