Leasing

Common Bond

Houston — Levcor has opened five new experience-oriented retail and restaurant tenants at MarqE, a mixed-use development located in Houston’s Spring Branch District. Recent openings include the Van Gogh Immersive Experience, a 23,000-square-foot digital art concept featuring the work of painter Vincent van Gogh; and Selfie Wrld, a selfie museum with a variety of colorful and interactive vignettes, which opened in a 3,404-square-foot space. Science lab Little Beakers has opened in a 6,000-square-foot space; Escape It, an escape room concept, has opened in a 2,572-square-foot space; and Common Bond has …

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Sandy Sigal NewMark Merrill Proptech

“Retail has one very serious advantage as an asset class — it provides a lot of data. However, very few people actually look at the data,” says Sandy Sigal, president and CEO of NewMark Merrill. Historically, gathering data required landlords and managers to physically visit sites, and data insights would likely have been skewed based on time of day for the visit, momentary traffic variables or incomplete sales reports. Today’s technology automatically captures much more complete data related to consumer demographics and behavior patterns. For today’s shopping center owners, the …

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Miami and Sunrise, Fla. — Ashley Stewart is set to open two extended pop-up stores at outlet centers in southern Florida. The retailer will occupy a 3,397-square-foot space at Dolphin Mall in Miami and 2,896 square feet at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise. The Dolphin Mall location opened on October 9 and the Sawgrass Mills shop is set to open on November 6. The pop-up shops will highlight the company’s sub-brand called Curvy Girl, which provides concert and festival outfits. Additionally, the retailer will spotlight special designer lines, including partnerships with …

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Marina Pacifica

Long Beach, Calif. — LA Fitness has leased 33,987 square feet of space formerly occupied by Best Buy at Marina Pacifica Shopping Center in Long Beach. The gym location is scheduled to open in early 2022. Other tenants at the 296,954-square-foot center include AMC, Ralphs, Nordstrom Rack, Barnes & Noble, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks Coffee and Ulta Beauty. The landlord, NewMark Merrill Cos., was represented in-house and by Beta Agency, while RealSource Group represented LA Fitness in the deal.

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Tribune

Chicago — The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) has signed a long-term lease to open a 13,544-square-foot location at The Shops at Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. MOIC represents the first retail tenant at the newly redeveloped Tribune Tower. The retail portion spans 50,000 square feet and anchors the ground floor of the 36-story, 740,000-square-foot tower, which is located at 435 N. Michigan Ave. Owners CIM Group and Golub & Co. have transformed the property into 162 luxury condominiums and are now welcoming their first residents. The building originally opened …

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Lucid Motors

Miami — Two retailers and an entertainment concept are set to open at Miami Worldcenter, a $4 billion, 27-acre mixed-use development underway in downtown Miami. New tenants include Sephora; Lucid Motors, an electric car company; and Bowlero, an entertainment concept that offers bowling, interactive arcades and dining. The retailers and Bowlero will occupy a combined 60,000 square feet and are set to open in 2022. Sephora will occupy more than 6,000 square feet at the World Square Plaza, a 20,000-square-foot public plaza and park that will run along the project’s …

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Algonquin, Ill. — Ashley HomeStore has signed a 48,397-square-foot retail lease at 1500 S. Randall Road within Algonquin Commons, a 600,000-square-foot lifestyle center in the northwest Chicago suburb of Algonquin. The retailer is relocating from nearby 2451 S. Randall Road where it operated for 12 years. Brad Murchison, Chris Irwin and Brad Belden of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Marget Graham of Mid-America Real Estate Group represented the landlord, Red Mountain Retail Group Inc. Based in Wisconsin, Ashley HomeStore operates more than 900 locations nationwide.

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Mosaic

Pittsboro, N.C. — Developer ECO Group has signed leases for 18 new tenants at MOSAIC at Chatham Park, a 44-acre, $180 million entertainment and lifestyle destination underway at Highway 501 and Russet Run Road in Pittsboro, about 34 miles from Raleigh. With the addition of the new tenants, 96 percent of MOSAIC’s retail space completed or under construction is now leased. New restaurant tenants joining the project include Hops and Berry, a 5,000-square-foot self-serve tap house and restaurant; O’Ya Cantina, a 1,500-square-foot Latin eatery; Jersey Mike’s Subs in a 2,385-square-foot …

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Louisville, Ky. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has signed a 55,702-square-foot lease at the Terra Crossing development located at the northwest corner of Terra Crossing Boulevard and Old Henry Road in Louisville. This location will be Publix’s first store in Kentucky. With the new Louisville location, Publix has over 1,280 stores in eight states across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic. The Terra Crossing shopping center will soon be under construction. The 10-acre retail project will include the Publix and an additional 4,800 square feet of in-line retail space, as well as …

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Oak Brook, Ill. — Game of Irons, a golf simulation facility, has leased 18,361 square feet at Oak Brook Promenade in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. Featuring 16 bays, Game of Irons will be the largest golf simulation facility in the Midwest when it opens in November. One to six players can play in each bay and enjoy full food and beverage service. Chris Irwin of Colliers International represented Game of Irons in its lease. Brendan Reedy and Jimmy Danahe of CBRE represented the landlord, Retail Properties of …

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