MIDWAY, GA. — Caddell Construction, on behalf of Flint Development, has broken ground on three Class A distribution centers within Dorchester Commerce Park, an industrial park in the metro Savannah city of Midway. The speculative project totals 2.1 million square feet and is expected to deliver by spring 2025. The development will offer immediate access to I-95 and a 33-mile drive to Port of Savannah. The project team includes Davidson Architecture + Engineering and CBRE. The project will comprise a 1.2 million-square-foot building, a 594,522-square-foot cross-dock facility and a 276,062-square-foot facility, which is expected to open in April. Caddell Construction will establish an onsite batching plant to manufacture its own concrete for the development.
Industrial
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — A partnership between Constellation Real Estate Partners and Northwestern Mutual has acquired 10 acres in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, for the development of a 200,439-square-foot industrial project. Designed by Pross Design Group, Constellation Commerce 360 will comprise two buildings totaling 95,760 and 104,733 square feet. Building features will include 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED lighting and the capacity to accommodate a single or multiple users across both buildings. David Eseke and Clay Balch of Cushman & Wakefield represented Constellation Real Estate Partners in the acquisition of the land and have also been retained as leasing agents. Construction is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of next year and to last about 12 months.
LIBERTY, MO., AND STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Trident Capital Group has acquired two Class A warehouses in Missouri and Ohio for an undisclosed price. In Liberty, Mo., Trident acquired Heartland Meadows Commerce Center, which totals 181,321 square feet. The asset was fully occupied by two tenants at the time of sale and marks Trident’s first investment in the Kansas City market. Separately, Trident expanded its presence in Ohio with the acquisition of a 185,210-square-foot building located within the Mills Business Park in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The facility was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Trident worked with CBRE on the acquisitions. Sellers were not provided.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Logisteed America Inc., a provider of transportation and logistics services, has renewed its 106,100-square-foot industrial lease at 2551-2561 Allan Drive in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. Kenneth Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Jonathan Kohn and Chris Volkert of Colliers represented the landlord, LaSalle Investment Management.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of Paradise Self Storage, a 113-unit facility in Rockport, located outside of Corpus Christi in South Texas. The facility was built in 1994 and spans 23,800 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller, Iowa-based Elkhorn River Investments LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Corpus Christi-based Preis Investments Inc.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Newmark has secured a 44,648-square-foot industrial lease at Green Hill Business Park in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Richard Hoyt, Chip Wiser and Brian Cheek of Newmark represented the tenant, packaging and crating services provider TransPak Inc., in the lease negotiations. Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Mississippi-based EastGroup Properties.
HOUSTON — Invacor Solutions, which provides pipeline services to the energy industry, has signed a 33,525-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 6230 Bingle Road was built in 1979 and features 20-foot clear heights, four loading docks, 34 parking spaces and 8,190 square feet of office space. Michael Keegan and Andrew Laycock of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, ValvTechnologies Inc., in the lease negotiations. Sarah Teel with MSL Investments represented the tenant.
TCC, Clarion Partners Complete First Phase of Fairfield Industrial Center in Northern California
by Amy Works
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and its joint venture partner Clarion Partners have completed the construction of the first phase of development at Fairfield Industrial Center in Northern California. Located at 2725 Low Court in Fairfield, the first phase includes a Class A, 205,223-square-foot industrial facility, which is currently available for lease by a single user or multiple smaller tenants. Situated on 11 acres, the property features 36-foot clear heights; 56-foot by 47.5-foot column spacing; a 4,000-square-foot turnkey office space; 32 dock doors including 16 docks equipped with 40,000-pound levelers and seals; two grade-level doors; ESFR sprinklers; and 156 auto parking stalls and 44 trailer parking spaces. Additional features at the facility include enhanced exterior glass entries, canopies, façade accents and a landscaped site highlighting water-efficient planting. The joint venture has secured municipal approval for the second phase of development at the project, which will be located at 300 Chadbourne Road and include two Class A industrial buildings totaling 328,553 square feet. Construction for the second phase is expected to begin next year. Kevin Hatcher of CBRE, along with Brooks Pedder and Tony Binswanger of Cushman & Wakefield, are handling leasing for the property.
MIAMI — CBRE has arranged the sale of a 25-building, 1.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio located in the Mami-Dade and Broward Counties of South Florida. Boston-based Longpoint Partners acquired the properties from Pennsylvania-based Seagis Property Group for an undisclosed price. The portfolio was 97 percent leased to 77 tenants at the time of sale. Jose Lobón, Frank Fallon, Trey Barry and Chris Riley of CBRE National Partners represented Seagis in the transaction. Tom O’Loughlin, Devin White, Royce Rose and Alain Bonvecchio of CBRE assisted in closing the sale.
Automotive Parts Supplier Signs 136,000 SF Lease at 2,600-Acre Logistics Park in Savannah
by John Nelson
SAVANNAH, GA. — Automotive parts supplier Kyungshin America Corp. (KAC) has signed a 136,000-square-foot lease at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) in Georgia. Scheduled to open in February 2024, the facility will import and distribute automotive components to Hyundai Motor Group’s new, $7.5 billion electric vehicle plant underway near Port of Savannah and throughout the Southeast. SGIH, which comprises a total 2,600 acres, is a public-private partnership between the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (ECIDA) and Broe Real Estate Group, the real estate affiliate of The Broe Group.