OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 42,750-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 357 N. Harvard Ave. in Oklahoma City for HDG Products, an entity doing business as Hunton Distribution Group. David Portman of CBRE represented the landlord, Crow-Oklahoma #10, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
MONTVILLE, N.J. — A joint venture between New Jersey-based developer Diversified Properties LLC and New York-based 1026 Real Estate Investors LLC will develop an 807-unit self-storage facility in Montville, a western suburb of New York City. The project will span three stories and 98,000 square feet of net rentable space. CubeSmart Self Storage will manage the property, construction of which is slated to begin September 2019.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 12,000-square-foot, freestanding industrial building located at 7311 Galveston Road in Houston. Nick Terry of NAI Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Hunter Brown and Nelson Ellis of Brown & Co. Realty represented the undisclosed buyer.
EAGAN, MINN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on Dodd Road Business Center, a 152,000-square-foot industrial development in Eagan. Construction of the building is slated for the first quarter of 2020. The speculative project will sit on 10 acres and include 180 parking stalls, a clear height of 32 feet, 35 dock doors, two drive-in doors and an outdoor patio. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and engineer of record. Eric Rossbach and Bill Ritter of Colliers International will market the property for lease.
AURORA, COLO. — NorthPoint Development has closed on 185 acres of land that will be part of the site for Stafford Logistics Center, a 350-acre, 4.4 million-square-foot industrial and mixed-use development in Aurora. The property is located at the confluence of Interstate 70, Expressway 470, East Colfax Avenue and Picadilly Road. NorthPoint has already started construction on a 598,500-square-foot warehouse that is slated for delivery in the second quarter of 2020. Building 1 at Stafford Logistics Center will feature 136 trailer spaces, approximately 134 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors/ramps, 36-foot clear heights and ESFR sprinklers. Aaron Valdez, Tyler Smith and Alec Rhodes of Cushman & Wakefield Denver’s industrial team represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Additionally, the Cushman & Wakefield team has been retained to handle the leasing efforts of Stafford Logistics Center.
Demand for industrial space in Philadelphia and suburban Pennsylvania counties has been strong over the last five years. The last meaningful wave of speculative construction occurred in 2002. Couple that with the fact that much of the area’s industrial inventory was built prior to 1980, and we have a market that is ready to absorb a rising volume of speculative product. Organic growth and new-to-market requirements have absorbed most of the quality supply, leaving inventory that is at 40 to 50 years old and functionally obsolete for many requirements of today’s e-commerce users. Activity has been slower in the year’s first six months as companies have been more cautious about planning for future growth. Another factor has been the lack of quality-space options, with less than 1 percent of the inventory considered institutional, Class A space. This dearth of quality space is reflected in the single-digit vacancies. Developers, tenants and brokers will be watching closely as over 5 million square feet of speculative industrial space is projected to deliver in the next 12 to 24 months. Strong Urban Demand There is pent-up demand from local warehouse and manufacturing companies as well as increasing demand from third-party logistics (3PLs) users, food …
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 292,110-square-foot industrial portfolio in King of Prussia, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. The properties are located at 201 and 221 King Manor Drive, as well as 740, 780 and 820 Third Ave. The portfolio was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Brad Ruppel, Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the sellers, Pennsylvania-based Endurance Real Estate Group and Texas-based Thackeray Partners, in the transaction. The sales price and buyer were undisclosed.
HANAHAN, S.C. — Avison Young has negotiated a 101,823-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of W.W. Williams Co. at 5801 N. Rhett Ave. in Hanahan. W.W. Williams specializes in fleet management and logistics services. Situated about 11 miles from Port of Charleston, 5801 N. Rhett Ave. is a 300,000-square-foot building that features 18 dock doors. Alan Bolduc, Courtney Marous and Kathleen Isola of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Charleston-based Bridge Commercial represented the landlord, CenterPoint Properties Trust.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 46,950-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Clay Road in Houston for Imperial Wholesale Inc., a provider of ceramic and tile products. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1980 and totals 160,275 square feet. Jim Autenreith and Sam Rayburn of Moody Rambin represented the building owner in the lease negotiations. Preston Yaggi of Lee & Associates represented Imperial Wholesale.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Newmark Grubb Zimmer (NGZ) has brokered the sale of a 275,162-square-foot industrial building located at 2095-2383 Front St. in Kansas City. The sales price was not disclosed. The multi-tenant property was 58 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Cargill, Suburban Industrial Packaging and Grupo Antolin. David Zimmer, Michael VanBuskirk and Chris Robertson of NGZ represented the institutional seller. California-based Industrial Realty Group purchased the building.