BURLINGTON, N.J. — Liberty Property Trust has broken ground on a 441,380-square-foot industrial facility in Burlington. Located at 160-180 Dulty’s Lane, the project will feature 36-foot clear heights, 54-foot by 55-foot column spacing, 88 dock doors, space for 105 trailers and 330 parking spaces. The facility, which Dishner Architects is designing, is slated for completion in the first quarter of 2019. The general contractor is Blue Rock Construction.
NEWARK, N.J. — HFF has negotiated the $8.2 million sale of a 4.5-acre land parcel in Newark. The property is located at 120 Frontage Road and is adjacent to Newark Liberty International Airport. HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer plans to construct an 80,000-square-foot industrial building on the site. The site is also located near Port Newark-Elizabeth, one of the largest containerized deep-water shipping terminals on the East Coast.
HORN LAKE, MISS. — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has completed its first two inventory buildings at DeSoto 55 Logistics Center, a business park in Horn Lake, a Mississippi town within the greater Memphis market. Situated along the Interstate 55 corridor, the 175-acre business park will feature more than 2.5 million square feet of Class A space once fully developed. The first phase included Building A1, a 581,475-square-foot cross-dock facility that is expandable to more than 1 million square feet, and Building B, a 300,000-square-foot, rear-loading building. Core5 has preleased 200,000 square feet of space within Building B to DSV Solutions, a global provider of supply chain solutions to customers across multiple industries. DSV will utilize the entire 200,000 square feet of an existing client’s distribution facility serving the Eastern United States. Dan Wilkinson, Allen Wilkinson and Brad Kornegay of Colliers International represented Core5 in the lease transaction, as well as the entire development.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Ivanhoé Cambridge and California-based CapRock Partners have broken ground on Phase I of Colony Commerce Center in Ontario. Located at the northeast corner of Carpenter and Remington avenues within the Inland Empire, Colony Commerce Center Phase I will feature 1.3 million square feet of industrial space. The first phase will be divided into two Class A industrial buildings of 589,000 and 700,000 square feet, both with 36-foot clear heights. Additionally, the phase will feature 185-foot-wide truck courts, cross-dock loading, 100 percent concrete drive areas and excess trailer parking stalls. The logistics complex is located in close proximity to corporate neighbors, such as Walmart, FedEx and Amazon, and is within a few miles of retail amenities. CapRock Partners will also develop Phase II of the logistics complex for the Ivanhoé Cambridge. The second phase is adjacent to the first phase on the southwest corner for Archibald and Merrill avenues and will include a 1 million-square-foot, LEED-certified building with 40-foot clear height that anchors eight additional small-box buildings ranging from 35,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet. The second phase will total approximately 1.7 million square feet. Construction on Phase II is slated to begin by year end.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Los Angeles-based Cohen Asset Management has completed the sale of Iridium @ Price Road Corridor, an industrial property in Chandler. Braintree, Mass.-based Bay Capital acquired the property for $16 million. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield Capital Markets led the company’s team that represented the seller in the deal. Constructed in 1986 and renovated in 2017, the 69,820-square-foot property is fully air conditioned, provides heavy power and has features a large fenced and secured yard. The asset also includes approximately three acres of vacant land for future expansion. Iridium Communications, a mobile voice and data satellite communications network, is the sole tenant of the property.
IRVING, TEXAS — Canadian paper manufacturer Domtar has renewed its 69,577-square-foot industrial lease at 9001-9015 Sterling St. in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the Class B property was built in 1985 and totals 200,666 square feet. Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Brookfield, in the lease negotiations.
PLYMOUTH, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 124,181-square-foot industrial property net leased to Allied Building Products in Plymouth for $8.2 million. The property, located at 9800 13th Ave., includes an on-site fueling station and nearly 10 acres of outdoor storage space that is paved and fenced. Allied Building Products is a distributor of roofing, siding, waterproofing, interior products, windows, skylights, doors and tools for the residential, commercial and industrial building industries. Sean O’Brien and John Godwin of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. O’Brien secured the buyer, a real estate investment trust.
FOLSOM AND ROSEVILLE, CALIF. — NAI Horizon has arranged the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio located in metro Sacramento. Rohnert Park-based L.P.G. Associates sold the properties to Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Properties Two LLC for $31.5 million. The portfolio includes Folsom Parkshore Self-Storage at 185 Parkshore Drive in Folsom, and All Size Self-Storage at 1011 Foothills Blvd. in Roseville. The two assets total 165,920 net rentable square feet and feature 1,109 units. Denise Nunez and David Loui of NAI Horizon Self-Storage Team represented the seller in the deal.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Goerkes Corners in Waukesha for $9.5 million. The 555-unit self-storage facility is located at 21300 Doral Road. Constructed in 2015, the property features both climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units. Sean Delaney and Michael Mele of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company affiliated with Baron Properties in Denver.
HILSIDE, N.J. — Bank OZK has provided a $15.6 million construction loan for Hillside CubeSmart, a 1,203-unit self-storage facility in Hillside. HFF represented the borrower, Quinlan Development Group, in the transaction. Terms of the financing were not disclosed. CubeSmart, one of the nation’s largest operators of self-storage facilities, will manage the property. The property is located at 591 North Union Ave.