WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has acquired a 122,601-square-foot industrial building located at 3210 Oak Grove Ave. in Waukegan. The multi-tenant property was 66 percent leased at the time of sale. Constructed in 2006, the precast building is demised into three units. It features a clear height of 30 feet, 12 exterior docks, three drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for more than 125 cars. The available unit is 41,838 square feet, including approximately 2,839 square feet of office space. Venture One plans to complete several improvements to the vacant unit, including office renovations, warehouse lighting and renovations to the bathroom and breakroom. Joe Horrigan, Zach Graham and Ryan Bain of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller. Whit Heitman and Jack Fitzpatrick of CBRE will market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
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SALINE TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Data center development and investment platform Related Digital has secured financing for Oracle’s $16 billion project in Saline Township, roughly 50 miles southwest of Detroit. Originally announced in October 2025, the development is being built for Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) as part of its partnership with OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research firm and operator best known for ChatGPT. In September 2025, OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank announced plans for the development of five new data centers as part of a $500 billion Stargate initiative. Financing for the project includes equity from Related Digital and funds affiliated with Blackstone (NYSE: BX), as well as fixed-rate, long-term financing from PIMCO (Pacific Management Investment Co.)-managed funds and accounts. Bank of America served as the structuring agent and financial advisor, and Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo are acting as advisors to Related Digital. According to Related Digital, the new Michigan data center will create 2,500 construction jobs, as well as 450 permanent onsite positions and 1,500 permanent jobs throughout the county. The project will also preserve 750 acres of open space, farmlands and wetlands. DTE Energy is fully supplying power for the project, using existing resources and a new battery storage investment financed entirely by …
DELRAY BEACH, FLA. — FRP Development Corp. has completed the first phase of Logistics Center at Delray, a 40-acre industrial park underway in west Delray Beach. Situated along Route U.S. 441 in South Florida’s Palm Beach County, Phase I of the park comprises a 200,000-square-foot facility with 36-foot ceiling heights, 215 parking spaces and 45 dock doors. Christopher Thomson, Matthew McAllister and Eric Cantor of Cushman & Wakefield are handling the leasing assignment for the facility, which is divisible to 30,000 square feet. FRP Development is developing the park in partnership with PCCP LLC. At full build-out, Logistics Center at Delray will span three buildings totaling approximately 600,000 square feet.
SUNNYVALE, TEXAS — California-based development and investment firm CapRock Partners has broken ground on Clay Road Business Park, a 483,128-square-foot industrial project in Sunnyvale, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Clay Road Business Park will consist of three shallow-bay buildings that will total 124,140, 155,802 and 203,186 square feet. Buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 81 dock-high doors, six grade-level doors and parking for 517 cars and 67 trailers. Greg Brown, Greg Napper, Peter Thompson, Kyle White and Nick Englhard of JLL arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the project through an unnamed regional bank. The loan carried a floating interest rate and a 3.5-year term with two one-year extension options.
BUDA, TEXAS — Partners Development, a division of Partners Real Estate, has broken ground on a 108,750-square-foot industrial project in Buda, a southern suburb of Austin. The project represents Phase I of a larger, 23-acre development that will be known as Onion Creek Trade Center (formerly known as South Austin Commerce Center) and will span 216,750 square feet across eight freestanding buildings. Buildings will range in size from 16,875 to 36,000 square feet and will feature 25-foot clear heights, grade-level loading and dedicated office space. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter. Method is the project architect, and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Partners is also the leasing agent.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Daltex Glass & Aluminum has signed an 11,430-square-foot industrial lease expansion in the northern Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch. The tenant, which also renewed its lease as part of the deal, has doubled its footprint at the building at 11431 Ferrell Drive, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1981. Andrew Gilbert and Jon Skidmore of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, locally based investment firm ATCAP Partners, in the lease negotiations.
Coldwell Banker Commercial Brokers $7.9M Sale of Industrial Property in Enumclaw, Washington
by Amy Works
ENUMCLAW, WASH. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 1920 Garrett St. in Enumclaw. Thundering Mountain LLC sold the asset to Cascadia Collection and DC Auto Transport for $7.9 million. Situated on 1.2 acres, the property offers 36,160 square feet of industrial space. Brandon Thomas of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller in the deal.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — JLL Income Property Trust has acquired Whitestown Distribution Center III, a Class A industrial facility in the Indianapolis suburb of Whitestown, for approximately $60 million. The 605,000-square-foot property is fully leased to a single tenant with a seven-year remaining lease term featuring 2.5 percent annual escalations. Developed in 2023, the asset features a clear height of 36 feet.
GILBERTS, ILL. — Opus has completed construction on a 52,174-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Elgin Recycling at 58 Center Drive in Gilberts, a far northwest suburb of Chicago. Situated in the Turnberry Lakes Business Park, the facility is blocks away from Elgin Recycling’s headquarters and serves as one of its four Chicago-area recycling scrap yards. Elgin Recycling is a family-owned operation that processes ferrous and non-ferrous metals, exotic alloys and electronics. The new Gilberts location processes recycled electronics from public drop-off facilities, breaking them down into components that are transported to downstream recyclers. The facility, which will be fully operational in July, features a clear height of 28 feet, six dock doors, two drive-in doors and up to 58 vehicle parking stalls. Opus served as the design-builder and worked in partnership with Architects Plus Design Studio PLLC, Structural Enginuity Inc. and Spaceco.
Bendetti, Singerman Real Estate Complete $71M Recapitalization of Industrial Portfolio in Sparks, Nevada
by Amy Works
SPARKS, NEV. — Irvine, Calif.-based Bendetti and Singerman Real Estate have completed a $71 million off-market recapitalization of an industrial portfolio in Sparks. Known as Southern Way Industrial, the portfolio includes three single- and multi-tenant buildings totaling more than 635,000 square feet. Spread across a 21-acre site, the buildings feature clear heights ranging from 18 feet to 28 feet. At the time of closing, the portfolio was 54 percent occupied.