MEDFORD, MASS. — Locally based owner-operator The Davis Cos. has sold a 922-unit self-storage facility in Medford, a northern suburb of Boston. Davis acquired the facility at 970 Fellsway, which spans 80,995 net rentable square feet, in 2019 and subsequently implemented capital improvements, as well as a 297-unit expansion. Extra Space Storage operates the facility, which was 84 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Baranof Holdings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Averitt, a transportation and supply chain management company based in Cookeville, Tenn., has announced plans to develop a regional logistics campus near Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Charlotte Business Journal reports that the freight company is investing $200 million for the 100-acre campus. The development will include two distribution centers totaling more than 500,000 square feet; a 75,000-square-foot cross-dock facility; a two-story regional office totaling 16,000 square feet; and parking for more than 400 trailers. The campus will also offer fleet maintenance, fueling and driver support facilities. The investment is expected to double Averitt’s Charlotte area workforce over the next four years and will replace its current 40,000-square-foot service center at 3708 Westinghouse Blvd. that houses 182 full-time associates. Construction on the new campus is expected to begin immediately and wrap up in 2028.
SOUTH WINDSOR, CONN. — Webster Bank has provided a $33.2 million loan for the refinancing of a 315,000-square-foot industrial property in South Windsor, located northeast of Hartford. The distribution building at 456 Sullivan Ave. features a clear height of 31.5 feet and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing to a single tenant. Christopher Kramer, Christopher Lozniak, Ryan Bub and Jack Fenton of Newmark arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Metropolitan Realty Associates.
LOS ANGELES — IPA Capital Markets, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged $116.5 million in financing for the development of a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial property in the Pacific Northwest. Gary Mozer and Lee Norman of IPA secured the financing on behalf of a national real estate development investment firm specializing in the acquisition, development and management of commercial real estate. “The credit nature of the tenant allowed us to secure 95 percent loan-to-cost financing at a five-year, fixed rate of 5.28 percent,” said Mozer. “The loan includes yield maintenance prepayment terms, with the final six months open with no prepayment penalty.”
NEW YORK CITY AND DENVER — Global Net Lease Inc. (NYSE: GNL), a New York City-based net lease REIT, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Modiv Industrial Inc. (NYSE: MDV), an industrial REIT based in Denver. The acquisition, which has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies, is valued at $535 million. Modiv Industrial owns and operates single-tenant industrial properties that are occupied by manufacturers on long-term net leases. According to the company, it is the only publicly traded REIT that exclusively focuses on ownership of manufacturing facilities. Recently announced transactions include Modiv acquiring a Fujifilm-occupied facility in Santa Clara, Calif., and agreeing to sell a facility in Melbourne, Fla., that is leased to Northrop Grumman. The merger deal will grow Global Net Lease’s holdings of mission-critical industrial properties. Though the number of properties involved was not released, multiple media outlets report that Modiv owned 39 industrial facilities at the time of sale. For Modiv, the transaction is expected to increase annual dividend payments by 25 percent for the combined company. No senior level executive changes are expected to occur as a result of the merger. Under terms of the all-stock transaction, holders of …
By Taylor Williams Defined by Gemini as “the division of a system, structure or entity into two distinct branches or parts,” the term “bifurcation” is coming up more frequently in the context of industrial development in Texas — a sort of umbrella term for the process of establishing new subcategories of the property type. The past seven or so years have constituted one of the most massive industrial building booms in modern history. Like matches and gasoline, Americans’ newfound obsession with e-commerce paired with unimaginably low interest rates for much of that time, sparking an all-out industrial development and leasing mania. Capital flowed into the sector with insatiable appetite, eventually forcing yield-chasers to devise new means of unlocking value within the space lest they cannibalize each other. Of course, even before e-commerce irrevocably changed the way Americans shop and allowed industrial real estate to ascend as an institutionalized asset class, functional differences were recognized between manufacturing and distribution facilities, or between pure-play industrial and flex buildings. Investors understood the relative differences in how these subcategories of industrial product were built, operated and valued. And in terms of development, at the most basic level, the size of a building has always …
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged an 11,057-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 13805 West Road was completed in 2000 and totals 61,600 square feet. Nathan Buckhoff of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, medical supplies provider Arpovo Health, in the lease negotiations. Jack Rathe and Brandon Preece of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Westland EPA LLC.
BOSTON — Locally based owner-operator The Davis Cos. has sold a 491-unit self-storage facility in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Davis acquired the facility at 235 N. Beacon St., which spans 28,885 net rentable square feet, in April 2018 and subsequently implemented capital improvements, as well as a 56-unit, second-story expansion. Extra Space Storage operates the facility, which was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Baranof Holdings.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has acquired 640 Massman Drive, a 169,855-square-foot warehouse located in Nashville, for $26 million. The infill property was fully leased to Cumberland International Trucks at the time of sale. Todd Prevost and Jackson Pavitt of Big Tent Co. represented Stos Partners in the transaction. The seller was a private investor. Aldon Cole, Brad Vansant and Jenna Frakes of JLL arranged financing for the acquisition. 640 Massman Drive was constructed in two phases and can accommodate multiple tenants. The first phase — completed in 1970 — features 22-foot clear heights, three dock-high doors, two grade-level doors and nearly 2 acres of green space. The second phase, which was completed in 2000, was an expansion that included 30-foot clear heights, five dock-high doors and one additional grade-level door.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Northmarq has secured $20 million in permanent-fixed financing for Castle Rock Industrial at The Meadows, an industrial distribution and warehouse facility located at 3563-3593 Timber Mill Parkway in Castle Rock. The borrower is Sound Capital. Arranged through one of Northmarq’s insurance company lending relationships, the financing provided a seven-term with 3.5 years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year schedule with stepped down prepayment flexibility. The financing was part of a 1031 exchange for two nearly constructed industrial/warehouse buildings that are 100 percent occupied. Built in 2023, Castle Rock Industrial at The Meadows features two buildings on 13.6 acres totaling 157,870 square feet. The buildings feature 24-foot ceilings, 101 parking stalls, 30 docks, including 14 knockouts and 12 drive-ins for loading. The property is fully occupied under triple-net leases. Charles Cotsalas and Ernest DesRochers of Northmarq’s New York Area Debt + Equity team arranged the financing for the borrower.
