WILMER, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Bandera Ventures and Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate is underway on construction of two buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet at Southport Logistics Center, a speculative industrial development in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. Building 1 will total 746,420 square feet, and Building 2 will span 744,452 square feet. Both structures will feature 40-foot clear heights, 60-foot loading bays, 185-foot truck court depths and cross-dock configurations. Completion is slated for the third quarter. JLL is marketing the development for lease.
Industrial
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Space City Self Storage, a 400-unit facility located about 10 miles south of downtown Houston. The facility consists of nine buildings that house 225 non-climate-controlled units and 175 climate-controlled units for a total of 57,545 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Houston-based limited liability company, in the deal. The duo also procured the buyer, an Arizona-based REIT. Both parties requested anonymity.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Ironwood Realty Partners is underway on construction of 360 Crossing @ Red Hawk, a 214,801-square-foot industrial project in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The rear-load, freestanding building will be situated on 12.5 acres and feature 36-foot clear heights, 10 dock-high loading doors, parking for 178 cars and 49 trailers and an ESFR sprinkler system. Delivery is slated for the fourth quarter.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Executive Refreshments, which provides pantry and vending machine stocking and services, has signed a 19,000-square-foot industrial lease at 13703-13707 Gamma Road in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. Jeff McVaney of Partners Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chad Albert and D.J. Draper of Stoic Real Estate Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — Texas-based Crow Holdings has begun vertical construction on a 206,826-square-foot industrial project in Elmwood Park, located in Northern New Jersey’s Bergen County, that is a redevelopment of the former Marcal Paper factory site. Crow Holdings acquired the 11.8-acre site in 2022, three years after a fire destroyed the majority of the historic structure. The new building will house a clear height of 40 feet, 32 loading docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 56 trailers and 198 cars. Construction is slated for a third-quarter completion. JLL is marketing the facility for lease.
WINDSOR, CONN. — Metro Boston-based developer Condyne Capital will build a 185,600-square-foot industrial facility in Windsor, a northern suburb of Hartford. The project, which will be situated on a 20.6-acre site, represents an expansion of Condyne’s Baker Hollow Logistics Center. Polar Design Build will handle construction of the building, which will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 36 dock doors, one drive-in door and 45 trailer parking spaces (expandable to 58). Construction is scheduled to begin late this year and be complete in the second quarter of 2024.
UNION, N.J. — Easton Coach Co., a provider of ground transportation services, has signed a 160,000-square-foot industrial lease at in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. The property sits on 7.5 acres at 601 Lehigh Ave. and was constructed in 1966. Joseph Komitor and Scott Deutchman of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Jordan Metz and Eric Koons of Bussel Realty represented the landlord.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale-leaseback of a 49,793-square-foot industrial service facility in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 700 Chase Ave., the property is home to RT Group Logistics. The trucking company signed a lease to remain at the property, which includes a truck maintenance facility with parking for 40 trailers. Patrick Turner, Tom Rodeno and Joe Connor of Colliers represented RT Group in the sale. The undisclosed buyer plans to make improvements to the property when the tenant’s lease expires in three years.
HILLIARD, OHIO — Tempus Realty Partners has sold a 114,485-square-foot industrial building in Hilliard, a northwest suburb of Columbus. An entity doing business as DP 149 LLC purchased the asset for $7.6 million. The property is fully leased to metal fabricator S&G Manufacturing and features seven dock doors, three overhead doors and clear heights ranging from 20 to 24 feet. Tempus, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership, acquired the building in December 2020 for $5.7 million.
LESLIE, MICH. — Friedman Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 123,596-square-foot industrial facility in Leslie, about 24 miles south of Lansing. The sales price was undisclosed. The property sits on nearly 15 acres at 815 Rice St. Friedman’s Ryan Stipp represented the seller. Additional terms of the transaction were not provided.