HOUSTON — Modular Power Solutions has signed a 435,680-square-foot industrial lease in North Houston. The provider of electrical solutions for the data center industry will occupy the entirety of Maverick Distribution Center, a newly built, 26-acre development that is adjacent to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Building features include a cross-dock configuration, 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths and “generous” car and trailer parking allotments. Mac Hall, Tyler Maner and Abraham Richardson of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Kevin Wyatt and Robert Willard represented the landlord, Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., on an internal basis.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Brio Direct Marketing Inc. has signed a 21,075-square-foot industrial lease expansion in Fort Worth. The provider of mail marketing services also renewed its existing lease within Riverbend Business Park, a 32-building, 1.4 million-square-foot development. Grayson Fleitz and Matt Carthey of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Riverbend Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — A partnership between two New Jersey-based firms, The STRO Cos. and Kushner Real Estate (KRE) will develop a 65,000-square-foot industrial project in Parsippany, about 30 miles west of New York City. The building at 3 Century Drive will offer 36-foot clear heights, 10 dock doors, one drive-in door and divisibility to 32,000 square feet. Vertical construction is underway, and completion is slated for the fall. Resource Realty is the leasing agent.
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — MP Materials (NYSE: MP), the leading American producer of rare earth materials and permanent magnets, has selected Northlake for its new $1.3 billion rare earth magnet manufacturing campus. CBRE arranged the sale of the site, which is situated within the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned development in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, on behalf of the developer, Hillwood. The new site, dubbed “10X,” is expected to serve as the center of the United States’ rare earth magnet supply chain. It is located less than 10 miles from MP’s existing “Independence” facility in Fort Worth, which began commercial production in 2025 as a 250,000-square-foot downstream center for rare earth metal, alloy and magnet production. 10X is the result of MP Materials’ previously announced public-private partnership with the U.S. Department of War (DoW), which was established in July 2025 to accelerate U.S. rare earth magnet independence, according to the company’s press release. The DoW holds a 15 percent stake in the company. “10X is about building industrial strength at a scale the United States has not seen in generations, and the exceptional talent and infrastructure in North Texas make it possible,” says James Litinsky, founder, chairman and CEO of MP Materials. “We are advancing key objectives …
HOUSTON — Boston-based investment firm Cabot Properties has purchased Corporate Center Fannin, a 370,264-square-foot industrial park in southwest Houston. The development consists of two buildings: a 218,966-square-foot, cross-dock facility that was built in 2002 and a 151,298-square-foot, front-load building that was completed in 2022. The buildings feature 30- to 32-foot clear heights and a total of 68 dock-high doors and 10 drive-in doors. Trent Agnew, Charles Strauss, Lance Young, Brooke Petzold and Dawson Hastings of JLL represented the seller, Taurus Investment Holdings, in the transaction.
RENO, NEV. — AEW Capital Management has purchased South Reno Industrial Portfolio, a three-building industrial campus in Reno, from WHI and McKenzie Properties for an undisclosed price. The asset is located at 12910, 12920 and 12930 Old Virginia Road. South Reno Industrial Portfolio consists of three concrete tilt-up buildings: Totaling nearly 20 acres, the campus offers 479 auto parking stalls, loading courts and robust power capacity. At the time of sale, the asset was 92 percent leased to a diverse mix of logistics, advanced manufacturing and e-commerce tenants. Will Strong, Michael Matchett, Molly Miller, Jack Stamets, Madeline Warren, Jeff Chiate, Rick Ellison, Matthew Leuopold, Aubrie Monahan, Mike Nevis and Shawn Jaenson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers and procured the buyer in the deal.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — CRG has sold The Cubes at ORD, a newly constructed industrial building totaling 66,552 square feet in Franklin Park, located immediately southeast of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Developed on a speculative basis in 2025, the facility is fully leased to Worldwide Flight Services. The infill development offers direct access to I-294 and features 20 exterior dock doors, two drive-in doors, 11 trailer storage spaces and parking for 70 vehicles. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson, Brian Colson and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young represented CRG in the transaction. Matt Mulvihill of CBRE represented the tenant. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed. CRG integrated partner LJC designed The Cubes at ORD, while parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
BEDFORD, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated a 47,500-square-foot industrial lease in Bedford, located northwest of Boston. The tenant is sustainable energy company Fourth Power, and the space is located within a newly built, 147,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility. Torin Taylor, Rich Ruggiero, Matt Adams, Tyler McGrail and Rory Walsh of Newmark represented the landlord, a partnership between Camber Development and Wheelock Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. Rob Glor and Michael Goodwin of Rise73 represented the tenant.
By Ryan Brittain, Colliers Speculative construction has always carried a certain boldness in industrial real estate. Building without a tenant can either signal visionary thinking or a bold bet on future demand. In metro Detroit, that confidence was on full display during the post-COVID boom. To meet the surge in tenant demand, highly respected industrial developers raced to deliver modern distribution space across the region. At the height, preleasing was not always necessary but often occurred. Developers pushed forward on new Class A warehouses, confident that tenant requirements would catch up and, for a time, they did. Yet here we are in 2026, and speculative development is not an idea of the past. It is returning, this time with more discipline. This is not another Resurgit cineribus Detroit comeback story, but rather a thoughtful recalibration. The “Return of the Spec” reflects a market that has matured and learned, not one that has overheated. To understand it today, it helps to revisit how we arrived. As a wave of newly completed speculative projects delivered (at one point, the market saw 12 million square feet under construction), availability expanded. Shortly thereafter, the automotive industry hit an uncertain patch in late 2023. Vacancy …
EL PASO, TEXAS — Dallas-based development and investment firm Green Point Property Co. is underway on construction of Sky Park El Paso, a 200-acre industrial project. Phase I will consist of two buildings: a 443,975-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse/flex building and an adjacent 192,490-square-foot, rear-load building. Project partners include Silverado Interests (equity partner), Stellar Bank (construction lender), Ridgemont Commercial Construction (general contractor) and CBRE (leasing agent). Phase I is expected to be substantially complete before the end of the year.
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