FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — ShipMonk, a logistics company for e-commerce businesses, has signed a lease to move its headquarters from Deerfield Beach to Bridge Point Riverbend in Fort Lauderdale. Starting next year, ShipMonk will occupy 170,477 square feet of the 221,542-square-foot industrial building that was completed in September. Tony Hoover of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction, while Colliers International’s Steven Wasserman represented the landlord, a joint venture between Bridge Development Partners, Akard Street Partners LP, Banner Oak Capital Partners LP and Elion Partners. The terms of the lease were not disclosed. ShipMonk was originally launched in 2014 by then-26-year -old Jan Bednar at Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway. ShipMonk now employs more than 200 people in Florida and Los Angeles, with plans to double its workforce and open an office in New York City. Bridge Point Riverbend features 32-foot clear heights, rear-dock loading, ESFR sprinkler systems, and a 1.4/1,000 parking ratio.
