HOUSTON — UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions has signed a 176,152-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Geoff Perrott and Jeff Venghaus of JLL, along with Matt Knafel with KWILL Advisors, represented UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — An undisclosed auto parts manufacturer has preleased a 150,512-square-foot industrial building on the south side of San Antonio. The tenant is leasing the entirety of Building 2 within Brooks Global Crossing, an industrial campus located within the 1,308-acre Brooks master-planned development. Carter Thurmond and Witt Westbrook of Transwestern represented the landlord, Cambridge Development, in the lease negotiations. Building 2 is under construction and expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — Georgia-based owner-operator Agile Cold Storage will open a 275,000-square-foot facility in Claymont, Del., about 25 miles southwest of Philadelphia. The site is located within First State Crossing, an industrial park that is a redevelopment of a former steel mill. Agile Cold Claymont is expected to create 130 new jobs and involve capital investment of more than $170 million over the next five years.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — A joint venture between three Austin-based real estate firms — Cordova Real Estate Ventures, Riverside and Live Oak — has broken ground on Phase I of New Hope, a $250 million mixed-use project located in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. The first two phases of the project are being developed across six parcels on New Hope Drive. Phase I will include three Class A industrial buildings totaling 271,689 square feet. The second phase of development will include an additional 213,700 square feet of industrial space. The project is also set to include a 32-acre development named The District at New Hope. This portion of the project is still in design, but could include a mix of retail, entertainment, restaurant, hospitality, office space, and research-and-development space. A timeline for the development was not announced. The project team for New Hope includes Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., McFarland Architecture and Malone Wheeler. Live Oak will market and lease the project’s industrial space, and Travis Robertson with JLL has been tapped to handle leasing of retail and restaurant space. A number of industrial developments are currently underway in suburban Austin, including 5900 Ben White, an industrial project also by Riverside …
HOUSTON — Sungrow USA Corp., a division of Chinese solar technology company Sungrow, has signed a 179,534-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Michael Foreman and Beau Kaleel of Cushman & Wakefield represented Sungrow USA in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 58,016-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 626 106th St. in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed on 2.4 acres in 1970 and features 19-foot clear heights. John Buckley, Jack Gaffney and Nicky Manasso of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Brewer and Riley Maxwell of Transwestern represented the tenant, Iron Mountain Information Inc.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — JLL has arranged a $56.3 million construction loan for Tri-State Industrial, a 525,000-square-foot project that will be located about 25 miles outside of Philadelphia in Claymont, Delaware. The property will feature 40-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 130-foot truck court depths, four drive-in ramps with overhead doors and ample trailer and car parking. Chris Drew, Mike Pagniucci and Michael DiCosimo of JLL arranged the loan through Principal Asset Management on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between New York City-based KPR Centers and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC.
MERRIMACK, N.H. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 448-unit self-storage facility located in the southern New Hampshire city of Merrimack. The facility, which is managed by Life Storage, opened in early 2022 and spans 57,840 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the deal. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
CANTON, MASS. — Massachusetts-based design-build firm Dacon has completed a 30,000-square-foot, build-to-suit headquarters project for healthy snack food provider 88 Acres in Canton, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility at 85 John Road, which allows the company to more than quintuple its production, features a quality control lab, R&D lab, production area, cooling room, warehouse, executive offices and conference rooms. Camber Development owns the building.
DEER PARK, N.Y. — Locally based brokerage firm Island Associates Real Estate has negotiated the $3.4 million sale of a 6,000-square-foot warehouse in the Long Island community of Deer Park. The site at 955 Long Island Ave. was previously used for auto wrecking , inside metal storage and truck repairs. Lawrence Densen and Chris Mayor of Island Associates represented the seller, a family estate, in the transaction. The buyer was a New York City-based construction and scaffolding company.