KATY, TEXAS — MARS Properties LLC has broken ground on High Point West, an 89,440-square-foot distribution center in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. Situated on 7.2 acres, the property will feature 32-foot clear heights, as well as access to controlled truck courts and to the Interstate 10 corridor. CBRE will market the property, which is expected to be complete by spring 2019.
TETERBORO, N.J. — Goodman Group has acquired a 616,992-square-foot logistics center in Teterboro. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is fully leased to a major e-commerce provider and is located approximately seven miles from Manhattan. It is one of only two Class A logistics centers larger than 400,000 square feet in Northern New Jersey. The seller was undisclosed.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of COL-MET, a 112,102-square-foot industrial asset located at 3333 Miller Park S. in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property was built in 1997. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction, both of which were private investors and requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged a 35,000-square-foot industrial lease at 12014 FM 529 in Houston for TexTrail Inc., a provider of parts and services for the trailer industry. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the transaction. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. — The Hollingsworth Cos. is underway on a 253,180-square-foot building within SouthPoint Business Park in Mocksville, located roughly 60 miles north of Charlotte. The industrial building is the second in a four-building, 644,644-square-foot expansion within the park, and the 10th building overall. The new facility will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60- by 60-foot column spacing and LED lighting. The ninth building in the park — the first building in the expansion — is a 108,960-square-foot speculative facility. Two additional buildings totaling 152,160 and 130,344 square feet are planned in the park. Both facilities will be able to expand to more than 230,000 square feet. Construction is scheduled to begin on the two buildings in 2019.
PHOENIX — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Bixby Land Co. has purchased Riverside @ 51st Avenue, an industrial property located at 2300 S. 51st Ave. in Phoenix. BLC Industrial Venture I – CO 3 LLC, WFG Riverside LLC and Pacifica Riverside LLC — a group of tenant-in-common entities — sold the property for $27.2 million, or $81.15 per square foot. Situated on 19.3 acres, the 335,459-square-foot facility was developed in 2007. At the time of acquisition, the property was 95 percent occupied. Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the deal.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a newly developed industrial warehouse building located at 2705 Lexington Ave. in San Bernardino. A partnership between Hartford, Conn.-based Penwood Select Industrial Partners III and Newport Beach, Calif.-based Shaw Development Partners sold the property to a global consumer products company for $18.2 million. The 154,451-square-foot facility features 2,200 square feet of office space, an ESFR sprinkler system, a secured concrete truck court and electrical service of 1,200 amps. The buyer plans to use the property for its own operational and distribution needs. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit’s Inland Empire office represented the seller in the transaction.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Invesco Real Estate has purchased Meridian Distribution Center II, located at 22000 Opportunity Way in Riverside. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, through its advisor Bentall Kennedy, sold the property for an undisclosed price. Newcastle Partners completed construction of the 503,592-square-foot property earlier this year. Situated on 26.9 acres, the facility features 36-foot interior clearance, 88 dock-high doors, 150 trailer parking stalls and 217 car parking spaces. The property is part of the master-planned Meridian Business Park, an industrial campus comprising more than 1,290 acres west of the Interstate 215 Freeway. At build out, the campus will feature 16 million square feet of space. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden and Andrew Starnes of Cushman & Wakefield’s Ontario, Calif., office worked with Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Mike Adey and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team in Irvine, Calif., to represent the buyer and seller in the transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of 35|820 @ Mercantile Center, a 657,043-square-foot industrial building in Fort Worth. The newly built, Class A property features 36-foot clear heights, 152 overhead dock doors, four drive-in doors and quick access to Interstates 35 and 820. Jody Thornton, Adam Herrin and Stephen Bailey of HFF represented the seller, Hunt Southwest, in the transaction. The buyer was Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET), a Canadian REIT owned by The Blackstone Group.
MCALLEN AND PHARR, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Cardinal Industrial has acquired a two-property portfolio of industrial assets totaling 463,708 square feet in the Rio Grande Valley. One of the properties is located in McAllen and the other is located in Pharr. The sale includes 25.7 acres of land near the United States-Mexico border. Dustin Volz, Zane Marcell and Grant Matthews of JLL represented Cardinal Industrial in the transaction. John Opinsky of Frampton & Opinsky LLC represented the undisclosed seller.
