CHINO, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has broken ground on the construction of two industrial warehouse facilities in Chino. The two developments will bring more than 626,000 square feet of speculative industrial space to the area. Located at the northeast corner of Bickmore and Euclid avenues, the eight-building Euclid Industrial Park will offer 360,000 square feet of space in buildings ranging from 13,050 square feet to 206,118 square feet. Completion is slated for August 2022. Ken Andersen, Eric Fikse and Richard John of Daum Commercial represented Alere in the 18.6-acre land acquisition for the project. The Daum team will also oversee leasing of the development. Chino Commerce Park, situated on 13 acres at the northwest corner of East End Avenue and County Road, will consist of four buildings offering a total of 266,348 square feet. The park will include a 210,747-square-foot building with 36-foot clear heights and three smaller buildings ranging from 15,104 square feet to 25,177 square feet with 26-foot clear heights. Tim Pimental, Chris Tolles, Eric Larson and Robin Dodson of Cushman & Wakefield represented Alere in the land acquisition for the development and will oversee leasing of the project, which is slated for completion in May 2022.
Industrial
CH Realty, Blumenfeld Development Buy Harvill Logistics Center in Inland Empire for $57.5M
by Amy Works
PERRIS, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has completed the disposition of Harvill Logistics Center, a newly constructed industrial property in the Riverside County city of Perris. CH/BDG Harvill LLC, a joint venture between CH Realty Partners and Blumenfeld Development Group, purchased the asset for $57.5 million. The building features 333,553 square feet of industrial space. Rockefeller Group acquired approximately 30 acres of property in Riverside County for the development of two projects totaling 623,109 square feet in September 2020. The second project, a 289,556-square-foot speculative distribution building, Val Verde Logistics Center, was recently completed. Herdman Architecture + Design designed the project and RM served as general contractor. Bill Heim and Alex Heim of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Tom Taylor and Steve Bellitti of Colliers represented the buyer in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Fullerton Properties has completed the sale of Chandler Business Center, multi-tenant industrial/flex property in Chandler. Portland, Ore.-based ScanlanKemperBard acquired the asset for $19.1 million, or $178.68 per square foot. Situated on 10.6 acres at 6150 W. Chandler Blvd., the 106,892-square-foot property was fully leased at the time of sale. Commercial Properties/CORFAC International’s Leroy Breinholt, Cori Sposi and David Bean represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
Rexford Industrial Sells Newton Corporate Center in Carlsbad, California to Elion Partners for $18.6M
by Amy Works
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial has completed the sale of Newton Corporate Center, an industrial research and development property situated on 4.5 acres in Carlsbad. Elion Partners acquired the asset for $18.6 million. The 71,602-square-foot property is fully leased to four tenants with 2.8 years of weighted average lease term. Built in 1997 and renovated in 2009 and 2016, the property features 50 percent office space and 50 percent warehouse space. Bret Hardy, Sean Fulp, Sean Plummer and Mark Schuessler of Newmark represented the seller, while Greg Pieratt of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
DECATUR, ILL. — The Atkins Group will develop a 635,400-square-foot industrial build-to-suit in the central Illinois town of Decatur. ARCO National Construction will serve as general contractor for the project, which is estimated to cost in excess of $41 million to build. AJ Thoma III of Coldwell Banker Commercial Devonshire Realty and Mike Dean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed tenant in the build-to-suit lease, which spans seven years. Completion of the 43-acre project is slated for July 2022.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of 2032 N. Clybourn Ave. in Chicago’s Lincoln Park for $15 million. The site includes a 150,000-square-foot brick warehouse and adjacent land near the Lincoln Yards development. Eric Sorensen, Larry Goldwasser and Kathleen Nelson of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Anixter Center, a nonprofit that serves the deaf and people with developmental disabilities or behavioral health needs. The buyer, an affiliate of Interra Realty, intends to redevelop the property.
DENTON, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Denton Crossing 3 and 4, two newly built industrial buildings totaling 525,332 square feet in the North Texas city of Denton. The first building spans 398,442 square feet and was fully leased at the time of sale, while the second structure totals 126,890 square feet and was vacant at the time of sale. The properties, both of which were built in 2020, feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and immediate proximity to Interstate 35. Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan, Ryan Thornton and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented the seller, Scannell Properties, in the transaction. The buyer was James Campbell Co., an investment firm based in Hawaii. The sales price was not disclosed. The new ownership has tapped Dallas-based Holt Lunsford Commercial to lease Denton Crossing 4.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Logistics Center at McKinney, a 431,710-square-foot industrial property located in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The development consists of two rear-load buildings totaling 129,914 and 301,796 square feet. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Pauli Kerr of JLL represented the seller, Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners, in the transaction. Thor Equities Group purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Vehicle Accessories Inc., a manufacturer of automotive parts like splash guards, body side moldings and bumper protectors, will relocate its corporate headquarters to Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The move is expected to bring about 315 new jobs and $30 million in total capital investment to the local economy. The company will consolidate its operations in Buffalo, Toronto, nearby Sunnyvale, Texas, and Magog (Quebec) into a build-to-suit, 310,000-square-foot building at Alcott Logistics Station. Vehicle Accessories plans to take occupancy of the building, which is being developed by Jackson-Shaw, by the end of 2022.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty has completed a 622,230-square-foot, build-to-suit industrial project for Bob’s Discount Furniture in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Building features include 40-foot clear heights, 125 dock doors, 302 automobile parking spaces and 127 trailer parking spaces. The Connecticut-based national discount retailer, which operates 150 stores across 23 states, expects to bring hundreds of new jobs to the area in the coming years as it expands its supply chain and distribution network.