PERRIS, CALIF. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Markham Distribution Center, an industrial property located at 212 Markham St. in Perris. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 80,527-square-foot property was built in 2019. The acquisition is the eighth West Coast purchase Dalfen has made in the past seven months.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE) has broken ground on a 267,575-square-foot, build-to-suit cold storage project in the Northern New Jersey community of Woodbridge for FreezPak Logistics. The facility will consist of roughly 209,500 square feet of freezer space, a 45,760-square-foot cool dock and another 12,000 square feet of office space. The construction plan includes a clear height of 67 feet in the freezer and 30 feet in the cool dock area, as well as 34 dock doors, 70 trailer spaces and 167 automobile parking spaces. David Gheriani, William Waxman, Mindy Lissner and Kevin Dudley with CBRE, along with internal representative Ben Rosen, represented Duke Realty in the lease negotiations with FreezPak.
SOMERSET, N.J. — Denver-based EverWest Real Estate Investors has acquired a 125,790-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset for $27.7 million. Joel Lubin, John Buckley and Gary Politi of JLL, along with internal agent Stephen Feinberg, negotiated the deal on behalf of EverWest. The seller was Citgen Realty LLC. The Class A property was fully leased to drug developer Rising Pharma Holdings Inc. at the time of sale.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12 million sale of a 927,828-square-foot industrial property in Harrisburg. The complex consists of eight buildings on a 21.3-acre site that are leased to tenants including PP&L Electric Utilities Corp., Capital Building Supply, Martin Logistics and Midwest Transport Inc. Craig Dunkle, Chad Thomason and Mher Vartanian of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the deal. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the transaction as the broker of record.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 146,748-square-foot industrial lease at 2750 114th St. in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1998 and spans 196,012 square feet. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, third-party logistics firm Amplex Corp., was not disclosed.
PHARR, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Pharr Logistics Center, a 109,737-square-foot industrial building located in the Rio Grande Valley. The property was built on 7.7 acres in 1994 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Adam Abushagur of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a private equity firm. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
The calculus for which asset classes are likeliest to demonstrate strong growth continues to shift as the pandemic appears to be receding. Patterns in labor shortages, supply chain issues and material costs have managed to solidify through the third quarter of 2021. Lee & Associates’ newly released Q3 2021 North America Market Report dissects third-quarter 2021 industrial, office, retail and multifamily findings, with a focus on where demand is moving and the challenges facing each asset class. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available at this link (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city). Below is a bird’s-eye overview of four commercial real estate asset classes as general categories, broken down to frame each through the trends and complications they faced up to the fourth quarter, according to Lee & Associates’ research. Industrial: Q3 Posts More Record Demand Pandemic-fueled consumer spending drove up third-quarter demand for warehouse and distribution facilities that eclipsed previous records. And despite a nationwide surge in new construction, some metros can barely accommodate the pace of tenant expansion. Additionally, year-over-year rent growth is at a record 6.7 percent for the industrial property sector …
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Lithotype, a commercial printing company, has signed an 81,079-square-foot industrial lease at 2 Territorial Drive in Bolingbrook. Lithotype is moving to the 101,844-square-foot building from a nearby location in Bolingbrook and is more than doubling its space. Trinity Scurto of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Walnut Hill Business Center, a 108,154-square-foot industrial property in Dallas. The multi-tenant facility was built on 7.1 acres in 1979. Adam Abushagur and Tyler Ranft of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured an out-of-state institutional investor as the buyer. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Drilling Tools International, a manufacturer of products for the downhole land and offshore drilling industries, has signed a 27,150-square-foot industrial lease at 1612 Southcreek Lane in Houston. The crane-served property is located on a 2.9-acre site within Candle Ridge Business Park on the city’s north side. Ed Frantz, John Amini and Boomer White of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jason Tangen of Colliers International represented the landlord, TRECAP Southcreek Partners.
