Industrial

Ready Capital Provides $11.5M Loan for Acquisition, Conversion of Warehouse in Miami

by Camren Skelton October 6, 2017

MIAMI — Ready Capital Structured Finance has provided an $11.5 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial warehouse in Miami. Located in the Wynwood Art District, the 35,000-square-foot property will be renovated and converted into a creative office building featuring ground floor retail space. The undisclosed borrower signed a lease with an office tenant that will occupy a portion of the building upon completion of the planned capital improvements. The 24-month loan features one extension option and is inclusive of a facility to provide for capital expenditures, leasing costs and interest and carry reserves.

October 6, 2017

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Westmount Realty Capital Acquires 2.3 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Metro Chicago

by Kristin Harlow October 6, 2017

CHICAGO — Westmount Realty Capital has acquired a 21-building, 2.3 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in the greater Chicago area. Sixteen of the properties are located in close proximity to Chicago O’Hare International Airport and the Illinois International Port District. The other five are situated north of Chicago from Lake County, Ill., to Kenosha, Wis. The portfolio is currently 82 percent occupied. This acquisition brings Westmount’s Chicago area assets to more than 5 million square feet of industrial space. Including this acquisition, Dallas-based Westmount now has nearly 8 million square feet of industrial space in the Midwest region within its portfolio. To accommodate the company’s growth in the region, Westmount will expand its local property management office into a regional office in Chicago.

October 6, 2017

Indiana Industrial Midwest

Opus Begins Construction of 495,977 SF Industrial Building in Greenwood, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow October 6, 2017

GREENWOOD, IND. — The Opus Group has begun construction of a 495,977-square-foot speculative industrial building in Greenwood, about 14 miles south of Indianapolis. Opus is developing the project, known as Greenpointe Logistics Center, in a joint venture with Diamond Realty Investments Inc. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights and will be able to accommodate up to two tenants. Completion is slated for late spring 2018. Luke Wessel of Cushman & Wakefield will market the property for lease.

October 6, 2017

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Colliers Brokers Sale of 146,532 SF Industrial Building in Milwaukee

by Kristin Harlow October 6, 2017

MILWAUKEE — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Canal Street Commerce Center in the Menomonee Valley near downtown Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. The 146,532-square-foot infill industrial building is located at 1301 W. Canal St. Milsco Manufacturing and Stamm Technologies recently signed anchor leases, bringing the property to 100 percent occupancy. Other tenants include Prolitec, Pittsburgh Glassworks, Rexnord, Industrial Controls and Bence-Build. A group led by LCM Funds Real Estate LLC acquired the building. Tom Shepherd and Mark Schnoll of Colliers represented the seller, Ziegler/Bence Partners 5 LLC, which developed the property in 2007. The site had previously been part of the Milwaukee stockyards.

October 6, 2017

Industrial Market Reports Texas Texas Market Reports

Institutional Portfolio Trades Dominate El Paso Industrial Investment Activity

by Taylor Williams October 6, 2017

With an inventory of about 63 million square feet, El Paso’s industrial market has played a pivotal role in the business of commercial real estate for the past 10 years. During that stretch, portfolio trades have come to dominate industrial transactions in this market. For example, Dallas-based Stonelake Capital Partners recently added to its holdings by buying four buildings from 5 Star Real Estate in Vista Del Sol East totaling about 567,000 square feet. Stonelake had entered the market several years prior after buying 11 buildings totaling roughly 1 million square feet in Butterfield Trail Industrial Park from two separate entities, Louis Kennedy and Lincoln Properties. Other defining examples of trades include the activity of IndCore, a Blackstone company that began buying Industrial real estate in El Paso in 2010. The company purchased 1.2 million square feet of assets from Prologis; 1 million square feet of space from Northwestern Mutual Credit and 1.2 million square feet of product from UBS. In addition, Allstate foreclosed approximately 500,000 square feet of the KASCO portfolio in 2011, which was re-sold to Covington Capital in 2015. CIII Capital Partners absorbed eight buildings totaling 900,000 square feet from Titan Industrial in 2012. Soon after, CIII …

October 6, 2017

Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Bridge Development Partners Develops 1.3 MSF Industrial Center in Perth Amboy, New Jersey

by Amy Works October 5, 2017

PERTH AMBOY, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners has developed a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial distribution center in Perth Amboy. Designed and constructed by Premier Design + Build Group, the three-building center features ultramodern amenities and proximity to interstate highways, deep-water cargo ports, air-freight hubs and rail lines. The center comprises a 354,250-square-foot building, a 220,200-square-foot facility and a 718,200-square-foot building. The buildings feature 36-foot clear ceiling heights, hundreds of truck dock positions, ESFR fire protection systems and 800 amp, 277/480-volt electrical services, as well as parking lots for 703 cars and 441 trailers. Cornerstone Architects provided architectural services for the project.

October 5, 2017

Industrial New York Northeast

60 Guilders, ASB Real Estate Acquire Industrial Building in Brooklyn for $47M

by Amy Works October 5, 2017

NEW YORK CITY — 60 Guilders LLC, in a joint venture with ASB Real Estate Investments, has acquired an industrial building located at 5110-5112 Second Ave. in Brooklyn. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $47 million. The building features 185,000 square feet of industrial space. Leo Leyva, Jordan Metzger, Matthew Schneid and Jonathan Goodelman of Cole Schotz P.C. advised 60 Guilders in the joint venture and acquisition.

October 5, 2017

Industrial Self-Storage Texas

Marcus & Millichap Arranges Sale of 587-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Austin

by Taylor Williams October 5, 2017

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Wells Branch Self Storage, a 587-unit facility located at 1763 Wells Branch Parkway in Austin. Built in 1997 and situated less than a mile from Interstate 35, the facility measures 64,412 square feet and was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family trust based in New Jersey, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, California-based Wells Branch Mini U Storage LLC.

October 5, 2017

Industrial Texas

Stream Realty Secures 60,408 SF Industrial Lease in Metro Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams October 5, 2017

NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has secured a 60,408-square-foot industrial lease within Northport 35 Business Center, a three-building, 945,000-square-foot industrial park in the Fort Worth metro of Northlake. Houston-based reLogistics, a provider of warehouse and pallet management services, will occupy most of Building C, leaving about 23,000 square feet of space still available for lease.

October 5, 2017

Industrial Midwest Ohio

Becknell to Develop 176,800 SF Speculative Industrial Building in Fairfield, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow October 5, 2017

FAIRFIELD, OHIO — Becknell Industrial has purchased a 14-acre site to develop a 176,800-square-foot speculative industrial building in Fairfield, a northern suburb of Cincinnati. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2018. The building, located on Commerce Center Drive, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 18 docks and two drive-in doors.

October 5, 2017

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