CLUTE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Clute Affordable Storage, a 452-unit self-storage facility located at 508 E. Main St. in Clute, a Gulf Coast-area city approximately 50 miles south of Houston. Nicholas Ling of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed partnership, in the transaction. Evan Griffith and Tony Pepdjonovic of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Other terms of sale were not released.
DALLAS — A partnership between Boston-based Cabot Properties Inc and Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on International Logistics Center, a 646,796-square-foot industrial asset located near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The property consists of three buildings: a 118,634-square-foot rear-load building, a 203,476-square-foot front-load building and a 324, 686-square-foot cross-dock building. International Logistics Center also offers access to State Highways 360 and 183. A timetable for completion has not yet been established
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Colliers International has closed the sale of an 83,140-square-foot office/warehouse property located at 1501 Plano Road in Richardson. Lizzy Blake of Colliers represented the seller, Addison-based investment firm Silver Tree Partners, and procured the buyer, Prattco Creekway Industrial. The property was 60 percent leased at the time of sale.
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — GJT REIT has purchased an industrial building located at 201 Neelytown Road in Montgomery for an undisclosed price. Situated on 43 acres, the 248,370-square-foot distribution facility is leased to FedEx Ground on a 10-year term. GTJ REIT now owns 49 properties, totaling approximately 6 million square feet, in the Tri-State area. The name of the seller was not released.
NEWBURYPORT, MASS. — Valencia Realty Capital has arranged $4.5 million in acquisition financing for a cold-storage warehouse facility in Newburyport. The financing covers nearly 100 percent of the acquisition cost. The undisclosed borrower acquired the vacant 89,000-square-foot facility, located at 2 Opportunity Way, from a national REIT. Built in 1994 and expanded in 2008, the property features 26-foot clearance heights and approximately 14 percent of the building is office space. Stephen Smeke of Valencia secured the financing from a commercial lender for the borrower.
LINDEN, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged a 181,000-square-foot industrial lease for ASA Apple in Linden. The transportation and logistics solutions company has signed a long-term lease for the industrial building located at 55 Wildcat Drive. ASA Apple is a public warehouse and intermodal transportation company operating in the Port of New York region. Richard Mirliss, Richard Madison and Alex Vitro of Colliers represented ASA Apple, while Tom Monahan of CBRE represented the property owner, Prologis.
JACKSON, GA. — Liberty Property Trust has unveiled plans to develop Liberty Commerce Center, an 840,000-square-foot distribution center in Jackson, roughly 35 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The developer purchased the 80-acre site at the corner of Windy Lane and Midway Road in May. Upon completion, the building will feature 40-foot clear-heights, 56- by 51-foot column spacing, 161 dock doors, a 70-foot speed bay, ESFR sprinkler systems, a truck court with 175 spaces and 445 parking spaces. In addition, the building will be designed to meet LEED and Energy Star certification. Future tenants can use the remaining land to either develop a second 240,000-square-foot rear-load building with car parking, build a 266-spot trailer parking area with storage or develop an up to 1,070-space car parking area with storage.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a four-building industrial portfolio in West Town’s Kinzie Industrial Corridor in Chicago. The price was not disclosed. A joint venture between Clear Height Properties and Diamond Realty Holdings purchased the portfolio with plans to fully reposition it. Located at 404-434 N. Armour St. and 1514 W. Kinzie St., the properties span 45,568 square feet. By demolishing 1514 W. Kinzie and combining that site with the neighboring building at 1515 W. Hubbard and a vacant 14,000-square-foot site at 401 N. Ashland that the joint venture already owns, the new complex will support 46,000 square feet of space suited for flex/office, last-mile delivery or high-tech manufacturing. Larry Goldwasser, Colin Green, Matt Cowie and Michelle Maguire of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction. The team will also oversee lease-up of the redevelopment.
MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 42,590-square-foot industrial building in Menomonee Falls, about 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The price was not disclosed. The property is located on Garwin Mace Drive. Keebler Co. sold the property to AJR Properties South LLC. TJ Huenerbein, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
LIVONIA, MICH. — MSC Industrial Supply Co. has signed a 14,334-square-foot industrial lease in Livonia, a western suburb of Detroit. The warehouse property is located at 37007 Industrial Road. The building will serve as MSC’s vending machine division beginning in November. Gary Glotzhober of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease transaction. MSC currently operates five locations in Michigan.
