CONROE, TEXAS — Falcon Steel America (FSA), a metro Fort Worth-based producer of steel structures, has acquired a 226,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. The property is situated on 25 acres at 3575 Pollok Drive in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The company expects to hire 150 new employees to work at the plant, approximately doubling its manufacturing capacity.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 101,460-square-foot industrial lease at 971 N. Sam Houston Parkway E. in Houston on behalf of Air General Inc., an air and water cargo handling firm. John Ferruzzo and Nick Peterson of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Blake Warren and Justin Robinson of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.
URBANDALE, IOWA — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Interstate Distribution Center in Urbandale, about eight miles northwest of Des Moines, for $16.7 million. The 518,161-square-foot distribution center is fully occupied by two undisclosed tenants. Built in 1968, the property is situated on a 42-acre parcel near the junction of I-35, I-80 and I-235. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil, Tom Holtz and Chris Pendroy of CBRE represented the seller, Investors Real Estate Trust. Bell Avenue Properties Inc. purchased the property.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a 505,000-square-foot lease for S&S Activewear at Midland Logistic Center in McDonough, roughly 30 miles south of Atlanta. The Illinois-based company is a national wholesaler of imprintable apparel and stocks more than 60 brands. Britt Casey of Cushman & Wakefield represented S&S Activewear in the lease negotiations, and Lisa Pittman, Ray Stache and James Philpott of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Scannell Properties. The new warehouse will serve as a regional distribution center for the apparel company and will create more than 300 jobs over the next four years. The facility is expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2018.
DESOTO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Eagle Park 20/35, a 454,408-square-foot distribution center located at 1240 E. Centre Park Blvd. in the Dallas metro of DeSoto. The Class A facility is situated on 29.5 acres and features access to Interstates 20 and 35. Dustin Volz and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Ridgeline Property Group and Stockbridge Capital Group, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed institutional investor.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. (SST IV), a public, non-traded REIT, has acquired a 480-unit self-storage facility located at 3730 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway in Texas City, about 45 miles southeast of Houston. Built in 2010, the 8,000-square-foot facility is situated on 10.5 acres and offers climate-controlled interiors and drive-up access. The property was approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates is building a new $5 million warehouse for U.S. Paint, a developer and manufacturer of customized automotive and industrial paints, at the company’s facility in downtown St. Louis. McGrath will work in two phases to replace an existing warehouse with a 33,000-square-foot building while the manufacturing facility remains operational. During Phase I, McGrath will erect a new pre-engineered metal building to provide new office space, a maintenance shop, a battery charging area and storage for raw materials. A connecting link will tie the new building into an existing manufacturing building to allow covered access for forklift truck traffic. During Phase II, the existing raw materials warehouse will be demolished and a new building erected to provide space for a quality control lab and liquid materials storage. Japan-based Kansai Paint acquired U.S. Paint last year.
LATHROP, CALIF. — Carpenter Co. has sold a 417,600-square-foot industrial building south of Stockton to an undisclosed buyer for $21.5 million. The facility is located at 17100 S. Harlan Road in Lathrop. The property is situated on nearly 35 acres about 60 miles east of the Port of Oakland. Jim Martin of Lee & Associates Stockton represented Carpenter Co. in this transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Refrigeration Supplies Distributor (RSD) has purchased the former Daltile Stone & Slab Center, a 40,000-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 250 W. Gregson Ave. RSD is a refrigeration parts and equipment wholesaler in the Western United States. Skyler Peterson of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented RSD, while the firm’s Eli Priest represented the undisclosed seller in this transaction.
VISALIA, CALIF. — G4 Enterprises Ltd. has acquired Midstate 99 Distribution Center, a 790,000-square-foot industrial complex in Visalia, for $33.4 million. The facility is situated in a major agricultural hub in California’s Central Valley, about 40 miles south of Fresno. G4 Enterprises made an unsolicited offer to purchase the property from Alexander & Baldwin (A&B). The seller plans to use the funds to invest in Hawaii and enhance its current communities.
