CHICAGO — Westmount Realty Capital has acquired a nine-building industrial portfolio in metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. Called the Chicago Shallow-Bay portfolio, the buildings total 390,781 square feet and are located in four submarkets. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 91 percent leased to 37 tenants spanning 28 industries, including office, medical and automotive suppliers, and home restoration. Kurt Sarbaugh and Sean Devaney of JLL represented the seller, Unilev Capital and its partner, a Palladius Capital Management affiliate, Mandalay Industrial. Jeff Sause and Brian Walsh of JLL supported financing for the transaction.
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BREWSTER, N.Y. — Lesser Evil, a Connecticut-based provider of healthy snacks, has signed a 303,100-square-foot industrial lease in Brewster, about 60 miles northeast of New York City. The space is located within Lincoln Logistics 84×684 Crossings, a 921,000-square-foot development that features a clear height of 40 feet, 56 dock doors and parking for 252 cars and 19 trailers. Adam Petrillo, Art Ross, Bradley Soules and Jack Chatwin of Newmark represented the landlord, Lincoln Equities Group, in the lease negotiations.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the $33.5 million sale of an 8.8-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) site in South Plainfield, about 35 miles southwest of New York City. The site at 115 St. Nicholas Ave./115 Skyline Drive is located just off Exit 5 on I-287. Scott Perkins, Christopher Todd and William Ericksen of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, a partnership between Boston-based investment firm Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate, in the transaction. The seller was Trans American Trucking Services. Jon Mikula, Jim Cadranell, John Cumming and Christian Badalamenti of JLL arranged $22.3 million in acquisition financing for the deal through Byline Bank.
BREMEN, GA. — Southwire plans to open a new 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Bremen, located 45 miles west of Atlanta via I-20. The new center will combine operations with three existing distribution sites in Villa Rica, Ga., serving as a centralized distribution center for customers across the organization. Upon completion, the center will rank as one of Southwire’s largest facilities for its distribution and shipping operations in the West Georgia region. The facility is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2026. Southwire opened its most recent distribution center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in August 2024.
MOBILE, ALA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Mobile Portside, a two-building industrial property totaling 373,015 square feet in Mobile. The two facilities were fully leased at the time of sale and feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 180- to 185-foot truck courts, ESFR sprinkler systems and dock doors. Jim Freeman, Britton Burdette and Dennis Mitchell of JLL represented the seller, Burton Property Group, in the transaction. One Liberty Properties Inc. was the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed. Built in 2023, Mobile Portside comprises Buildings D and N and is situated within the South Alabama Logistics Park, the largest master-planned industrial development between Texas and Georgia. The property offers access to the Port of Mobile and spans more than 1,000 developable acres. Upon completion, the park will offer approximately 11.1 million square feet of industrial space.
BRASELTON, GA. AND MEMPHIS, TENN. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a two-property industrial portfolio in Braselton and Memphis totaling more than 1.6 million square feet. The facilities include a 613,440-square-foot cross-dock warehouse in Braselton, a city on the northeast outskirts of the metro Atlanta area, and a 1 million-square-foot cross-dock warehouse in Memphis. The Braselton facility was built in 2016 and is fully leased to a large e-commerce company, and the Memphis property was built in 2021 and is fully occupied by Medtronic. Frank Fallon, Trey Barry, José Lobon, Royce Rose, George Fallon, Ryan Bain, Zach Graham and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the seller, JW Mitchell Co., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Additionally, Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE’s debt and structured finance team in Atlanta arranged a $69.9 million acquisition loan through Wells Fargo on behalf of the buyer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a 123,140-square-foot industrial facility located at 6000 Old Concord Road in Charlotte. Chris Skibinski, Henry Lobb, Abby Rights and Jewell Gentry of Avison Young represented the buyer, Stonelake Capital Partners, in the transaction. Will Jenkins, Marc Hedrick and Jack Harvey also represented Stonelake on an internal basis. Scott Hensley of Piedmont Properties represented the seller. The sales price was not disclosed. The property was built in 1984, according to LoopNet Inc.
CARSON AND CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Westport Properties has acquired a self-storage portfolio comprising two StorQuest Self Storage-managed assets in Carson and Carlsbad. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 2006 on 4.5 acres, the Carson property is located at 17106 Avalon Blvd. The Carlsbad property is located at 2500 Campbell Place and was built in 2008 on 3.4 acres. The portfolio totals 270,841 rentable square feet and 2,284 self-storage units. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 90 percent leased. Greg Wells, Kevin Cuff, Luke Elliott and Mike Mele of Cushman & Wakefield’s Self Storage Advisory Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — A joint venture between Ryan Cos. and Alidade Capital has closed financing and broken ground on Chandler Freeways Business Park, located southeast of Loop 202 and Interstate 10 in Chandler. The project includes converting a former office building, which was originally built by Ryan Cos. in 2003, into an 87,600-square-foot, single-story Class A industrial building, and constructing a 102,875-square-foot Class A industrial building. Chandler Freeways Business Park will feature full concrete truck courts, reinforced speed bays, speculative office suites, warehouse lighting, the capacity for high power, a total of 26 dock-high doors and 301 vehicle parking stalls. Butler Design Group is the architect of record. Mark Krison, Luke Krison and Armand Doost of CBRE are marketing the project for lease.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group (RPG) has completed the development of Escondido Logistics Center, located at lots 10-18 within Escondido Technology and Research Park. The $60 million, 146,000-square-foot project includes two free-standing buildings featuring 28-foot clearances, heavy power and above-standard loading positions. San Diego Water Authority, represented by Colliers, acquired the 88,000-square-foot building upon completion of the project. The 58,000-square-foot building is being marketed for lease or sale by Aric Stark and Drew Dodds of Cushman & Wakefield.