CORONA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 2395 Railroad St. in Corona. Corona Investments sold the property to Colorado-based EverWest Real Estate Investors for $15.3 million, or $319.62 per square foot. EverWest Real Estate Investors plans to stabilize the 47,870-square-foot property and hold it as a long-term leased investment. Constructed in 1988, the concrete tilt-up building features 24-foot minimum warehouse clearance, a 0.33 GPM/3,000 square feet sprinkler system, four grade-level doors, two dock-high loading positions and a secured truck court and yard area. Michael Hefner of Voit’s Anaheim office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
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HOUSTON — Dallas-based Hunt Southwest will develop I-10 West Trade Center, a 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial project in West Houston. The cross-dock facility will be situated on a 68-acre site near the junction of Interstate 10 and Woods Road. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, 206 dock-high doors, 190-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 330 trucks and 354 cars. Construction is scheduled to begin by the end of the month and to be complete by early 2023. CBRE will handle leasing of the property. The announcement follows Hunt Southwest’s execution of a full-building industrial lease with Walmart at the 1 million-square-foot Cedar Port Trade Center near Port Houston.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Developer and operator Skybox Datacenters, in partnership with San Francisco-based industrial giant Prologis, will construct a 141,240-square-foot data center in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The facility, known as Skybox Austin I, will have the capacity to produce up to 30 megawatts of power. Construction is scheduled to begin in May, with delivery of the first data hall slated for March 2023.
IRVING, TEXAS — Canadian firm Hopewell Development LP has acquired 33 acres at 2451 S. Belt Line Road in Irving for the development of an industrial project. The square footage and prospective construction timeline for the project were not disclosed. Alex Wilson, Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented Hopewell Development in its acquisition of the land.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 39,445-square-foot warehouse located at 5606 Harvey Wilson Drive in Houston’s Second Ward. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was originally built in 1955 and features 10- to 14-foot clear heights. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the seller in the deal, and Steven O’Connor of PrinGroup Commercial represented the buyer. Both parties were limited liability companies.
ATLANTA — Atlanta Property Group has acquired three distribution facilities in the metro areas of Atlanta, Nashville and Charlotte totaling 545,000 square feet. The sellers and sales price were not disclosed. The three properties include Oates Crossing in Mooresville, N.C.; 5470 Oakbrook Parkway in Norcross, Ga.; and 109 Kirby Drive in Portland, Tenn. Oates Crossing is a 240,000-square-foot industrial park that is fully leased to a diverse tenant base. The site also includes a fully zoned, 8.3-acre parcel that can support an additional 60,000-square-foot industrial building, which Atlanta Property Group plans to build soon. The property is situated along Interstate 77, about 29.7 miles north of Charlotte. The next property, 5470 Oakbrook Parkway, is an 85,000-square-foot shallow-bay industrial building. The facility is situated close to Interstate 85 and is about 21 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The property was 88 percent leased at the time of sale. Built in 1990, 109 Kirby Drive is a 220,000-square-foot, single-tenant warehouse that features 17 dock doors. The fully leased property is situated about 39.7 miles from Nashville and has immediate access to Interstate 65.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — New Jersey-based private equity real estate firm Sitex Group has acquired a 210,000-square-foot warehouse in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The building, which sits on 7.3 acres and features a clear height of 22 feet and 20 loading docks, was fully leased at the time of sale. Bill Connors of The William Connors Agency brokered the deal, the seller in which was undisclosed. Sitex Group plans to implement a value-add program.
Transwestern Sells 202,421 SF Amazon-Leased Distribution Center in Moorpark, California
by Amy Works
MOORPARK, CALIF. — Transwestern Development Co. (TDC) has completed the disposition of 6000 Conor Drive, a distribution center in Moorpark, along with a two-acre parcel offering additional parking. An undisclosed buyer acquired the property for $50.7 million. At the time of sale, Amazon occupied the 202,421-square-foot facility, which is near U.S. Route 101 and California State Routes 118 and 23. TDC recently completed interior and exterior upgrades to the property. Barbara Perrier, Darla Longo and Bennett Robinson of CBRE represented TDC in the transaction. Transwestern Real Estate Services provided asset services for the property.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York City-based bridge lender Emerald Creek Capital has provided a $14.1 million acquisition loan for a 111,741-square-foot warehouse and distribution building in the upstate New York city of Rochester. The property sits on a 10.4-acre site within Rochester Technology Park and is net leased to FedEx. Mike Cleaver and Matt Fantuzzi of Emerald Creek Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Houston-based developer Vault Partners has broken ground on Corporate Parkway Business Center in Wentzville, a western suburb of St. Louis. The 75,000-square-foot industrial flex building will feature a clear height of 24 feet and a rear truck court. Completion of the speculative property is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Dial Architects designed the project. Joe Schneider and Keith Schneider of Cushman & Wakefield will market the property for lease. The project marks Vault’s first development in the St. Louis market.