PHILLIPS, NEB. — Darland Construction is building a 141,000-square-foot warehouse as part of Syngenta's $63 million expansion at its seed corn production facility near Phillips. The warehouse is slated for completion in early 2013 with the full expansion to be complete in time for the 2013 harvest. The warehouse is a 400-by-326 foot metal building with two finished offices and a covered connecting ramp to an existing building. Darland project manager John Maderak is supervising the project. The planned expansion will support contracting as many as 5,500 additional acres of seed corn.
CHICAGO — MWD Logistics has renewed its lease for 90,624 square feet at 1500 East 97th St. in Chicago. The space is part of Calumet Business Center, a 2 million-square-foot industrial complex made up of 12 buildings south of downtown Chicago. The site is served by rail and is within one-quarter mile of I-94. The Chicago Tribune, Del Monte, MeadWestvaco and Cargil anchor the development. Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman represented the landlord, Ashley Capital, in the transaction. Adam Haefner of Darwin Realty represented the tenant.
UTICA, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.3 million sale of a 5,538-square-foot Applebee's property in Utica. The restaurant is located at 45211 Park Ave. and Applebee's has 16 years remaining on its lease. The property is situated next to a La Quinta Inn & Suites. Ray Turchi and Christopher Travis of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a private investor in the transaction.
URBANCREST, OHIO — UPS Supply Chain Solutions has signed a long-term lease for 248,145 square feet at Opus I at Big Run in Urbancrest, bringing the building to full occupancy. UPS Supply will occupy just over 50 percent of the space in the 491,000-square-foot facility, which is owned by an affiliate of The Opus Group. The balance of the building is occupied by McKesson. The industrial building is located at I-270 and Route 62. Mike Hurd, Rick Trott and Kevin McGrath of Cassidy Turley represented the building owners in the transaction.
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO — RZ Auto Parts has purchased a 7,600-square-foot industrial property situated on 3 acres at 2410 Oxford State Road in Middletown. The new location will support existing automobile-related operations at adjacent facilities and will repair and sell used auto parts. Craig Hughes of Industrial Property Brokers represented both parties in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $600,000 sale of 5434-36 North Clark St., a 6,900-square-foot retail property in Chicago. The asset is a vacant auto shop built in 1919. The lot is zoned B3-2, which provides for a variety of uses, ranging from renovation to a total redevelopment of the site. Stephen Rachman and Kyle Stengle of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. They also represented the buyer, a developer.
OMAHA — Lockwood Development has completed the construction of the new corporate headquarters for Northstar Financial Services at 17605 Wright St. in Omaha. The 60,000-square-foot building will include space for approximately 280 employees. The site also includes space for an additional 45,000-square-foot building.
CLYDE, OHIO — A private investor in California has acquired the ground lease for a 4,000-square-foot AutoZone property in Clyde for $7111,111. Mac McCall of Franklin Street Real Estate Services represented the seller, a Georgia-based developer in the transaction. AutoZone has more than 10 locations in Ohio and 4,600 locations nationwide.
SHOREWOOD, ILL. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $3.6 million sale of a 44,597-square-foot shopping center at Route 59 and Verin Boulevard in Shorewood. Tenants at the center include HomeGoods, Payless and Cold Stone Creamery. Chad Firsel of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the buyer, a private investor based in Shaumburg, Ill. He also represented the seller, a Minneapolis-based developer.
LEMONT ILL. — Unlimited Carrier is moving its headquarters from Lansing, Ill., to Lemont. The trucking company acquired a 33,400-square-foot industrial building for $2.9 million from Interstate Lemont LLC. The facility is located at 13555 Main St. and features 7,400 square feet of office space, three exterior docks and two exterior rail doors. Unlimited Carrier has selected Development Solutions Inc. to upgrade the building. Benjamin Cremer and Michael Robbins of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant in the transaction. Paul Ahern and Tom Barbera of Interstate Holdings represented the seller.