PACOIMA, CALIF. — Newmark has arranged the sale of a five-building industrial portfolio in Pacoima. Chase Partners acquired the portfolio from a private local family for more than $16 million. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. Situated within the San Fernando Valley’s infill areas, the properties offer a total of 80,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the single-story portfolio was 100 percent occupied.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Louis Vuitton North America Inc. has signed a 211,100-square-foot industrial lease at 220 Freeport in the Fort Worth suburb of Coppell. Blake Anderson, Tom Carragher, Adam Petrillo, Al Petrillo, Craig Engelhardt, Jeff Cannon, Chris Koeck and Steve Korfiatis of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Transwestern represented the landlord, Prologis.
WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Nevada-based developer Dermody Properties has broken ground on a LogistiCenter at Woolwich, an approximately 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Southern New Jersey’s Gloucester County. The Class A development will consist of three buildings totaling 262,200, 552,585 and 336,700 square feet. Building features will include clear heights of 36 to 40 feet, 50 to 110 dock-high doors, ESFR sprinkler systems and build-to-suit office space. CBRE is the leasing agent for the project. Construction of the first building is slated for a fall 2022 completion.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $34.5 million sale of a 240,000-square-foot industrial asset located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone in the Northern New Jersey community of Elizabeth. Building features include 58 loading positions, 185-foot truck court depths and an adjacent lot for tractors/employee parking. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin, Eli Millstein, Chuck Fern and Gary Casaletto represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. The property was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale.
TACOMA, WASH. — Bridge Industrial has purchased a 160-acre land assemblage for the development of Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM, a 2.5 million-square-foot industrial project. Texas-based BNSF Railway Co. sold the 19 land parcels for $158 million. The site has been vacant and in disrepair for several years, and Bridge has committed to maintaining the remediations performed prior to its acquisition and any future required remediation for its proposed development. Located at 5802 S. Burlington Way, Bridge Point Tacoma 2MM will span four buildings and feature approximately 20 acres of trailer storage space. The buildings will offer 40-foot clear heights and expansive truck courts, with tenant spaces ranging from 100,000 square feet to 1.5 million square feet. Bridge plans to break ground on the campus in August 2022, with completion slated for summer 2023. Todd Clarke, Matt Murray, Matt McLennan and Ty Clarke of Kidder Mathews represented Bridge Industrial in the transaction.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Capital Lighting and Supply LLC and development partner Trammell Crow Co. have broken ground on a 362,880-square-foot, Class A office and warehouse build-to-suit facility in Upper Marlboro. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Located at 8711 Westphalia Road, the new facility will feature over 40,000 square feet of office space with a training center, corporate offices and a will-call for local pickup. The warehouse component of the building includes 30-plus-foot bays for storage and features a distribution center automation technology. The facility will be located adjacent to the Capital Lighting and Supply’s current location and is meant to accommodate the firm’s 240 employees. Capital Lighting and Supply received conditional loans from both the Maryland Department of Commerce and Prince George’s County to support the project. MGMA Architects is serving as the architect, while Glen Arm Construction Co. is the general contractor.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Opus Group has broken ground on Nordeast Business Center, a 130,440-square-foot speculative industrial building in Minneapolis. Located at the corner of University Avenue and 37th Avenue Northeast, the project will feature 136 vehicle parking stalls, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 19 trailer parking stalls and a clear height of 32 feet. Completion is slated for summer 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. John Ryden, Matt Oelschlager and Mike Bowen of CBRE are marketing the property for lease.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HGR Industrial Surplus has signed a 184,723-square-foot lease at Junction 20/35, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial development in Fort Worth. Built in 1989 and renovated in 2021, the property is located at the nexus of Interstates 20 and 35. The owner, Los Angeles-based CIM Group, purchased the asset in 2020. Following this deal, Junction 20/35 is now fully leased.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Proterra Properties has purchased four acres in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, for the development of a 110,000-square-foot office and warehouse building. The property will be able to accommodate one or two tenants and will feature 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock doors, 130-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for 2022.
WEST MAHONING TOWNSHIP, PA. — Regional Industrial Development Corp. of Southwestern Pennsylvania (RIDC) has partnered with the industrial development council of Armstrong County, located outside of Pittsburgh, to bring vertical development to Northpointe Industrial Park. The site spans more than 800 acres and is located adjacent to the Allegheny Expressway. Northpointe Industrial Park’s 115 shovel-ready acres can accommodate more than 500,000 square feet of new development. A construction timeline has not yet been established.