HENDERSON, COLO. — BridgeCore has provided $12.8 million in expedited refinancing for a single-tenant industrial building in Henderson. This is the first financing provided under BridgeCore’s new Middle Market Loan Program, which launched in fall 2023 as an alternative to traditional life insurance company financing. BridgeCore structured a three-year loan with 18 months of yield maintenance for the undisclosed borrower. The borrower required an expedited transaction, which closed prior to year-end 2023, due to a bank loan that matured at the end of September 2023. The borrower also required cash-out proceeds for repatriation of capital, which was available with the 64 percent loan-to-value refinance.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 3.2-acre self-storage development site located at 5361 Pearsall Road in southwest San Antonio. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. Danklefs also procured the buyer, DD&B Construction, which did not disclose specific development plans for the site.
HOUSTON — ChipTech, a manufacturer of low-voltage cables for the communications industry, has signed a 14,350-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The space is located within Pine Timbers Distribution Center and includes 1,655 square feet of office space. Andrew Bischoff and Tyler Holt of Finial Group represented ChipTech in the lease negotiations. Bridge Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord.
PHOENIX — Minneapolis-based The Meritex Co. has acquired a flex industrial building, located at 3930 E. Watkins St. in Phoenix. Simone Charitable Foundation sold the asset for $20.3 million. Built in 1999 on 7.9 acres, the 101,932-square-foot building was fully occupied at the time of sale. The property is located near Sky Harbor International Airport. Brian Ackerman of Colliers handled the sale transaction and assisted in structuring the financing for the seller.
ALLENTOWN AND BETHLEHEM, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm Denholtz Properties has acquired a portfolio of 18 industrial buildings totaling 723,734 square feet in the Lehigh Valley. Denholtz acquired the buildings, which are located in Allentown and Bethlehem, in a joint venture with an undisclosed partner. Brad Ruppel and Tristan Cade of CBRE represented the seller, PennCap Properties, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
By John Faur, Newmark Zimmer The Kansas City industrial real estate market has been on a historical run since 2020 with over 40 million square feet of inventory added in that time frame. This run of new construction has catapulted Kansas City to the 15th largest industrial market in the country by square footage, despite only being the 31st largest MSA by population. During most of this period, the strong market dynamics which exist in Kansas City, such as strategic highway infrastructure, a centralized location, four Class-1 railroads, availability of bulk land sites and an active development community, were further amplified by the low-interest rate climate and record levels of tenant activity. The continued high pace of speculative industrial construction starts in 2022 positioned 2023 to experience a healthy amount of new deliveries, with almost 8 million square feet of speculative industrial space delivering to the market. While the financial markets presented opportunity during this run of growth, continuous rate hikes in 2023 created challenges that resulted in a significant decrease in year-over-year speculative construction starts (3.5 million square feet of speculative construction has occurred year to date in 2023 as compared with more than 13 million square feet in …
OLD BRIDGE, N.J. — Paragon Packaging has signed a 192,000-square-foot industrial lease in Old Bridge, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. The packaging firm is taking space at Building 2 at the 4.2 million-square-foot Central 9 Logistics Park, which is under construction and expected to be complete in the second quarter. Mindy Lissner, Bill Waxman, Christine Eberle, David Gheriani, Jeff Volpi and Morgan Nitti of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, 2020 Acquisitions, in the lease negotiations. Kyle Eaton of Newmark represented Paragon Packaging.
RAYMORE, MO. — Brinkmann Constructors has completed the conversion of a 1 million-square-foot speculative warehouse into a 600,000-square-foot industrial facility for Urban Outfitters Inc. in Raymore, a southern suburb of Kansas City. The renovated space will accommodate dry cleaning and laundry operations as well as function as a distribution hub for Nuuly, a subscription-based clothing rental service from Urban Outfitters. Tenant improvements involved the separation of the additional 400,000 square feet to allow for future operational expansion or tenant use. The project also included the addition of a boiler room, chiller system, custom modular central plan, washers and dryers, and an automated carousel that can hold up to 2 million garments simultaneously.
WOOD DALE, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired a seven-building industrial portfolio in the Chicago suburb of Wood Dale for an undisclosed price. The portfolio totals 280,947 square feet across 12.5 contiguous acres. The assets had been institutionally owned for over 20 years and are fully leased to a variety of tenants. Brennan owns roughly 10 million square feet in Chicagoland.
EL CAJON, CALIF. — Gantry has secured a $91 million construction loan for the development of Gillespie Field iPark, a speculative industrial building at 1756 Weld Blvd. in El Cajon, an eastern suburb of San Diego. George Mitsanas, Peter Hillakas, Drit Shoemaker and Austin Ridge of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, Chesnut Properties. 3650 REIT, an institutional debt fund, provided the construction loan with terms including two extension options and nonrecourse covenants. Slated for completion in second-quarter 2025, the 386,336-square-foot facility will feature 30-foot to 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers with K-25 heads, 64 loading docks, four grade-level doors and rare excess land providing 115 additional truck trailer stalls. The building is designed to achieve net zero emissions from its rooftop solar array and will offer charging stations for electric vehicle semi-trucks. Gillespie Field iPark is 44 percent pre-leased to an aerospace manufacturer and negotiations are underway for the remaining units.