LOS ANGELES — San Diego-based Sentre has purchased Azusa Center, a two-building industrial property located at 301 and 411 N. Aerojet Drive in Los Angeles’ San Gabriel Valley. Mortech Manufacturing sold the asset for $12.5 million in an off-market, sale-leaseback transaction. Mortech occupies the 75,081-square-foot facility and, upon closing of the sale, the company executed a new 10-year lease for the entire property. Scott Peterson and Morgon Fraser of CBRE Capital Markets Debt & Structured Finance Placement team arranged a $7.5 million fixed-rate, five-year loan for the acquisition.
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ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — NorthMarq has arranged a $5 million acquisition loan for a 38,024-square-foot industrial flex property in Round Rock, a northern suburb of Austin. The property was fully leased to two medical and diagnostic lab users at the time of the loan closing. Chase Johnson of NorthMarq arranged the loan through life company StanCorp on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The seller was also undisclosed.
CHICAGO — Cresset Partners and Diversified Real Estate Capital have formed a partnership of their real estate groups, expanding Cresset’s real estate investment platform. The partnership formalizes and builds upon the existing relationship between the two companies, which have sourced, structured, capitalized and executed $1.6 billion in real estate projects since 2019. The combined entity, which is named Cresset Real Estate Partners, will target institutional-quality investment opportunities in a variety of asset types, including multifamily, office, industrial and hospitality.
GURNEE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial V LP, has acquired a 62,940-square-foot industrial building in Gurnee, about 40 miles north of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. Located at 905 Lakeside Drive, the property is 35 percent leased to three tenants. Constructed in 1989, the building features four docks, six drive-in doors and parking for 75 cars. Venture One plans to make improvements that will include office and warehouse renovations, parking lot resurfacing and new LED lighting. Donald Glyman of Tri-County Commercial Real Estate Inc. represented the undisclosed seller. Robert Elbrecht of Tri-State Realty represented Venture One and will be retained to market the property for lease. VK Industrial V LP is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
WIND GAP, PA. — A partnership between locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. and Boston-based Cabot Properties will develop a 318,440-square-foot speculative industrial project in the Lehigh Valley city of Wind Gap. The property will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 39 dock-high loading positions, two drive-in doors, 54 trailer positions and ESFR fire protection. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL arranged the partnership between the two firms. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Private equity real estate firm Elion Partners has acquired a 180,000-square-foot industrial building located approximately five miles from John F. Kennedy International Airport in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. The sales price was $58 million. According to commercialcafé.com, the Class B property was built on 5.3 acres in 1961. The seller was not disclosed.
WILMINGTON, ILL. — Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) has sold the Michelin Super Regional Distribution Center in Wilmington, about 60 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. A build-to-suit for Michelin, the 2 million-square-foot property is situated within Elion Logistics Park 55. The 2,500-acre rail-served industrial park features access to 30 percent of the U.S. population with a one-day drive, according to TIG. Michelin continues to occupy a long-term lease at the property. Nick Murphy and Josh McArtor of Eastdil Secured represented TIG in the sale. Silver Creek was the buyer.
HOUSTON — A partnership between locally based developer Boomerang Interests and CenterSquare, a global investment manager based in metro Philadelphia, will develop Houston ColdPort, a 315,101-square-foot speculative cold storage facility. Building features will include 50-foot clear heights, 38 fully automated dock positions, a 200-foot truck court, 57 trailer parking spaces and the ability to accommodate up to 40,000 pallet positions. Dallas-based design-build firm ARCO/Murray is designing and constructing the property, which will be able to support one or two tenants. Completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2022.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Midwest Hose & Specialty Inc., an Oklahoma City-based firm that services the energy, agriculture, mining and construction industries, has signed a 52,800-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1132 Valwood Parkway in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Transwestern’s Brett Owens and Clayton Johnson represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mitch Pruitt handled negotiations internally on behalf of the landlord, Prologis.
BRAINTREE, MASS. — New York-based Clarion Partners has purchased a 58,935-square-foot biomanufacturing facility at 55 Messina Drive in Braintree, a southern suburb of Boston. The property features six wet labs, temperature-controlled rooms, a new water filtration system and 18.5-foot ceiling heights. The facility was fully leased to Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, at the time of sale. Scott Dragos of CBRE brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.