SAYREVILLE, N.J. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing and joint venture equity for a 10-acre industrial outdoor storage property located in the Central New Jersey community of Sayreville. The site at 700 Jernee Mill Road houses a 28,500-square-foot warehouse with clear heights ranging from 24 to 28 feet and 14 drive-in doors, as well as 6.5 acres of truck parking and additional outdoor storage space. Michael Klein, Matthew Pizzolato and Benjamin Morgenthal of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Ridgecut Road and Brennan Investment Group. An undisclosed regional bank provided the loan.
NEW YORK CITY — California-based owner-operator SecureSpace Self Storage has opened a new facility at 131-21 14th Ave. in the College Point area of Queens. The number of units was not disclosed. The facility spans 131,691 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Units range in size from 5 feet by 5 feet to 10 feet by 30 feet. The facility also features a leasing office and AI-enabled cameras and sensors that provide security and monitoring.
KENT, WASH. — Gantry has secured $11 million in permanent financing for the refinancing of Cumberland Industrial Center, a flex industrial park on 7.4 acres at 22022-22028 68th Ave. S. in Kent. Mike Wood and Alex Saunders of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, a private real estate investor. The five-year, fixed-rate loan was placed with one of Gantry’s correspondent insurance company lenders. The financing includes interest-only payments for the entire loan term. Totaling 118,500 square feet, the four-building Cumberland Industrial Center was built in 1980 and since renovated. At the time of financing, a range of manufacturing, retail and professional service tenants occupied the multi-tenant property.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm OR&L Commercial has negotiated the $3.3 million sale of a 45,320-square-foot industrial property in Wallingford, located just north of New Haven. The building, which sits on 3.6 acres and features four loading docks, was roughly 45 percent leased at the time of sale to a single tenant. Frank Hird of OR&L represented the seller, Founders Associates LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, NEC Advisors. Hird is also representing the new ownership in leasing the available space.
In January of 2023, the Memphis industrial market was coming off multiple years of record-breaking growth. However, mid-year we seem to be trending back to a somewhat normal growth pattern. The Memphis industrial market, which was fueled by the pandemic like many other markets, is finally beginning to normalize. Economic factors also influence the market as well. First and foremost is the uncertainty: uncertainty in interest rates, uncertainty in construction costs and uncertainty in when will we see some signs of stabilization. Many say we need to survive until 2025. Yet, the Memphis industrial market seems to have all the tools to handle this moment, and move forward. Memphis, located on the borders of Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, is known as “America’s Distribution Center” — boasting unparalleled expertise in distribution and logistics. With a central location, Memphis’ transportation infrastructure comprises the four Rs: runway, rail, river and road. Memphis International Airport houses the largest cargo airport in the world with the FedEx worldwide hub. Memphis is one of only three cities in the country that has five of the seven Class I railroads: Union Pacific/Southern Pacific, Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), CSX Corporation, Norfolk Southern and Canadian National Railroad (CN). …
FREMONT, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of Bayside Industrial Portfolio, a 14-property industrial portfolio in Fremont. CIP Real Estate acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $103.5 million. At the time of sale, the 352,280-square-foot portfolio was 91 percent occupied by 80 tenants. The properties feature flexible industrial spaces ranging from 2,500 square feet to 25,000 square feet, 16-foot clear heights, ample power distribution throughout the campus, truck courts with depths up to 140 feet and a mix of at-grade and dock-high doors. Steven Golubchik, Edmund Najera, Jonathan Schaefler and Darren Hollak of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Ramsey Daya and Chris Moritz of Newmark’s Debt and Structured Finance group arranged $63 million in acquisition financing, in the form of debt, for the buyer.
HOUSTON — UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions has signed a 176,152-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Geoff Perrott and Jeff Venghaus of JLL, along with Matt Knafel with KWILL Advisors, represented UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — An undisclosed auto parts manufacturer has preleased a 150,512-square-foot industrial building on the south side of San Antonio. The tenant is leasing the entirety of Building 2 within Brooks Global Crossing, an industrial campus located within the 1,308-acre Brooks master-planned development. Carter Thurmond and Witt Westbrook of Transwestern represented the landlord, Cambridge Development, in the lease negotiations. Building 2 is under construction and expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — Georgia-based owner-operator Agile Cold Storage will open a 275,000-square-foot facility in Claymont, Del., about 25 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The site is located within First State Crossing, an industrial park that is a redevelopment of a former steel mill. Agile Cold Claymont is expected to create 130 new jobs and involve capital investment of more than $170 million over the next five years.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — A joint venture between three Austin-based real estate firms — Cordova Real Estate Ventures, Riverside and Live Oak — has broken ground on Phase I of New Hope, a $250 million mixed-use project located in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. The first two phases of the project are being developed across six parcels on New Hope Drive. Phase I will include three Class A industrial buildings totaling 271,689 square feet. The second phase of development will include an additional 213,700 square feet of industrial space. The project is also set to include a 32-acre development named The District at New Hope. This portion of the project is still in design, but could include a mix of retail, entertainment, restaurant, hospitality, office space, and research-and-development space. A timeline for the development was not announced. The project team for New Hope includes Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., McFarland Architecture and Malone Wheeler. Live Oak will market and lease the project’s industrial space, and Travis Robertson with JLL has been tapped to handle leasing of retail and restaurant space. A number of industrial developments are currently underway in suburban Austin, including 5900 Ben White, an industrial project also by Riverside …