CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) will develop a 281,040-square-foot industrial project in Cedar Park, a northwestern suburb of Austin. The site spans 22 acres along State Highway 183A, and the development will consist of three rear-load buildings that will total 138,600, 97,200 and 45,240 square feet. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and to last about a year.
SELMA, TEXAS — Omega Air, a provider of air-to-air refueling services that serves various branches of the U.S. military, has signed a 147,420-square-foot industrial lease in Selma, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. The space is located within Corporate Drive Industrial Complex, a newly constructed development that consists of two buildings totaling 511,000 square feet. John Colglazier, Kyle Kennan and Lindsey Tucker of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, Atlanta-based developer Ackerman & Co., in the lease negotiations. Hank Pruitt of Pruitt Realty represented Omega Air.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 91,520-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 12301 Stemmons Freeway was built in 2015 and totals 360,360 square feet. Ally Tanghongs and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, E-Future Logistics Inc., in the lease negotiations. Steve Berger of CBRE represented the landlord, Prologis.
LOS ANGELES — Keystone Mortgage Corp. has arranged $73.1 million in fixed-rate permanent loans to refinance a portfolio of industrial properties totaling 1.1 million square feet in Southern California. Situated on a combined 52.9 acres, the portfolio features nine concrete tilt-up buildings. Nick Viscount of Keystone’s Orange County, Calif., production office secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. Keystone arranged the loans through a life insurance company lender, which provided the nonrecourse loans, each featuring a 10-year fixed-rate and full-term interest-only payments.
ST. LOUIS — Procter & Gamble (P&G) has expanded operations in St. Louis, investing $180 million and creating 100 new jobs. P&G’s St. Louis facility has been in operation for nearly a century and produces brands including Cascade, Mr. Clean and Febreze. The company’s expansion includes the addition of new equipment and a new warehouse at its existing St. Louis riverfront location, the conversion of an existing warehouse to a manufacturing facility and the construction of a new office building. MilliporeSigma has unveiled plans to invest $76 million and create 170 new jobs in St. Louis. This investment will triple the company’s manufacturing capacity for antibody drug conjugates for cancer treatment at the Bioconjugation Center of Excellence.
EDISON, N.J. — A partnership between Dallas-based investment firm Dalfen Industrial and funds advised by affiliates of Centerbridge Partners LP has purchased a 1.8-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in the Central New Jersey community of Edison. The facility at 83 Gross Ave. houses a 4,500-square-foot building with a clear height of 14 feet. Mark Silverman, Liam McGregor and Elli Klapper of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction.
CHICAGO — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 140,310-square-foot distribution center fully leased to Whole Foods Market in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Ryan Cos. US Inc. Built in 2017 by Ryan, the property at 716 E. 111th St. services Whole Foods locations in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest and Canada. Metzler Real Estate advised the buyer, an offshore investor.
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OHIO — MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 158,484-square-foot specialty food processing facility in Willoughby Hills in a sale-leaseback transaction with Produce Packaging Inc. (PPI). The property, located at 27853 Chardon Road in suburban Cleveland, has served as PPI’s headquarters since 2019. PPI’s $15 million investment in building infrastructure and systems supports multi-temperature/multi-humidity zones. Originally developed as a Sam’s Club, the asset features a clear height of 27 feet, 12 dock doors and four drive-in doors. Phil DiGennaro and Joe DiGennaro of STREAM Capital Partners represented PPI in the transaction.
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Glenstar has completed the first building within Cherokee Commerce Center 85 (CCC-85), a 290-acre industrial park located along I-85 in Gaffney. The new 550,520-square-foot cross-dock facility is the first of five buildings within the park and is expandable up to 1.3 million square feet. The speculative building features 40-foot clear heights, 56- by 50-foot column spacing, 60-foot speed bays, up to 232 dock doors, four drive-in doors, up to 200 megawatts of power within three years of operation and flexible parking. The project team includes capital partners Creek Lane Capital and CrossHarbor Capital Partners, general contractor The Conlan Co., architect Ware Malcomb and civil engineer SeamonWhiteside. John Montgomery, Garrett Scott, Brockton Hall and Dillon Swayngim of Colliers’ Spartanburg, S.C., office are marketing the building on behalf of Glenstar. At full build-out, CCC-85 is slated to comprise 3.6 million square feet of logistics space.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Panattoni Development Co. has completed Nellis Commerce Center in North Las Vegas. The 228,760-square-foot, Class A industrial building features 17 dock doors, 18 additional knock-out panels and 48 trailer parking stalls. The facility also features 36-foot clearance, ESFR fire sprinklers and the ability to accommodate up to two tenants with square footage divisible to approximately 105,700 square feet. Nellis Commerce Center is situated 12 miles from Harry Reid Airport, less than five miles from the I-15 interchange and seven miles from US Highway 95. Panattoni Development Co. developed Nellis Commerce Center, which is being marketed by Sean Zaher, Garrett Toft and Jake Higgins of CBRE.