DELAWARE, OHIO — Time Equities Inc. has acquired a 119,960-square-foot industrial building located at 1275 S. Houk Road in Delaware, about 30 miles north of Columbus. The purchase price was $7.5 million. Cardinal Industrial was the seller.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Lovett Industrial and Los Angeles-based PCCP LCC have acquired The Claymoore Portfolio, a collection of 10 buildings totaling roughly 1.4 million square feet in northwest Houston. The buildings comprise two developments, Claymoore Business Park and Northwest Business Park, and range in size from 12,000 to 275,000 square feet. Claymoore Business Park features 1 million square feet of space across eight cross-dock and front-load buildings with 18- to 24-foot clear heights and 960 parking spaces. Northwest Business Park consists of one cross-dock and one front-load building totaling 378,900 square feet that offer 24-foot clear heights and 746 parking spaces. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to a roster of 21 tenants. Trent Agnew of JLL brokered the deal, the seller of which was not disclosed. Michael Johnson and Wally Reid, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing through Voya Financial.
IRVING, TEXAS — Challenge Manufacturing Co., a Michigan-based provider of automotive structures, has signed a 91,364-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 5101 Statesman Drive in Irving. According to commercialcafé.com, the building was constructed in 1984. Canon Shoults and Maddy Canty of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Oxford Properties, in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a 34,000-square-foot industrial lease in southwest Houston. The tenant, industrial parts distributor Merit Brass, will occupy space at The Business Center at Five Corners, a five-building, 550,000-square-foot development. Nathan Wynne, Joseph Smith and Savannah Smith of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between locally based developer Levey Group and ANICO Eagle, in the lease negotiations. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented Merit Brass.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Saed Investments has completed the disposition of an industrial facility located at 43195 Business Park Drive in Temecula. Brennan Investment Group acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Situated on 11.5 acres, the 160,561-square-foot building features a secure fenced yard, ample outdoor space, 4,000 amps at 480 volts, 15,000 square feet of office space and an additional 15,000 square feet of HVAC production area. Additionally, the facility offers 246 parking spaces, eight docks and three grade-level doors. Kelly Nicholls and Zack Martinez of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Meeting Tomorrow, an audiovisual equipment rental company, has signed a lease for a 20,300-square-foot warehouse located at 4848 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago. Marc Hale and Ali Nix of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the undisclosed landlord. Constructed in 1962, the building has been well-maintained and is furnished with racking and office furniture. It features one dock door and two drive-in doors.
ATLANTA — Ackerman & Co. has completed the acquisition of a 395,269-square-foot industrial property adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Situated at 4099 Old Dixie Highway in Atlanta, the property comprises two distribution facilities within the three-building Henry Ford Distribution Center. Building 1 totals 165,365 square feet, and Building 2 spans 229,904 square feet. Tenants at the facilities, which were fully leased at the time of sale, include Delta Air Lines, Morrison Express, Aviation Inflatables, Restoration Sleep, Tara Plastics and Mile Marker Logistics. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Miller Construction is underway on the site work for an 80,000-square-foot warehouse at 2140 N. John Young Parkway in Orlando. Miller is completing the $8.3 million project on behalf of MSI, a California-based flooring, countertop, wall, tile and hardscaping supplier that will utilize the property for the company’s storage and distribution needs in the Southeast. Upon completion, which is scheduled for the first half of 2024, the warehouse will feature 25 columns with 50-foot by 54-foot spacing, 29 parking spots, 13 dock doors, full warehouse lighting, exhaust fans and louvers. Additionally, the facility will include four private offices and one 9,500-square-foot open office space. The project team includes Elven18 Architecture, Construction Engineering Group, Gutherman Structural Inc. and NV5.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 523,260-square-foot industrial lease at DFW Park 161, a 197-acre development in Irving. The tenant, auto parts provider LKQ, will space at Logistics Center 12, a 707,940-square-foot building that features 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot loading bays and 190-foot truck court depths. Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin of JLL represented the landlord, a joint venture between Dallas-based Perot Development Co. and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Jacob Bobek and Tim Vogds of CBRE represented LKQ.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — South Carolina-based developer Greystar has broken ground on a 314,938-square-foot industrial project in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. The three-building project represents Phase II of Whisper 35, a five-building, 494,926-square-foot development. Completion of Phase II is slated for early 2024. Sam Owen and Adam Green of Stream Realty Partners, the leasing agents for Whisper 35, also recently secured a lease with logistics company Manifest Commerce to bring Phase I to full occupancy.