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Americanstar Mattress Opens North Texas Showroom, Distribution Center in Arlington

by Haisten Willis February 9, 2016

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Americanstar Mattress LLC has entered the north Texas market, inking a 25,230-square-foot lease for showroom and distribution space in the Great Southwest Industrial District. The California-based company has leased as-is space at 1185 W. Corporate Drive in Arlington. Will Dillard of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant, who also has a distribution center in Houston. Americanstar’s first location in the region is accessible to I-30 and TX 360. The rear-load structure has a 24-foot clear height and four loading docks. Bill Bexley of JSC Realty Investment Services Inc. represented Avenue J Partnership Ltd., landlord of the fully leased, 50,265-square-foot industrial building.

February 9, 2016

Florida Industrial Southeast

Seefried Industrial Properties to Develop 275,226 SF Spec Industrial Facility in Lakeland

by John Nelson February 9, 2016

LAKELAND, FLA. — Seefried Industrial Properties has broken ground on a Class A, 275,226-square-foot spec industrial facility at Bridgewater Commerce Center in Lakeland. The property’s owner, USAA Real Estate Co., has tapped Clay Witherspoon of Avison Young’s Tampa office to lease the project, which is situated at the southwest quadrant of I-4 and Highway 33. Upon completion in the fourth quarter of 2016, the facility will feature 36-foot clear heights. Bridgewater Commerce Center’s existing tenants include JC Penney, Havertys, HD Supply, Empire, Southeastern Paper Group and TA Chen International Inc.

February 9, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Krusinski Construction Completes 250,000 SF Industrial Expansion for Ferrara Candy Co. in Bolingbrook

by Christina Cannon February 9, 2016

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has completed a 250,000-square-foot expansion for Ferrara Candy Co. in Bolingbrook, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The facility was built adjacent to Ferrara’s existing 750,000-square-foot distribution facility. Harris Architects was the designer for the project, and Pearson Brown & Associates was the civil engineer of record. The facility features 62 dock positions and two drive-in doors. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Heitman, and CBRE represented the tenant.

February 9, 2016

Industrial Texas

Cypressbrook Co. Arranges Sale of Land, Industrial Property in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis February 8, 2016

CYPRESS, TEXAS — Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. has represented Argen Polymer LLC in the purchase of two tracts of land totaling 10.8 acres and a warehouse building containing 15,000 square feet on Telge Road in Cypress. Steve Adkisson of Adkisson Group represented the seller, SF Telge Park LLC.

February 8, 2016

Florida Industrial Southeast

PREMIER Design + Build Completes Construction of Spec Warehouse in Broward County

by John Nelson February 8, 2016

DAVIE, FLA. — PREMIER Design + Build Group LLC has finished construction on a speculative industrial warehouse in Davie, a town in Broward County. The 145,800-square-foot project, known as Bridge Point Davie, is located at 3501 S.W. 46th Ave. PREMIER completed the project on behalf of Bridge Development Partners LLC. Bridge Point Davie is a Class A facility featuring 32-foot clear heights, 43 truck dock positions, four drive-in doors, an ESFR fire protection sprinkler system and 241 parking stalls. Mark Melone and Michael Pacini of PREMIER were the project managers and Ed Lebak, also with PREMIER, was field superintendent. RLC Architects provided architectural services, and Landplan Engineering Group Inc. was the civil engineer. David Wigoda and Steve Wasserman of JLL are leasing the project on behalf of Bridge Development Partners.

February 8, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

American Realty Advisors Acquires 604,565 SF Industrial Property in North Aurora, Illinois

by Christina Cannon February 8, 2016

NORTH AURORA, ILL. — American Realty Advisors has acquired a 604,565-square-foot industrial property in North Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The I-88 Gateway Logistics Center is fully leased to a single tenant through 2022. Built in 2014, I-88 Gateway Logistics Center is situated on 33 acres and features 32-foot clear heights, 60 cross-dock truck doors, four drive-in doors, ESFR fire protection, a fully air-conditioned food grade warehousing facility, 63 trailer stalls, 46 trailer staging bays and 300 parking spaces. A joint venture between Opus and USAA Real Estate Co. sold the asset to American Realty Advisors. Jeffery Devine and Steven Disse of Colliers represented the joint venture in the transaction.

