FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm CanTex Capital has acquired a 38,496-square-foot industrial building located at 2415 Cold Springs Road in Fort Worth. The property sits on 4.6 acres and offers proximity to Interstates 35 and 30, as well as State Highway 183. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn brokered the off-market deal. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Freight and logistics company Allmodes Transport has signed a 151,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1 Cory Road in the Northern New Jersey community of Morristown. The 296,000-square-foot building offers 6.5 acres of combined car and trailer parking space and is currently 97 percent leased. New York-based Taconic Partners owns the building.
SAN DIEGO — LBA Logistics has purchased 5959 Santa Fe Street, an infill and coastal distribution facility in San Diego’s submarket of Pacific Beach and Rose Canyon. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $46.3 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. Built in 1980 on 7.1 acres, the 131,299-square-foot building has been the primary beverage distribution center for one of the world’s largest brewing companies. Matt Carlson, Hunter Rowe, Sean Williams, Roger Carlson, Barbara Perrier and Joe Cesta of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SOUTH ELGIN, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.6 million sale of an AAA Storage property in South Elgin. Constructed in 1995 and located at 300 Sundown Road, the facility consists of 388 units within eight non-climate-controlled buildings, 13,000 square feet of flex industrial space and 28 outdoor parking spaces. At the time of sale, 96 percent of the units were occupied. Sean Delaney of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Shanahan Enterprises LLC, and procured the buyer, Trojan Storage. The transaction also includes an adjacent two-acre parcel where the new owner plans to build a three-story, climate-controlled building.
COWETA COUNTY, GA. — FREYR Battery (NYSE: FREY), a Luxembourg-based battery manufacturer focused on sustainability, has announced plans to open a new plant in Coweta County, about 40 miles south of Atlanta. The project represents a total capital investment of approximately $2.6 billion. The exact location of the manufacturing facility, which will be known as Giga America, was not disclosed. However, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the site will span 368 acres and will be situated near distribution centers for Amazon and Shopify. All of these facilities offer proximity to I-85, which connects Atlanta with Coweta County. Community and company leaders expect to create more than 700 new jobs over the next seven years. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. The local newspaper also reported that FREYR Battery considered more than 150 sites across 25 different states before settling on this specific location. The company’s products are designed to decarbonize transportation and energy systems, including as components of electric vehicles. “As we advance our U.S. expansion plan in cooperation with our key stakeholders, we expect to make meaningful investments to spur job creation and the eventual development of localized, decarbonized supply chains in the U.S. to enhance energy security …
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. — JLL has brokered the sale of Global Avenue Logistics Center, a 450,033-square-foot, multi-tenant logistics facility located in the western South Carolina city of Graniteville. The facility, which comprises 30 acres, is located at 1043 Global Ave. within Sage Mill Industrial Park. Edgewater Ventures and Singerman Real Estate sold the property for an undisclosed price. Pete Pittroff, Britton Burdette, Patrick Nally, Dave Andrews and Zach Lloyd of JLL represented the sellers and procured the buyer, LM Real Estate Partners, in the transaction.
SEBASTIAN, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Liberty Building, a 327,136-square-foot industrial building located in Sebastian. In addition to industrial and office space, the property features a cafeteria and food preparation area, vending areas, a gymnasium, exercise rooms and employee restrooms and showers. Alex Zylberglait and Michael Crocchiola of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Hammond Development Group, in the $6.9 million transaction. Zylberglait and Crocchiola also procured and represented the buyer, TLC Land Holdings.
HOUSTON — Northmarq has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 174,139-square-foot industrial flex property in Houston. The property was built in 1992 on a 14-acre site on the city’s northwest side. Larry Peters and Adam Unger of Northmarq arranged the loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Colonial Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the sale of an 80,000-square-foot industrial building located near Fort Worth’s downtown area. Baillargeon Realty LLC sold the property at 205 N. Vacek St. to Tarrant Area Food Bank, a local nonprofit, for an undisclosed price. Jane Tapper of Colonial Commercial represented both parties in the transaction. The buyer also operates a food bank across the street.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Diversco Inc., a South Carolina-based provider of marine equipment, has signed a 51,498-square-foot industrial lease renewal in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The space is located within Marsh Business Park West. Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, an entity doing business as DK Industrial Dallas LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.