MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 598-unit self-storage facility in Mount Kisco, about 45 miles north of Manhattan. CubeSmart operates the facility at 140 Radio Circle, which was completed in 2024 and spans 64,130 net rentable square feet, the majority of which (92 percent) is climate-controlled space. Guthrie Garvin led the JLL team that represented the seller, DHIP Group, in the transaction and procured the buyer, an affiliate of New York City-based investment firm Andover Properties. The facility was 57 percent occupied at the time of sale. The sales price was not disclosed.
Industrial
ATLANTA — Atlanta Beltline has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for new mixed-use development on a site along the Beltline’s Southside Trail. The 13.7-acre site is located at 356 University Ave. near the city’s historic Pittsburgh neighborhood that the Beltline purchased in 2023. Atlanta Beltline met with more than two dozen community groups since April 2024 to discuss future plans for the site. Based on the community feedback and the Beltline’s newly completed master plan, the RFP is seeking a mix of market-rate and affordable housing, as well as a mix of commercial and industrial uses. More specifically, the RFP calls for at least 30 percent of residential units reserved as permanently affordable (10 percent at or below 80 percent AMI, 20 percent at or below 50 percent AMI); a minimum of 30 percent of total floor area dedicated to light-industrial use; affordable commercial space (at least 20 percent at rents 30 percent below market for more than 10 years); a partnership with an arts, cultural or community organization for onsite programming; and accessible green spaces, ADA pathways and Beltline connectivity. To date, the Beltline has acquired nearly 90 acres preserved for residential and commercial affordability for both residents …
MESQUITE, NEV. — TK Storage has completed the sale of Pioneer Square, a 52,195-square-foot self-storage facility in Mesquite. A regional operator acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2015 on 2.8 acres, Pioneer Storage offers 285 self-storage units across eight single-story self-storage buildings including 161 drive-up units. The property features a gated entry with digital keypad, an onsite management office in front of the entrance gate, 24/7 video surveillance throughout the facility, concrete driveways and units with roll-up doors. Jordan Farrer of The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction.
CHICAGO, CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI AND COLUMBUS — Investcorp has sold a portfolio of Midwest industrial properties for $365 million. The assets total approximately 3.5 million square feet and are located within metro Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. The portfolio includes a group of 23 light industrial facilities spanning more than 2 million square feet across Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland as well as an eight-building, 1 million-square-foot industrial park located three miles from the Chicago O’Hare International Airport and a 434,000-square-foot distribution facility in metro Cleveland.
GILBERTS, ILL. — Opus has broken ground on a 52,174-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Elgin Recycling in Gilberts, about 50 miles northwest of Chicago. The project will be part of Turnberry Lakes Business Park, where Elgin Recycling’s headquarters and one its four Chicago-area recycling scrap yards are also located. Elgin Recycling is a family-owned operation that processes ferrous and non-ferrous metals, exotic alloys and electronics. The new Gilberts location will process recycled electronics from public drop-off facilities, breaking them down into components that will then be transported to electronics components recyclers. The Gilberts facility will feature a clear height of 28 feet, six dock doors, two drive-in doors and up to 58 vehicle parking stalls. Opus is the design-builder for the project and is working in partnership with Architects Plus Design Studio PLLC, the architect of record, and Structural Integrity Inc., the structural engineer of record. Completion is slated for January.
Foundry, Wheelock Street Capital to Develop 474,000 SF Festival Logistics Park in South Florida
by John Nelson
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — A partnership between Foundry Commercial and Wheelock Street Capital has purchased the former Festival Flea Market site at 2900 W. Sample Road in Pompano Beach. The duo plans to transform the 25-acre property into Festival Logistics Park, a 474,000-square-foot development with three buildings ranging in size from 60,000 to 300,000 square feet. Two of the buildings will front Sample Road, and all buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, dock-high loading and ample parking. Foundry and Wheelock Street Capital plan to begin demolition of existing structures on the Festival site in the fourth quarter and deliver the park by the end of 2026. The co-developers have tapped Nick Wigoda and Steve Medwin of Stream Realty Partners to manage leasing at Festival Logistics Park.
HOUSTON — Blacktop Industrial Trust, a South Florida-based REIT, has purchased the 337,705-square-foot Rosslyn Business Park in northwest Houston. Rosslyn Business Park consists of 11 buildings on a 45-acre site that were fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Buildings feature clear heights of 20 to 55 feet and oversized grade-level doors, and the campus includes outdoor storage space. JLL provided financial advisory services to Blacktop. The seller was Houston-based Clay Development & Construction Inc. The sales price was not disclosed. JLL provided financial advisory services to Blacktop.
WARREN, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $25.2 million in financing for an 853,611-square-foot industrial property in Warren, located north of Pittsburgh. According to LoopNet Inc., the complex at 100-200 Murray Drive consists of two buildings that span 304,642 and 548,969 square feet. Building features include clear heights of up to 70 feet and 59 total dock doors. Brad Domenico, Frank Stanislaski and Ethan Thompson of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, private investor Yisroel Cherns. The direct lender was not disclosed. The property was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Cummins Inc., Whirley Industries and USA Medical Supplies.
Miller Construction Underway on $31M Expansion of Sherwin-Williams Distribution Center in Central Florida
by John Nelson
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Miller Construction is underway on the $31 million expansion of the Sherwin-Williams Distribution Service Center in Winter Haven. Using tilt-wall construction, the general contractor is adding 296,705 square feet spread across two large warehouses, a truck maintenance building, trailer maintenance building and offices. The new construction adds 298,151 square feet (including a pergola area), which is an expansion of approximately 79 percent of the existing 384,000 square-foot facility. Additionally, Miller Construction is upgrading 3,386 square feet of existing office space and expanding the existing South Building with a 49-foot clear-height ceiling and 15,120 square feet of new exterior wall, while the North Building is receiving a 28-foot clear-height ceiling and 2,904 square feet of new exterior wall. The project team includes C4 (architects and MEP), Richard Adams Engineers (structural), Structural Services Inc. (slab consultant) and Kimley-Horn (civil engineer).
LOCUST GROVE, GA. — Cresa has arranged a 250,041-square-foot industrial lease at 3090 Highway 42 in Locust Grove, about 36 miles south of Atlanta. The tenant is Power Grid Components (PGC), a Blackstone portfolio company that manufactures and distributes advanced components for utility transmission and power distribution. The firm has locations in the Southeast, New York, the Midwest and Canada. Michael Herz and Waite Buckley of Cresa’s New York City office, along with Tom Tindall and Brooks Morris of Cresa’s Atlanta office, represented PGC in the lease negotiations. The landlord was Granite REIT.