AURORA, COLO. — Consolidated Investment Group has started construction of Building 5 and Building 6 at Eastpark 70, a currently four-building, 900,000-square-foot industrial park in northeast Aurora. Building 5 will feature 158,900 square feet, divisible to 40,000 square feet, and Building 6 will offer 77,100 square feet, divisible to 30,000 square feet. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, dock-high and drive-in loading, trailer parking and office space available to suit. Eastpark 70 is zoned M-1 industrial with approval for outside storage. Completion for Building 5 is slated for January 2022, with delivery of Building 6 scheduled soon thereafter. Todd Witty and Doug Viseur of CBRE are handling leasing for the buildings. Current tenants at Eastpark 70 include UPS, Wayfair and Benjamin Moore.
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BURLINGTON, PENNSAUKEN AND MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Southern NJ Logistics Portfolio, a collection of three buildings totaling 401,827 square feet in Southern New Jersey. The properties are located in Burlington, Pennsauken and Mount Laurel. High Street Logistics Properties purchased the portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, from a private developer based in the region. Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara, Brad Ruppel, Joe Hill and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE brokered the transaction.
BENSALEM, PA. — Locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has acquired the former Suez Water Technologies & Solutions Campus, a 46-acre industrial development in Bensalem, located in Bucks County. The namesake tenant will continue to lease 93,000 square feet of space at the 12-building campus, while RLS USA Inc., a former subsidiary of General Electric, will lease 20,000 square feet of R&D space. J.G. Petrucci will demolish and redevelop the remainder of the campus. Jon Mikula, Chad Orcutt and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged $13 million in acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of J.G. Petrucci.
Hines, Cresset Real Estate Partners Break Ground on 1.1 MSF Industrial Project in Whiteland, Indiana
WHITELAND, IND. — Hines and Cresset Real Estate Partners have broken ground on Whiteland 65 Logistics Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in suburban Indianapolis. The development will feature a cross-dock configuration, a clear height of 40 feet and outdoor amenity areas. Located off I-65 and Whiteland Road, the project is situated within the south submarket of Indianapolis. The site is within a 30-minute drive of the Indianapolis International Airport. Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022. This is the first Indianapolis-area logistics property for Dallas-based Hines.
OLATHE, KAN. — 1A Auto has signed a long-term lease renewal for 347,689 square feet of industrial space at Building B within Olathe’s I-35 Logistics Park. Founded in 1999, 1A Auto is an auto parts supplier that caters to consumers completing their own auto repairs. Mark Long and John Faur of Newmark Zimmer represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Kevin Wilkerson of JLL represented the undisclosed landlord.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — Kenai Capital Advisors has partnered with CWCapital Investment Management to purchase a portfolio of properties — three office/flex buildings and one development parcel on Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster. Etkin Johnson sold the assets for an undisclosed price in an off-market transaction. Totaling 151,746 square feet, the portfolio includes 7237, 7401 and 7403 Church Ranch Blvd. and an adjacent, 6.19-acre, vacant development site, which has received preliminary approval for an 80,000-square-foot flex industrial building. The existing flex buildings are situated on a 12.6-acre campus and are currently 82 percent leased to eight tenants, with 27,96 square feet of space available for lease. Tenants include Motorola, Cummins, Concentra Health Services and UCHealth. Built in 2000, the buildings feature 16- to 18-foot clear heights, 4.24:1,000 parking ratio, individual suite entrances, roll-up doors, 800-amp power, LED lighting, expansive window lines, manicured landscaping with multiple fountains and mountain views.
DALLAS — New York City-based investment firm RockFarmer Properties has acquired 98Fifty and Apex, two adjacent multifamily properties in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas totaling 440 units. Both properties were built around 30 years ago, feature one- and two-bedroom units and offer amenities such as pools, playgrounds, outdoor grilling stations, resident clubhouses and dog parks. NorthMarq represented RockFarmer and the undisclosed seller in the off-market transaction and arranged acquisition financing on RockFarmer’s behalf. The new ownership plans to invest in capital improvements.
DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 117,047-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 3901 Pipestone Road in West Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property sits on 7.6 acres and spans 176,274 square feet. John Gorman of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Prim Turnpike Portfolio LLC, in the lease negotiations. Art Leichner and Andrew Crites with Newmark represented the tenant, New Thermo-Serv Ltd.
MAINE — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of the JMC Self-Storage Portfolio, which consists of four properties totaling 793 units in southern Maine. Three of the four properties in the portfolio, which spans 92,275 net rentable square feet, are located within 20 miles of Portland. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. James Koury of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
BLOOMFIELD AND WINDSOR, CONN. — A joint venture between Vision Real Estate Partners and a fund managed by Miami-based Rialto Capital Management has purchased the Bloomfield Logistics Portfolio, a collection of 18 industrial buildings totaling 566,000 square feet in Bloomfield and Windsor, Connecticut. The seller was Sponzo Properties. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jason Emrani, Maria Betancourt and Art Ross of Newmark brokered the deal. Ari Schwartzbard, Cliff Welden and Tom Lubeck of Newmark arranged acquisition financing through an undisclosed institutional lender on behalf of the buyer. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.