WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 34,500-square-foot industrial property, located at 1711 Upland Road in West Palm Beach. Flagler Systems Management Inc. purchased the asset for $2.1 million. The property is located blocks away from Palm Beach International Airport. Michael Walters of Avison Young represented the seller, Claire Harrington, in the transaction.
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ALPHARETTA, GA. — KBS REIT has signed Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. to a 33,224-square-foot lease renewal at Great Oaks Center, part of a 157,902-square-foot office park in Alpharetta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. Jeff Keppen and Elliott Grand of CBRE represented KBS REIT in the transaction. Gary Waddell and Laura Stephens of Cushman & Wakefield represented Toyota Motor Sales. Lexus, a division of Toyota Motor Sales, will occupy the space.
EDISON, N.J. — Sitar Realty Co. has arranged the $22.4 million sale of a 332,000-square-foot industrial building in Edison. NJND Brunswick Avenue LLC sold the property, located at 45 Brunswick Ave., to 45 Brunswick Ave LLC. Thomas Monte and William Sitar of Sitar Realty Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
NORTH QUINCY, MASS. — G-Force Shipping has signed a 17,500-square-foot lease at Heritage Landing in Quincy, a southern suburb of Boston. The third-party logistics company plans to move into the new space by May 1. Heritage Landing is a Class A office complex including two buildings totaling 358,000 square feet. Campanelli has now signed almost 40,000 square feet of new leases since purchasing Heritage Landing in June 2013. In collaboration with Peter Brown of Campanelli, the Cushman & Wakefield team of Mike Frisoli, Matt Morgan, Dave Martel and Jason Roth serve as the leasing agents for the property.
KNIGHTSTOWN, IND. — The Indianapolis office of CBRE has arranged the sale of the former 56,640-square-foot Spectra Premium facility in Knightstown, located about 38 miles east of Indianapolis. The free-standing facility is situated on a five-acre site and features immediate access to I-70. Mark Writt and Tom Cooler of CBRE represented the seller, Spectra Premium, in the transaction. The buyer, Hay-Flex, is currently located in New Castle, Ind., and purchased the facility to expand its operations in Central Indiana. The warehouse is located at 8774 S. State Road 109.
ELGIN AND SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds has purchased 182,000 square feet of industrial space in suburban Chicago. The first transaction involved a two-building portfolio that was 90 percent leased to three tenants located at 1355 W. McLean and 1485-1495 Davis Road in Elgin. Vern Schultz and Brian Kling of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. The second transaction featured a 95,000-square-foot, two-tenant building located at 17005-17045 S. Wallace in South Holland. Walter Murphy of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Intsel Steel West, LLC, has purchased a 50,000-square-foot distribution facility in Fontana. The purchase price was not disclosed. The facility is located at 13338 Napa Street. Intsel will use the facility to warehouse, store, and distribute structural steel purchased in bulk to redistribute to fabricators and end-users. This will be the company’s first distribution facility in California, though Intsel did have an office in Lake Forest. Intsel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rooms To Go has renewed its lease of 117,400 square feet of industrial space at 3005 Crosspoint Center Drive in Charlotte. Warren Snowdon and David Hanna of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Rooms To Go in the lease transaction.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. – Owens Corning, a global producer of residential and commercial roofing and asphalt, has signed a lease for 99,313 square feet of industrial space in Bedford Park, located about 15 miles southwest of Chicago. The tenant will use the building for warehouse use. Located at 6969 W. 73rd St., the property is situated on 4.8 acres and is located near I-55, I-294 and Midway Airport. Venture One Real Estate LLC acquired the building in 2013. Larry Much, Ben Cremer and Michael Robbins with NAI Hiffman’s industrial services group represented Venture One Real Estate in the leasing transaction. Scott Deurkop of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt.
COVINGTON, OHIO — A Cincinnati-based recycling company is expanding to a 51,800-square-foot manufacturing facility in Covington, a city located about 29 miles north of Dayton, Ohio. The former Falcon Packaging facility is located at 2000 Mote Drive and has been purchased by Resource – One, a privately held environmental recycling company. Resource – One has a satellite location located at 471 County Road 32 N in Bellefontaine. Tim Echemann of Industrial Property Brokers co-brokered the deal.