LOUISVILLE, KY. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired an industrial property located at 1300 W. Park Road in the Bullitt submarket of Louisville. Concurrent with the acquisition, the 194,519-square-foot property was leased back to the seller, a joint venture between Westfall Technik and a client of Arch Street Capital Advisors. The building is fully occupied by Amaray, a specialized global plastic packaging company, which was simultaneously acquired by Westfall Technik. Amaray has occupied the property since 2003.
HOUSTON — The Meritex Co., a Minnesota-based investment firm, has purchased Park 225, a 121,520-square-foot light industrial building located at the interchange of Highway 225 and Beltway 8 in Houston. The property was fully leased to four tenants at the time of sale. Tom Lynch of CBRE brokered the deal. Stream Realty Partners will manage the property. With this acquisition, Meritex now owns more than 500,000 square feet of industrial space in the metro Houston area.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale and leaseback of a 540,103-square-foot industrial facility in Parsippany. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 100 Jefferson Road, the property currently serves at the global headquarters for the seller, PNY Technologies. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented PNY Technologies in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Turnbridge Equities and Harbor Group International. PNY Technologies leased back approximately 25 percent of the building on a long-term basis, leaving 400,000 square feet of industrial space for Turnbridge Equities to rent. Turnbridge and HGI have commenced a $4.5 million capital improvement program at the facility that will include new parking and loading areas, new office space and building entrances, as well as new mechanical systems.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Newsom Design LLC, which produces building signage and other marketing materials, has extended its 119,083-square-foot industrial lease at 13780 Benchmark Drive in Farmers Branch, a northern suburb of Dallas. Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. Landry Commercial Inc. represented the tenant.
MELBOURNE, FLA. — NorthMarq Capital has secured the $24 million refinancing of an office and manufacturing property located at 100 N. Babcock St. in Melbourne. Leonardo DRS Inc. occupies the 311,287-square-foot facility. The company is a developer of mission-critical products and services that support military forces, intelligence agencies and prime contractors. Robert Hernandez and Lauren Hanley of NorthMarq’s Tampa office arranged the 11-year loan through an unnamed life insurance company.
TUCKER, GA. — Ackerman & Co. has sold an industrial building, located at 2232 Mountain Industrial Blvd. within Stone Mountain Industrial Park in Tucker. Mequity Cos. purchased the property for $5.3 million. The buyer, an Atlanta-based real estate development and investment firm, is redeveloping the 105,800-square-foot warehouse into a build-to-suit project for CubeSmart. The climate-controlled self-storage facility is slated for completion by year’s end. Brett Buckner, Jimmy Stevens and Major Martin of Ackerman & Co. provided in-house representation for the seller. Ackerman & Co. originally acquired the 4.1 million-square-foot Stone Mountain industrial portfolio in 2015.
SAN DIEGO — An affiliate of IDS Real Estate Group has purchased a four-building industrial portfolio within Siempre Viva Business Park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket, for an undisclosed price. Situated on 28.1 acres, the 99 percent-leased portfolio is located at 8690 Kerns St., 2660 Sarnen St. and 8863 and 9043 Siempre Viva Road. Totaling 544,864 square feet, the properties feature 24- to 32-foot clear heights, wide truck courts, loading via 98 dock-high and 14 grade-level doors, an above-standard parking ratio, and low office built-out. The properties were originally constructed between 2001 and 2003. Nick Frasco, Nick Psyllos and Andrew Briner of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — CT Realty has purchased a 95-acre land site in Whitestown, about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. The developer plans to build a 1 million-square-foot building. Project costs are estimated at $50 million. CT acquired the land from GDI Cos., which is the master planner for the surrounding Crossroads Logistics Center. The project will be situated within a one-day drive of 57 percent of the U.S. population, according to CT. Completion is slated for late 2019. Terry Busch of CBRE represented GDI, which will serve as general contractor via its subsidiary GDI Construction. Busch is also handling lease-up of the building.
CHICAGO — A partnership between Green Door Capital and Citimark Inc. has purchased a seven-property industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for $38 million. The properties, totaling 447,059 square feet, include: 5120 Prairie Stone Parkway in Hoffman Estates; 1124 Tower Road and 1555-1559 Brasswood Road in Schaumburg; 3225 Corporate Drive and 3301-3301 Corporate Drive in Joliet; 454 Scott Drive in Bloomingdale; and 3720 Prairie Lake Court in Aurora. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 93 percent leased to 10 different tenants. Kurt Sarbaugh, Robin Stolberg, Stephen Skok and Sam Berry of HFF marketed the portfolio on behalf of the seller, Globe Corp.
CANTON, OHIO — Romans Properties has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot data center in Canton for $9.3 million. The property, located at 4726 Hills and Dales Road, is fully leased to Secure Data 365. Chriss Orr of Romans represented the buyer, an institutional client. The seller was not disclosed.