February 8, 2016

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Transwestern Brokers Sale of 160,961 SF Industrial Property in Schiller Park, Illinois

by Christina Cannon February 8, 2016

SCHILLER PARK, ILL. — Transwestern has brokered the sale of a four-building industrial property in Schiller Park, approximately 16 miles northwest of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. A trust in the name of Howard Bernstein, the late founder of Atlas Cos., sold the 7.3-acre site to Skyline Properties LLC. The four buildings total 160,961 square feet. The property currently serves as the Atlas corporate headquarters. The distributer and servicer of material handling, construction and floor cleaning equipment will relocate to Elk Grove Village in March as part of an expansion. Phillip Rosenberg and Ryan Phillips of Transwestern represented the seller in the transaction. Nick Saraceno of CTK Chicago Partners represented Skyline Properties.

February 8, 2016

Industrial New Hampshire Northeast Top Stories

Calpine Corp. Buys Granite Ridge Energy Center in New Hampshire for $500M

by Nellie Day February 8, 2016

LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Calpine Corp. (NYSE: CPN) has purchased the Granite Ridge Energy Center power plant for $500 million. The natural gas-fired, combined-cycle plant is located at 21 N. Wentworth Ave. in the Southeast New Hampshire town of Londonderry, near the Massachusetts border. The seller was Granite Ridge Holdings. The power plant features two combustion turbines, two heat recovery steam generators and one steam turbine. It began operating in 2003. Granite Ridge has a nameplate generating capacity of 745 megawatts, resulting in a purchase price of approximately $671 per kilowatt. “The addition of Granite Ridge strategically enhances our footprint in New England,” says Thad Hill, Calpine’s president and CEO. “Now with approximately 2,000 megawatts of modern gas-fired capability in the region, Calpine is well positioned to provide clean, flexible and reliable energy and capacity to the market.” Calpine financed the transaction with proceeds from a $550 million first lien term loan, secured in December 2015. Calpine Corporation is America’s largest generator of electricity from natural gas and geothermal resources. Champion Energy, the company’s wholesale power operations and retail business, serves customers in 20 states and Canada. Calpine’s stock closed at $15.31 on Friday, Feb. 5, down from $22.16 one year …

February 8, 2016

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Madison Realty Capital Provides Two Loans for New Jersey Properties Totaling $71.1M

by Amy Works February 5, 2016

PARSIPPANY AND GARFIELD, N.J. — Madison Realty Capital (MRC) has provided two first mortgage loans totaling $71.1 million for commercial properties in Northern New Jersey. In the first transaction, Madison Realty provided $45 million in acquisition financing for a 404,515-square-foot office property located at 2 Gateway Drive in Parsippany. The undisclosed borrower plans to re-tenant a portion of the property, modernize the property’s common areas and enhance the building’s amenity package. MRC funded $33 million at closing to facilitate the borrower’s acquisition and reserved a future funding component of $12 million for good-news leasing. In the second transaction, MRC provided a $26.1 million loan for the recapitalization of a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial property located at 141 Lanza Ave. in Garfield. Situated on 33 acres, the industrial property includes a warehouse and self-storage space. The undisclosed borrower plans to continue leasing and asset management efforts to fully stabilize the property.

February 5, 2016

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Houston Industrial Sector Remains Strong in Spite of Oil Price Fallout

by Haisten Willis February 5, 2016

Depending on who’s speaking, or what you’re reading, the forecasts for the 2016 Houston industrial real estate market run the full spectrum from bull to bear. Whether you are a landlord trying to fill a vacancy; a developer weighing the decision on whether to build or not; or an investor or a potential tenant looking for the best lease terms, your decision making is driven by a few key factors. These include the price of oil and where you think it is headed, the type of industrial facility you build/own/require, and in what submarket of Houston it is located. With current oil prices hovering in the low $30s per barrel, and threatening to go lower, you don’t have to look hard to find plenty of economists forecasting a rough 2016 for Houston industrial real estate. But that’s not the whole picture. No doubt the ongoing drilling downturn has hit the city hard. A recent survey was conducted of single-tenant manufacturing facilities ranging from 10,000 to 50,000 square feet in the West, Northwest and North Houston submarkets. The survey reported over 2.4 million square feet available in 120 buildings, with an additional 240,000 square feet under construction in 15 more buildings. …

February 5, 2016

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