ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — BlueScope Properties Group has completed the sale of a logistics center situated on 12 acres at 14353 E. Otero Ave. in Englewood, a suburb seven miles south of Denver. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. Completed in 2021, the 136,915-square-foot building features 32-foot clear heights, 37 exterior dock doors, three drive-in bays, ESFR fire protection, office space and ample parking. The single-tenant building, which was vacant at the time of sale, also has a rear-loading configuration. Larry Thiel and Sean Devaney of JLL Capital Markets and Carmon Hicks with JLL Industrial Leasing represented the seller in the deal. Hicks, Chris Schultz and James McGill, also of JLL, are handling leasing for the new owner.
Industrial
Gart Properties, Elkco Properties Sell West Sixth Commerce Center in Colorado for $17.8M
by Amy Works
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Gart Properties and Elkco Properties have completed the disposition of West Sixth Commerce Center, an industrial property located at 11111 West 6th Ave. in Lakewood. DocuVault acquired the asset for $17.8 million. DocuVault will occupy 52,877 square feet of the 154,950-square-foot building and lease the remaining space. The property features 32-foot clear heights and heavy power. Buzz Miller and Peter Beugg of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, while Matt Capecelatro of Citywide Commercial Properties and Mark Dwyer of Lincoln Property Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.
JOLIET, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has broken ground on a 19,000-square-foot automotive center for Cassidy Best-One Tire & Service in Joliet. The project will be situated within the Rock Creek Logistics Center at 3100 Channahon Road. The facility will provide truck and automobile tire work as well as general vehicle maintenance services. The project will feature 20 drive-in doors, 10 service bays and 1,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for early 2022. Cornerstone Architects is the architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Ketone Partners is the developer of the project and the owner of Rock Creek Logistics Center, which is a 263-acre business park that offers direct access to I-80.
SEATTLE — A joint venture between Staley Point Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate has acquired 2424 8th Avenue South, a warehouse property located in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. The price was $31.6 million, or $351 per square foot. The 90,000-square-foot facility features 42 dock-high doors and is within 10 miles of the region’s most significant distribution hubs, including SeaTac International Airport and the BNSF and Union Pacific railway yards. Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Staley Point Capital for the transaction. Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and JLL Capital Markets will arrange financing for the transaction.
SPARKS, NEV. — DCG has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio located at 1610 and 1630 Kleppe Lane in Sparks. An undisclosed buyer acquired the portfolio for $5.4 million. Situated in the Sparks industrial submarket, the two-building asset also included an adjacent three-acre yard for a total of six acres of occupied space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by Herc Rentals, Vertical Iron Works and Drake Anthony Co. Joel Fountain, Baker Krukow, Nick Knecht and Tom Fennell of DCG represented the seller, Community Foundation, in the deal.
VALENCIA, CALIF. — Delta Capital LLC has purchased a warehouse building located at 24820 Avenue Tibbitts in Valencia. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $3.1 million. Situated on a 31,146-square-foot parcel, the 13,045-square-foot building was built in 1987. The property features two drive-in/grade-level doors, ample power and 17-foor clear heights. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. The buyer plans to hold the asset as an investment property. Yair Haimoff of Spectrum Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
OCALA, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $20.7 million sale of a single-tenant industrial property in Ocala. A Florida-based developer sold the 193,750-square-foot build-to-suit property to LBA Logistics, an Irvine, Calif.-based developer and institutional fund manager. Craig Tomlinson of Stan Johnson Co. represented the undisclosed seller. Signature Brands, a specialty and seasonal decorations maker, has a long-term lease at the property. The company’s brands include Betty Crocker, PAAS and Cake Mate. Built in August 2021, the high-bay distribution warehouse will service Signature Brands’ adjacent production facility. Located at 1921 Southwest 44th Ave., the property is about 1.5 miles from the College of Central Florida Ocala Campus and 36.9 miles from Gainesville.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Diab Americas LP, a Swedish manufacturer of core products for the marine and aerospace industries, has signed a 265,248-square-foot headquarters lease at I-20 Corporate Center in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. The headquarters location consists of 242,248 square feet of warehouse space and 23,000 square feet of office space. Kevin Santaularia, Michael Spain and Michael Grant of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Partners represented the locally based landlord, 220 E. Danieldale Partners, in the lease negotiations. The tenant plans to take occupancy of the space in November.
SAN ANTONIO — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has purchased a 49,441-square-foot industrial complex at 14309 Toepperwein Road in San Antonio. The Class B facility features 37 suites ranging in size from 799 to 3,120 square feet and is located about 1.2 miles from Interstate 35 on the city’s northeast side. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Velocity Ventures Partners has purchased Rockhill Industrial Center, a 97,000-square-foot industrial flex property in the Philadelphia suburb of Cherry Hill. The eight-building facility, whose suites range in size from 2,000 to 20,000 square feet, was fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Henderson of JLL represented Velocity Ventures in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.