Ohio

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Interstate Batteries has formed a joint venture partnership with Neyer Properties to build a new fulfillment center in Columbus. The project will be the first building in The Hub @70/270 development, which can accommodate up to 400,000 square feet of industrial and distribution space. Situated at the front of the site, the Interstate Batteries regional fulfillment center will have direct frontage along I-70 and I-270. The 151,000-square-foot facility will mark one of eight regional fulfilment centers nationwide for Interstate Batteries. Construction is scheduled to begin this month and to be completed this fall. The new property will service battery distributors in Ohio and surrounding states. The project team includes Byers, Minton & Associates, Red Architecture, Kimley-Horn and Brocon Construction.

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CINCINNATI — Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 263,000-square-foot industrial building located at 10045 International Blvd. in Cincinnati. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property was acquired from Intelligrated under a consolidation plan to dispose of the building by the end of 2023. The property is situated on a 17.5-acre site in the World Park industrial park in Cincinnati’s northwest submarket. Upon closing, Brennan secured a new lease for the building with Trew, a provider of automated material handling solutions. Trew will use the facility for manufacturing and distribution of material handling equipment throughout the United States and Canada. Constructed in 1986, the property was expanded and renovated in 2000. The building features 390 auto parking stalls, a 130-foot-deep truck court with trailer parking stalls, a clear height of 25 feet, three five-ton cranes and an outdoor storage area. Byline Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided a $10.4 million loan for the acquisition.

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GAHANNA, OHIO — Brinkmann Constructors has completed a 291,400-square-foot speculative warehouse in Gahanna, a northeast suburb of Columbus. Scannell Properties was the developer, and Ford & Associates served as the architect. Located in Eastgate Logistics Center, Gahanna Building A features a clear height of 32 feet, two drive-in bays, 180 standard parking spaces and 30 exterior docks.

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EAST CANTON, OHIO — BWE has arranged a $1.1 million loan for the construction of HOPE Senior Village in East Canton, about 30 miles southeast of Akron. Bob Morton of BWE structured the USDA RHS 538 GRRHP loan, which features a 40-year, fixed-rate term and a 40-year amortization schedule. The development will consist of eight buildings, each containing five one- and two-bedroom units. Of the 40 units, seven are designated for residents earning up to 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), 17 are reserved for those earning up to 50 percent AMI and 16 are designated for residents earning up to 60 percent AMI. The project received additional financing through the use of 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.

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BEACHWOOD, OHIO — ADR Signature has acquired the 216-room Embassy Suites by Hilton Cleveland Beachwood hotel for $10.2 million. The property is located at 3775 Park East Drive in Beachwood, a southeast suburb of Cleveland. Amenities include an indoor pool, business center, fitness center, meeting rooms, complimentary breakfast and an onsite restaurant. Starwood Capital Group was the seller.

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NORTH JACKSON, OHIO — Newmark has negotiated a 211,443-square-foot industrial lease at 500 S. Bailey Road in North Jackson, about 60 miles southeast of Cleveland. A large solar manufacturing company signed a long-term lease to occupy the entire building. Terry Coyne of Newmark represented ownership, STAG Industrial Inc., which is renovating the building. The property features 201,476 square feet of manufacturing/warehouse space, 9,967 square feet of office space, a clear height of 35 feet, 19 loading docks, one drive-in door and a 245-car parking lot.

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WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired the research and development (R&D) campus of The Sherwin-Williams Co. in Warrensville Heights, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. The 105-acre property includes several buildings. Sherwin-Williams has entered into a short-term sale-leaseback agreement with ICP, which plans to repurpose some of the smaller commercial structures on the site while it finalizes redevelopment plans for the R&D building and adjacent acreage. The property will soon be vacated by Sherwin-Williams, which is building a new R&D center in Brecksville and a new headquarters in downtown Cleveland.  

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CLEVELAND — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 117,704-square-foot industrial facility in Cleveland. The purchase price was undisclosed. A global IT solutions and endpoint management company was the seller. Located at 4371 Pearl Road, the property was fully redeveloped in 2018. There are 38 drive-in doors and ceiling heights ranging from 14 to 21 feet. Blair Wood and Kevin Joseph of WWM Real Estate represented the seller.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Contegra Construction Co. is building a 179,000-square-foot freezer-cooler facility in Columbus. Crawford Hoying and BGO Cold Storage are developing the project and are seeking LEED certification for the development, completion of which is slated for the second quarter of 2024. Plans call for a 141,824-square-foot freezer zone with a clear height of 50 feet and a 32,346-square-foot cold dock storage with a clear height of 30 feet. The remaining square footage will include mechanical and finished office space. The project site encompasses 14 acres at 2865 Charter St.

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LIBERTY, MO., AND STRONGSVILLE, OHIO — Trident Capital Group has acquired two Class A warehouses in Missouri and Ohio for an undisclosed price. In Liberty, Mo., Trident acquired Heartland Meadows Commerce Center, which totals 181,321 square feet. The asset was fully occupied by two tenants at the time of sale and marks Trident’s first investment in the Kansas City market. Separately, Trident expanded its presence in Ohio with the acquisition of a 185,210-square-foot building located within the Mills Business Park in Strongsville, a suburb of Cleveland. The facility was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Trident worked with CBRE on the acquisitions. Sellers were not provided.

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