NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Harsch Investment Properties has completed the development of two industrial buildings at Speedway Commerce Center III, located at 6255-6335 N. Hollywood Blvd. in North Las Vegas. Building A features 390,904 square feet and is currently 92 percent leased to several tenants, including Matheson Trucking, Progressive Alloy, Everypet and Artesian Spa. The property has one remaining unit that can accommodate a 30,000-square-foot tenant. Building B features 333,704 square feet and is currently 34 percent leased to several tenants, including Valuepart, 2020 Exhibits and Scholastic Books. The property can accommodate a variety of tenant requirements ranging from 25,000 square feet to 85,000 square feet. Jason Simon, Rob Lujan and Xavier Wasiak of JLL are overseeing the leasing at the property.
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MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has acquired an 8.8-acre industrial land site in Moreno Valley for the development of Centerpointe Commerce Center, an industrial distribution facility. The company plans to begin construction of a 203,000-square-foot project this fall, with completion expected in summer 2020. Located on Cactus Avenue, the cross-docked building will feature 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 8,000 square feet of speculative office improvements, 109 auto parking stalls and 27 trailer parking stalls. Rockefeller Group acquired the property fully entitled and zoned from Newcastle Partners for $5.9 million.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Foundry Commercial has begun construction of Phase II at WestPark 85, a speculative industrial facility in Charlotte spanning 565,000 square feet. The project will feature 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration, more than 560 auto parking spaces, more than 200 trailer parking positions and LED lighting. Foundry serves as the developer/owner, leasing agent, project manager and property manager for the entire 1.1 million-square foot WestPark 85 project in partnership with Principal Real Estate Investors. The second phase is expandable up to 100,000 square feet and is currently the largest speculative industrial facility underway in the Carolinas, according to Foundry, which expects to deliver the facility later this year.
ROSWELL, GA. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the $19.8 million sale of Roswell Distribution Center, a two-building, 259,641-square-foot industrial park in Roswell. Longpoint Realty Partners acquired the asset from an undisclosed institutional investor. Matt Tritschler and Peter Everett of NKF represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 2006 on Hembree Park Drive, the distribution center was 55 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Room & Board Inc., Central EMS and Ferguson Enterprises. Located along Hembree Park Drive, the office building includes 26 dock doors, two drive-in doors and clear ceiling heights up to 24 feet.
POOLER, GA. — Plastic Express has announced plans to expand its operations at the Port Logistics Center near the Port of Savannah with two new manufacturing facilities. The $172 million investment is expected to create 166 new jobs. Located in Pooler, the 172-acre Port Logistics Center is owned and developed by Capital Development Partners Inc. Plastic Express is based in California and operates trucking terminals, warehouses, docks and packaging plants across the country. Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, said in a statement that the project will help establish the Port of Savannah as a leader in the exportation of plastic resins to the oil and gas industry. Genesee & Wyoming will provide rail service for the facility via its Georgia Central Railway. Plastic Express expects to occupy its new facilities in October.
SAN ANTONIO — Harrington Industrial Plastics, one of the nation’s largest distributors of plastic products, has signed a 6,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4030 Naco-Perin Blvd. in northeast San Antonio. Roger Hill and Kyle Mueller of JLL represented the landlord, Aguja Holdings LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of an industrial facility, located at 3248 Lionshead Ave. in Carlsbad. Badiee Development sold the property to a San Diego-based high-net-worth family for $14.4 million. Built in 2017, the property features 55,573 square feet of Class A industrial space with dock- and grade-level loading, designed ingress/egress, outdoor amenities and an efficient layout for warehouse and showroom use. Bryce Aberg, Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Ed Hernandez, Mike Adey, Zach Harmam and Devin Muna of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego and Orange County, Calif., offices represented the seller in the transaction. Additionally, Brant Aberg and Dennis Visser of Cushman & Wakefield provided local market advisory for the deal.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Global third-party logistics firm OmLog has signed a 100,031-square-foot industrial lease at Goodman Industrial Center Murray Hill in East Rutherford, N.J., located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. OmLog, which leased the entire facility, has its North American headquarters in nearby Seacaucus, N.J. Goodman Industrial Center Murray Hill, which is owned by California-based Goodman Group, features 20-foot clear heights and 7,000 square feet of office space. The property also offers convenient access to I-80, the New Jersey Turnpike and multiple international airports.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Pacific Industrial has sold Sierra Pacific Center, a two-building, 1.5 million-square-foot industrial property in Fontana, about 50 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the Inland Empire. The industrial development and investment firm sold the asset for $213.5 million to an unnamed institutional life insurance company. Sierra Pacific Center was completed in 2016 and was fully occupied by LG Electronics and FedEx at the time of the sale. The property is situated at 5565 and 5885 Sierra Ave., adjacent to California Highway 210 and within 20 miles of seven major highways including Interstates 215, 10 and 15. Amenities include electric car charging stations; 3 percent skylight coverage, as where the industry average is 2 percent; and truck courts up to 430 feet deep, as opposed to the Class A average of 185 feet. This transaction represents the largest, non-portfolio sale by dollar value in California over the past 24 months. “This is a milestone transaction that represents the remarkable investment potential of spec industrial developments when they are done well,” says Dan Floriani, partner and co-founder of Pacific Industrial. “By developing this asset with a long-term-hold mindset, we thoughtfully designed each detail, resulting in a property with …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR) held its annual Spring World Conference in Washington, D.C. at the Omni Shoreham hotel from April 10 through April 13. The event drew over 800 SIOR members from 12 different countries around the globe. Major topics of discussion at the conference included: the impact of e-commerce on the industrial market; emerging digital technologies and their practical applications for the brokerage community; a discussion of how brokers and investors can access opportunities with the U.S. Government General Services Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and how emotional intelligence impacts success in our personal and professional relationships. Special guest speakers included: Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab and author of “The Longevity Economy,” who provided insight into how the lifestyles of an aging but energized, tech-enabled, older demographic will impact the built environment Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar and author of “Peers Inc.” who discussed how a combination of people power and corporate power can unlock the potential of a new, collaborative economy Greg Lindsay, a senior fellow of the New Cities Foundation who gave a talk on the emergence of …