SPARKS, NEV. — Westmount Realty Capital has purchased Lillard Drive Industrial portfolio in Sparks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Totaling 809,138 square feet, the Class A asset features three buildings located at 350, 360 and 450 Lillard Drive. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 90 percent leased to international and regional logistics and supply chain tenants. The buildings offer 24- to 26-foot clear heights, abundant dock-high and drive-in loading, ESFR sprinklers and a Union Pacific rail spur.
NEW BERLIN, WIS. AND VALPARAISO, IND. — Colliers has arranged the sale-leaseback of an approximately 290,000-square-foot industrial portfolio for tenant Dynatect Manufacturing Inc., a provider of engineered equipment protection and safety solutions. The portfolio comprises two facilities in New Berlin, Wis., and an additional property in Valparaiso, Ind., within the Chicago metro area. New Berlin-based Dynatect executed a long-term lease across all three properties. Tom Shepherd, John Kardelis and Jennifer Huber-Bullock of Colliers represented Dynatect as its exclusive real estate advisor. CIM Group was the buyer.
DETROIT — Gantry has arranged $12 million across two loans to refinance maturing debt for a pair of National Storage-branded facilities in suburban Detroit on behalf of Pogoda Cos. The stabilized properties offer 1,082 units totaling more than 141,000 net rentable square feet with additional vehicle storage and both climate-controlled and drive-up units. Andy Weiss, Andy Bratt and Nick Severson of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. A life insurance company provided the seven-year, fixed-rate loan, which features interest-only payments for the full term and flexible prepayment. Gantry will service the loan on behalf of the lender.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased a two-building, multi-tenant industrial portfolio totaling 56,000 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale. The transaction was sourced through a longstanding relationship with Colliers. The properties are 66 percent leased and home to seven tenants with suite sizes ranging from approximately 3,000 to 7,000 square feet. The buildings feature five dock-high doors and six drive-in doors. The portfolio offers convenient access to I-90, I-290 and I-294 as well as close proximity to the Chicago O’Hare International Airport.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Crescent Communities has sold AXIAL Liberty Commerce, a newly completed, 173,280-square-foot industrial facility located in Greensboro, to Hoffman & Hoffman Inc. The purchase price was $23.5 million, according to the Triad Business Journal. Jason Ofsanko and Jordan Mitchell of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Partners for the industrial project included First Horizon (lender), Bolton & Menk (civil engineering), Crescent Communities Construction (general contractor), DMA Architecture (architects) and Geo-Hydro Engineers (geotechnical and environmental engineering). Spanning 18 acres, AXIAL Liberty Commerce includes 2,804 square feet of office space, 171 car parking spaces, 20 trailer parking spaces, 32-foot clear heights, 47 dock-high doors and three drive-in doors.
CASTROVILLE, TEXAS — Microsoft plans to open a $400 million data center in Castroville, about 25 miles west of San Antonio, according to reports from multiple news outlets including Data Center Dynamics and My San Antonio. According to the latter publication, which cited a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, the facility will be known as SAT 82 and will span approximately 195,000 square feet. My San Antonio also reported that construction is scheduled to begin in August and to last about two years. In addition, Data Center Dynamics reports that Microsoft has other data center projects in the works in Castroville.
CHICAGO — Greenstone Partners has brokered the sale of a flex industrial property in Chicago’s Irving Park neighborhood for nearly $17 million. Located at 3800 N. Milwaukee Ave., the 128,222-square-foot facility features a diverse tenant mix, including a daycare, multiple indoor sports facilities and an auto-related office and service operator. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent leased. Danny Spitz and Brewster Hague of Greenstone represented the seller and procured the buyer, an Illinois-based private equity group.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a portfolio of three industrial properties in Houston: Central Green Corporate Center (516,134 square feet), North Houston Logistics Center Building G (351,400 square feet) and West Little York (153,188 square feet). Known as the NxNW Houston Class A Logistics Portfolio by virtue of the properties’ locations on the city’s north and northwest sides, the approximately 1 million-square-foot portfolio comprises six buildings with an average vintage of 2016 and clear heights that range from 26 to 36 feet. Trent Agnew, Charlie Strauss, Lance Young, Brooke Petzold and Dawson Hastings of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a fund backed by Ares Management Corp. The portfolio was 95 percent leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale.
DENTON, TEXAS — Mexico-based investment firm Vazma Capital has purchased a 73,104-square-foot industrial building in the North Texas city of Denton. The building at 2801 N. I-35 was built in 1979 and was formerly occupied by the seller, food and beverage distributor Ben E. Keith Co. Andrew Clark of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer, which plans to use the building to expand its auto parts distribution network, in the transaction. David Walters and Brice Wells of CBRE represented the seller.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — FedEx Corp. has renewed its 125,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 100 Enterprise Drive in Newburgh, about 70 miles north of New York City. The freestanding building was developed as a build-to-suit to support FedEx’s air cargo operations at nearby Stewart International Airport. Tom Consiglio and Todd Hali of Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. FedEx was self-represented.