DALLAS — Locally based investment firm M2G Ventures has begun the redevelopment of the former Inwood Design District, a 14-building, 740,000-square-foot industrial and retail property in Dallas that also includes showroom space. The redevelopment will create the Inwood Design District for light showroom and industrial uses and Ace on Inwood for retail and restaurant uses. Completion is targeted for late 2025. The company purchased the 38-acre site at 1110 Inwood Road earlier this year. At the time of sale, Inwood Design District was 93 percent leased to tenants such as Crate & Barrel, White Glove Storage & Delivery, Community Coffee, Neiman Marcus and Granimport USA.
Industrial
NEW YORK CITY — Regional brokerage firm Adirondack Capital Partners (ACP) has arranged the $16 million sale of a 36,000-square-foot industrial complex in the Long Island City area of Queens. Built in 1960, the two-story building at 11-40 Borden Ave. was fully leased at the time of sale to Distribution International, which specializes in construction supplies. Wickersham Realty sold the property to San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp. (NYSE: TRNO). Chad Sinsheimer of ACP brokered the deal, which traded at a cap rate of 4.4 percent, on behalf of both parties.
DENVER — United Properties has completed the sale of Enterprise Business Center Building 7 (EBC 7), an industrial building in Denver, to Dream US Industrial Fund, an entity of Dream REIT, for $25.5 million. Located at 9420 E. 40th Ave., EBC 7 features a clear height of 24 feet, ESFR sprinklers, high-end office/showroom build-outs and a large truck court. The 157,942-square-foot building was built in 2017 as part of the Enterprise Business Center campus. MIke Wafer, Tim Richey, Michael Wafer Jr., Mike Viehmann, Jack Richey and Sean Fitzgerald of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
FULLERTON, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the acquisition of an industrial building located at 1041 S. Placentia Ave. in Fullerton. An undisclosed buyer purchased the property for $3.4 million. The buyer plans to repurpose the 9,982-square-foot building into a dental laboratory. The property features a clear height of 19 feet, a sprinkler system, two ground-level doors and a parking ratio of 1.9 cars per 1,000 square feet. John Son and Christopher Destino of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has acquired a 26,173-square-foot industrial building at 18531 Spring Creek Drive in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The property was vacant at the time of acquisition. Situated in the North Creek Business Center, the building offers direct access to I-80 via Harlem Avenue. The property sits on 1.8 acres and features a clear height of 19 feet, two docks, two drive-in doors and parking for 56 vehicles. Venture One plans to make improvements such as office renovations, warehouse painting, parking lot resurfacing and the installation of energy-efficient lighting. Bruce McConnell of Savills represented the seller. Michael O’Leary, Dylan Maher and Ryan Earley of Lee & Associates have been retained to market the building for lease or sale. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
— By William (Bill) Froelich of Colliers — s of first-quarter 2025, Oahu’s industrial market remains one of the tightest in the nation — but signs of softening are emerging. Our 41.9 million square foot market reported a vacancy rate of 1.2 percent, the highest in over two years, up from 0.9 percent in fourth-quarter 2024 and a near-record low of 0.6 percent in third-quarter 2023. Net absorption was negative at -115,001 square feet in first-quarter 2025, marking the fifth quarter of negative net absorption in the last six. Despite this, direct weighted average asking base rents reached a new high of $1.56 per square foot per month, reflecting continued landlord leverage in a market with severely constrained supply. Industrial operating expenses also rose, averaging $0.54 per square foot monthly, pushing our gross rents over $2.00 per square foot. Raw Land Market: A Race to Buy Before It’s Gone In a typical year, Oahu absorbs 10 to 20 acres of raw industrial land. But in a short period between the end of 2021 and the first half of 2022, over 100 acres had traded, driven by high-profile acquisitions such as Amazon’s 50-acre purchase and Costco’s 45-acre site purchased for almost …
HOUSTON — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management has broken ground on Phase I of Gulfbelt Logistics Park, a speculative industrial project in southeast Houston that will add 498,798 square feet of space across three buildings to the local supply. Phase I will consist of one cross-dock, one rear-load and one front-load building with footprints ranging from 88,750 to 278,858 square feet and with 28- to 36-foot clear heights. Project partners include Burton Construction Co., Powers Brown Architecture and LJA Engineering. Veritex Community Bank is providing construction financing, and CBRE will handle the park’s leasing assignment on behalf of ownership. Completion is slated for next spring.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Bixby Capital Management has purchased a 241,104-square-foot industrial park in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Red River Business Park consists of three rear-load buildings with 28- to 32-foot clear heights that are situated on a 19.4-acre site at the intersection of I-35 and State Highway 121. Los Angeles-based PCCP financed the acquisition of the property in conjunction with Bixby’s purchase of a 222,382-square-foot warehouse near Nashville.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Austin-based investment firm Buchanan Capital Partners has acquired an 86,310-square-foot warehouse in the South Texas city of Laredo. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 172 Interamerica Blvd. was completed earlier this year and offers 29-foot clear heights, 26 dock doors, 52 trailer parking spaces and 3,000 square feet of office space. Buchanan acquired the property in partnership with Frontier Real Estate Partners. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Colliers has negotiated the sale of a 66,500-square-foot industrial outdoor storage facility in northeast Houston. Built in 2008, the facility sits on approximately 15 acres at 9803 Sheldon Road and includes 10 acres of stabilized storage space, four grade-level doors, one dock-high door and 6,000 square feet of office space. Zack Taylor and Todd Moore of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Mike Taetz, also with Colliers, represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.