VERNON HILLS, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group will soon break ground on a new headquarters for Heathrow Scientific, a global manufacturer of laboratory supplies and instruments designed to support scientific research, analysis and experimentation. The new facility will be located at 440 N. Fairway Drive in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills and will house the company’s manufacturing, laboratory and office operations. Construction of the two-story, 112,000-square-foot building will commence once demolition of an existing structure on the site is complete. The project will feature a large laboratory, employee fitness center, outdoor dining area, 12 dock positions, two drive-in doors and parking for 63 vehicles. Completion is slated for August 2024. PREMIER is actively exploring green building initiatives, including a solar array and hybrid rooftop units that use electricity instead of natural gas. The project team includes Cornerstone Architects Ltd. and SPACECO Inc. as civil engineer. Brett Kroner of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of the site.
WAUCONDA, ILL. — Cherokee Manufacturing has leased a 50,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1225 Karl Court in Wauconda, a far north suburb of Chicago. The property features a clear height of 30 feet, six exterior docks and one drive-in doors. Brian Bocci of Entre Commercial Realty represented the undisclosed landlord, while Joe Karmin of Transwestern represented the tenant.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between locally based developer Creation and New York City-based investment firm Clarion Partners has acquired nearly 100 acres in Phoenix. Located on the northwest corner of the Loop 101 and Indian School Road, the site will be used to develop a $250 million industrial project known as Park Algodon. Park Algodon is a speculative industrial development that totals approximately 1.3 million square feet across 86 acres. The project will be built in two phases, with construction on the first phase slated to begin by the end of the year. The first phase comprises four buildings totaling 670,000 square feet. The second phase will include one 556,000-square-foot building. LGE Design Build is leading the construction, which is scheduled for completion in late 2025. Creation and Clarion Partners acquired the land from the John F. Long family in an off-market transaction. Greg Vogel and Max Xander of Land Advisors represented both parties in the deal. “This acquisition marks our first joint venture with Clarion Partners. We’re honored to work alongside them on this significant project, addressing a key gap in the West Phoenix industrial market,” says Grant Kingdon, principal of Creation’s Mountain West region. “Park Algodon serves as a catalyst to attract new …
HOUSTON — Clay Development is nearing completion of High Life Distribution Center, a 103,100-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. The facility sits on an 8.1-acre site at 15930 Tomball Parkway and is part of the 21-acre High Life Business Park, which Clay Development originally began working on in 2010. Building features include 32-foot clear heights, 27 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 2,600 square feet of office space and 61 car parking spots. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.
LINDEN, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has arranged the $21 million sale of a 67,355-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. The facility at 1900 Lower Road is located adjacent to an Amazon fulfillment center and has housed the operations of electrical and industrial distribution company Turtle & Hughes since its original construction in 1960. Christopher Galiano of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the buyer, Service Truck Tire Center, which plans to occupy the property and implement a value-add program, in the deal.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group has acquired two industrial buildings at 5801 and 5807 Van Allen Way in Carlsbad, approximately 30 miles north of San Diego. An undisclosed seller sold the portfolio for $21.2 million, or $208 per square foot. Situated within Carlsbad Research Center, the 102,360-square-foot portfolio features passive solar cooling with operable windows, two dock-high doors, three grade-level doors and street frontage along Faraday Avenue. The sale included a leaseback with the seller at 5807 Van Allen Way. The buyers will market 5801 Van Allen Way to traditional industrial and life science users. Dennis Visser and Matt Pourcho of CBRE advised the seller in the deal.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Fleet Pump & Service Group has signed a full-building, 31,255-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 455 Knollwood Road in White Plains, a northern suburb of Manhattan. Rick Rakow of Rakow Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Josh Gopan and Sean Heneghan represented the landlord, Simone Development, on an internal basis.
LANCASTER, PA. — Locally based brokerage firm TRUE Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 15,100-square-foot lease at BURLE Corporate Park, a commercial facility located about 80 miles west of Philadelphia in Lancaster. Althea Ramsay Carrigan of TRUE Commercial represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was HealthDirect Pharmacy Services.
NEW YORK CITY AND MIAMI — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (NYSE: BIP) and its institutional partners have entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) with Miami-based data center owner-operator Cyxtera. Brookfield will acquire “substantially all” of Cyxtera’s assets for $775 million. As part of the agreement, the New York City-based investment firm will purchase the real estate supporting seven Cyxtera data centers in the United States. The locations of the affected properties were not disclosed. According to the company’s website, Cyxtera operates facilities in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York/New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Tampa and Canada. Brookfield will purchase the real estate that supports the data centers from several landlords, including Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) and Digital Core REIT. The court-supervised process stems from Cyxtera’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The company cited financial challenges and lack of funding when it filed for bankruptcy this past summer, about two years after it went public. Cyxtera’s stock price peaked at $14.60 per share in May 2022 before dipping below $1.80 by December 2022. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with Brookfield, which represents a favorable path forward for our …
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Data center developer and operator DC Blox has broken ground on a $1.2 billion data center campus in Douglasville, about 22 miles west of Atlanta. Situated on a 55-acre site, the two-story data center campus will feature 12 data halls totaling 750,000 square feet. Tenants will have access to 180 megawatts of power and will be connected to DC Blox’s nearly 500-mile dark fiber route, which is slated for completion before the end of the year. The east-west fiber path will connect the company’s major hubs in Atlanta to its holdings in Augusta and on to its newly opened DC Blox Cable Landing Station in Myrtle Beach. Initial customer move-ins at the Douglasville campus is expected for third-quarter 2025. DC Blox is using tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership to help fund the development. The design-build team includes Evans General Contractors, DLB Associates, Bennett & Pless and Corgan, Thomas & Hutton.