DENTON, TEXAS — Developer Jackson-Shaw has broken ground on Horizon 35, a 908,730-square-foot industrial project in the North Texas city of Denton. The site is located at the northeast corner of I-35 and Loop 288, and the first phase of the development will consist of three rear-load buildings totaling 543,550 square feet. Building features of Phase I, which is expected to be complete in the third quarter of next year, will include 32- to 36-foot clear heights, dock-high loading doors, 18-by-20-foot drive-in doors and “ample” car and trailer parking allotments. ARCO/Murray is the design-build firm for Horizon 35, and Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agent.
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FRISCO, TEXAS — Base Power Inc. has signed a 32,375-square-foot industrial lease in Frisco. The provider of home batteries is taking space within Building 3 at Frisco Trade Center. Brett Lewis, Taylor Stell and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the locally based landlord, Dalfen Industrial, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
BLACK CREEK, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has secured $30.5 million in joint venture equity and $39.9 million in construction financing for Black Creek Commerce Center, a three-building industrial development underway in Black Creek, roughly 23 miles northwest of Savannah. Bobby Norwood, Mark Sixour, Britton Burdette, Jim Freeman, Kelsey Bawcombe and Austin Smith of JLL arranged the construction loan through Seacoast Bank on behalf of the developer, Xebec, and placed the joint venture equity with a unnamed, private investment group. Scheduled to deliver in the third quarter of 2027, the 687,890-square-foot development will include three rear-load buildings that feature 36-foot clear heights, 50-foot loading bays with 60-foot speed bays, 130-foot truck courts, ESFR fire suppression systems and TPO roofing. The site sits nearly seven miles from Hyundai’s $7.6 billion Metaplant America facility underway and 28 miles from the Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. Xebec will continue to hold a right of first refusal on Phase II of the project, an adjacent 77-acre parcel, through April 2027.
Bluecrest Capital Acquires 226,500 SF Flex Development in Jacksonville, Plans Industrial Conversion
by Abby Cox
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Nashville-based Bluecrest Capital Advisors has acquired Cypress Point Business Park, a 226,500-square-foot industrial flex development in Jacksonville, for $28 million. Philip Rachels of CBRE secured debt financing through First Horizon Bank on behalf of Bluecrest Capital. Robbie McEwan and Jesse Jones of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, an entity doing business as Viking Partners Cypress LLC, in the transaction. Constructed between 1999 and 2004, the six-building park features four office buildings totaling 146,500 square feet and two light industrial buildings totaling 80,000 square feet. The property was 62 percent leased at the time of sale to five regional and national tenants including US Assure Insurance and ADT. Bluecrest Capital plans to convert 85,000 square feet of vacant space to small-bay light industrial infill space (SBLI). Within three years, the company says it expects to have converted approximately 76 percent of the gross leasable area converted to SBLI through lease rollovers and strategic build-outs. The remaining 24 percent is expected to be converted following year three. Bluecrest Capital also plans upgrades and renovations to subdivide larger suites into smaller units.
EVERETT, WASH. — Breakthrough, a joint venture of Tishman Speyer and Bellco Capital, has acquired a biomanufacturing facility in Everett, a suburb of Seattle, for $78 million. In tandem with the acquisition, Breakthrough secured a separate 21-year lease for the entire campus with a global biopharmarceutical company to create a U.S. manufacturing facility. The 270,000-square-foot facility can support a range of uses, including drug manufacturing, quality-control lab operations and, warehouse/distribution functions. The property also offers administrative office spaces and an onsite café. The site, located at 215 Shuksan Way, was originally leased to a biotechnology company that invested approximately $350 million to build out a biomanufacturing facility but never moved in after being acquired in 2023. The transaction marks Breakthrough’s first investment in the Puget Sound region. The name of the seller was not released.
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $16.3 million loan to a fund managed by High Street Logistics Properties LLC for the construction of a Class A warehouse at 3900 Finley Road in Downers Grove. The 123,927-square-foot project will feature 20 dock doors, two drive-in doors and 147 car parking spaces. The nearly 9-acre property between Butterfield and Ogden Avenues was formerly vacant. Construction is slated to commence this month with completion anticipated in June 2027. Krista Casper of Associated Bank managed the loan arrangements and closing.
LAKE FOREST, ILL. — SVN Chicago Industrial has arranged the $3.7 million sale of a 35,482-square-foot industrial flex property located at 28041 N. Bradley Road in Lake Forest. John Joyce and Margaret Ames of SVN represented the seller. Situated on 2.8 acres, the property features two buildings, allowing the buyer to occupy a 23,000-square-foot headquarters while generating income on a separate 12,000-square-foot building. The facility features 1 acre of paved outdoor storage, two interior loading docks and two drive-in doors. It is located less than one mile from I-294.
SPICEWOOD, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of Double Horn Storage, a 119-unit facility in the Central Texas city of Spicewood. The facility totals 40,160 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster, Hugh Horne and Kirk Silas of Versal represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies, in the transaction.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 25,000-square-foot industrial flex building in northeast Dallas. The building at 10999 Petal St. was originally constructed in 1985 and features 24-foot clear heights. Taylor Stell and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 10-property light industrial portfolio totaling 717,475 square feet in Chicago’s collar counties. The assets span five municipalities in Will, DuPage and Kane counties, offering immediate access to I-80, I-55, I-88 and I-90. The portfolio comprises second-generation facilities with an average clear height of 26 feet and a mix of single-tenant and multi-tenant configurations across 22 suites. Built in 2001 on average, the properties include a combined 78 dock doors and 23 drive-in doors complemented by 1,013 car parking spaces across 41.5 acres. There are six properties in Tinley Park, two in Mokena and single assets in Naperville, Elgin and Romeoville. Currently 83.7 percent leased to 19 tenants, the portfolio features a weighted average lease term of 3.8 years. The properties range in size from 23,600 to 237,241 square feet. Office finish percentages range from 9.4 to 24.5 percent. Kurt Sarbaugh, Ed Halaburt, Trent Agnew, Sean Devaney, Ross Bratcher and Cameron Chandra of JLL represented the seller, High Street Logistics Properties. The buyer was undisclosed.
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