MCKINNEY, TEXAS — California-based development and investment firm CapRock Partners has broken ground on McKinney Air Business Park, a 250,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located north of Dallas. McKinney Air Business Park, named for the site’s adjacency to McKinney National Airport, will be a two-building, shallow-bay development on a 15.3-acre site. Building features will include 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, “ample” dock-high loading positions, 130-foot truck court depths and “generous” automobile parking allotments. Construction is expected to be complete early next year. Colliers is marketing the property for lease.
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SURPRISE, ARIZ. — US Merchants has purchased Building One at West Summit at Surprise from developer Mohr Capital for $63.9 million. Located at 13401 W. Sweetwater Ave., the 453,960-square-foot Building One features a clear height of 36 feet, LED lighting and a 2,951-square-foot speculative office suite. The fully air conditioned asset is served by 3,000 amps of expandable power, 60-foot speed bays, a 145-foot secured concrete truck court, 101 dock doors, four grade-level doors and the ability to park 368 cars and 144 trailers. Completed in third-quarter 2024, West Summit at Surprise features two industrial buildings offering a total of 704,472 square feet, with the 250,512-square-foot Building Two located at 12600 N. Summit Way. The project is located within Summit Business Park, along the BNSF Railroad. Anthony Lydon, John Lydon and Kelly Royle of JLL represented the seller, while Joey Sugar and John Grady of CBRE represented the buyer in transaction.
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a single-tenant industrial property located at 177 Vallecitos de Oro in San Marcos. A local family trust acquired the asset from Davis, Gottleib & Shaw LP for $4.4 million. Window World, a national replacement window and exterior remodeling company, occupies the 24,660-square-foot property on a long-term, triple-net lease basis. Matt Pourcho, Blake Wilson, Roger Carlson and Anthony DeLorenzo of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
JOLIET, ILL. — Coda Resources has signed a 244,343-square-foot industrial lease at 2000 S. Rowell Ave. in Joliet. The 399,930-square-foot facility was newly developed by Cabot Properties. Frank Melchert, Stevan Arandjelovic and Simon Porras of Cawley Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, while Steve Ostrowski of Colliers represented the landlord. Coda, which manufactures consumer and industrial products, is expected to take occupancy in September, and the lease term is 75 months. The building features intermodal access, 50 dock doors and a clear height of 36 feet.
WAUCONDA, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 28,300-square-foot industrial building located at 280-290 Industrial Drive in Wauconda. The freestanding facility features a clear height of 19 feet, two exterior docks and two drive-in doors. The buyer, WSI Machinery, plans to renovate both the office and warehouse spaces. The acquisition also provides future expansion capability, with the opportunity to lease the secondary unit. Founded in 1985, WSI provides woodworking machinery and supplies, including millwork, machinery and panel processing equipment. Elisabeth Lazzara, Mike DeSerto and Cory Kay of Entre represented the buyer. Bruce Kaplan of Premier Commercial Realty represented the seller.
AUBURN, ALA. — Northmarq has arranged the $19.5 million sale of a 160,000-square-foot distribution facility located at 2250 Riley St. within Auburn Technology Park West in Auburn. Robert Poirier led Northmarq’s Atlanta team that represented the seller, SiO2, which previously owned and occupied the facility. The buyer was INFAC. Built in 2012 and situated on approximately 40 acres near I-85, the property features distribution space and approximately 28,000 square feet of “pharmaceutical-grade” clean room space. The fully air-conditioned building also offers 29- to 31-foot clear heights, eight dock doors with dock levelers, one oversized drive-in door, 2,000-amp electrical switchgear and 48 parking spaces.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Cold-Link Logistics, a South Florida-based operator of cold storage facilities, is underway on construction of a 65,000-square-foot expansion project at its facility in North Kingstown, located south of Providence. The expansion will add freezer space and will increase the building’s total footprint to 129,000 square feet. In addition, the project will add 13,500 pallet positions, three new loading docks and a new fire protection system. Completion is scheduled for early 2027.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Helpsy, a regional collector of recyclable clothing, has signed a 30,500-square-foot industrial lease in Elmsford, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The lease term is 10 years, and the space is located within the newly renovated building at 700 Executive Blvd. Michael Rao of New York Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brendan Hickey internally represented the landlord, GHP Office Realty.
By Kevin Stratman, Investors Realty The Omaha industrial market is essentially at full occupancy. Since 2016, the approximately 115 million-square-foot industrial market in Omaha has grown by an average of 3 to 4 million square feet per year. Yet, for a number of reasons, vacancy has consistently hovered around 3 percent. Activity to start 2026 has created a real problem. In just the first quarter of the year, the market transacted over 1.3 million square feet across six properties. As a result, an already constrained vacancy rate is now approaching a critical point. The roots of this issue trace back to 2024. That year, only four speculative construction projects over 100,000 square feet broke ground. For years, Omaha has faced ongoing sewer infrastructure challenges that have limited development in key areas. At the same time, construction costs approached peak levels, and land prices escalated rapidly. This was driven in part by major build-to-suit activity from users such as FedEx and Amazon, as well as large-scale data center developments from Meta and Google, which collectively absorbed thousands of acres of land. Given these conditions, developers made a logical decision to pause after what had been a historic run of construction. That …
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale of three industrial buildings totaling 19,500 square feet in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the buildings at 5727 Glenmont Drive were constructed in 1978. Jason Gibbons and Andrew Bischoff of Finial Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
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