SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — A joint venture between Highline Real Estate Partners and Growth Capital Partners (GCP) has purchased a 936,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 100 W. Thomas P. Echols Lane in Shepherdsville, a southern suburb of Louisville. Built in 2009 near an I-65 interchange, the 51.5-acre property has been fully leased to Amazon since 2013. George Fallon of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 25,827-square-foot industrial lease in South Austin. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 6301 E. Stassney Lane totals 109,203 square feet and was built in 2015. D.J. Hale of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Austin Task Secure Doc Services, in the lease negotiations. Claudia Taylor of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Clarion Partners.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $176 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of six industrial properties totaling approximately 1.2 million square feet. Four of the properties are located in the Northern New Jersey communities of Carlstadt, Lyndhurst, Carteret and North Brunswick and feature clear heights of 16 to 25 feet. The other two properties are located in South Florida. Jim Cadranell, Gregory Nalbandian, Michael Lachs and Kevin Badger of JLL arranged the eight-year, fixed-rate loan through insurance giant Nationwide on behalf of the borrower, Seagis Property Group. The portfolio was 96 percent leased at the time of the loan closing.
PENNINGTON, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $3.3 million sale of a 30,375-square-foot industrial facility in Pennington, located just north of Trenton. The multi-building facility is known as Hopewell Valley Industrial Park and was originally built on 8.2 acres in 1988. Daniel Lanni of Kislak represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired the former True Value Hardware distribution facility at 26025 1st St. in Westlake, about 12 miles west of downtown Cleveland. The 408,000-square-foot property features a clear height of 25 feet and sits on 21.6 acres. ICP will transform the facility with advanced building systems, improved dock and loading areas and a modernized look. The updated space, available in the second quarter of 2026, will offer flexible layouts for industrial, manufacturing and distribution businesses. Joe Messina, David Stecker and Joe Warren of JLL helped facilitate the transaction and will continue as the leasing team.
More than seven months have passed since Liberation Day, where the Trump administration declared a sweeping package of tariffs for foreign trade partners and specific commodities, including steel and aluminum. Since the announcement in early April, there has been a boon in the amount of multibillion-dollar advanced manufacturing, life sciences, semiconductor and data center investment announcements around the country, with the markets along the I-85 Industrial Corridor being no exception. To name a few: Toyota has recently begun production at its $13.9 billion battery plant in Liberty, N.C.; Rivian broke ground on its $5 billion electric vehicle plant near Social Circle, Ga.; JetZero is planning to create 14,500 jobs for an aerospace manufacturing facility in Greensboro, N.C.; Eli Lilly is developing a $5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in the Richmond suburb of Goochland County, Va.; and Google is developing a trio of data centers in metro Richmond’s Chesterfield County. “We have incredible momentum bringing business back into the United States, which is going to drive industrial growth, particularly in the Southeast,” says Jim Anthony, CEO and founder of APG Companies. “We’re not unionized, we have lower taxes, fewer regulations and lower cost of energy, which is huge factor in site …
LANDIS, N.C. — Texas-based real estate developer Jackson-Shaw has delivered Phase I of Landis Ridge, a 150-acre master-planned industrial park located in Landis, a central North Carolina city that sits along I-85. This is the first of two planned phases for the property, which will comprise 1.3 million square feet upon completion. The project team for Landis Ridge consists of Compatriot Capital (equity partner), Frampton Construction (general contractor), Orsborn Design Group (civil engineer), Merriman Schmitt Architects (architect) and Hartford Investment Management Co. (financing). Jay Hill, Spencer Yorke and Matthew Greer of JLL are leading leasing efforts for the development. Phase I of Landis Ridge totals 594,300 square feet and spans three speculative buildings, which include Building 1A at 1205 Ridgeview St. (202,800 square feet), Building 1B at 205 Richwater St. (121,800 square feet) and Building 2 at 1400 Ridgeview St. (269,700 square feet). All three buildings are available for lease and can accommodate users ranging in size from 33,180 to 594,300 square feet. Jackson-Shaw recently finished the clearing and grading of the remaining 58 acres, along with the construction of a stormwater control measure pond, for Phase II of Landis Ridge. The second phase will be able to accommodate build-to-suit …
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 51,951-square-foot industrial property in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. The site at 134 Wilson Road houses multiple buildings that were constructed between 1960 and 2009 and that offer a variety of configurations and clear-height ranges. Tom Condon Jr. of Colliers represented the seller, Humble Machine Works Inc., in the transaction. Ross James and David Claros of Newmark represented the undisclosed buyer.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Atlanta Property Group (APG) has acquired 885 Paragon Way, a 300,080-square-foot distribution facility located in Rock Hill, roughly 15 miles south of Charlotte. Situated in the master-planned Riverwalk Business Park, the temperature-controlled property features 32-foot clear heights, 33 dock high doors, a 180-foot truck court and a 4,000-amp electrical system. The property is currently vacant. The sales price and seller were not disclosed.
UNION, N.J. — Brookfield Properties has completed a 151,676-square-foot industrial project in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. Known as Union Distribution Center, the development features a clear height of 36 feet, 28 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 4,000 square feet of office space and parking for 16 trailers and 123 cars. PREMIER Design + Build Group handled both the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project.
