Kentucky

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $50 million sale of Bullitt II Logistics Center, a 437,000-square-foot industrial warehouse and distribution facility located at 251 Buffalo Run Road in Shepherdsville, a southern suburb of Louisville in Bullitt County. Ross Bratcher, Sean Devaney, Dennis Mitchell, Kurt Sarbaugh, Powell Spears and Matt Hartlage of JLL represented the seller, Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners, in the transaction. Chicago-based LaSalle Investment Management was the buyer. Situated roughly 12 miles from the UPS Worldport, Bullitt II Logistics Center is fully leased to a subsidiary of Dorman Products, an American supplier and manufacturer of aftermarket automotive replacement parts. The cross-dock facility was delivered in 2022 and features 36-foot clear heights, fully circulating truck courts with up to 185-foot depths, 50 dock doors, 63 designated trailer parking spaces and more than 14,000 square feet of office space.

LOUISVILLE, KY. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the $55.8 million sale of a two-building, 390,000-square-foot industrial portfolio situated within the Blankenbaker Station Business Park in eastern Louisville. Ed Halaburt, Ross Bratcher, John Huguenard, Sean Devaney, Kurt Sarbaugh and Will McCormack of JLL represented the sellers, Washington Capital Management and Roebling Development, in the transaction. EQT Real Estate was the buyer. The first building serves as Packsize International’s Innovation Center, which spans 240,000 square feet and features specialized manufacturing capabilities, including two production lines supported by 3.3-ton cranes and office space. The second building, which totals 150,000 square feet, houses a same-day delivery facility for Packsize — one of roughly 50 locations across North America. The facility features full air conditioning, seven box-in-box coolers to support grocery operations and robotics systems for automated sortation and fulfillment processes. Both buildings have 32-foot clear heights, fully circulating truck courts, ample trailer parking and rear-loading configurations.

HEBRON, KY. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 56,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 1010 Petersburg Road in Hebron, about two miles south of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The facility is situated on more than five acres within Airpark International Corridor, a master-planned industrial park. The Chicago-based investment firm purchased the facility in a sale-leaseback deal with the tenant, a rubber and plastics manufacturer that has occupied the facility for more than 10 years. The sales price and lease terms were not disclosed.

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — Olympus Ventures has acquired a two-property industrial portfolio in Shepherdsville spanning nearly 1.5 million square feet. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney and Will McCormack of JLL represented the seller, EQT Exeter, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated adjacent to an I-65 interchange about 16 miles south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, the portfolio comprises Derby Logistics Building 1 (524,604 square feet) and Derby Logistics Building 2 (974,049 square feet). Both buildings were delivered in 2022 on a speculative basis.

SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — A joint venture between Highline Real Estate Partners and Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has purchased a 936,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 100 W. Thomas P. Echols Lane in Shepherdsville, a southern suburb of Louisville. Built in 2009 near an I-65 interchange, the 51.5-acre property has been fully leased to Amazon since 2013. George Fallon of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.