NASHVILLE, TENN. — JLL has arranged the $10.2 million sale of a single-tenant, 51,528-square-foot industrial building in Nashville. Mitchell Townsend, Anthony Walters, Perry Wolcott, Matt Wirth and Robin Stolberg of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Next Realty LLC, in the transaction. Bridge Net Lease acquired the property for $10.2 million. The industrial building is triple net-leased to Fiserv, a provider of payments and financial technology solutions. Fiserv has been a tenant at the property since 2005 and uses the building to manufacture credit and payment cards. Next Realty recently executed a new long-term lease extension with Fiserv. The property offers a side-load configuration, clear heights ranging from 20 to 22 feet, three dock-high doors, one drive-in door, office space and a half-acre of land for expansion or outdoor storage. Located on 4.3 acres at 575 Brick Church Park Drive, the building is approximately five miles from downtown Nashville and 10.5 miles from Nashville International Airport.
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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — A joint venture between Stream Realty Partners and Principal Real Estate Investors will develop Portside Logistics Center, a 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial facility that will be located near Port Houston. The Baytown project will offer proximity to the Grand Parkway, Interstate 10 and Highway 225 while also providing access to Port Houston’s two container terminals: Barbour’s Cut and Bayport. Portside Logistics Center will consist of a 760,000-square-foot cross-dock building and a 260,000-square-foot front-load building with 40- and 36-foot clear heights. Both buildings will deliver with spec office space, LED warehouse lights and fully fenced and secured truck courts. Construction is set to begin in the third quarter and to be complete in late 2023. Stream will also handle leasing of the facility.
SAN ANTONIO — Atlanta-based developer Oakmont Industrial Group has broken ground on Oakmont 410, a 639,595-square-foot speculative industrial project in San Antonio. The site fronts the Interstate 410 Access Road on the city’s northeast side. The cross-dock facility will feature 40-foot clear heights, 146 dock-high doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for up to 334 trailers and 406 cars. Oakmont has tapped NAI Partners as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for December.
BASTROP, TEXAS — DWG Capital Group has arranged the sale of a 7.6-acre development site in Bastrop, about 30 miles east of Austin, that is zoned to support cold storage, distribution/warehousing or light retail development. The site consists of two adjacent parcels spanning 5.3 and 2.3 acres that are proximate to Tesla’s $1 billion Gigafactory. The buyer, an undisclosed Austin-based developer, plans to construct a self-storage or industrial flex building at the site with tentative plans to break ground in 2023. Judd Dunning of DWG Capital Group represented the seller, Fort Worth-based MAG Capital Partners, as well as the buyer, in the transaction.
WAUNAKEE, WIS. — Greywolf Partners Inc. has brokered the $2.4 million sale of a 26,000-square-foot industrial building in Waunakee, a northern suburb of Madison. The property, which is located at 904 Bethel Circle, features 3,900 square feet of office space, multiple overhead doors, three dock doors and a clear height of 21 feet. Steve Turner of Greywolf represented the undisclosed buyer. The seller was also not provided.
CARMEL, IND. — Treated Lumber Outlet LLC has signed a lease for a 13,000-square-foot industrial building in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel. The property, located at 4511 W. 99th St., features 11,700 square feet of warehouse space and 1,300 square feet of office space. Building features include two dock doors, one drive-in door, column spacing and a clear height of 24 feet. Conrad Jacobs of Avison Young represented the landlord, Jadam Property Group. The tenant expects to take occupancy in June.
SAN ANTONIO — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 40,800-square-foot industrial building located at 8555 NE Loop 410 in San Antonio. The property was built on two acres on the city’s east side in 1986. Jason Tangen of Colliers represented the buyer, TRECAP Management, in the transaction. Zachary Taylor of Colliers, along with Charles Hargis of Endura Advisory Group, represented the seller, EJ Morales III Holdings. The facility was 30 percent leased at the time of sale.
BRATTLEBORO, VT. — FoxRock, a commercial investment firm based in Boston’s South Shore area, has acquired a 165,611-square-foot industrial facility located in the southern Vermont city of Brattleboro. The site at 90 Technology Drive spans 48.5 acres and is situated roughly a mile from Interstate 91. At the time of sale, the facility was fully leased to two tenants: New Chapter, a vitamin- and supplement-focused subsidiary of Proctor & Gamble; and UNFI, a wholesale grocery distributor. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
As the pandemic recedes, unusual supply and demand trends have taken root in retail and industrial markets throughout the nation. Factors that caused upheaval even before the arrival of COVID — the changing face of retail due to e-commerce and the growing demand for industrial real estate — continue unabated two years past the pandemic lockdowns. Los Angeles County may act as a bellwether for the rest of the country in retail and industrial trends, especially in high-cost, high-density areas, where these two real estate types often compete for space. Bayard (By) Cartmell, senior director at Walker & Dunlop, Los Angeles, has extensive experience with commercial real estate in the Los Angeles area. He has seen unprecedented demand for industrial space and growing investor interest in retail cap rates in the Los Angeles area. Cartmell sat down with REBusinessOnline to talk about the outlook for industrial and retail in Los Angeles, their intersections and the sector trends he expects to see in the coming year. Los Angeles Industrial — High Demand REBusiness: What are you seeing in terms of demand for industrial space — particularly in Los Angeles? Cartmell: There is currently almost unlimited demand for industrial space, of any size, …
With low vacancy, positive absorption and robust leasing and investment activity, the Columbus industrial sector is positioned to experience a substantial amount of demand to continue throughout 2022 after a record-breaking year in 2021. Last year set the tone for historic construction and absorption and the market is poised to continue its strong momentum. It is easy to look at the map and see why Columbus is such a great logistics hub given its prime location within a 10-hour drive within 47 percent of the U.S. population, fairly flat topography and direct access to major freeways. There is one big piece of the pie that doesn’t always get noticed, which is the economic development powers that are putting Columbus on the map. Jobs Ohio and OneColumbus have done an incredible job attracting businesses to the state of Ohio. The biggest investment in the history of Ohio was announced this January when Intel revealed plans on building a new chip factory in New Albany. This $20 billion investment really put all eyes on the Northeast part of Columbus. As it gets tougher to get entitlements and zoning in other industrial submarkets, New Albany seems to be carrying a significant amount …