PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale Riverpoint Building 2, a flex office and industrial property in Phoenix. Michael Hsiung of Phoenix Rising Investments acquired the property from BH Properties for $9 million. Located at 3100 E. Broadway Road, the 61,316-square-foot property was vacant at the time of sale. Built in 2002 on 5.3 acres, the single-story building is currently divided into three shell-condition suites of varying sizes and served by a newly constructed lobby. Eric Wichterman, Mike Coover, Larry Downey and Brett Thompson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
Industrial
Romeo Power Signs 215,000 SF Lease for Headquarters, Manufacturing Facility in Cypress, California
by Amy Works
CYPRESS, CALIF. — Romeo Power, an energy technology company delivering electrification solutions for complex commercial vehicle applications, has leased a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Cypress. The facility will support Romeo Power’s expansion of battery development and testing capabilities adjacent to its production line, allowing for faster innovation and time to market. The 215,000-square-foot facility includes 191,000 square feet of industrial space that will be designed to double critical laboratory and testing capacity. The expanded manufacturing capabilities will enhance throughput, quality and cost effectiveness, while the increased office space will also allow for continued organizational investment in scientific engineering and other support resources. Romeo Power will assume occupancy in the near future, with full occupancy expected to be completed over the next six to nine months.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Gabriel Brothers Inc. (Gabe’s) has unveiled plans to open an 850,000-square-foot distribution center in Springfield, about 45 miles west of Columbus. Located at 1801 Prime Parkway within the PrimeOhioII Industrial Park, the $77.5 million project will be the company’s largest distribution center. Construction at the 114-acre site is set to begin in mid-October. The facility is expected to open in February 2023. The project will create more than 800 full-time and part-time jobs over five years. Positions will include material handlers, packers, sorters, equipment operation, truck drivers, counters, maintenance, administration, supervisors and managers. JLL coordinated site selection, business consulting and project management services on behalf of Gabe’s, which is a discount retailer that offers apparel, footwear and home goods. NorthPoint Development will serve as developer.
By Rob Martensen, Executive Vice President, Colliers As a racing driver, it is important that my vehicles fire on all cylinders to run their best. In the Phoenix metro area, the engine cylinders of the industrial market are the different industries, as well as the geographic locations around the Valley where these industries conduct business. First, let’s look at advanced manufacturing. Intel, which already has a large presence in the Southeast Valley, just announced a $20 billion expansion of its Price Road facility. This will create hundreds of construction jobs and demand for these contractors to find space, not to mention all the equipment suppliers, etc., that will require space for the long-term. With the huge demand for semiconductors and the supply of land and labor, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has chosen Phoenix to build its next fabrication plant. TSMC will spend $12 billion to build the new factory, which is already under construction in North Phoenix. This will create a huge demand for industrial space in the Deer Valley submarket to support TSMC. Other manufacturing companies like Apel Extrusions, MLILY and Ball Container have either recently completed projects or are under construction on new manufacturing facilities. Food and beverage …
ATLANTA — MDH Partners has acquired 1500 Marietta Blvd., a 48,975-square-foot industrial building located in Atlanta’s Upper Westside. The transaction is a sale-leaseback deal with the tenant, Ideation. The sales price was $6.2 million. Ideation, a wholesale bakery based in Atlanta that was previously known as H&F Bread Co. signed a three-year lease with MDH at the Class B, infill industrial facility. The property is located close to Interstate 75 and the Interstate 285 loop. The facility also sits adjacent to Tilford Yard, where TPA Group is set to develop 77 acres on behalf of Amazon, including a 220,000-square-foot delivery station. Ideation provides research, development, manufacturing and packaging solutions for restaurants, hotels, grocers and caterers. MDH Partners is an Atlanta-based real estate investment company.
SWC Development Buys 27.9-Acre Land Parcel for Eight-Building Industrial Project in Surprise, Arizona
by Amy Works
SURPRISE, ARIZ. — South Dakota-based SWC Development Partners has purchased a 27.9-acre land site in Surprise for $7.1 million. The buyer plans to develop a multi-phased industrial project with warehouse/distribution, manufacturing and flex facilities on the site. Kevin Helland of Avison Young represented the buyer in the acquisition. Helland and Mark Seale, also of Avison Young, will represent the ownership on the leasing and sale of the project. SWC Development Partners plans to build eight buildings, ranging from 25,000 square feet to 139,278 square feet. Located at 11860 N. Dysart Road, the first building is already fully permitted and will be a 59,352-square-foot warehouse/distribution facility. Construction is slated to begin in October with completion scheduled for fourth-quarter 2022. The second building will total 139,278 square feet and construction is scheduled to begin in second-quarter 2022 with completion estimated for first-quarter 2023. The construction schedule for the remaining six buildings is to be determined based on market demand. The sold parcel marks the final phase of Skyway Commons, an industrial park that currently has four completed industrial buildings totaling 173,878 square feet that another developer built.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A joint venture between PCCP and Panattoni Development Co. has unveiled plans to develop Natomas Advanced Logistics Center, a two-building, 185,973-square-foot industrial property located at Duckhorn Drive and Arena Boulevard in Sacramento. The 122,401-square-foot Building A will feature 32-foot clear heights and the 63,572-square-foot Building B will feature 28-foot clear heights. The property is designed for flexibility and is available to accommodate distribution, logistics, light industrial and manufacturing uses for two to seven tenants. The center will include three separate points of access along Duckhorn Road, a semi-truck access aisle that will be gated and separate from employee vehicle parking, ample vehicle parking and a shared truck court totaling 300 feet.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Newmark has secured an 89,060-square-foot industrial lease extension at 10634 Tanner Road in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2015 and spans 214,811 square feet. Rob Stillwell, Si Pitstick and Josh Young of Newmark represented the tenant, Ohio-based wholesaler TSC Apparel LLC, in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the landlord, an entity doing business as WPT Apex DCLP.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 22,500-square-foot warehouse located at 353 Crider Ave. in the Southern New Jersey city of Moorestown. A partnership between Quinlan Development Group and Atrium Real Estate Group purchased the building for an undisclosed price. The seller, Court Street Ventures, acquired the asset a year ago and implemented capital upgrades. Ian Richman of Colliers brokered the deal.
Orlando’s industrial market emerged from the early panic of 2020 in solid shape, and both occupier and investment activity have continued in earnest ever since. While the preceding year has brought its share of pandemic-induced challenges to the Orlando market, the industrial sector itself has not been adversely affected, other than by labor shortages and the escalating prices of construction materials for new development. Sector fundamentals remain strong, with healthy leasing and positive net absorption of space, robust tenant activity and continued speculative development that is focused primarily along the 429 Corridor and in the Orlando Central Park and Airport/Southeast submarkets. Economic fundamentals are also sound. The unemployment rate in Orlando as of June 2021 was 6 percent, down an impressive 1,300 basis points from the height of pandemic unemployment in May 2020. Oxford Economics projects that Orlando is expected to see job growth of 2.1 percent in 2021, 9.1 percent in 2022 and should recover all of its lost jobs by third-quarter 2022, a majority of which are in the leisure and hospitality sector. Central Florida is the state’s fastest-growing region, and the U.S. Census Bureau expects its growth to outpace South Florida by a factor of two to …