HOUSTON — Hilltop Stones has signed a 121,795-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The manufacturer of granite, quartz and marble products is taking space at the building at 8760 Clay Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1960 (renovated in 2010) and totals 356,953 square feet. Garret Geaccone and Boone Smith of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. Wes Williams of Colliers represented the tenant.
TYLER, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Kinsey Crossing, a 24,107-square-foot retail center in the East Texas city of Tyler. The center was built in 2014 and was 80 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin’ and T-Mobile. Andrew Williams and Will Schubert of STRIVE represented the New Jersey-based seller in the transaction and procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Locally based operator Duckstache Hospitality has opened three new restaurants at Autry Park, a 14-acre mixed-use development located northwest of downtown Houston. Bar Doko and Doko are both Japanese concepts that total 66 seats and opened in late 2024 and February 2025, respectively. Annam is a French-Vietnamese restaurant that also opened in February. A partnership between Hanover Co. and Dallas-based retail owner-operator Rebees owns Autry Park.
EAST PROVIDENCE AND HOPE VALLEY, R.I. — JLL has arranged the sale of two self-storage facilities totaling 721 units in Rhode Island that are operated under the Go Store It brand. The properties are located at 3346 Pawtucket Ave. in East Providence and 1115 Main St. in Hope Valley and offer climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Matthew Wheeler, Adam Roossien, Brian Somoza and Steve Mellon of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Madison Capital Group and affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, in the transaction. Griffin Guthneck, also with JLL, led a team that arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the purchase, which was part of a larger, 2,327-unit portfolio deal that included three facilities in Houston. The buyer was not disclosed.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer AST has completed a 229,000-square-foot healthcare project in the Central New Jersey community of New Brunswick. The 15-story ambulatory medical pavilion is situated within the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital campus. The facility, construction of which topped out in August 2022, expands outpatient access to care and clinical experts who support existing RWJBarnabas Health hospital services. Project partners included Jarmel Kizel (architect), O’Donnell & Naccarato (structural engineer), Langan (civil engineer) and Torcon Inc. (general contractor and construction manager).
MECHANICSBURG, PA. — Gannett Fleming TranSystems has signed a 100,000-square-foot office lease in Mechanicsburg, about 115 miles west of Philadelphia. The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) consulting firm is consolidating and relocating from nearby Camp Hill to Sterling Place Corporate Center. Jeremy Shyk of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Sterling Place Associates and Waterday Properties, in the lease negotiations. Mark Gola of Gola Corporate Real Estate represented the tenant.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — New York City-based Kushner Cos. has welcomed five food-and-beverage users and one retailer to Monmouth Square, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former Monmouth Mall in Eatontown. The tenants — Whole Foods Market, Prince Street Pizza, Cava, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, Offshore Coffee and STRONG Pilates — account for about 50,000 square feet of new leasing activity, which makes the project’s retail component 75 percent preleased. Bond RP represented Kushner in all negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — Novartis has renewed and extended its 15,865-square-foot office lease at 10 Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. The deal keeps the Swiss pharmaceutical giant on the entire 12th floor of the building, which was originally constructed in 1902, via a five-year extension. David Stockel of CBRE represented Novartis in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the landlord, Property & Building Corp.
GAINESVILLE, FLA. — A joint venture between Gilbane Development Co. and CBRE Investment Management has broken ground on Zaya, a 702-bed student housing development located near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville. The community will offer 352 units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a rooftop deck with a pickleball court, pool, clubhouse and fitness center; study rooms on each floor; a coworking lounge; leasing lobby with a coffee bar; and three courtyards with lawn games, outdoor cooking space and lounges. Site work has commenced for the development with completion scheduled for summer 2027.
CELEBRATION, FLA. — JLL has brokered the $31.5 million sale of Celebration Office Center, a two-building office complex located at 1170 and 1180 Celebration Blvd. in Central Florida. Robbie McEwan, Hunter Smith and Blake Koletic of JLL represented the seller, Real Estate Value Advisors, in the transaction and procured the buyer, TMT Properties. Built in 2000 and 2001, the property is situated within the Celebration master-planned community and in close proximity to Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Celebration Office Center was 98 percent leased at the time of sale.