MADISON, WIS. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 30,000-square-foot industrial building in Madison for $2.7 million. The property is located at 5601 Manufacturers Drive. Blake George of Lee & Associates represented the seller, an entity doing business as Pony Express LLC. The buyer was IA Manufacturers LLC.
VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale-leaseback of an industrial asset located at 1280 N. Melrose Drive in Vista. Exeter Property Group acquired the property from an undisclosed seller for $11.5 million. Built in 1982, the 45,214-square-foot property features 12 dock-high doors, two grade-level doors, heavy power and 20-foot clear heights. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth and Jake Rubendall of Lee & Associates – North San Diego County’s Williams Roth Group represented the buyer. Jim Benson of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 86,240-square-foot industrial lease at 2101 Exchange Drive in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the building part of Great Southwest Distribution Center. Reed Parker and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES — Lee & Associates has grown its Southern California presence with the opening of a new office in downtown Los Angeles. The office will specialize in industrial, office and investment brokerage, with plans to strategically recruit teams that will grow its capabilities in multifamily and retail. Led by Jack R. Cline Jr., Lee & Associates Los Angeles – Downtown consists of 13 brokerage professionals, including Doug Cline, Tony Naples, Evans Jurgensen, Matt Eddy, Miles Solomon, Loren Kaplan, Everett Phillips, Mattison Behr, David Cox, Sam Rinkov and Allan Roman. Additional team members include Madeline Segura, Andy Baquerizo, Maggie Kusumawathy, Ebe Puyolt and Lori Thor. The 5,000-square-foot Lee & Associates Los Angeles – Downtown office is located at 1201 N. Main St. As the office expands, the firm has the option to take additional, adjacent square footage totaling 7,500 square feet.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 153,150-square-foot industrial lease at 2340 I-35 W. Service Road in Dallas. The crane-served building features 24-foot clear heights, 24 drive-in doors and 6.8 acres of outdoor storage space. Joseph Mullican and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed tenant, which will occupy the entirety of the building, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
WAUNAKEE, WIS. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $2.5 million sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building in Waunakee, a northern suburb of Madison. The property is located at 904 Bethel Circle. Blake George of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Golden Properties LLC. Stimac Holdings LLC, a company that designs and manufactures video games, was the buyer.
BREA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has brokered the sale of a freestanding industrial property located at 760 Challenger St. in Brea, an eastern suburb of Los Angeles. The asset traded for $12.5 million, approximately 20 percent over asking price. The 27,734-square-foot building features two dock-high doors and 24-foot minimum warehouse clearance. Mark Hintergardt of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was also not released.
WHEELING, ILL. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 119,115-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling for $4.5 million. The property sits on 6.5 acres at 742 Glenn Ave. Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, JV Global Services. David Haigh of NAI Hiffman and Tak O’Haru of White Cube LLC represented the seller, Tomoegawa, which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Wheeling and manufactures toner products.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $27.2 million sale of a 214,300-square-foot warehouse in northeast Houston. Built in 2020, the cross-dock facility features 32-foot clear heights, 44 dock-high doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. The sale included 16.2 acres of land for future development. Michael Androwich, Mason Alsbrooks and Mike Spears of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, an undisclosed international manufacturer, in the transaction. Will Clay of JLL represented the seller, Houston-based Clay Development.
Lee & Associates’ newly released Q1 2022 North America Market Report scrutinizes first-quarter 2022 industrial, office, retail and multifamily outlooks throughout the United States. This class-by-class review of commercial real estate trends for the first quarter of the year focuses on how real estate is adjusting to long-term post-COVID attitudes. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available here (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city), but the overviews offered below provide sweeping looks at the overall health and obstacles for four major commercial real estate sectors. Industrial: Rents Pushed on Strong Demand Strong demand for industrial space throughout North America continued in the first quarter as vacancies fell to record lows and rent growth hit double digits. First quarter net absorption in the United States totaled 92.8 million square feet, which was up 25 percent year over year but down 35 percent from the 143-million-square feet average of the last three quarters of 2021. Annualized rents rose 10.1 percent in the U.S. and the average vacancy rate fell to 4.1 percent. Part of this trend was due to a pause in new construction starts early in the pandemic. However, …
