STERLING HEIGHTS, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has arranged an 18,495-square-foot industrial lease in Sterling Heights, eight miles east of Troy. ASRC Federal has leased the facility, which is located at 35645 Stanley Drive. The company provides mission‐critical services to federal government agencies dedicated to defense, civil and intelligence support. Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani represented the undisclosed landlord in the transaction.
BUDA, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the lease of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building located at 199 Park 35 Cove N. in Buda, a suburb of Austin. Reed Parker and Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the buyer, The CounterSource, a supplier of custom fabrication and counter top surfaces. Thomas Rhodes with Century 21 Randall Morris & Associates represented the seller, Prisma Properties.
SHELTON, CONN. — GTJ REIT has acquired an industrial building located in Shelton for an undisclosed price. Situated on 22 acres, the 125,000-square-foot building features an industrial portion with 24-foot clear heights and a central lobby on the second floor with office space. The facility is currently leased and occupied by Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and guaranteed by United Technologies Corp. pursuant to a lease that expires April 2018. Sikorsky has a five-year extension option on its lease.
LAS VEGAS, PHOENIX AND PORTLAND, ORE. – BKM Capital Partners has acquired three industrial parks out West for $42.8 million. The acquisitions were completed on behalf of BKM Industrial Value Fund I LP. The transaction includes the 98,516-square-foot Hayden Island Business Park in Portland for $5.9 million; the 223,009-square-foot Patrick Commerce Center in Las Vegas for $15.1 million; and the 219,410-square-foot Black Canyon Business Park in Phoenix for $13.1 million. These are the first three assets to be included in the commingled fund. BKM Industrial Value Fund LP intends to acquire about $300 million of industrial assets by the end of next year. Irvine, Calif.-based BKM Capital Partners is a fund manager and operator platform targeting value-add, multi-tenant industrial real estate in the Western United States. It was formed in 2013 as the real estate branch of The Niru Group.
HOUSTON — HFF has brokered the sale of Cypress Business Center, a 103,979-square-foot flex distribution center in Houston. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Cypressbrook Co. Industry Capital, on behalf of an affiliated fund, which purchased the center for an undisclosed amount. Cypress Business Center is located just off I-45 and Cypress Creek Parkway at 301-305 Wells Fargo Drive in north Houston. The property is 74 percent leased to tenants including AutoZone, DKNXT, DynaQual, Charis Bible College, Premiere Safeguard and Speed Printing & Office Supply. Rusty Tamlyn and John Indelli led HFF’s investment sales team.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has arranged the lease of a 14,700-square-foot industrial space located in Houston to RST Global Solutions Gulf of Mexico LLC. John Ferruzzo and Michael Keegan of NAI Houston represented the landlord, Woodvine Capital Partners LTD. Greg Egan of Leasesquarefeet.com represented the tenant, RST Global Solutions Gulf of Mexico.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. – Armstrong Steel Corporation has leased 34,652 square feet of industrial space in Englewood. The space is located at 3755 South Lipan Street. Armstrong was represented by Buzz Joerdens of Real Property Associates. The landlord, Consolidated Steel Services, was represented by Alec Rhodes, Tyler Smith and Aaron Valdez of Cassidy Turley.
BRASELTON, GA. — Ridgeline Property Group and Hillwood Investment Properties will jointly develop a 1.1 million-square-foot distribution center in Braselton, a city in the I-85/Northeast submarket of Atlanta. The Braselton Commerce Center will have the largest available block of Class A distribution space in the Southeast, according to the developers. The property will be located less than one mile from the I-85/Highway 53 interchange. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 56-foot wide bay spacing, concrete truck courts, ESFR fire suppression and a 243-space parking section for trailers. The project will break ground in November and wrap up construction in the second quarter of 2015. Colliers International Atlanta will market and lease the asset.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Alliance HSP Spartanburg LLC, an affiliate of Alliance Partners HSP LLC, has acquired the Viking Warehouse, a 350,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility in Spartanburg. Campbell Lewis of CBRE represented Alliance in the transaction. The facility is comprised of two warehouse buildings located on a 28.7-acre site at 2071 Fryml Drive. The property was formerly occupied by American Fast Print but was vacant at the time of sale. Alliance plans to invest in capital improvements to the property and reposition it from a Class C asset to a Class A asset. Completion of the renovation is expected for spring 2015. Campbell Lewis and John Scott of CBRE will be responsible for leasing Viking Warehouse, and Steve Campbell of CBRE will oversee property management.
Boston is known for its top-notch universities that spawn world-class technology, pharmaceutical and bio firms, not to mention its leading money management and financial services base. These factors support one of the most vibrant office, residential and retail markets in the nation. Often overlooked, Boston’s industrial market may not be as glamorous as gleaming new office and multifamily projects rising along the waterfront, but its steady performance and strong recovery are impressive nonetheless. Vacancy in Boston’s 117 million-square-foot industrial market declined 1 percent between the second quarter of 2013 and mid-2014, from 13.2 percent to 12.1 percent. A paucity of new construction and deliveries suggests further vacancy declines. Only 41,000 square feet of industrial product has been delivered through midyear, and 76,000 square feet was under construction at that point. Looking ahead slightly, the industrial market is on track to absorb approximately 1.4 million square feet in 2014, with 680,000 square feet of absorption recorded through June. This total would exceed 2011 and 2012 totals but trail 2013’s 1.8 million square feet of net absorption. Boston’s Bread & Butter and E-commerce High land values and competition from markets such as Central and Northern New Jersey, which can serve broader populations …
