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.
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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.
FAIRFIELD, CONN. —The real estate company for Tile America has purchased 515 Commerce Drive, a 19,830-square-foot industrial property in Fairfield, for $2.2 million. The sale price equates to $108.42 per square foot. The new owner will occupy half of the facility, while 5N Plus will remain in the other half. The property is situated on one acre and located about 23 miles south of Danbury, Conn. Bruce Wettenstein with Vidal/Wettenstein was the listing broker and negotiated the sale. Serving as counsel for the seller were Jennifer Egan and Keith Varian of the law firm of Murtha Cullina LLP. Counsel for the buyer was Jim Strub of Secor Cassidy & McPartland PC.
WATERTOWN, CONN. – O,R&L Commercial has arranged the $2 million sale of 856 Echo Lake Road, a 63,443-square-foot industrial building in Watertown, located about 35 miles southwest of Hartford, Conn. PPG Industries Inc. sold the property to Theraplant LLC. Theraplant LLC is one of four companies awarded a license to produce medical marijuana in Connecticut. The new owner plans to renovate the building. Toby Brimberg and Phil Marshall of O,R&L Commercial were the sole brokers in the transaction.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has brokered the sale of a 72,000-square-foot industrial property in Houston’s North Inner Loop Industrial submarket. Located at 3919 Eastex Freeway, the warehouse property features 2,000 square feet of office space, clear heights ranging from 18 to 25 feet and a fenced outside storage area. Michael Keegan and Darren O’Conor of NAI Houston represented the seller, MKK Investment Properties LLC, in the transaction. Beto Tentori of CitiQuest Properties represented the buyer, Reforma Properties LTD.
HOUSTON — Full-service commercial real estate firm Finial Group has arranged a 13,000-square-foot industrial lease in Houston for Core Refractory Systems, a provider of refractory products and services. Located at 4555 Homestead Road, the property is in close proximity to I-610. Reed Vestal and Ross Thomas of Finial Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Lee Paris internally represented the landlord, Warehouse Associates.
LANDOVER, MD. — Finmarc Management Inc. has sold a 216,000-square-foot warehouse property in Landover for approximately $31.7 million. The asset is located at 1701 Brightseat Road and currently serves as a temperature-controlled warehouse for the United States Library of Congress to store documents, books, photographs, periodicals and archival records. The warehouse is leased to the General Services Administration through Jan. 31, 2022. Marc Rampulla, Scott Frankel, Marcy Owens Test and Edward Welbourn of CBRE represented Finmarc in the transaction. The buyer was Charlotte, N.C.-based Salus Property Investments.