MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Pyramid America has signed a 23,000-square-foot lease at 80 Hartford Ave. in Mount Vernon. Stevee Kornspun of NAI Friedland represented the tenant and Ross Schneiderman of NAI Friedland represented the landlord, 80 Hartford LLC, in the transaction. Pyramid America is a manufacturing, distributing and publishing house.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — WRJ Distribution Way LLC has purchased 13911 Distribution Way, a 105,600-square-foot industrial building in Farmers Branch. Jean Russo of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc. represented the seller, Shore Holdings Inc., in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE San Antonio has arranged a 56,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 402 N. Tayman St. in San Antonio. Rob Burlingame and Josh Aguilar of CBRE San Antonio represented the landlord, Bre/Dp Tx LLC, in the lease deal. The tenant is Rail Link International.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — Apple Inc. has leased a 53,000-square-foot office and R&D building in Sunnyvale. It is located at 455 De Guigne. The free-standing facility contains a few “creative” amenities that have become commonplace on tech campuses, including basketball and volleyball courts. Apple was represented by Andy Poppink and Craig Krammerer of Jones Lang LaSalle’s Silicon Valley office. The landlord, Westcore Properties, was represented by Dan Hollingsworth and Steve Pace of Cassidy Turley San Jose in this lease transaction.
ELOY, ARIZ. — ElrusUSA Limited has signed a five-year lease for a 71,708-square-foot manufacturing building in Eloy. The building is located at 924 N. Tweedy Road. Elrus was represented by Kevin Lange of Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix. The landlord, Sky Cast Properties LLC, was represented by Pat Feeney, Dan Calihan and Rusty Kennedy in CBRE’s Phoenix office.
LASALLE, ILL. — A 347,700-square-foot distribution center located at 761-765 Progress Parkway in LaSalle, about 60 miles north of Bloomington, has sold for $9.7 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. The seller, a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ, signed a long-term lease with the buyer. Chad Firsel and Daniel Waszak of Quantum Real Estate Advisors Inc. represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Champion Container Corp. has signed an industrial lease for 89,835 square feet at Chancellory Business Park, located at 1455 N. Michael Drive in Wood Dale, about 25 miles west of Chicago. Champion Container Corp., a custom box shop and full-service distributor of packaging equipment and materials, will consolidate three operation facilities at the location. Brian Colson and Eric Fischer of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Prologis, and the tenant in the transaction.
ELOY, ARIZ. — ElrusUSA Limited has signed a five-year lease for a 71,708-square-foot manufacturing building in Eloy. The building is located at 924 N. Tweedy Road. Elrus was represented by Kevin Lange of Cushman & Wakefield in Phoenix. The landlord, Sky Cast Properties LLC, was represented by Pat Feeney, Dan Calihan and Rusty Kennedy in CBRE’s Phoenix office.
DURHAM, N.C. — Medline Industries Inc. has expanded its lease to a total of 324,536 square feet, and is now occupying the entire CenterPoint I building at 1805 T.W. Alexander Drive in Durham. Centerpoint I is located within the Research Triangle Region, near the Durham Freeway/I-40 interchange. Medline is a privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies. Hooker Manning of Duke Realty and Jackson Rives of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the landlord, Duke Realty, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Seattle-based Metzler Real Estate has sold TechRidge Five, a 226,076-square-foot industrial property in Austin for $24 million. Investor group GH TechRidge Five Inc. purchased the Class A facility, which is fully leased to NCS Pearson, an education and publishing company. The light industrial facility is located at 905 W. Howard Lane. Metzler was self-represented by Matthew Paddock, in addition to Jack Fraker and Josh McArtor of CBRE, in the transaction.