SALEM, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has negotiated the $11.6 million sale of a 170,000-square-foot distribution facility located in Salem. ReaderLink Distribution Services LLC, the country’s largest book distributor to mass merchandisers and other non-bookstore outlets, fully occupies the facility and has been a tenant at the site for 25 years. Bo McKown of Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Davis Stoneburner of Thalhimer’s Industrial Services Group will lead leasing efforts for the new ownership.
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CHANTILLY, VA. — Penzance has received a $100 million construction loan for the development of Chantilly Premier, a 241,000-square-foot data center in Chantilly, roughly 34 miles west of Washington, D.C. Marshall Scallan, Michael Zelin and Bindi Shah of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through QuadReal Property Group on behalf Penzance. Penzance recently broke ground on the fully preleased center, which is situated on 12 acres of a 79-acre site, located adjacent to the Chantilly Auto Park, according to the Washington Business Journal. An affiliate of Penzance originally acquired the vacant parcel in August 2022. Chantilly Premier is slated for completion by mid-2027.
MIAMI — JLL Capital Markets has secured $30 million in refinancing for Palmetto Industrial Park, a six-building, shallow-bay portfolio located at 6801-7500 N.W. 77th Ave. in Miami. Melissa Rose, Jovi Rodriguez and Duncan Miller of JLL arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan through an unnamed bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between East Capital Partners and ABR. Constructed between 1981 and 1982, Palmetto Industrial Park totals 183,945 square feet and features 18-foot clear heights, 12 dock-high doors, 101 grade-level doors and 275 parking spaces. The facility, which was 94.9 percent leased at the time of loan closing, includes a mix of 143 tenants such as auto repair shops, custom carpentry operations, marble and stone services, logistics companies, medical centers, insurance agencies and specialized manufacturing facilities.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Locally based developer Tulfra Real Estate has completed a 797-unit self-storage project in Jersey City. The six-story, climate-controlled facility at 300 Thomas McGovern Drive spans 115,000 gross square feet and is part of a larger development known as Jersey City Self Storage that will ultimately comprise approximately 261,000 square feet (gross) across more than 2,400 units and two more phases of development. Fulton Bank financed construction of the project, which is a conversion of a former industrial site. JLL arranged the construction debt. Public Storage operates the facility.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Resource Realty of Northern New Jersey has negotiated a 52,606-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Clifton. The names of the tenant and landlord were not disclosed. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 1155 Bloomfield Ave. was originally constructed in 1952. Building features include a clear height of 24 feet, five loading docks and 12,000 square feet of office, showroom and tech space. Greg Sabato of Resource Realty negotiated the deal.
WARREN, OHIO — CBRE has negotiated the $9.4 million sale of a 94,000-square-foot industrial research and development facility in Warren, a city in eastern Ohio. CBRE’s Steve Timmel, Will Roberts and George Stevens represented the seller, Industrial Commercial Properties. An entity doing business as PG Warren Industrial LLC was the buyer. Built in 1998 and renovated in 2014, the building at 4551 Research Parkway features a clear height of 22 feet, 10 drive-in doors and a reinforced concrete foundation on an 11.9-acre site. The property was fully occupied by Aptiv at the time of sale and is part of the company’s broader Warren campus.
Louisville’s industrial market stands out as a steady force, resisting the fluctuations often seen in surrounding Midwest cities such as Cincinnati, Columbus and St. Louis. Midyear figures show Louisville’s year-over-year rent growth exceeding the national percentage and its vacancy rate 340 basis points below the national rate, both signs of a healthy market. Additionally, Louisville’s recognition in national trade publications and recent announcements of General Electric/Haier and Ford’s electric vehicle (EV) investment at its Louisville Assembly Plant suggests positive future job growth. A sturdy foundation Louisville’s centralized location has helped secure its place as a major logistical powerhouse and develop relationships with major industrial business players such as UPS, Ford and General Electric. UPS announced its first expansion into Louisville in 1981 and has continued to grow its operations since, including the recently opened $100 million automated medical labs shipping facility. Ford also continues to invest in Louisville, recently leasing a 567,433-square-foot facility in Southern Indiana and a 426,300-square-foot facility in Louisville’s Bullitt County submarket just south of Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. Additionally, General Electric/Haier will move washer/dryer manufacturing processes to Louisville, creating 800 new jobs and confirming Haier’s Louisville manufacturing operations as its global hub. A resilient market …
ELKHART, IND. — Graycor has completed a 171,000-square-foot distribution center for Amazon at 2675 Aeroplex Drive in Elkhart. The facility, dubbed DII5, will be Amazon’s first owner-occupied mass timber delivery station, with the project seeking Zero Carbon Certification from the Living Future. The 39-acre project features mass timber construction as opposed to traditional concrete and structural steel. ZGF was responsible for the building design, and Atlantic AE served as the architect of record throughout construction. More than 200 Amazon and contract employees will work at the facility handling local fulfillment.
BELVIDERE, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has negotiated the sale of a 131,811-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Belvidere. The property is located on 27.8 acres at 2964 Newburg Road. Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, NexGen Manufacturing. Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield the seller, an entity doing business as 2964 Newburg Road LLC. The transaction marks the largest user sale in the Rockford submarket in the third quarter, according to Lee & Associates.
DALLAS — New York City-based development and investment firm GTIS Partners will develop Remington 30, a 442,000-square-foot industrial project that will be situated near DFW International Airport. Building features will include a cross-dock configuration, 36-foot clear heights, 82 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 3,000 square feet of speculative office space, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 196 cars and 112 trailers. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and to last about a year.