HOUSTON — Sungrow USA Corp., a division of Chinese solar technology company Sungrow, has signed a 179,534-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. Michael Foreman and Beau Kaleel of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sungrow USA in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 58,016-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 626 106th St. in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed on 2.4 acres in 1970 and features 19-foot clear heights. John Buckley, Jack Gaffney and Nicky Manasso of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Brewer and Riley Maxwell of Transwestern represented the tenant, Iron Mountain Information Inc.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — JLL has arranged a $56.3 million construction loan for Tri-State Industrial, a 525,000-square-foot project that will be located about 25 miles outside of Philadelphia in Claymont, Delaware. The property will feature 40-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 130-foot truck court depths, four drive-in ramps with overhead doors and ample trailer and car parking. Chris Drew, Mike Pagniucci and Michael DiCosimo of JLL arranged the loan through Principal Asset Management on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between New York City-based KPR Centers and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC.
MERRIMACK, N.H. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 448-unit self-storage facility located in the southern New Hampshire city of Merrimack. The facility, which is managed by Life Storage, opened in early 2022 and spans 57,840 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the deal. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
CANTON, MASS. — Massachusetts-based design-build firm Dacon has completed a 30,000-square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters project for healthy snack food provider 88 Acres in Canton, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility at 85 John Road, which allows the company to more than quintuple its production, features a quality control lab, R&D lab, production area, cooling room, warehouse, executive offices and conference rooms. Camber Development owns the building.
DEER PARK, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm Island Associates Real Estate has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot warehouse in the Long Island community of Deer Park. The site at 955 Long Island Ave. was previously used for auto wrecking , inside metal storage and truck repairs. Lawrence Densen and Chris Mayor of Island Associates represented the seller, a family estate, in the transaction. The buyer was a New York City-based construction and scaffolding company.
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — GI Partners has completed the sale of a mission-critical R&D facility at 825 Stewart Drive in Sunnyvale. BGO acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Most recently renovated in 2015, the two-story building features 75,350 square feet of R&D space and 242 surface parking spaces. An American multinational technology company, which has invested significant capital into the facility, fully occupies the building. Will Connors, Daniel Renz, Michael Manas, Cheri Pierce, Kendall Willet and Aisling Duffy of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Harbinger Motors has inked a deal to occupy 165,171 square feet of manufacturing and distribution space at 12821 Knott St. in Garden Grove. The landlord is Rexford Industrial. Harbinger Motors will manufacture electric light- and medium-duty delivery vehicles custom designed to customers’ specifications. To accommodate the tenant, the space will undergo extensive renovations, including 40,000 square feet of office and engineering space. Harbinger Motors is relocating to the facility from Gardena. Rexford Industrial acquired the property in 2019 and added significant improvements, including a 45,171-square-foot high-bay expansion and 20,000 square feet of high-finish office space. Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
DE SOTO, KAN. — Panasonic Energy has leased 509,760 square feet of industrial space at Building C within Flint Commerce Center in De Soto, about 30 miles southwest of Kansas City. The 1 million-square-foot building is under construction and slated for completion in summer 2024. The 370-acre flint Commerce Center can accommodate users ranging from 200,000 to 2 million square feet. Flint Development is the developer. Mark Long, John Hassler and Scott Bluhm of Newmark Zimmer represented Flint in the lease with Panasonic.
GREENFIELD, IND. — CBRE has brokered the $13.4 million sale of Building 4 within Mount Comfort Logistics Center in Greenfield, an eastern suburb of Indianapolis. The building totals 120,336 square feet and is a build-to-suit warehouse for U.S. AutoForce, a wholesale automotive tires, parts and lubricants distributor. Built in 2021, the property features a clear height of 30 feet, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors and ample car and trailer parking. Kevin Foley and Jared Scaringe of CBRE Investment Properties represented the seller, Ambrose Property Group. Gary Stache, Chris Martin and Bill Maher of CBRE Investment Properties represented the private California-based buyer, which completed a 1031 exchange.