SALT LAKE CITY — Pacific Industrial has broken ground on the Pacific Summit Logistics Center, an 824,000-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City. Pacific Industrial purchased the 48-acre property in an off-market transaction and began construction the day after the sale closed. The development will be located at 885 N. John Cannon Drive in the Northwest Quadrant, Salt Lake City’s most sought-after submarket, and adjacent to the Salt Lake City International Airport, with easy access to I-80, I-215 and I-15. The project is being built on a speculative basis. The project will be feature 131 dock-high doors in a cross-dock configuration, oversized truck courts that are up to 213 feet deep, and a minimum clear height of 40 feet. Construction is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2022. Pacific Industrial is a privately held real estate development and acquisition firm based in Southern California.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an industrial and R&D property in Carlsbad for $19.4 million, or $253 per square foot. A private, Los Angeles-based buyer acquired the property as part of a 1031 exchange. CBRE represented the private seller, also based in Los Angeles, in the transaction. The 76,767-square-foot property comprises three buildings, which were fully leased at the time of the sale to a mix of companies specializing in life science, medical devices and research and development. The project features collaborative space, including an open-air courtyard connecting the buildings. The asset is adjacent to Palomar Airport Road, a major east-west thoroughfare that averages over 32,000 cars per day. The property sits two miles east of I-5, connecting Carlsbad to the rest of San Diego County.
AURORA, COLO. — JAG Logistics Center @ Den, a 265-acre industrial park being developed south of Denver International Airport in Aurora, has added three new tenants to the recently completed Trade 2 building. The 188,000-square-foot asset is owned, managed and developed by JAGreen Development. The warehouse space features mezzanine level office space, on-site trailer parking and cross dock design. MAI Mechanical, a mechanical and plumbing subtractor, leased 16,390 square feet of space at the Trade 2 building. TruTeam, an installer of insulation and building products, leased 24,830 square feet. General Logistics Systems US Inc., a logistics and delivery company, leased 25,480 square feet. Cushman & Wakefield’s Aaron Valdez, Alec Rhodes and Tyler Smith represented the landlord in each transaction. Trade 1, also totaling 188,000 square feet, is already 100 percent leased.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CDLT) has acquired two Marriott-branded hotels totaling 269 rooms near The Domain in North Austin for $71.2 million, or approximately $265,000 per room. The purchased hotels include the 132-room Residence Inn Austin Domain that opened in July 2016 and the 137-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott that opened in June 2021. Island Hospitality Management will manage the hotels. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has negotiated the sale of a 609-unit self-storage facility in Irving that is operated by Pennsylvania-based REIT CubeSmart. The property features 66,698 net rentable square feet and was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, a locally based entity doing business as 3450 Willow Creek LLC, and procured the buyer, New York-based Andover Properties.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 597-unit facility located in the northern Houston suburb of Tomball. The property was built on 5.5 acres in 1998, consists of 70,100 net rentable square feet and features a relatively even mix of climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a family trust, in the transaction. A California-based corporation purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
LANCASTER AND ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. — Dallas-based development and investment firm Dalfen Industrial has acquired a portfolio of two facilities in the Lehigh Valley area totaling 572,800 square feet. The newly built Lancaster property spans 252,800 square feet, and the Elizabethtown asset totals 320,000 square feet and was built in 2018. Both facilities offer high clear heights, ample parking spaces and modern office spaces to appeal to e-commerce users. Robert Yoshimura and Joseph Hill of Lee & Associates brokered the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New York-based investment firm AMS Acquisitions has purchased a seven-acre multifamily development site in East Brunswick, about 35 miles south of New York City, for $5.1 million. The company plans to construct a 96-unit complex that will consist of 24 affordable units and 72 market-rate units across four buildings. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, tenant lounge, dog run and a playground. A Cushman & Wakefield team led by Brian Whitmer, Ryan Dowd and Peter Welch represented the seller, a joint venture between the Hampshire Cos. and Diversified Realty Advisors, and procured AMS Acquisitions as the buyer.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the $8.9 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased industrial property in Northbrook, a northern suburb of Chicago. The 117,000-square-foot building is situated within the 1.8 million-square-foot Sky Harbor Industrial Park. Located at 3411 Woodhead Drive, the facility is fully leased to Atlas Fibre and recently underwent $2.1 million in improvements. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a local real estate owner. Buyer information was undisclosed.
As more aspects of our lives become digital, the need for data centers is increasing exponentially. COVID fast-tracked the upsurge in data center demand, as businesses worldwide transferred communications and operations to digital platforms — but the need for data centers is permanent. “With an increase in devices needing to connect to each other and the Internet of Things (IOT), the amount of data needed to do this will always be growing, furthering the demand for additional space within data centers,” says Megan Baird, Professional Engineer (PE), a senior project manager at Bohler, a land development consulting and technical design firm. Getting the right space with the right zoning, utilities and market timeline can be a daunting task that requires extensive planning. Baird says three major factors determine whether a site is a prime data center opportunity: utilities, zoning and space. Plus, Baird explains how to get a property to market once the planning is done. [box style=”4″] What’s Available to Help Developers Tax incentives vary by state and locality and can depend on the number of jobs created, equipment used or amount of money invested. Overlay districts are a regulatory tool where jurisdictions specify additional restrictions/allowances in addition to …