PENSACOLA, FLA. — Go Store It Self Storage, an affiliate of Madison Capital Group, has opened a new, 530-unit self-storage facility at 3670 N. L St. in Pensacola. Totaling 530 units, the property features climate control, as well as recorded video surveillance and keypad access for security. BenCo Construction completed the project, an adaptive reuse of a former office building, on behalf of Go Store It. Monthly rental rates at the property begin at $36, according to the facility website.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Urban Story Ventures has acquired a 169,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located at 3800 Amnicola Highway in Chattanooga. New York City-based Arcade Beauty sold the property, which includes two buildings comprising 130,000 and 39,000 square feet, respectively. The larger building features climate-controlled areas and fire suppression, and the second building offers office and industrial flex space. Additionally, the site includes 9.8 acres of undeveloped land zoned for manufacturing. Urban Story will serve as the landlord and property manager for the site as Arcade Beauty transitions to a new location in Chattanooga. The sales price was not disclosed.
CLEVELAND, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has negotiated the sale of a 14,800-square-foot industrial building in Cleveland, located about 50 miles northeast of Houston. The site at 699 US Highway 59 S. spans 17.7 acres. The building was constructed in 2007 and features 24-foot clear heights, according to LoopNet Inc. Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller and occupant, farm equipment provider Rakesales, in the transaction. Paul Compton of JLA Realty represented the buyer, American Friction Inc.
PARAMOUNT, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $25 million in cash-out refinancing for an industrial property in the Los Angeles suburb of Paramount. Built in 1979, the property is a concrete tilt-up, 282,000-square-foot facility with 270 parking spaces. David Semmer of PSRS provided the undisclosed borrower with a nonrecourse loan with an eight-year term and 25-year amortization schedule. The loan was financed with a life insurance company.
LITTLEFIELD, ARIZ. — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Scenic Self Storage, a self-storage facility located in Littlefield near both the Nevada and Utah borders. The asset traded for an undisclosed price. Jordan Farrer of Marcus & Millichap’s Salt Lake City office and Adam Schlosser of the firm’s Denver officer represented the seller, a Utah-based investment group. Ryan Sarbinoff of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office served as the broker of record. Marcus & Millichap also procured the buyer, regional storage operators with assets in Utah and Arizona. Located at 3030 S. Scenic Blvd., the 34,770-square-foot Scenic Self Storage consists of eight one-story buildings offering 245 non-climate-controlled units and 109 parking units, totaling 354 units. Amenities include wide-drive aisles, outdoor vehicle parking, drive-up access, online rentals, convenient access and digital surveillance.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Colliers has arranged the sale of StorCo Self Storage, a self-storage facility located at 3050 Orange Ave. in Long Beach. The asset traded for an undisclosed price. Situated on 7.5 acres, the nearly 80,000-square-foot StorCo Self Storage features 772 storage units in a mix of container storage, fixed drive-up and fixed interior units. Additionally, the property offers 67 parking spaces, a small billboard, a 3,100-square-foot commercial building and an approximately two-acre industrial outdoor storage parcel located at 1301 E. Spring St., which Rain For Rent occupies. Tom de Jong and Jacob Becher of Colliers’ de Jong | Becher Self Storage Group represented the seller, CREE Investment Co. The name of the buyer was not released.
For the past decade, the inventory of industrial space in the Greater New Orleans market has not been large enough to meet demand. Comprising mostly older product that would be considered Class B or C in more populous markets, New Orleans-area warehouses have an overall vacancy rate of less than 2 percent. The demand has resulted in rising rental rates. Development of new product is warranted, but a combination of factors has prevented new projects from being built. Finally, in 2023, despite increased construction costs, high insurance costs and rising interest rates, projects are underway that will accommodate the demand in a market that is long overdue for new, modern warehouse product. Despite having all the ingredients to be a major industrial market, including one of the country’s largest port systems, warehouse infrastructure in New Orleans is dated, mostly due to a lack of suitable land for development. Institutional ownership and investment here is limited to select groups that, while chasing higher yields, took the time to learn the market’s dynamics and build local relationships. Historically, as brokers and tenants bemoaned a lack of product, national developers were reluctant to deploy capital to speculate in an unfamiliar and unproven locale. …
LAGRANGE, GA. — Farpoint Development and Grandview Partners plan to develop Lafayette Logistics Park, a 134-acre industrial project site located off I-85 in LaGrange. Southpoint Realty Group sold the land to the developers for an undisclosed price. Plans for the site include the development of up to 2 million square feet of industrial facilities across two phases. Phase I, which is scheduled to begin construction in the first quarter of this year, will comprise four buildings ranging from 187,000 to 270,000 square feet. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year. Phase II will feature up to 1 million additional square feet of industrial space. Wesley Budd of NAI Brannen Goddard represented Farpoint in the land acquisition and will lead leasing efforts at the property.
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — A partnership between Phoenix-based developer Creation and Crow Holdings Capital has sold Northmark Commerce Center, a 234,475-square-foot industrial facility located in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Haltom City. The cross-dock facility was fully leased to Ryder Integrated Logistics at the time of sale. Completed in 2023, Northmark Commerce Center features 32-foot clear heights, 56 dock doors and parking for 132 cars and 19 trailers. The site also houses a secured drop lot with 104 additional trailer stalls. Jack Fraker, Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe, Taylor Hare and Chloie Mercer of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — EDGE Realty Partners has negotiated the sale of a 14,410-square-foot industrial building located at 14724 Almeda School Road in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building was constructed on 2.4 acres in 2019 and features 28-foot clear heights and five dock-high loading doors. Micha van Marcke and Chace Henke of EDGE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
