COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of an office building located at 3545 Howard Way in Costa Mesa. Sovereign Lending Group acquired the property from Davies-Torrance Trust for $5.1 million. Built in 1986, the two-story building features 23,125 square feet of office space. The buyer intends to occupy the building. Allen Basso of Lee & Associates Irvine represented the buyer, while Eric Tse of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 21,255-square-foot industrial lease at 1701 Summit Ave. in Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1986 and spans 63,706 square feet. Brett Lewis and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Boston-based Cabot Properties, in the lease negotiations. Jimmy Pham of Concept Commercial Realty represented the tenant, AB Moving.
ATLANTA — Lee & Associates has arranged two industrial leases totaling 259,262 square feet in Atlanta. The property, situated at 4099 Old Dixie Highway, is situated two miles west of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The landlord, Meniscus Group, acquired the property in 2016 as a value-add purchase. The company completed renovations in 2019, which included installing a new roof and ESFR sprinklers. Mike Sutter and Billy Snowden of Lee & Associates represented the landlord in both lease transactions. Travis Stanaway of Kidder Matthews represented Yita LLC and John Gosnell of Foundry Commercial represented JW Fulfillment Inc. in their leases at 4099 Old Dixie Highway. Yita is a Seattle-based auto parts dealer and JW Fulfillment is a truck rental company.
PLANO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 91,580-square-foot industrial lease at 901 Jupiter Road in Plano. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1979, renovated in 2000 and spans 143,819 square feet. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Jupiter Star LLC, in the lease negotiations. Nathan Lawrence of CBRE represented the tenant, Telemar Network Technology Inc., a provider of infrastructure for the telecommunications industry.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 41,830-square-foot industrial lease at 4100 New York Ave. in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2018 and spans 110,468 square feet. Adam Graham and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Boston-based Cabot Properties, in the lease negotiations. David Eseke and Gary Collett of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant, Wastequip Manufacturing Co., a Charlotte-based manufacturer of trash containers, compactors and other waste management equipment.
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 26,503-square-foot industrial building located in Port Arthur, about 90 miles east of Houston. The property is situated on a 10.3-acre site about six miles from the Port of Port Arthur and features 18-foot clear heights and a 26 percent office finish. Trey Erwin and Justin Cole of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Carlisle Port Arthur LP.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — SignCo, a local print, design and sign manufacturing company, has leased 19,800 square feet of industrial space at 1975 Cornell Ave. in Melrose Park, a western suburb of Chicago. The multi-tenant building spans 45,000 square feet. Michael Plumb and Brad Simousek of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction. Ryan Kehoe of Lee & Associates represented the tenant. In May, Kehoe also represented SignCo when it sold its 6,900-square-foot building at 1327 N. 31st St. in Melrose Park. Keller Williams represented the buyer, Midwest AutoBody, in the sales transaction that occurred in May.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 126,100-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 500 Enterprise Drive in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Flower Mound. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2003 and spans 462,200 square feet. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, transportation and logistics firm BFS Services Inc., in the lease negotiations. Sarah Ozanne and Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, New York-based Clarion Partners.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has secured a 198,854-square-foot industrial lease at 1901 Lakeside Parkway in the northern Fort Worth suburb of Flower Mound for asset management and logistics firm TelTech Communications. Completed in 2019, the rear-load property features 32-foot clear heights, 180-foot truck courts and 38 trailer parking spaces. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. John Fulton and Brett Owens of Transwestern represented the landlord, Denver-based Black Creek Group.
Facility managers across the nation are sorting through information about the coronavirus and looking at building modifications that can prevent the spread. Owners and tenants alike in the office and retail sectors have turned to facility management professionals to help their businesses thrive under rapidly evolving circumstances. REBusinessOnline recently spoke with three facility management professionals from Lee & Associates via video conference about their company’s approach to facility management during the coronavirus pandemic. Teresa Gascho, Director of Management Services, Indianapolis; Frances Smith, Senior Vice President, Property Manager, Cincinnati; and John Rickert, President-Executive Managing Director, Cincinnati, spoke about how facility managers communicate with tenants, encourage healthy behaviors and support businesses in compassionate and creative ways. Communicating with Tenants About COVID-19 Regulations Early in the pandemic, facility managers were charged with limiting access to properties as buildings shut down. Now that occupants are returning to retail and office buildings, the team at Lee & Associates sees themselves as “facilitators and accommodators” for their tenants. Working to reopen buildings under the guidance and recommendations from state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is a lot more involved than closing buildings — and it can be frustrating for all involved. However, Rickert notes, “We’re …
