YORK, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and MRP Industrial has broken ground on Expressway Commerce Center, a 674,000-square-foot speculative project that will be located west of Philadelphia in York. The development will consist of a 271,000 and 403,000-square-foot building, both of which will have rear-load configurations, 36-foot clear heights and combined parking for 563 cars and 175 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2024 completion.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Panattoni Development has started construction on Simmons Airpark, a Class A industrial facility at 2880 Simmons St. in North Las Vegas. The asset is valued at $18 million. Completion is slated for April 2024. The 182,184-square-foot building will feature 36-foot clear heights, a full concrete truck court and drive aisles, potential for evaporative cooling or full HVAC and the potential for a fully secured truck court. Panattoni Development will own the property.
— By Christopher J. Destino, Principal, Lee & Associates — The geographic area along the border of Los Angeles and Orange County is locally known as the Mid Counties market. This region currently boasts about 130 million square feet of industrial real estate, thanks to its prime location. This is a location that’s only 25 miles from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, and 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Like many other parts of the U.S., Mid Counties has begun to see the effects of continued economic uncertainty and a rising interest rate environment. It faces challenges like land scarcity and limited newly constructed buildings to accommodate the growing demand. Thankfully, this area still typically delivers 200,000 to 500,000 square feet of new construction annually (2018 was abnormally high with about 2 million square feet added). One recent deal worth noting is the 94,000-square-foot, Class A industrial distribution building in Santa Fe Springs from Panattoni that leased to BeBella Cosmetics for $2.05 per square foot net per month with an option to purchase at $577 per square foot. Another new development example is the 146,617-square-foot building that Duke Realty developed and leased to Weee!, a …
MIDLAND AND ODESSA, TEXAS — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a portfolio of seven industrial buildings totaling 93,000 square feet in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa. The portfolio was fully leased to seven tenants, including Rexel, Interstate Batteries and North Basin Coating, at the time of sale. Michael Kelleher and Jeff Miller of Matthews brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SANTA FE SPRINGS AND BREA, CALIF. — Staley Point Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate have completed the sale of two industrial properties in Southern California for $54 million, or $339 per square foot. The properties are a 58,000-square-foot industrial facility at 10907 Painter Ave. in Santa Fe Springs and a 100,000-square-foot building with 22-foot clear heights and four dock-high positions at 331 Cliffwood in Brea. Both are in suburbs to the southeast of Los Angeles. The joint venture originally acquired the assets in separate transactions in 2021. Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to Staley Point Capital for the transaction. Eastdil Secured served as the financial advisor, and The Klabin Co. provided local market advisory services.
MOUNT POCONO, PA. — Newland Capital Group will develop Mount Pocono Commerce Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown in eastern Pennsylvania. The project is a build-to-suit for an undisclosed third-party logistics group and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 196 loading docks, four drive-in doors, 384 trailer stalls and 200-foot truck court depths. David Pelaia and Chad Morgan of JLL arranged a senior construction loan through Axos Bank and mezzanine financing from Fidelity Investments, as well as joint venture equity from an undisclosed partner, for the project. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
TETERBORO, N.J. — San Francisco-based Prologis has acquired a 125,500-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Teterboro. The property features 15 loading docks, four drive-in doors, clear heights of 14 to 16 feet, parking for over 125 cars and nearly 60 trailers and 18,516 square feet of office space. Thomas Vetter, Jeffrey DeMagistris and Gary Sauerborn of NAI James E. Hanson represented the seller, Marschall Partners LP, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the $10.2 million sale of a 104,500-square-foot industrial flex facility located in Pennsauken, located just outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The property was fully leased to American Furniture Rentals at the time of sale. The buyer was a private equity group with significant holdings in the Mid-Atlantic region. The seller was undisclosed. Eric Grad of Colliers represented both sides in the deal.
PITTSBURGH — Champion Container Corp., a New Jersey-based distributor of packaging containers, has signed a 44,569-square-foot industrial lease at The River Avenue Distribution & Technology District in Pittsburgh. The tenant is consolidating two smaller distribution hubs within Building 8 at the development, the site of which was the original H.J. Heinz manufacturing campus. Michael Stuart of CBRE represented Champion Container Corp. in the transaction. Golden East Investors owns the property.
TUSKEGEE, ALA. — Farpoint Development has signed Trendco USA to a full-building lease at Building 100, a 168,000-square-foot industrial facility located within the Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park in Tuskegee. The Columbia, S.C.-based tenant plans to invest $43 million to launch its manufacturing operation at the site, where it will initially produce nitrile medical gloves before expanding production into other personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gowns. Situated off exit 42 on I-85 in Macon County, Building 100 is the first facility within Farpoint’s 638-acre logistics park, which will span 6.2 million square feet upon completion. The Chicago-based developer delivered the facility in May.
