FORT MILL, S.C. — DTZ has brokered the $14 million sale of a Class A, 255,168-square-foot distribution center located at 1092 Wilson Business Parkway in Fort Mill, a suburb of Charlotte. The distribution center is fully leased to Ross Stores Inc. Beacon Industrial LLC purchased the asset from an institutional investor. Rob Cochran and Jared Londry of DTZ’s capital markets team represented the seller in the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. – Zounds has leased 11,639 square feet of office space at Galveston Tech Center in Chandler. The Class A office-flex building is located at 6825 W. Galveston. The current lease brings the center’s occupancy rate to 92 percent. Zounds will be relocating its engineering, office and warehouse/shipping departments to this location to accommodate the company’s growth. Zounds was represented by Cory Sposi of Commercial Properties. The landlord, ViaWest Group, was represented by DTZ’s Mike Heanel, Andy Markham and Will Strong.
HOUSTON — DCT Industrial Trust has arranged three pre-leases totaling 172,000 square feet in its northwest Houston development, DCT Northwest Crossroads Logistics Centre. The leases bring the first phase of the development, a 362,000 square foot, multi-tenant building, to 100 occupancy. In June 2014, the company pre-leased 52 percent of Northwest Crossroads Logistics Centre I through a 190,000 square foot lease with Lennox. The development will be completed in the first quarter of 2015. When finished, DCT Northwest Crossroads Logistics Centre will span 682,000 square feet across two buildings. The company began construction on Phase II, a 320,000-square-foot building, in the third quarter of 2014. Phase II is slated for completion during the second quarter this year.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the lease of a 101,500 square-foot industrial building located at 1800 Hurd Drive in Irving. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Alliance Glass & Metal. John Fulton and Brett Owens with Transwestern Commercial Services represented the seller, Thanestate Investments.
SALT LAKE CITY – Precision Heating and Cooling has leased a 15,000-square-foot manufacturing warehouse in Salt Lake City. The building formerly served as the headquarters of Neilco. It is located at 5780 South 300 West. The commercial heating and cooling contractor plans to use the space as its main Utah headquarters. Robert Kingsford of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented both the tenant and unnamed landlord in this transaction.
HOUSTON and LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged loans for three properties in metro Houston. The first is a $20 million cash-out refinancing loan for two apartment properties located in Lake Jackson. The five-year loan featured an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, a 5 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The second is a $4.8 million refinancing loan for an apartment complex in Houston. The 10-year, non-recourse loan included a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio, a 4.4 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The third loan is an $8.9 million refinancing loan for an industrial property in Houston. The 10-year loan included a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, a 10-year fixed rate of 5.2 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. Keith Van Arsdale of BMC arranged all three loans. Each loan was arranged through one of BMC’s correspondent banking relationships.
MAHWAH, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of an industrial facility located at 370 Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah. The 44,000-square-foot asset sold for $3.9 million. The building features 12,000 square feet of newly refurbished office space and 32,000 square feet of industrial space with 24-foot clear heights. The office space is broken up into four 3,000-square-foot sections, with three of the sections being leased by office users and the fourth space being leased by the tenant occupying the warehouse space. David Thurston of Marcus & Millichap represented the both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
The Southern California Leading Economic Indicator is continuing its upward trend. It has been on the incline for more than four years, since the last decrease in 2009. This suggests a rise in economic activity over the next six months that will continue the solid fundamentals for the Orange County industrial market well into 2015. A near record low industrial vacancy rate of 3.5 percent, along with an unemployment rate of less than 6 percent, has caused an aggressive search for viable land amongst developers. Numerous cities in Orange County have modified their industrial zoning regulations this year to permit a variety of additional uses that encourage new development. As a result, residential and retail property developers have been removing existing industrial buildings from current inventory. Growing companies in Orange County are starting to feel the inventory squeeze. The lack of available space is making it difficult to meet a client’s needs. This is causing landlords, buyers and tenants to make extensive renovations to the few buildings left available to them. The limited supply has been a major factor in the increase in value for larger assets, as clients are willing to pay more for properties. Sale prices are up …
CAMP HILL, PA. — Evergreen Property Trust LLC has purchased a two-building industrial property in Camp Hill from IndCor Properties in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. The transaction includes the 24,000-square-foot property at 2400 Gettysburg Road and the 124,000-square-foot facility at 2404 Gettysburg Road. Both properties are currently occupied and plans have been submitted for a 43,000-square-foot expansion at 2404 Gettysburg Road. Pat McBride, Adam Campbell and Gerry Blinebury of Cushman & Wakefield’s Harrisburg office, along with Leah Balerno and Marie Connell of the firm’s Philadelphia office, represented IndCor in the deal. Jason Grace of Landmark Commercial Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Brennan Investment Group LLC, in a joint venture with Goldman Sachs, has acquired a 23-building, 4.68 million-square-foot industrial portfolio for an undisclosed price. The properties, located throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, were purchased from Mirvac Industrial Trust, an Australian public REIT. CBRE and the Macquarie Group represented the seller in the transaction.
