FORT WORTH — Transwestern’s Fort Worth office has arranged the sale of Riverbend Center on behalf of Klabzuba Realty LLC. Riverbend Complex LLC purchased the industrial/flex property located at 2301 – 2435 Gravel Drive and 7401 – 7445 Pebble Drive in Fort Worth for an undisclosed price. Steve Rowland, Jeff Givens and Tracy Georges of Transwestern represented the seller, Klabzuba. The 188,355-square-foot, four-building property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. Riverbend Center includes 5,000 square feet of excess land for potential additional parking. Todd Lambeth of Colliers International represented Riverbend Complex in the transaction.
Industrial
For years the Omaha industrial market — approximately 68 million square feet strong — seemed to be slow and steady. When the market tightened, developers were still able to meet demand. Over the past 15 years, companies looking to construct new facilities have historically had an ample number of options in which to relocate along I-80 in the southwest part of the metro area. The Great Recession of the late 2000s seemingly halted speculative construction. During the rebound of the early 2010s, the vacancy rate began to steadily decline. Tenants started to absorb excess space at a healthy clip. All of a sudden, the market has begun to face two overwhelming challenges: virtually full occupancy among rental space and few readily available land options to build new product. Space Users Stay Active Industrial vacancy in Omaha has continued to plummet, ending 2014 at a 3 percent vacancy rate. Both large national companies and local businesses have accounted for the healthy absorption of space. Sergeant’s Pet Care Products (which built 349,680 square feet), Airlite Plastics (71,272 square feet), and Election Systems & Software (40,000 square feet) all increased their footprint in 2014. Additionally, several smaller transactions have occurred this year. Companies …
TWINSBURG, OHIO — Meridian Design Build has begun construction on a new 207,360-square-foot, speculative industrial building in Twinsburg. Scannell Properties is the developer for the project. The multi-tenant facility is located on a 14-acre site within Cornerstone Business Park. The new spec building will include 171 auto parking stalls, five tenant entrances and 26 loading docks. The building is scheduled for completion in late summer. Precept Design LLC is providing architectural services for the project. Weber Engineering Services is completing civil engineering work.
ONTARIO, CALIF. – Wohl Investment Company has acquired Airport Wineville Business Park, a 53,937-square-foot, mixed use industrial center in Ontario, for $4.5 million. The four-building park is located at 5140 E. Airport Drive and 151,181 and 201 S. Wineville Ave. Wohl was represented by Patrick Barnes of Colliers International. The seller was McLellan Estate Co.
GARDENA, CALIF. – Sator Sports has acquired a 19,650-square-foot industrial building in Gardena for $2.4 million. The building is located at 1455 W. 139th Street. The soccer equipment company will be relocating its headquarters from nearby 1536 228th Street. It should occupy its new space by mid-April. The new building will allow the company to expand. Sator Sports was represented by Matt Stringfellow and Courtney Bell of the Klabin Company/CORFAC International. The seller Major Fulfillment Inc., was represented by David Denitz of Gateway Business Properties.
FRANKLIN, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $33 million sale of two industrial buildings totaling 418,000 square feet in Franklin, approximately 20 miles south of Milwaukee. The properties are 1 and 2 World Packaging Circle, located within the 425-acre Franklin Business Park with frontage on South Oakwood Park Drive and Ryan Road. The property has access to I-94, I-894, U.S. Highway 41, U.S. Highway 45 and State Trunk Highway 36. The two facilities were built of precast tilt-up concrete on 37.6 acres in 2006. Features at the properties include 30-foot to 40-foot ceiling heights, enclosed docks, two 75-ton cranes, two 10-ton cranes and heated underground parking. Thomas Kopatich of Marcus & Millichap’s Milwaukee office represented the seller, a local business person, and the buyer, a private equity fund.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Morningstar of Pasadena, an 88,011-squrae-foot self-storage facility located in Pasadena. Chico LeClaire and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Knobler and LeClaire also secured and represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Morningstar of Pasadena is located at 6321 Spencer Highway in Pasadena.
NOVI, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the lease of a 14,650-square-foot industrial space in Novi. The property is located at 40230 Grand River Ave., Suite 200. The landlord, Grand River Novi Hall Properties LLC, leased the space to Camelot SI LLC, doing business as Sharper Image. Phil Konopitski of Friedman represented the tenant in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Adler Kawa Real Estate Advisors (AKREA) has purchased Shopton Ridge Business Park, a 422,400-square-foot office and industrial park in southwest Charlotte. The park was 90.8 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as PinPoint, Scent Air, Cardinal Health, Linde Gas and Rent-A-Center, among others. AKREA purchased the property for an undisclosed price through the Adler Kawa Real Estate Fund II. AKREA has tapped Bill Wood of Trinity Partners to lease the asset. Patrick Gildea, Anne Johnson and Bryan Crutcher of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Charles Foschini and Christopher Apone of CBRE’s Miami office arranged acquisition financing on behalf of AKREA.
SPARKS, NEV. – Advanced Supply Chain Logistics has leased 55,515 square feet of distribution space in Sparks. The industrial building is located at 1285B Southern Way. The tenant is a transportation services and supply chain logistics solutions provider. The landlord was represented by J. Michael Hoeck, Dave Simonsen, Michael Nevis and Steve Kucera of The NAI Alliance Industrial Properties Group.