DALLAS — Developer IAC Properties has completed Wintergreen Distribution Center, a 553,030-square-foot industrial project in South Dallas. Wintergreen Distribution Center is a multi-tenant speculative building that sits on a 34-acre site and features 40-foot clear heights, 1,550 square feet of office space, four drive-in doors and parking for 151 trailers and 328 automobiles. Krusinski Construction Co. served as the general contractor for the project.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Village Real Shopping Center, a 94,249-square-foot retail property located southeast of Houston in Webster. The center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Office Depot, Family Dollar and Eduardo’s Mexican Kitchen. Jake Dutson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the out-of-state buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
ATHENS, ALA. — U-Haul plans to build a new retail, moving and self-storage property on a 5.3-acre site at 16298 Athens-Limestone Blvd. in Athens, about 27 miles east of Huntsville, Ala. Set to open in 2026 along I-65, the three-story property will feature 1,100 indoor self-storage units, more than half of which will be climate-controlled. Amenities will include access to moving trucks, trailers, towing devices, U-Box containers, professional hitch installation, propane refills and propane exchange. The property will also feature a retail showroom that will sell boxes and moving supplies, bike racks, towing accessories and locks. Additionally, U-Haul Moving & Storage in Athens will feature a U-Box warehouse that will hold up to 1,000 portable moving and storage containers. The new facility will represent the first location in Athens for U-Haul.
DENVER — Broadrange, a Georgia-based third-party logistics company, has signed a long-term lease to occupy 1.1 million square feet at 76 Commerce Center in Denver. A servicer of the green energy sector, Broadrange plans to occupy the two buildings at 76 Commerce Center starting in September 2024. The company will use this property for distributing solar panel components. Situated on 155 acres, 76 Commerce offers four cross-dock buildings, 36-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors and 106 and 108 dock-high doors in Building 1 and Building 3, respectively, in addition to trailer parking and office space. Building 1 is also on a gated and secured site. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE represented the landlords, Hyde Development and Mortenson Properties, while Sam Dragan and Jim Bolt of CBRE represented the tenant in partnership with Atlanta-based Strategic Real Estate Partners in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased property located at 6401 Stockton Blvd. and 6050 Elder Creek Road in Sacramento. The asset sold for $1.6 million. The undisclosed buyer intends to lease the 43,996-square-foot property to a suitable tenant, according to Marcus & Millichap. Although the use of the property was not disclosed, the address is for a used car dealership in an industrial area. Christopher Hurd of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal.
HOUSTON — KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), a global alternative asset management investor based in New York City, has purchased Park 8Ninety, a 1.8 million-square-foot industrial park in southwest Houston. Artis Real Estate Investment Trust, a REIT based in Winnipeg, Canada, sold the 12-building park to KKR for $234.2 million. Artis REIT and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) developed Park 8Ninety in five phases between 2017 and 2022. The 127-acre park features a mix of single-tenant and multi-tenant logistics buildings with clear heights ranging from 24 to 36 feet. Park 8Ninety is situated along Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway) and U.S. Route 90A and features multiple access points to both roads. The park is situated about 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston and 19 miles west of William P. Hobby Airport. “Park 8Ninety is a great addition to our national logistics portfolio and expands our footprint in Houston, which continues to benefit from strong demand fundamentals and comparatively lower supply than many other markets in the United States,” says Ben Brudney, a managing director in the real estate group at KKR who oversees the firm’s U.S. industrial investments. “Park 8Ninety is a high-quality, well-designed, multi-tenant park with a diverse and …
LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS — New York City-based Andover Properties has completed a 137-unit self-storage expansion project at its Storage King facility located at 14774 W. State Highway 29 in Liberty Hill, about 35 miles north of Austin. The project increased the facility’s existing volume of climate-controlled space by 20,201 net rentable square feet, or 75 percent. The expansion also created options for boat and RV storage, with spaces ranging in size from 12 x 40 feet to 12 x 25 feet.
HOUSTON — Finial Group has negotiated a 10,000-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 8550 Fallbrook Drive was constructed in 2020 and totals 90,000 square feet. Andrew Bischoff and Tyler Holt of Finial Group represented the tenant, Buckeye Cleaners, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
BEACON FALLS, CONN. — New Jersey-based investment firm Devli Real Estate has acquired a 176,000-square-foot distribution center in Beacon Falls, a northwestern suburb of New Haven. The site spans 32 acres at 158 Pines Bridge Road. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant facility was constructed in 1966 and renovated in 1992 and features a clear height of 16 feet, two dock-high loading doors and two grade-level doors. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of a mini-storage warehouse, located at 5620-5622 S. Kelly Ave. in Portland. Ronald A. Buss and Teresa McCurdy sold the asset to Macadam Moving LLC for $1.6 million. Constructed in 1964 as a warehouse and renovated into a self-storage facility in 1998, the 17,322-square-foot property offers 168 individuals storage units, four office/retail spaces and a freight elevator. Greg Nesting and Gabe Schnitzer of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Jason Kennedy of RE/MAX Equity Group represented the buyer in the deal.