MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — TEI Logistics LLC has signed a 78,700-square-foot warehouse lease in Mount Prospect, about 22 miles northwest of Chicago. The 237,350-square-foot property, located at 1400 Algonquin Road, features 12 exterior docks, one drive-in door and 8,000 square feet of office space. The El Paso, Texas-based company will relocate from its 61,780-square-foot location in Wood Dale in June. Tom Rodeno and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International represented the landlord, Clarion Partners. Christopher Nelson of Lee & Associates represented TEI.
Industrial
SAN ANTONIO — Irvine, Calif.-based Faris Lee Investments has brokered the approximately $5.6 million sale of a 96,000-square-foot industrial asset in San Antonio. The property is situated on five acres at 1949 Hormel Drive near the downtown area and is 100 percent leased to a single tenant: waste management firm Republic Services Inc. Scott DeYoung of Faris Lee represented the buyer, a San Francisco-based private investor, in the transaction. Preserve West Capital represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional owner.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has received a $75 million construction loan to develop Bridge Point Commerce Center, a planned 2.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Miami Gardens. Steve Roth of CBRE arranged the loan through CIBC Bank U.S. and Hartford Investment Management Co. The first phase of the project, which will include three Class A buildings totaling 1.1 million square feet, is expected to deliver in the second quarter of 2019. The first two buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights and the third building will feature 36-foot clear heights. Located at 3900 N.W 215th St., Bridge Point Commerce Center is equidistant to Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport. Bridge Development is an active industrial developer in the South Florida region. In April, the Chicago-based firm received a $32.1 million loan to develop Bridge Point Powerline Road, a 467,832-square-foot facility in Pompano Beach.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Inc., an entity co-sponsored by Griffin Capital Co. LLC, has acquired Shaw Distribution Center – Northport Building C in Savannah for $56.5 million. The more than 1 million-square-foot facility is fully leased to Shaw Industries Inc., one of the largest flooring manufacturers in the country and a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The build-to-suit property was completed in March. Shaw Distribution Center is located less than seven miles from the Port of Savannah.
SEATAC, WASH. — Wells Fargo Wealth Management has purchased Olympic Industrial Park, a two-building, 94,739-square-foot industrial complex located in SeaTac, a suburb of Seattle. Avenue 55, on behalf of an undisclosed 1031 exchange buyer, sold the asset for $12.9 million. At the time of sale, the 75,588-square-foot property located at 19111 Des Moines Memorial Drive was fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, Seattle Air Cargo and BlueStar Refreshment Services. Built in 1983, the building features 26 loading dock doors, seven grade levels and 20-foot clear heights. The second building, located at 1200 S. 192nd St., is a 20,548-square-foot office property built in 1983 and renovated in 2015. At the time of sale, International Rescue Committee, Carmichael International Service, Argent Express Group and Sea & Air Transport occupied the property. Scott Alan and Patrick Mullin of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.
MOUNT MORRIS, ILL. AND COVINGTON, TENN. — Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors has purchased two industrial properties formerly occupied by printing company Quad Graphics, including one in Mount Morris, for a combined $13.5 million. The Mount Morris facility features 586,706 square feet and is located at 404 N. Wesley Ave., about 30 miles southwest of Rockford. The property features 24 loading docks, two drive-in doors and rail access to BNSF. Phoenix also acquired a 523,010-square-foot property in Covington, Tenn. Phoenix purchased the properties from Industrial Realty Group. Both properties have existing tenants in place.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has begun work on Parkway Logistics Center, a 271,794-square-foot industrial development in Grand Prairie, a western suburb of Dallas. Built on a speculative basis, the Class A space will be divisible into 50,000-square-foot blocks and will feature 44 dock-high bays as well as dedicated parking for 69 trailers and more than 100 vehicles. Stream Realty acquired the site in February through a joint venture with LaSalle Investment Management, a subsidiary of JLL. Completion is scheduled for later in the year.
ADDISON, TEXAS — VapeWild, a manufacturer and distributor of e-cigarette juice, has signed a 62,289-square-foot office/industrial lease at 4550 Excel Parkway in Addison, a northern suburb of Dallas. VapeWild has operated in Addison since 2013 and is expanding its footprint, which previously totaled 20,765 square feet. Roughly half the new space is being used for manufacturing and distribution and the other half will be used to house its customer relations team. The company, which now employs about 280 people, will move into its expanded space in July.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 54,750-square-foot warehouse located at 14333 Sommermeyer St. in northwest Houston. Nick Peterson, John Ferruzzo and Ryan Searle of NAI Partners represented the seller, Vallourec Tube Alloy LLC, a provider of casing and tubing accessories, in the sale. Justin Clark and Nathan Gaines of Clark Gaines represented the buyer, H&B Development & Construction LP.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Virginia Beach, Va.-based CCP Commercial Real Estate has acquired a five-building office-flex portfolio in Nashville for $41.2 million. The properties are located within the city’s Airport North and Metro Center submarkets. The portfolio, which was 97 percent leased at the time of sale, totals 413,000 square feet and includes a mix of office and warehouse space. The name of the seller was not disclosed. The acquisition brings CCP’s portfolio in the Nashville market to approximately 1 million square feet.