AURORA, OHIO — Advanced Innovative Manufacturing (AIM) has acquired a 105,124-square-foot industrial building located at 200 Francis Kenneth Drive in Aurora, a southeast suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. AIM is transforming the former steel coil storage facility into a state-of-the-art manufacturing complex and expects to relocate from its current facility in Aurora in summer 2024. Eliot Kijewski of Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate represented AIM in the transaction. George Pofok of Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate represented the seller, Brennan Investment Group.
El SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Ocean West Capital Partners, an investment firm based in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, has acquired five industrial properties totaling roughly 1.8 million square feet in California’s Inland Empire. The sellers were not disclosed. The sales price was approximately $100 million. The acquisition includes a portfolio of four industrial outdoor storage (IOS) sites that total 921,729 square feet across 21.2 acres in the Inland Empire’s San Bernardino and Fontana submarkets. The facilities were all delivered this year and feature concrete pavement, new fencing and lighting and a combined 604 total trailer stalls. All four of the properties recently received the necessary permits and approvals from the municipalities in which they are located to allow for outdoor storage uses, including trailer storage use. Each of the facilities is currently available for lease. The seller was not disclosed. Additionally, Ocean West acquired an advanced manufacturing facility totaling 908,000 square feet in Hanford. The facility, which was purchased off-market, houses the headquarters of luxury electric vehicle manufacturer Faraday Future, which recently upgraded the property and will continue to lease the space. “The Inland Empire is one of the most sought-after markets within the IOS sector given the …
With strong industrial leasing activity and significant development over recent years and currently, notably in the electric vehicle (EV) market, Louisville’s industrial real estate market maintains a steady drumbeat and forecasts continued success. The Louisville industrial market’s strong start to the year continued in the second quarter, and the JLL Q2 Industrial Insights report shows that Louisville remains a robust market. Over the past five years, developers constructed over 25 million square feet of Class A industrial space, positively absorbed 27 million square feet and has grown Louisville to a 90 million-square-foot Class A industrial market. Another positive market indicator is rental rates have appreciated 40 percent over the last three years, with the direct average asking rate currently at $5.67 per square foot. We expect this to continue to rise slowly over the next 18 months due to leasing activity, low inventory and a slowdown in speculative development. Louisville is quickly integrating and expanding capacity for EV production, following a growing EV industrial trend across the United States. We expect the EV market to continue expanding, especially with Ford Motor’s commitment to the region and generating an EV presence at the Blue Oval City SK facility. A joint venture …
COLLIERVILLE, TENN. — Aphorio Carter Fund Management Co., the critical infrastructure and data center division of Tampa-based Carter Funds, has acquired an enterprise data center located in the Memphis suburb of Collierville for $13 million. Situated within the 118-acre FedEx World Technology Center Campus, the property comprises 86,000 square feet on 4.6 acres. Built in 2001, the center is fully leased to an unnamed logistics company that occupies the property on a net lease. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Freight and logistics firm Paramount Transportation Services has signed a 64,576-square-foot industrial lease extension at World Houston International Business Center in the city’s downtown area. Jay Magness, Joshua Brown and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. InSite Realty Partners represented the landlord, Mississippi-based REIT EastGroup Properties.
DENVER — NAI Shames Makovsky has arranged the purchase of an industrial property located at 6270 E. 50th Ave. in Denver. Albrook Partners acquired the asset from C.C.E. Real Estate LLC for $3.8 million. The property features 34,782 square feet of industrial space. Paul Cattin and Adam Hubschman of NAI Shames Makovsky represented the buyer in the deal.
DENVER — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a flex industrial building located at 1919 Federal Blvd. in Denver. A private investor sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $2.5 million. Situated on 0.4 acres, the 11,600-square-foot property features ample clear heights. Jake Klimas and Brandon Kramer of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
INDEPENDENCE, MO. — Hullmark Construction is underway on a 34,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit at MetroEast Commerce Center in Independence, an eastern suburb of Kansas City. The developer is a local partnership doing business as Tamiami LLC, and the tenant is a medical transport company. Completion is slated for fall 2024. John Hassler of Newmark Zimmer handled lease negotiations and is also marketing sites within the industrial park on behalf of the developer.
CHESHIRE, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm O,R&L Commercial has negotiated the $1.6 million sale of a 25,320-square-foot industrial building in Cheshire, located roughly midway between Hartford and New Haven. The building is situated on a 2.3-acre site at 1187 Highland Ave. and was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Richard Lee and Will Braun of O,R&L Commercial represented both the seller, Marshall Enterprises, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Dattco Inc.
WINSLOW, ARIZ. — Atlas Global Development Group has released plans for I-40 TradePort Winslow, a 3,000-acre manufacturing and logistics park in Winslow, approximately 57 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. The project will kick off the development of the I-40 TradePort Corridor, a planned 805-mile network of clean-energy logistics hubs. According to Atlas Global, the project aims to circumvent the increasingly slow supply chain performance of the Inland Empire in Southern California, and to address future negative impacts to the national supply chain. The park will seek tenants in industries such as advanced manufacturing, heavy manufacturing, logistics, transportation, manufactured wood products, renewable energy production and storage, semiconductor suppliers and aerospace. The site sits at the nexus of a BNSF Railroad line, the Winslow-Lindberg Regional Airport and Interstate 40. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $974,000 grant to the project. Atlas Global plans to use the funds to support planning, studies and analysis for the project’s development, as well as primary engineering and design work. “These rural Arizona communities have long been overlooked, despite their incredible potential as central and essential pieces to the supply chain logistics puzzle,” says Daniel Lupien, managing director of Atlas Global Development Group. “The RIA grant …