HOUSTON — Lee & Associates-Houston has arranged a 3,000-square-foot lease in Houston for Voodoo Doughnut, a boutique donut shop based in Portland, Ore. Voodoo will open the new store this fall at 1214 Westheimer Road in Houston’s Montrose district. Grant Walker and Brad Kilbride of Lee & Associates-Houston, along with Wade Green of Transwestern, represented Voodoo in the lease deal. The landlord was not disclosed. Walker also represented Voodoo last year in its lease negotiations for its first Houston eatery at 3715 Washington Ave. Voodoo also has a prominent location on Sixth Street in downtown Austin.
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Lee & Associates Arranges $3M Sale of Waterfront Site in Southwest Florida for Future Multifamily Development
by Alex Tostado
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Lee & Associates has arranged the $3 million sale of a two-acre, waterfront plot in Fort Myers. The buyer, a subsidiary of Sight Real Estate, plans to develop Riverfront First Street Apartments along the Caloosahatchee River. Comprising more than 200 units, the property will offer studio to three-bedroom floor plans. Communal amenities will include a pool, pool deck, clubhouse, onsite parking structure and a fitness center. The community will be located at 2543 First St., one-and-a-half miles from downtown Fort Myers. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. In the land transaction, Matthew Rotolante of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Compass USA SPE LLC.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – North San Diego County has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 124 S. Market Place in Escondido. PGP Beach Colony acquired the property from Morris Alkin Revocable Trust for $2.8 million. The 19,525-square-foot industrial building features four suites leased to three tenants. Daniel Knoke and Peter Merz of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has secured a 15,000-square-foot industrial lease at 5825 Kelley St. in northeast Houston for BrandSafway Solutions LLC, a provider of scaffolding systems. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2008. Taylor Schmidt and Reed Vestal of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. David Munson of Boyd Commercial represented the landlord, Audie Gray Family LP.
Lee & Associates Brokers $14.7M Sale of Industrial Development Site in Florence, New Jersey
by Alex Patton
FLORENCE, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $14.7 million sale of a 30.8-acre industrial development site located in Florence, a southern suburb of New Jersey. Located on Railroad Avenue, the property consists of two parcels that have been approved for construction of a 300,700-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility. Details of the construction schedule were undisclosed. Bob Yoshimura, Joe Hill and Eric Mattson led a Lee & Associates team that represented the seller, Foxdale Properties, in the transaction. The team also worked with Robert Lambert of Cushman & Wakefield. Denver-based Black Creek Group was the buyer.
NORCO, CALIF. — Goli Nutrition, a vitamin manufacturer, has inked a deal to occupy 422,432 square feet of industrial space spread across four industrial buildings located at 3300-3390 Horseless Carriage Drive in Norco, approximately 45 miles east of Los Angeles. Goli Nutrition plans to use the multi-building campus, located within Saddle Business Center, to expand its operations, including its distribution efforts. The landlord is CapRock Partners. Jeff Ruscigno of Lee & Associates Riverside, Calif., along with Paul Earnhart, Ryan Earnhart and Brian Pharriss of Lee & Associates Ontario, Calif., represented both the landlord and the tenant in the transaction.
MESA, ARIZ. — California-based Pride Ventures LLC II has purchased an approximately four-acre site, located at 1830 W. Main St. in Mesa. Sycamore Station Fund LLC sold the asset for $3.8 million. The property is Parcel 1 of Sycamore Station, a transit-oriented, mixed-use project currently underway. Pride Ventures plans to develop a 200-unit multifamily community at the site, which offers convenient access to the light rail train line on Main Street. Kimberly Rollins and Dallan Randall of the Commercial Properties / CORFAC International Multifamily team, along with Jeff Hays of the corporate services team and Tate Gunning of Commercial Properties Inc., represented the buyer. Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
Stos Partners Buys 228,912 SF Coronavirus Test Distribution Site in Temecula, California
by Amy Works
TEMECULA, CALIF. — San Diego-based Stos Partners has purchased an industrial asset located at 42301 Zevo Drive in Temecula. A private investor sold the facility for $28.9 million in an off-market transaction. Currently, a global, publicly traded healthcare company occupies the entire 228,912-square-foot property. The tenant plans to utilize the facility as part of its distribution network for COVID-19 tests. Scott Stewart of Lee & Associates represented Stos Partners, while Alisa Lovas of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Westcore, an industrial real estate acquisition, development and asset management firm, has entered the Temecula market with the purchase of an industrial warehouse located at 27731 Diaz Road. An undisclosed private investor sold the property for $10.8 million. Situated on 10.6 acres, the currently vacant property features 65,625 square feet of space. The facility offers 14 dock-high doors, 30-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration and a large decomposed granite secured yard. Brad Yates and Stefan Pastor of Colliers International represented Westcore, while Barret Woods of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction.
WHITTIER, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 8155 Byron Road in Whittier. The undisclosed seller sold the asset to a private buyer for $5.5 million. Built in 1974 on 1.5 acres, the 32,000-square-foot property includes 3,000 square feet of office space, 16 parking spaces, two roll-up doors and 20-foot to 22-foot clear heights. The seller is a company that manufactured racking systems for the grocery industry and vacated the property prior to escrow. The buyer intends to use the building for its business. Chris Maling, David Mailing and Paul Clark of Avison Young represented the seller, while Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.