MURPHY, TEXAS — Dallas-based EōS Fitness will open a 43,801-square-foot gym in Murphy, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. EōS Fitness is backfilling a space previously occupied by 24 Hour Fitness at 229 E. FM 544, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally constructed on a 6.8-acre site in 2008. Segovia Partners, a brokerage firm with offices in Dallas, Chicago and Jupiter, Fla., negotiated the lease. The opening is slated for some time in 2026.
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Lee & Associates has arranged an 88,300-square-foot industrial lease at 9850 Commerce Way in Douglasville, roughly 22 miles west of Atlanta. Joseph Mullican and Lee Steed of Lee & Associates’ Atlanta office represented the tenant, Peco Fasteners, a distributor of industrial fasteners and electrical products, in the lease negotiations. The landlord was Ridgeland, Miss.-based EastGroup Properties and the deal totaled $10.7 million, according to Lee & Associates.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CP Group has signed General Dynamics Corp., a publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation, to a 50,368-square-foot office lease renewal in Orlando. The Reston, Va.-based tenant will continue to occupy Resource Square III, an office building located within Central Florida Research Park. Diane Drobia and Chris Sproles of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Madison Kimbell of JLL represented CP Group. In addition to General Dynamics, other recent leases at Resource Square III include American Electronic Warfare Associates Inc. signing a 10,420-square-foot lease and Florida Office Group renewing its 4,249-square-foot lease. Central Florida Research Park is situated adjacent to the University of Central Florida (UCF). CP Group has owned Resource Square I and III within the park since January 2020.
NEW YORK CITY — Specialist Staffing Group, which coordinates talent placement within the STEM fields, has signed a 13,715-square-foot office lease in Lower Manhattan. The space is located on the 79th floor of One World Trade Center. Scott Bogetti and William Demuth of Savills represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Falk, Peter Shimkin, Hal Stein, Jason Greenstein and Nathan Krop of Newmark, along with internal agents Eric Engelhardt and Karen Rose, represented the landlord, a partnership between The Durst Organization and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
RAYTOWN, MO. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has secured a 35,000-square-foot location for Me 2 You Career Academy in the Kansas City suburb of Raytown. The fast-track healthcare program that provides debt-free education has moved to 9808 E. 66th Terrace and 9817 E. 66th St. Me 2 You is a Missouri Department of Higher Education-accredited institution established in 2021. The new location provides a larger and improved space to support the academy’s employees, students and overall program growth. Garrett Cohoon of Block & Co. represented the tenant in the lease, while Bill Maas of Block & Co. represented the undisclosed landlord.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 25,631-square-foot industrial lease at 1071 Thorndale Ave. in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville. The lease brings the property to full occupancy. Chris Nelson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis. Jeff Fischer of KBC Advisors represented the tenant, McDonald Associates Inc., an Elk Grove-based electrical manufacturer’s representative company focused on providing sales and warehousing solutions for clients.
MANVEL, TEXAS — Lowe’s Home Improvement will open a 107,135-square-foot store in Manvel, a southern suburb of Houston. The store, which will include a 34,442-square-foot garden and nursery, will be located within Manvel Town Center, a 273-acre mixed-use development by Weitzman. A 108,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store anchors the initial phase of the development, and a slew of additional retail and food-and-beverage users have either recently or will soon open stores at Manvel Town Center. Lowe’s is slated to open in late 2026.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Transwestern has negotiated an 84,633-square-foot industrial lease in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. The tenant is 84 Lumber, which already operates a lumberyard in Georgetown and is the process of expanding. The space is located within Blue Springs Business Park, a three-building, 604,064-square-foot development. Nash Frisbie of Transwestern and Carter Thurmond of Endeavor Real Estate Group represented the landlord, Chicago-based Molto Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
PLANO, TEXAS — Anderson Merchandisers, which provides both data analytics and supply chain solutions to the retail industry, has signed a 30,342-square-foot office headquarters lease in Plano. The company is relocating from Granite Park to the entire top floor of the 210,000-square-foot Apex at Legacy building. Conor McCarthy and Jayme Schutt of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. John Brownlee, Gini Rounsaville and Michael Williams, also with JLL, represented the landlord, a partnership between Monarch Alternative Capital and Tourmaline Capital Partners.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Footwear and apparel retail giant Foot Locker Inc. has officially moved its corporate headquarters from New York City to the Tampa Bay city of St. Petersburg. The Feil Organization has signed the retailer to a 110,998-square-foot office lease at 570 Carillon Parkway, a Class A office building within Carillon Business Park. Feil recently renovated the office building’s lobby and common areas. Amenities at the five-story, 250,000-square-foot office building include a café and a fitness center. Lee Winter and Caleb Lewis of JLL represented Foot Locker in the lease negotiations. Barry Hanerfeld and Molly Molloy Catlett of CBRE represented Feil alongside in-house representative Andrew Wiener.