DALLAS — The Dallas office of Duke Realty Corp. has signed leases totaling 1.4 million square feet in Coppell and northwest Dallas since the beginning of the year. The transactions include four new leases and eight renewals, plus a new lease of 127,189 square feet for Insight Merchandising, a Texas-based manufacturer of store fixtures. Occupancy in Duke’s industrial properties in the Dallas area is 98 percent. Louis Pascuzzi and David Creirer with Jackson-Cooksey represented Insight Merchandising in the new lease, while Randy Wood, vice president of leasing, represented Duke.
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SAN DIEGO – An 83,335-square-foot industrial building in San Diego has sold to Solana Enterprises for $8 million. The building is located at 7455-7465 Carroll Road. It is fully occupied by Rhino Linings and Westside Building Supplies. The buyer’s financing was provided by Pete Carr and Derek Adams of California Bank & Trust. Bryce Aberg, Brant Aberg and Ryan Spradling of Cassidy Turley’s San Diego office represented both the buyer and the seller, Drake West LLC, in this transaction.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — NAI Wisinski of West Michigan has arranged the lease of an 885,781-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Grand Rapids, a suburb of Detroit. The property, located at 5565 Broadmoor Ave. SE, covers about 20 acres on a 127-acre site. Stan Wisinski of NAI Wisinski of West Michigan represented the undisclosed tenant, who is set to move into the facility in August. The tenant plans to reconfigure the plant for production. Franklin Partners and Bixby Bridge Capital purchased the manufacturing facility from Steelcase Inc. Duke Suwyn of Colliers International represented Franklin Partners in the transaction.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. has broken ground on a Class A, 100,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution center in West Palm Beach. The property is located off Okeechobee Boulevard and Jog Road in McCraney’s Vista Business Park. The project is the first new construction in the office park in the past five years. City National Bank provided construction financing for the project, and Michael Falk & Co. LLC will lease the two-building property. The design team includes general contractor Edwards Construction Services Inc. and architect Jose Jaramillo of JJ Architectural Group. Upon completion, which is slated for December 2014, the property will feature 24-foot clear heights and available industrial space ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 square feet.
BRIDGEVIEW, ILL. — Peak Construction Corp. has completed the renovation of a 121,900-square-foot manufacturing facility for Pactiv in Bridgeview approximately 13 miles southwest of Chicago’s Loop. Peak completed the renovation on behalf of Darwin Realty & Development Corp., the developer for the project. Renovation of the 50-year-old building included the demolition of the existing boiler and fire protection system, the installation of new energy efficient heating units with a new ESFR fire protection system and new dock equipment, a new 5,500-square-foot link connecting their buildings and new pavement and landscaping. Pactiv is a manufacturer of products for the foodservice industry. The facility will house a dry offset printing process.
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — NAI Friedland has brokered the sale of an industrial building in Mount Vernon for $3.85 million or approximately $48.26 per square foot. 750 South Fulton Storage LLC purchased the multiuse, two- to three-story structure and plans to renovate the property into a mini storage facility. The building’s seller, Wampum LLC, previously used the building for various commercial uses, including retail, office and warehouse space. Andy Grossman of NAI Friedland represented both the buyer and seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Cadence McShane Construction will build Phase I of the Airtex Commerce Center industrial park on behalf of co-developers Molto Properties and Generational Commercial Properties. The 166,250-square-foot space is located at 431 E. Airtex Drive in Houston. The project is just east of Interstate 45 and three miles north of Beltway 8 with access to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Powers Brown Architecture is the project’s architect.
ANGLETON, TEXAS — The Angleton City Council has approved plans for Angelton 288 industrial park, a 35-acre site off Highway 288 at CR 341. Plans call for an 18,000-square-foot and a 24,000-square-foot building ready for occupancy in the first quarter of 2015. The park, located 45 minutes south of Houston, will span 400,000 square feet when finished. The city council also approved the expansion of utilities in the area. Development costs are expected to range from $15 million to $18 million.
PHOENIX – A 28,520-square-foot industrial building in Phoenix has sold to Aim Wholesale for $2 million. The building is located at 2757 E. Chambers Street in the Southern Gardens Industrial Building. It had been occupied by plumbing products distributor Bobier Sales since 2006. Aim Wholesale will be expanding from its former 19,000-square-foot space. The purchasing entity was Syllar Enterprises. The seller was 2757 E Chambers LLC. Steve Bodeman of DAUM’s Phoenix office represented both parties in this transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — USAA Real Estate Company has announced plans to build a 590,000-square-foot logistics center in Salt Lake City. The dual distribution warehouses will be situated on 31 acres at the entrance to the master-planned Bonneville Center. The 480-acre Bonneville Center is located two miles west of Salt Lake City International Airport. The new Class A project is known as I-80 Logistics Center due to its close proximity to the interstate. The first phase of I-80 Logistics Center will include two buildings of 305,760 square feet and 283,920 square feet. Each building will be designed to accommodate up to six tenants. The properties can also be combined to accommodate a larger user that requires up to 650,000 square feet. The project is being co-developed by Seefried Properties. USAA originally acquired 57.4 acres near the Bonneville Center, 26.4 of which may be used to construct a third building with 502,320 square feet at a later date.