MULBERRY, ARK. — Compass Cold Storage has announced the completion and opening of the 142,160-square-foot first phase of its new cold storage facility located in Mulberry. Featuring 18,500 pallet positions, the cold storage facility can maintain temperatures ranging from negative 20 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Completion of the second phase of the project, which will include additional freezer and dock space and bring the project cost to roughly $50 million, is scheduled for later this summer. A third phase is in the planning stage. Doug Bowen and Darren Winstead are the owners and operators of Compass Cold. Melbourne, Fla.-based Ti Cold is the developer on the project.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Chubby Gorilla, a provider of liquid packaging services, has signed a 54,915-square-foot industrial lease at Champions Business Park in Fort Worth. Reid Bassinger and Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Hopewell Development, in the lease negotiations. Sam Pruitt and Luke Harp of Site Selection Group represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 9,750-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 13014 Brittmoore Park Drive in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2006. John Buckley and Doc Perrier of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was automotive parts and services provider Serious HP.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — A joint venture between Ares Management Corp. and CapRock Partners has sold Tropical Logistics Phase II, an industrial warehouse complex in North Las Vegas. The 442,780-square-foot, Class A facility includes three single-tenant buildings. The buyer was institutional investor Stockbridge Capital Group. At the time of the sale, the property was fully leased to three tenants. Tropical Logistics Phase II is the joint venture’s third completed development. The firms have partnered in the development of Tropical Logistics Phase I, a 1.1-million-square-foot, Class A logistics facility that was completed and sold in the second quarter of 2022, and Spanish Ridge Industrial Park, a recently completed, partially leased, 230,899-square-foot industrial complex in Southwest Las Vegas. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, with local representation by JLL. The price was not disclosed.
PICO RIVERA, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has acquired Olive Tree Industrial, a 3.1-acre, value-add industrial outdoor storage property in Pico Rivera, just southeast of Los Angeles. The property features about 31,000 square feet of warehouse space and a large, secured storage yard. CapRock intends to transform the property into a modern and functional facility. The firm continues to seek value-add investment opportunities throughout the Western and Central U.S. Mark Repstad and Carla Chen with Southland CRE represented CapRock in the purchase transaction. They were also retained to market and lease Olive Tree Industrial’s available space.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — The Town of Gilbert, a suburb southeast of Phoenix, has approved the zoning request for a 311-acre mixed-use development called The Ranch. Indicap, Colmena Group and Langley Properties are leading the project and estimate that development costs exceed $1 billion. Upon completion, The Ranch will offer 221 acres of light industrial space, 39 acres of commercial space, 39 acres of multifamily space and 16 acres of public green space. The industrial portion could total up to 3 million square feet of mid-bay and cross-dock buildings. The commercial space is slated to include restaurants, storage, convenience stores, office space, a fitness center, small grocer and dental office, among other uses. Plans for Residences at the Ranch, the multifamily component of the project, including two- and three-story rental homes with ground-floor retail. The 16-acre green space will include trails and landscaping for the community to use. The developers also plan to make $20 million in offsite improvements. The zoning approval marks the conclusion of 18 months of negotiations between the developers and the town government. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. — Channing Hamilton
— By Jerry Doty, Senior Vice President, Colliers — Las Vegas was once known only for its flashy casinos and luxurious hotels, but over the past several years, it has become a growing distribution hub for the entire West Coast. Las Vegas is situated at the intersection of several major highways, making it an ideal location for businesses that need to move goods quickly and efficiently. The city’s proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach also make it a gateway for goods entering and leaving the United States. Our industrial market has had an epic rise in recent years, and up until the recent economic shake-up with rising interest rates and uncertainty in the capital markets, there was no end in sight. We continue to ask ourselves if 2023 will be the year things finally slow down or, even worse, take a step back. First, the good news. One of the most striking statistics about the Las Vegas industrial market is the extremely low vacancy rate. Despite delivering about 8.5 million square feet over the previous five quarters, we still sit at a near record-low overall vacancy of 1.5 percent for the first quarter of 2023. Even …
SPICEWOOD, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Hinze Capital has acquired a 222-unit self-storage facility in Spicewood, about 30 miles northwest of Austin. Spicewood Super Storage totals 83,510 net rentable square feet and includes spaces for boat and RV storage. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of self-storage brokerage firm Versal represented the Houston-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured Hinze Capital as the buyer.
WEST TAWAKONI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Valor Storage, a 180-unit self-storage facility in West Tawakoni, located about 50 miles east of Dallas. The property was built in 2000 and spans 20,400 net rentable square feet. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Dallas-based private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured the Austin-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — SVN | J. Beard Real Estate – Greater Houston, a locally based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of Spring Hill Business Park, a 60,000-square-foot industrial flex property located about 30 miles north of Houston in The Woodlands. Neal King of SVN | J. Beard represented the sellers, both of which were local limited liability companies, in the transaction. The buyer was a private partnership. All parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.