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Opus Group Breaks Ground on 131,000 SF Speculative Industrial Facility in Huntersville, North Carolina

by John Nelson

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — The Opus Group has broken ground on Huntersville Commerce Center, a 131,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility located at 13601 Reese Blvd. in Huntersville, about 12 miles north of Charlotte via I-77. The 11-acre project is situated within the Park at Huntersville, a master-planned development that houses tenants including Daumar, Atom Power, NSI Industries and Oelikon. Slated for delivery in the fourth quarter, Huntersville Commerce Center will feature 13 dock doors (expandable to 26), two drive-in doors, 32-foot clear heights, 11 trailer parking stalls and 130 auto parking stalls. The Opus Group is the developer, general contractor, architect and structural engineer of record on the project. Orsborn Engineering Group PA is serving as civil engineer. Justin Smith and Rob Speir of Colliers’ Charlotte office are marketing Huntersville Commerce Center for lease.

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CBRE Negotiates 16,750 SF Industrial Lease in Thornwood, New York

by Taylor Williams

THORNWOOD, N.Y. — CBRE has negotiated a 16,750-square-foot industrial lease in Thornwood, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. William Cuddy of CBRE represented the tenant, Healy Electric Contracting, in the lease negotiations. Michael Rao and Frank Rao of New York Commercial Realty Group (NYCRG) represented the locally based landlord, Simone Development Cos. The 120,000-square-foot building, which sits on 12 acres at 1 Zeiss Drive and features clear heights of 14 to 18 feet, is also partially leased to The Home Depot.

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Ryan Cos., ESI Ventures Break Ground on 145,000 SF Industrial Project in Surprise, Arizona

by Amy Works

SURPRISE, ARIZ. — Ryan Cos. US, as builder, and ESI Ventures, as owner, have broken ground on Surprise 34, an industrial campus. The project will be located in the Surprise Pointe neighborhood of Surprise, a suburb northwest of Phoenix. The two-building development will offer more than 145,000 square feet of industrial space. Each building will feature 28-foot clear heights and dock wells for tenants. Ryan A+E Inc., the design studio of Ryan, is the architect and civil engineer of record for the project.

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Chicagoland Industrial Market Remains Resilient

by Kristin Harlow

By Noel Liston, Core Industrial Realty The 10 major submarkets that comprise the broader Chicagoland industrial market all performed at or above expectations in 2023. While absorption was not as robust as the pandemic boom that saw back-to-back record years, 2023 was a solid year for absorption and a strong year in rental growth throughout the broader market.  Significant deliveries of speculative developments were offset with solid absorption by manufacturing, assembly and food & beverage-related industries that picked up the slack left from a less enthusiastic e-commerce market. Broadly speaking, the greater Chicagoland industrial market started 2024 with a vacancy rate of ±7.3 percent. This vacancy rate is up from the low 5 percent range the market averaged for the second half of 2023.  Assuming equilibrium (a market that favors neither tenant nor landlord) for the market is historically a ±6 percent vacancy rate, the current vacancy rate can be deceiving. This is, in large part, due to the jump in vacancy as a result of the delivery of a significant amount of larger, speculative industrial developments in certain submarkets where land zoned for industrial with relatively good access to a major highway or interstate was still available.   Further, …

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ICP Acquires 1.2 MSF Former Rackspace Headquarters Complex Near San Antonio

by Taylor Williams

WINDCREST, TEXAS — Cleveland-based investment and development firm Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired the 1.2 million-square-foot former headquarters complex of Rackspace Technology in Windcrest, located just northeast of San Antonio. The locally based cloud computing firm originally acquired the 66-acre property in 2007. According to San Antonio Report, ICP plans to invest more than $40 million in capital improvements to the property, including redeveloped façades, parking lots and green spaces, and to feature industrial and office space that can support eight to 10 tenants. The property will also be rebranded as Windcrest International Business Park.

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MDH Partners Inks Two Leases at Georgia Warehouses Totaling 1.5 MSF

by John Nelson

CARTERSVILLE AND BLOOMINGDALE, GA. — MDH Partners has signed two tenants to leases totaling nearly 1.5 million square feet combined at warehouses in Georgia. In Cartersville, the Atlanta-based landlord signed an unnamed solar panel manufacturer to an 843,000-square-foot lease at Busch Commerce Center. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility was completed last fall by MDH and CF Real Estate Investments. Nathan Anderson and Darren Butler of NAI Brannen Goddard represented MDH in the lease transaction. The company also signed a third-party logistics firm to a full-building lease at Beltway Logistics Center, a 655,000-square-foot facility in the Bloomingdale suburb of Savannah. Butler also represented the landlord in this lease deal.

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HE Equipment Buys 16,867 SF Truck Repair Facility in Fairmont City, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

FAIRMONT CITY, ILL. — HE Equipment has purchased a 16,867-square-foot truck repair facility in Fairmont City, just east of St. Louis. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property is located at 1087 State Route 3. Brokerage firm Barber Murphy represented both the buyer and the seller, Blackhawk Express.

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Westfield Co. Develops 472,800 SF Pivot Denver Spec Industrial Project

by Amy Works

DENVER — Westfield Co. is developing Pivot Denver, a 472,800-square-foot, Class A industrial property in central Denver. The core and shell are already complete and the speculative development is 33.5 percent pre-leased to three tenants totaling approximately 159,000 square feet. Situated on the site of the Denver Merchandise Mart, Pivot Denver features four facilities: 162,000-square-foot Building 1; 33,600-square-foot Building 2; 154,800-square-foot Building 3 and 122,400-square-foot Building 4. The buildings offer ample dock/grade loading, 28-foot to 32-foot clear heights and ample parking. Total Tool, a construction tool supplier, inked a deal to occupy 59,000 square feet; an undisclosed tenant leased 75,000 square feet; and Crescent Electric Supply Co., an electric wholesale supply and distribution company, leased 25,000 square feet. Construction of Pivot Denver began in late 2022. Tyler Smith, Alec Rhodes and Aaron Valdez of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing of the project on behalf the landlord.

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Clay Development Completes 767,520 SF Industrial Project in Brookshire, Texas

by Taylor Williams

BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS ­— Houston-based Clay Development has completed Twinwood Distribution Center III, a 767,520-square-foot industrial project in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire. The cross-dock facility sits on 37.1 acres within the 200-acre Uplands Twinwood Business Park. Building features include 40-foot clear heights, 180 dock-high doors, four drive-in ramps, 130-foot truck court depths, 2,600 square feet of office space, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 264 cars. The site can also support the addition of parking space for up to 55 trailers. Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as the property’s third-party leasing agency.

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Kamstrup Debuts 150,000 SF Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility in Cumming, Georgia

by John Nelson

CUMMING, GA. — Kamstrup Water Metering LLC, a global supplier of water meter equipment and services, has opened its new regional headquarters and manufacturing facility in Cumming. The 150,000-square-foot facility is located within Forsyth Commerce Center, a 94-acre business park roughly 40 miles northeast of Atlanta. The Danish company, which has employees in over 20 countries, began operating in the United States in 2013. The company supports water utilities with ultrasonic metering solutions, network communications and software applications. Kamstrup considered 13 other Southeastern cities before selecting Cumming. Joey Kline of JLL worked with Kamstrup on site selection and lease negotiations, which includes securing a 15-year lease with landlord McDonald Development.

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