HOUSTON — The Richland Companies has acquired Fairmont PH Business Park, a two-building, 66,654-square-foot industrial complex in Houston. Situated on nearly five acres at 11810 Fairmont Parkway and 13501 Bay Area Blvd., the property is directly parallel to the Port of Houston and located in proximity to I-45, the Sam Houston Tollway, State Highway 146 and State Highway 225. Built in 2008, the tilt-wall structures offer 28-foot ceiling clear heights, dock-high loading capabilities and ample parking. The complex was fully leased at the time of the sale to four tenants, Worley Parsons, Orr Safety, GSA and Coastal HVAC Supply. Fairmont PH Business Park is the 13th property in The Richland Companies’ Houston portfolio, which now totals approximately 1.6 million square feet.
Industrial
DALLAS — Cassidy Turley has arranged a 59,580-square-foot industrial lease in Dallas for Fleetpride, a manufacturer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts. The tenant will occupy space at 2007 Royal Lane, near the interchange of I-635 and U.S. Route 77. Frank McCafferty, Blake Anderson, Craig Wilson, Randy Cooper, Kris Knapstein and David Eseke of Cassidy Turley represented Fleetpride in the negotiations with the unnamed landlord.
ROMEOVILLE, ILL. — The Missner Group has completed a $35 million food processing facility in Romeoville for Peacock Engineering Co. The 532,560-square-foot project included the complete renovation of the existing warehouse; the addition of 20,000 square feet of office space; multiple processing areas and production lines; and temperature-controlled storage spaces. The renovated property is located at 1001 W. Crossroads Parkway within ProLogis Park 55. The facility will be used to repackage frozen goods, which requires portions of the building to be temperature controlled to specific degrees at all times. The property features 113,907 square feet of refrigeration and freezer space and a 90,814-square-foot production area. Sparks Architects Inc. provided architectural services for the project.
RARITAN, N.J. — Energy Battery Group, a national battery distributor, has signed a long-term lease for 72,937 square feet at 1200 Route 523 in Raritan. The space comprises 64,044 square feet of industrial space and 8,893 square feet of office space. With this lease, the 851,000-square-foot building is 90 percent occupied. Joe Nitti of Colliers International represented the landlord, Equity Industrial Flemington LLC, in the transaction. Jason Adams of Coldwell Banker Commercial Feist & Feist Realty Corp represented the tenant.
SALEM, N.H. — Foxx Life Sciences has leased space at 6 Delaware Drive Crossing, a 20,700-square-foot industrial/flex building in Salem. The company will occupy 18,302 square feet at the property, which will allow it to relocate and expand its headquarters and operations. Foxx Life Sciences previously occupied space at 8E Industrial Way Suite 1 in Salem. Chris Healy of CBRE/New England represented the tenant in the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Auto manufacturer Toyota will relocate its North American headquarters to a new campus in Plano. The new facility is estimated to total 1 million to 1.5 million square feet in the Legacy business park near the interchange of the Dallas North Tollway and State Highway 121. Several Toyota facilities nationwide — including the Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. operation in Torrance, Calif., and the Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. in Erlanger, Ky. — will be consolidated at the new complex. A total of approximately 4,000 employees will be relocated, including those at Torrance-based Toyota Financial Services and certain employees at Toyota Motor North America in New York City, by the time the new campus is completed in late 2016 or early 2017. An expansion of the York Township, Mich.-based Toyota Technical Center and opening of the new Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in Georgetown, Ky., are also part of the transition. Paul Whitman, Brad Selner, Meredith O’Connor and Michael Sessa of JLL represented Toyota in the McKinney transaction.
HOUSTON — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. has broken ground on the new 350,820-square-foot First Northwest Commerce Center in Houston’s Northwest submarket. The distribution facility, to be located on a 24-acre site off Beltway 8 at 4800 W. Greens Road, will be designed for either single- or multi-tenant use. The building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 130-foot truck courts, excess trailer storage and ESFR sprinklers. Construction is slated for completion as early as the fourth quarter of this year. The development team includes development consultant Davis Commercial Development LLC, general contractor Cadence McShane and architect Munson Kennedy Partnership. Billy Gold and David Adame of CBRE will lease the property.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — HFF has brokered the sale of a three-building, 275,499-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. The properties include 110, 116 and 120 E. Old Settlers Blvd., all located off I-35. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Total Site Solutions and Toshiba each fully occupy one of the facilities. HFF marketed the portfolio on behalf of the seller, a Boston-based institutional investor. Stoltz Cos., an owner/operator real estate investment company, purchased the assets free and clear of existing debt.
McKINNEY, TEXAS — Hisun Motors Corp., a China-based manufacturer of utility-terrain and all-terrain vehicles, will open its North American headquarters at a 163,502-square-foot facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of McKinney. The property, located at 310 E. University Drive, previously served as the regional headquarters of Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies. McKinney Economic Development Corp. acquired the site in 2013 when Emerson opened its global corporate headquarters elsewhere in McKinney. Hisun, which is expected to bring 80 new jobs to McKinney, worked with the McKinney Economic Development Corp. for more than one year in finding a location.
POMONA, CALIF. – A 134,500-square-foot industrial facility in Pomona that is fully occupied by Hamilton Sundstrand has sold to a private investor from Orange County for $16 million. The facility is located at 2771 N. Garey Ave. The aerospace and defense contractor has owned and occupied the building since it was constructed in 1962. Hamilton Sundstrand is now a part of UTC Aerospace Systems, a division of United Technologies Corporation. The buyer was represented by Clyde Stauff of Colliers and Mike Hartel and Mike Bouma of Voit. A joint venture between Lincoln Property Company and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund was also represented by Colliers.