FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Silver Group has brokered the sale of a 3,900-square-foot retail property leased to Jack in the Box in Fort Worth. The property is located at 3459 Altamesa Blvd. on the southern outskirts of town. The buyer, seller and sales price were not disclosed.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Diamonds Direct has opened a 7,026-square-foot store in Columbus. The direct diamond importer will occupy the space at 1330 Polaris Parkway, formerly home to a T.G.I. Friday’s. Glenn Garland of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. This is the 15th location for Diamonds Direct, which has a flagship store in Charlotte, N.C.
MARIETTA, GA. — Avison Young has arranged a 50,900-square-foot lease for First Data Corp., a leader in commerce-enabling technology and solutions, at 1600 Terrell Mill Road in Marietta. The office building is located less than three miles from the Atlanta Braves’ new home at SunTrust Park and 15 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Jillian Bailey, Rick Nash and Ben Parker of Avison Young arranged the lease on behalf of the landlord, Zamir Equities. The eight-year lease brings the building to full occupancy.
DEARBORN, MICH. — Signature Associates has negotiated a 68,305-square-foot office lease renewal and expansion for Jackson Dawson Communications Inc. and its subsidiary Benmar Communications in Dearborn. The creative marketing and branding company, headquartered in Dearborn, occupies the space at 1 Parklane Blvd. Chris Secontine of Signature Associates represented both the tenant and the landlord, Fairlane Venture One LLC, in the lease transaction.
CHICAGO — Euromonitor International LLC has signed a 36,023-square-foot office lease at 1 N. Dearborn St. in Chicago. The independent provider of strategic market research will move its North American headquarters from 224 S. Michigan Ave. in October of this year. Euromonitor will occupy the 17th floor of the Central Loop office tower, which is owned by Beacon Properties. Tony Karmin and Corby Marx of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Jack O’Brien and Caroline Colnon of Telos Group represented Beacon Properties.
CHICAGO — Bluemercury, a luxury beauty retailer, has signed a lease to open an 1,800-square-foot store at 900 West in Chicago’s Fulton Market district. The store is expected to open this summer. Tucker Development Corp. completed 900 West last year. The project included the renovation of 10 historic buildings along West Randolph Street. Together, the buildings comprise 45,000 square feet of street-level retail space and 45,000 square feet of upper-level office space. Bluemercury joins lululemon athletica and Bonci Pizza, both of which opened last year.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 54,891-square-foot office lease renewal at 2600 N. Loop West in Houston. Jon Silberman of NAI Partners represented the tenant, PFS Group LLC, a provider of accounts receivables solutions and programs, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has closed a lease on behalf of Bergen Logistics for a 404,000-square-foot fully automated distribution center at 299 Thomas E. Dunn Memorial Highway in Rutherford. It is the largest Meadowlands industrial deal since mid-2016, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The long-term lease of the recently renovated Murray Metro Distribution Center closed in December and was handled by Bonni Heller of Cushman & Wakefield. The landlord, Murray Construction Co. Inc., was represented in house by Michael Nachtome and Thomas Monahan of CBRE. Located off exit 16W of the New Jersey Turnpike, the 25.5-acre property offers easy access to commuter rail lines and is about 15 minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport. The transaction will result in the creation of around 200 new jobs, according to Ron Roman, CEO of Bergen Logistics.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Stonecrop Technologies has signed a 527,127-square-foot industrial lease to fully occupy a building located at 3500 Southwest Blvd. in Grove City, about 10 miles south of Columbus. The wireless systems deployment company will occupy the space for three years. Michael Linder of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction, according to Columbus Business First. Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. owns the property and recently announced a new regional office in Columbus to serve its properties in Ohio and Indiana.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — Founders 3 has negotiated a 51,700-square-foot industrial lease for The Community Warehouse Inc. in Brookfield, a suburb of Milwaukee. The property is located at 4837 W. Woolworth Ave. Joe Carollo of Founders 3 represented the landlord, Woolworth Development Group LLC, in the lease transaction. The tenant is a nonprofit, faith-based organization that offers home and facility improvement materials to individuals, businesses and organizations in Milwaukee’s Community Block Grant Development Zone.