HOUSTON — Peak Paper Plastics, a Chicago-based wholesaler, has subleased 22,560 square feet of industrial space in North Houston. The space is located at 3717 Yale St., a building that according to LoopNet Inc. is part of a larger complex that totals 137,647 square feet and was built in 1975. Austen Buckalew of locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners represented the subtenant in the negotiations. Dustin Cruz and Kayla Kigh of Cresa represented the sublandlord, an entity doing business as Crazy Boss LLC.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — Colliers and KBC Advisors have negotiated a 517,641-square-foot industrial lease in Fairless Hills, located just outside of Trenton in Eastern Pennsylvania. The space is located within Keystone Trade Center, a 15 million-square-foot campus that is a redevelopment of a former steel mill. Michael Golarz and Tom Golarz of Colliers, in conjunction with Mark Chubb, Mike Zerbe and Summer Coulter of KBC Advisors, represented the landlord, Missouri-based NorthPoint Development, in the lease negotiations. Michael Lee and Drew Maffey with Lee & Associates represented the tenant, global third-party logistics provider Cirro.
BEAR, DEL. — Outrigger Industrial, which is a joint venture between four private real estate investors and firms Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Monarch Alternative Capital, has acquired a 125,000-square-foot property in Bear, located south of Wilmington. The property comprises two buildings totaling 40,000 and 85,000 square feet on an 8-acre site that were fully leased to a single tenant at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Kearny Real Estate Co. and Dune Real Estate Partners have completed the construction of Harbor Logistics Center, a Class A warehouse and distribution complex at 3100 S. Harbor Blvd. in Santa Ana. The project was delivered nine months after demolition of the site’s existing 200,000-square-foot office campus. Accessible from three public streets, the 163,000-square-foot Harbor Logistics Center features a clear height of 36 feet, 17 dock-high doors, ESFR sprinklers and a 185-foot-deep truck court, as well as 7,000 square feet of built-out office space. The asset also offers rooftop solar panels and tenant parking stalls with electric vehicle charging. Additionally, the project is divisible to 98,000 square feet. Ben Seybold, Sean Ward and Keith Greer of CBRE’s Orange County, Calif., office is handling leasing for Harbor Logistics Center.
PHOENIX — Wespac Construction has completed Cove Logistics Center, an industrial development at the southwest corner of Van Buren Street and 37th Avenue in Phoenix. The company worked with Deutsch Architecture Group and ViaWest Group on the project. The 99,498-square-foot Cove Logistics Center offers two high-end speculative suites. The project scope also included full-scale underground infrastructure, advanced stormwater retention systems, the construction of truck courts and a new parking lot.
NOKOMIS, FLA. — Ian Black Real Estate has signed video game developer Combat Waffle Studios to a 23,349-square-foot industrial space in Nokomis, about 17 miles south of Sarasota. Located at 195 Triple Diamond Blvd., the original office building was converted into a warehouse to provide room for development meetings, VR testing areas and motion capture and security-focused development zones. The property was also pre-wired for fiber-optic internet services. Additionally, Combat Waffle Studios will make minor repairs to the space, including new flooring, lighting and paint, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The space was formerly occupied by drinkware brand Tervis, which vacated the property in January as part of the company’s consolidation. Combat Waffle Studios, which is backed by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta and produces the popular video game “Ghosts of Tabor,” is expected to have 100 employees working from the space. Nick DeVito II and Brie Tulp of Ian Black Real Estate represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 201 Triple Diamond Holdings LLC, in the lease transaction.
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. — Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty (CBCDR) has arranged the $11.5 million sale of a 182,084-square-foot warehouse in Champaign. The 30-acre property is located at 2802 Bloomington Road. AJ Thoma III of CBCDR represented the seller, Ravel Properties LLC. The intended use of the space is for an agricultural chemical company.
ITASCA, ILL. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 34,078-square-foot industrial building in Itasca for an undisclosed price. Located at 1170 Ardmore Ave., the property features multiple bridge cranes, a temperature-controlled warehouse and heavy power. Chris Nelson and Jeff Janda of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Tech-Max Machine Inc., a large parts manufacturing company that will expand into a larger facility in Itasca. Melody Mueller of Compass represented the buyer, Pulsarlube USA Inc., an Elk Grove Village-based company that specializes in single-point automatic lubrication.
Brinkmann, Crescent Communities Break Ground on 331,000 SF Industrial Project in Rockville, Virginia
ROCKVILLE, VA. — A partnership between Brinkmann Constructors and Crescent Communities has broken ground on Axial Rockville 64, a 331,000-square-foot industrial project located just under two miles from I-64 and Va. Highway 288 in Rockville. The project is situated on 29 acres and will feature two rear-load buildings that measure 154,100 square feet and 181,220 square feet. Additionally, the development will include 301 auto parking spaces, 53 trailer parking spaces, 81 dock-high doors and expansive truck courts. DMA Architecture PLLC is the project architect.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $72.4 million acquisition loan for a pair of industrial buildings totaling roughly 1.1 million square feet in North Fort Worth. The structures, which were constructed in 2021 within the Elizabeth Creek Gateway development, are known as Buildings D and E and feature 36-foot clear heights in addition to excess trailer parking. The buildings were both fully leased at the time of the loan closing to three total tenants. The sponsor is an affiliate of Minneapolis-based WPT Capital Advisors. Trent Agnew, Senior Director Tom Weber, Director Pauli Kerr and Analyst Andrew Griffin. Trent Agnew, Tom Weber, Pauli Kerr and Andrew Griffin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition of the buildings.