DALLAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 40,546-square-foot industrial building in East Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 3700 Dilido Road was originally built in 2002. Taylor Stell and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 19,386-square-foot industrial lease at 3520 W. Miller Road in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2003 and totals 64,500 square feet. Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, HVAC equipment supplier Timberlake & Dickson, in the lease negotiations. Josh Barnes of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, The Realty Associates Fund XI.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 41,832-square-foot industrial lease at 2101 Terminal Road in Fort Worth. Corbin Blount and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, recycling and waste management firm Echo Fibers, in the lease negotiations. Britton New represented the landlord, GT Industrial Properties, on an internal basis. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 10 acres in 1957 and features 20-foot clear heights and 140 car parking spaces.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 23,250-square-foot industrial lease in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 11025-11035 Switzer Road was built on 4.4 acres in 1981 and features 22-foot clear heights, 13 exterior dock doors and 98 parking spaces. Brett Lewis and Ken Wesson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. Andrew Johnson of Colliers represented the tenant, Logisticorp Wholesale Trade.
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Lee & Associates’ First-Quarter 2023 Sector-by-Sector Analysis Indicates Market-Wide Cooling
High interest rates and economic uncertainty in the first quarter of this year contributed to lower absorption and declining rent growth in industrial, retail and multifamily sectors across the country, with some regional exceptions, according to Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q1 North America Market Report. Meanwhile office continues to struggle. The sector experienced its third-largest quarterly contraction since the beginning of the pandemic, as work-from-home preferences decoupled office occupancy from job growth numbers. The full Lee & Associates report is available (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city) here. The analysis below provides an overview of four major commercial real estate sectors alongside trends, economic background and exceptions within each sector. Industrial Overview: Sharp Decline Hits First-Quarter U.S. Demand There was a sharp first-quarter decline in U.S. tenant demand for industrial space as wholesalers and retailers reconsider their inventory levels out of caution over the economic outlook. Net absorption in the first quarter totaled 39.4 million square feet, a 57 percent drop from the record set a year ago. The overall U.S. vacancy rate settled at 4.4 percent, an increase of 40 basis points from the close of 2022, comfortably …
TERRELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 765,798-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Terrell, located on the eastern outskirts of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 301 Apache Trail was constructed on 39.6 acres in 1999 and features 34-foot clear heights and 144 parking spaces. Ken Wesson and Michael Giuliano of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Dan Lawson of Proterra Properties represented the tenant, e-commerce technology and consulting firm Cart.com.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 14,522-square-foot industrial lease in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1209 W. Carrier Parkway was built in 1980, totals 34,673 square feet and has 16-foot clear heights. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. Jamie White of Jamie White Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, Team Rubicon, a nonprofit provider of disaster relief services.
PLANO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 79,720-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 3605 E. Plano Parkway was built in 1999, totals 100,320 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights, 32 exterior dock doors and 445 parking spaces. George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an affiliate of Pennsylvania-based Equus Capital Partners, in the lease negotiations. Brett Lewis, also with Lee & Associates, represented the tenant, LiteOn, a Taiwanese provider of consumer electronics.
PLANO, TEXAS — Horizon Oxygen & Medical Equipment has signed a 7,855-square-foot industrial lease in Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 600 Development Drive was built in 2001 and totals 23,334 square feet. Jared Laake of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Dallas-based Kennington Commercial, in the lease negotiations. Schaefer Amos of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 8,264-square-foot office lease in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The tenant, Property HOA Management, will occupy space at Two Mission Park, a building that was originally constructed in 1982 and totals 77,449 square feet, according to LoopNet Inc. Jessica Reinhardt and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Dallas North Office LLC, in the lease negotiations.