FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Younger Partners has arranged the sale of a 58-acre industrial development site in Fort Worth. The site at 5921 South Freeway is located on the city’s southwest side near the junction of Interstates 20 and 35. Carter Crow and Michael Ytem of Younger Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Justin Toon of Industrial Reserve represented the buyer, which plans to start construction in 2025. Both parties requested anonymity.
HUTTO, TEXAS — A partnership between regional firm Titan Development and St. Louis-based Sansone Group will develop a 208,560-square-foot speculative cold storage facility in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto. The facility will be located within Titan’s Innovation Business Park and will feature 50-foot clear heights. Construction is slated to begin in the second quarter. CBRE and locally based brokerage firm AQUILA Commercial have been tapped as co-leasing agents for the facility.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Colliers has negotiated a 142,100-square-foot industrial lease in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. The tenant, 84 Lumber Co., will occupy the entirety of Barker Cypress Distribution Center. According to commercialsearch.com, the building sits on 12 acres and features 149 parking spaces and 3,574 square feet of office space. Wes Williams of Colliers and Conrad Bernard of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, Molto Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
DALLAS — Preziosa Stone has signed a 23,874-square-foot industrial lease in the Brookhollow neighborhood of northwest Dallas. The tenant is taking space at PROTO Park, a 250,000-square-foot industrial redevelopment by North Texas-based M2G Ventures. Sheenu George of KW Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne and Lena Pierce of Stream Realty Partners represented M2G Ventures. The deal brings PROTO Park to full occupancy.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of an industrial flex building located at 3611 Gulf Freeway, just southeast of downtown Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was constructed in 1969 and renovated in 2022. Travis Land, Cole Popper and Braedon Emde of Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Zachary Green of Chodrow Realty Advisors represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Glenstar Logistics has inked three new leases at Tri-County 75 industrial park in Fort Myers totaling 192,990 square feet. Located at 6115-6150 Tri-County Commerce Way, the park is situated at the southeast corner of I-75 and Luckett Road. The new tenants include a Fortune 500 beverage company (56,705 square feet); Orlando-based Mechanical One (67,620 square feet), a home repair and maintenance company; and NB Handy (68,665 square feet), a Virginia-based distributor of metals, HVAC, commercial roofing and machinery products. Bob Johnston of Lee & Associates arranged the three leases on behalf of ownership. Ben Kuykendall of First Capital Property Group Inc. represented Mechanical One in the lease negotiations, and Danny Holly and Shawn Stoneburner of Cushman & Wakefield represented NB Handy. Tri-County 75’s general contractor, The Conlan Co., will be building out spaces for all three tenants. Developed in partnership with Columnar Holdings, Tri-County 75 spans 816,866 square feet across four buildings. Other members of the design-build team include architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer DeLisi Fitzgerald. The project was delivered in October and is now 64 percent leased. Another 215,000 square feet of space is expected to execute shortly at Tri-County 75 to two undisclosed …
NEW YORK CITY — Affinius Capital has provided a $150 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six industrial properties totaling 1.8 million square feet. Though names and addresses were not disclosed, the properties are located in Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Louisville and South Florida and feature clear heights ranging from 24 to 36 feet. The borrower was Ares Management. The portfolio was roughly 40 percent occupied at the time of sale, although Affinius notes that “letters of intent are out on the majority of the remaining vacant space.”
CANTON, MASS. — A partnership between locally based developer Jumbo Capital and affiliates of Apollo Global Management has completed the renovation of a 136,000-square-foot industrial building in the southern Boston suburb of Canton. The building sits on a 10-acre site at 30 Dan Road, features a clear height of 34 feet and is subdividable to 50,000-square-foot suites. Surus Construction & Development served as the general contractor for the project, which began in summer 2022. Integrated Project Services handled architectural design, and Highpoint Engineering served as the civil engineer. Colliers is now marketing the property for lease.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — CRG has unveiled plans to develop The Cubes at ORD, a 66,552-square-foot speculative industrial facility in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park. The project will be situated on 4.3 acres at 3901 Fleetwood Drive immediately southeast of O’Hare International Airport. The multimodal facility, which will feature direct access to I-294 and the airport, will accommodate small and mid-size users looking for Class A space in the submarket. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. The Cubes at ORD will offer the same modern features as CRG’s other Cubes-branded facilities, including ESFR sprinkler systems, high-efficiency LED lighting, 20 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 11 trailer storage spaces and parking for 70 vehicles. CRG’s parent company, Clayco, will serve as the builder. CRG affiliate Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the architect. Brian Colson and Brian Pomorski of Avison Young will market the project for lease. Avison Young also represented CRG in the purchase of the land, while Michael Caprile of CBRE represented the sellers.
ITASCA, ILL. — Cawley Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of 12 parcels of land totaling 14.2 acres in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Located on Marino Court, the site had long been a coveted location for developers over the past decade, with multiple unsuccessful attempts to secure the parcels. Andrew Maletich of Cawley worked on the deal for 27 months to secure contracts for all the parcels, overseeing the annexation and rezoning of the site into the Village of Itasca. He ultimately brokered the sale of the property, which sold to a large data center company.