BETHEL, PA. — Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial has acquired 149 acres in Bethel, located in the Lehigh Valley region, for the development of Central Logistics Park, an industrial facility that will total approximately 1.2 million square feet. Dalfen plans to develop three buildings on the site, which is located just off Interstate 78. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of 2023.
FLORENCE, N.J. — Denver-based Black Creek Group will develop Florence Turnpike Crossings – West, a 508,200-square-foot speculative industrial project in the Southern New Jersey city of Florence. The Class A property will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 95 trailer parking stalls and 434 car parking stalls. Peak Construction Corp. will be the general contractor for the project, and Avison Young is serving as construction manager. Other project partners include architect Ware Malcomb and Menlo Engineering Associates Inc. Site work is underway, and the project is slated for a January 2022 completion.
BRODHEADSVILLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Brodheadsville Self Storage, a 269-unit facility located on a 4.4-acre site about 30 miles north of Allentown. Built in 2003, the facility spans 38,550 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space and includes 24 rentable parking spaces. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NEW YORK CITY — Lument has provided three agency loans totaling $18.5 million for multifamily properties totaling 118 units in Brooklyn. The deals include a $3 million Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan for 900 East 18th Street, a $6 million Fannie Mae conventional loan for 1436-1438 Ocean Avenue and a $9.5 million Fannie Mae conventional loan for 991-993 President Street. The properties were all constructed between 1925 and 1927 and have undergone substantial capital improvements in recent years. All three loans carry 10-year terms and 30-year amortization schedules, while two of the loans feature interest-only payment periods. Kristian Molloy of Lument led the transactions on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
PORTLAND, MAINE — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the $11.8 million sale of an 80,683-square-foot office building in Portland. The three-story property was originally built on 18.3 acres in 1974 and was leased to a single tenant, Consolidated Communications, at the time of sale. Chris Adams and Jim Gibson of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, Vermont-based developer Pizzagalli Properties, in the transaction. Josh Soley of Maine Realty Advisors represented the buyer, an undisclosed investor based in California.
By Justin Brown, director of research, Cushman & Wakefield | Grant Street Associates Inc. While the last year has been extremely challenging, one bright spot within Pittsburgh’s commercial real estate markets has been the industrial sector, the resiliency of which cannot be overstated. Consistent increases in asking rents, flat vacancy rates and positive levels of absorption have been the norms for the past few quarters. Like many metros, the Pittsburgh industrial market saw very strong absorption in the fourth quarter of last year — about 391,000 square feet, to be exact. Net absorption slid to approximately 92,000 square feet in the first quarter of this year, but there rem ains ample reason to believe that leasing activity will stay steady, if not improve, in the coming months. Much of the new leasing activity has been concentrated within the airport corridor. This region features both considerable land for new development and exceptional access to key pieces of infrastructure, making it popular with tenants and landlords alike. Currently, there is approximately 1.8 million square feet of industrial space under construction throughout the metro, with more than half of those projects (about 1 million square feet) concentrated in the airport corridor. The average …
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Natixis has provided a $104.7 million loan for the Boston Infill Portfolio, a collection of industrial buildings totaling 687,000 square feet in Wilmington, located north of the state capital. The portfolio offers proximity to Interstates 93 and 95 and was leased to 20 tenants at the time of the loan closing. Tim O’Donnell and David Douvadjian Jr. of Newmark arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Oliver Street Capital and an undisclosed global alternative investment firm. The joint venture originally acquired the portfolio in December 2020.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between Chicago-based investment firm Venture One Real Estate and investment advisory firm Kovitz Investment Group has acquired a 17-acre industrial outdoor storage facility at 6501 Essington Ave. in Philadelphia. The property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, consists of a 6,575-square-foot freestanding office building and a 34,520–square-foot repair/maintenance facility equipped with 15 drive-in repair bays and floor drains. The site can accommodate more than 475 trailers, 1,050 sprinter vans, fleet maintenance and outdoor storage. Chris Pennington of Binswanger represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Apparel importer Vandale Industries has signed a 207,021-square-foot industrial lease at 773 Cranbury South River Road in South Brunswick, located in the central part of the Garden State. The cross-dock property spans 488,884 square feet and is now fully leased. Chuck Fern and Jason Barton with Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Michael Kimmel, Jason Goldman, Marc Petrella and Andrew Siemsen, also with Cushman & Wakefield, represented the landlord, Duke Realty.
FORT LEE, N.J. — The Kislak Co. Inc., a New Jersey-based brokerage firm, has arranged the $55.3 million sale of The Pinnacle, a 142-unit high-rise apartment building in the Northern New Jersey community of Fort Lee. Built in 2020, the 15-story building features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Scott Davidovic of Kislak represented the seller and developer, 69 Main Street Fort Lee Urban Renewal, in the transaction. Justin Lupo of Kislak procured the buyer, a joint venture between Blue Diamond Equities and Skywood Properties. David Singer of Calloway Capital placed acquisition financing through MF1 Global on behalf of the buyer. The property was 70 percent occupied at the time of sale.
