FREDERICKSON, WASH. — Bridge Logistics Properties (BLP) has purchased a 782,775-square-foot distribution facility in Frederickson, located within the Seattle-Tacoma metro area. Terms of the transaction were not released. The property was developed by Panattoni and delivered in 2024 as part of a larger industrial development known as Fred310. Jeff Chiate and Bryce Aberg of Cushman & Wakefield facilitated the transaction. Harbor Freight Tools fully occupies the property on a long-term basis. The facility serves as a regional distribution center supporting more than 1,600 stores nationwide. The property, located at 6920 192nd St., features 40-foot clear heights, a cross-dock configuration with 152 dock-high doors and four grade-level doors, full concrete oversized truck courts, 476 trailer stalls, 262 auto parking spaces, 4,000 amps of power with expansion capability, ESFR sprinklers and separate truck and auto entrances.
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Formation Interests, Crescent Real Estate Break Ground on Phase II of Formation Park 10 in Goodyear, Arizona
by Amy Works
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — A venture between Formation Interests and an affiliate of Crescent Real Estate has broken ground on Phase II of Formation Park 10, an industrial development located just west of Phoenix in Goodyear. The three-building expansion will bring Formation Park 10 to nearly 689,000 square feet of industrial space across five buildings and 44 acres. Totaling 261,168 square feet, Phase II will accommodate occupiers seeking 100,000 square feet or more of single-tenant space and/or those requiring flexible space from 15,000 square feet to 25,000 square feet. The project team for Phase II includes Deutsche Architecture Group, Kimley-Horn, RVI and Willmeng. Completion is slated for spring 2027. CBRE is overseeing leasing for the project.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GA. — OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and deployment company best known for ChatGPT, has announced plans for a new data center campus in Effingham County, approximately 30 miles northwest of Savannah. Dubbed Project Camellia, the data center campus will cost at least $20 billion to develop in order for OpenAI to receive incentives, according to multiple news outlets. Bloomberg reports that the San Francisco-based company plans to spend as much as $30 billion on the project. The site is located within Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH), a master-planned industrial park by Broe Real Estate Group and OmniTRAX spanning 2,700 acres. SGIH is served by both CSX and Norfolk Southern rail lines. OpenAI has entered into a 25-year agreement with utilities provider Georgia Power Co., which will supply 3.2 gigawatts of power to the project. According to the two companies, OpenAI will pay all infrastructure and electric-service costs for the data center campus. Additionally, OpenAI has pledged to provide $80 million in community benefits over the life of the project, as well as $71 million in Codex credits for eligible Georgia students. (Codex is OpenAI’s agentic coding tool that assists in building software and technical projects.) OpenAI also reports …
HOUSTON — Urban Logistics Realty will develop two industrial projects totaling 341,000 square feet in North Houston. Urban NXS Fallbrook will be a 182,400-square-foot, cross-dock industrial building, and Urban NXS West will be a 158,600-square-foot, front-load building. Urban Logistics Realty is developing both projects in a joint venture with Principal Asset Management. First United Bank & Trust is financing construction, which is slated to begin before the end of the summer and to be complete in the second quarter of 2027.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Realterm, a global investment manager focused on transit-oriented properties, has purchased a 40-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the South Texas city of Laredo. The facility at 14610 Mines Road features 25.3 concrete-paved acres that house a 22,250-square-foot check-in station, a 6,800-square-foot office and a 3,000-square-foot wash bay. This portion of the facility was leased to transit firm Heartland Express at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
JLL Secures $621M Refinancing of Maryland Industrial Portfolio for Merritt Properties
by John Nelson
BALTIMORE — JLL has secured a $621 million loan for the refinancing of a 58-property, 6.3 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Maryland owned by Merritt Properties, a Baltimore-based industrial developer and operator. Pete Pittroff, Anthony Fertitta, Travis Anderson, Evan Parker and Christopher Pratt of JLL arranged the seven-year balance sheet loan through M&T Bank on behalf of Merritt Properties. The portfolio comprises light industrial buildings in the Baltimore-Washington Corridor, northwest Baltimore, I-95 Corridor and Hagerstown.
UNION, OHIO — Scannell Properties has selected Peak Construction Corp. to build Interstate Aviation Hub in Union near Dayton. The 305,480-square-foot speculative industrial building will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 34 docks, two drive-in doors, 2,755 square feet of office space and parking for 130 cars and 83 trailers. The project team includes architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer Arcadis. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2027.
HOUSTON — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has completed Par 1960, a two-building, 254,186-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. Building 1 spans 204,375 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights and a front-load configuration. Building 2 totals 49,811 square feet and features 28-foot clear heights and a rear-load configuration. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the buildings. Construction began in late 2024.
HOUSTON — Cooler Master Corp. has signed a 97,285-square-foot industrial lease in West Houston. The deal is for the entirety of Building 2 within Grand West Crossing, a development that is ultimately planned to feature six buildings, two of which are now complete and two of which are under construction. Richard Quarles, Jarret Venghaus, Geoff Perrott and Eliza Klein of JLL represented the landlord, Mississippi-based EastGroup Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 55,700-square-foot industrial building in New Caney, a northeastern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 18913 Phillip Way was constructed in 2020 and features 30-foot clear heights. Griff Brandy, Ryan Osborn, Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller and tenant, New Caney Beverage, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.