HOUSTON — General contractor Arch-Con Construction has broken ground on DCT Airtex Industrial Center, a 267,000-square-foot cross-dock distribution center located in Houston. DCT Industrial Trust is the project's developer and Long Beach, Calif.-based Carlile Coatsworth Architects is the project's architect. Arch-Con is slated to complete construction in the third quarter of 2013.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — The former JE Higgins Lumber facility in Livermore has sold to Mission Trading Company for $5.1 million. The71,680-square-foot facility is located at 6951 Southfront Road. Mission Trading Company was represented by Mike Smith of Lee & Associates. The seller, Douglas P. Wilson Company, acted as the court-approved receiver and was represented by Michael Donnelly, Michael Carrigg and Michael Lloyd of Colliers International.
ATLANTA — Central Pipe & Supply has acquired a 195,000-square-foot industrial building at 4335 Wendell Drive in west Atlanta. The company will relocate its Doraville, Ga., headquarters to the new facility. The two-story property, formerly the headquarters of Printpack, features more than 140,000 square feet of warehouse space and 55,000 square feet of office space. Denton Shamburger of Lincoln Property Co. Southeast represented the seller, Printpack, in the transaction. Ed Riggins of Cresa Atlanta represented the buyer.
LIVERMORE, CALIF. — The former JE Higgins Lumber facility in Livermore has sold to Mission Trading Company for $5.1 million. The71,680-square-foot facility is located at 6951 Southfront Road. Mission Trading Company was represented by Mike Smith of Lee & Associates. The seller, Douglas P. Wilson Company, acted as the court-approved receiver and was represented by Michael Donnelly, Michael Carrigg and Michael Lloyd of Colliers International.
SAN FRANCISCO – Prologis has closed on Prologis European Logistics Partners Sarl (PELP), a $3.1-billionjoint venture withNorges Bank Investment Management(NBIM), manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The venture acquired 195 Class A logistics facilities that were wholly owned byPrologis and totaled 49 million square feet. PELP is a 50-50 partnership with an equity commitment of €2.4 billion, which includes a $1.55 billionco-investment by both NBIM andPrologis.
RICHMOND, VA. — Patricio Enterprises has signed a lease for 427,115 square feet of industrial space at 2705 Commerce Road in Richmond. The site is located just north of the intersection of Commerce and Bells roads. Rob Dirom and Joseph Marchetti of CBRE | Richmond represented the landlord, Alleghany Warehouse Co., in the transaction.
SAN FRANCISCO – Prologis has closed on Prologis European Logistics Partners Sarl (PELP), a $3.1-billion joint venture with Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. The venture acquired 195 Class A logistics facilities that were wholly owned by Prologis and totaled 49 million square feet. PELP is a 50-50 partnership with an equity commitment of €2.4 billion, which includes a $1.55 billion co-investment by both NBIM andPrologis.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Valley Forge Fabrics has acquired a 76,000-square-foot industrial building, located at 1650 W. McNab Road in Fort Lauderdale, for $1.9 million, or $25.33 per square foot. 1650 West McNab Road Holdings LLC was the seller. Les Byron Associates developed the property in 1975. Les Byron of Sperry Van Ness Commercial Realty represented the buyer in the transaction. The building previously sold for $5.2 million. “Over the years, the market has changed and the building became challenged due to its size and configuration,” says Byron. “The buyer will invest in considerable renovations and upgrades.”
TAYLOR, MICH. —Signature Associates has arranged the lease of 21,000 square feet of high-tech space at 20330 Superior Road in Taylor, about 20 miles southwest of Detroit. Brad Viergever of Signature Associates represented the landlord, Persiconi & Persiconi LLC, and the tenant, Life Bridge Church.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE El Paso has brokered the lease renewal of 353,611 square feet of industrial space, located at 48 Walter Jones in El Paso. Anthony Mash of CBRE El Paso represented the landlord, Butterfield Trail Corp. – Invesco, in the lease renewal. Penske Logistics LLC is the tenant.
