WHEELING, ILL. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 50,000-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 111 E. Marquardt Drive. Dan Tobin of SVN represented the seller in the all-cash transaction. A local buyer purchased the building with plans to relocate its business to Wheeling from Elk Grove Village.
TERRELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 765,798-square-foot, rail-served industrial building in Terrell, about 30 miles east of Dallas, that was formerly occupied by Goodyear Tire. Building features include a cross-dock configuration, 185-foot truck court depths and an ESFR sprinkler system. Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, an entity doing business as BFI Newco Holdings, in the transaction. Steve Berger and Corbin Crews of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as 301 Apache Trail LLC.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property in Hialeah for $73.2 million. The seller was not disclosed. Located at 4281-4341 West 108th St. on nearly 20 acres, the industrial property includes two recently developed rear-load distribution buildings totaling approximately 407,000 square feet. The property features 124 dock-high and four grade-level loading positions, 32-foot clear heights and parking for 359 cars. Additionally, the property is expected to obtain LEED certification. The property is fully preleased to two undisclosed tenants with leases expected to start in May and September. The property is situated immediately adjacent to Terreno Realty’s five existing buildings on West 108th Street and adjacent to Florida’s Turnpike and Interstate 75.
NEW YORK CITY — JLL has arranged a $49 million loan for the acquisition of a two-acre industrial development site in Brooklyn. The borrower, a partnership between Turnbridge Equities and Dune Real Estate Partners LP, plans to develop an 80,000-square-foot facility at the site using a portion of the proceeds from this loan. The project will also include 92,000 square feet of covered and rooftop parking space. Christopher Peck and Peter Rotchford of JLL arranged the loan through Starwood Property Trust.
HILLSIDE, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has negotiated the sale of a 28,000-square-foot vacant industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Hillside. The building sits on a 1.4-acre site that provides access to Interstate 78, Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway. Eric Demmers and Russel Verducci of NAI James Hanson represented the seller, Certified Processing, in the transaction. The buyer, an investor who owns nearby properties, plans to demolish the existing structure and add more parking space for an existing business.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $3.7 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 100,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan was structured with a 48-year term, floating interest rate and one extension option. The borrower was not disclosed.
GARDENA, CALIF. — The Klabin Co./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an industrial asset located at 301 E. Alondra Blvd. in Gardena. Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties purchased the property for $24 million. Matt Stringfellow, Courtney Bell and Tyler Rollema of Klabin Co. represented the private seller in the transaction. Situated on four acres, the 91,342-square-foot property features dock-high and grade-level loading, a large private yard and is ideal for future redevelopment as a logistics/last-mile facility.
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Space Shop Self Storage has sold two self-storage portfolios for $137 million to Salt Lake City-based Extra Space Storage, a national self-storage REIT. The nine properties are situated across Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. The first portfolio sale included five properties such as a 75,000-square-foot facility in Covington, Ga.; three properties throughout Charleston totaling 175,000 square feet; and a 75,000-square-foot facility in Cary, N.C. The first portfolio sold for $55 million, or an average of $183 per square foot. The second portfolio included four facilities in metro Atlanta totaling 300,250 square feet. The facilities are located in downtown Atlanta, the Buckhead district, Chamblee and Cumming. The portfolio traded for $82 million.
FLEMINGTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based developer Larken Associates has broken ground on a four-building, 150,000-square-foot industrial project in Flemington, about 60 miles west of New York City. Flemington Junction Business Center will be situated on a 29-acre site and will be able to accommodate tenants with requirements from 1,250 to 40,000 square feet. Building features will include clear heights of 32 feet, LED warehouse lighting and a total of 270 parking spaces. The project is 27 percent preleased, and the development team expects the complex to be available for occupancy in the fourth quarter.
LOCKPORT, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has completed the lease-up of Heritage Crossing in Lockport, about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The 2.5 million-square-foot industrial business park is comprised of eight buildings with clear heights ranging from 30 to 40 feet. LG Electronics expanded within the park, signing a new lease for 542,806 square feet at 14532 S. Gougar Road. Pitney Bowes Global Logistics signed a new lease for 363,224 square feet at 14746 S. Gougar Road. James Frank and Jason West of Cushman & Wakefield represented LG Electronics, while Mike Cook and David Prell of CBRE represented Pitney Bowes. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ML Realty Partners.
