NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital, a California-based intermediary, has arranged a $47.7 million permanent loan for a portfolio of six self-storage facilities in Texas. The number of units was not disclosed, but the portfolio spans more than 600,000 net rentable square feet. The facilities are located in Austin, McKinney, Frisco, Houston and Bee Cave. The borrower was a partnership between The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based owner-operator, and Kansas-based Clark Investment Group The direct lender was not disclosed.
HASLET, TEXAS — Joby Aviation Inc. (NYSE: JOBY), a manufacturer of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft for commercial passenger transportation, has signed a 45,000-square-foot industrial lease in Haslet, located north of Fort Worth. The space is located within Alliance Air Trade Center, which is part of Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Trammell Crow Co. and a consortium of investors including CBRE Japan and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. have broken ground on Caldwell Commerce Center, a two-building, 233,335-square-foot speculative industrial development located at 6122 and 6125 Caldwell Park Drive in Charlotte. The 24-acre property will feature two rear-load buildings measuring 106,175 square feet and 127,160 square feet. Each building will feature 32-foot clear heights, build-to-suit office space and ESFR sprinkler systems. Bryan Crutcher and Alek Salfia of CBRE are the leasing agents for Caldwell Commerce Center. The design-build team includes Landmark Builders (general contractor), Seamon Whiteside (civil engineer) and 9G Studio (architect).
LIBERTY, MO. — Opus has completed the lease-up of Liberty Heartland Logistics Center in the Kansas City suburb of Liberty. Opus developed and built the three-building, 1.6 million-square-foot industrial park. Recent leasing activity includes Wagner Logistics, a third-party logistics provider that leased 317,000 square feet in Building B, and Dakota Bodies, a custom utility and service truck manufacturer that leased 173,000 square feet in Building C. Opus developed Liberty Heartland Logistics Center in two phases. The first phase included an 847,475-square-foot build-to-suit distribution center for Hallmark, which began operations in the facility in March 2023. The second phase added two speculative buildings totaling 812,000 square feet. TAB USA, an international manufacturer of industrial batteries, began leasing 66,700 square feet in Building C in April 2024. Animal Health International, a global distributor of animal health products, began leasing 255,000 square feet in Building B in April 2025. Liberty Heartland Logistics Center is a joint venture between Opus and Washington Capital Management. Opus was the developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer of record on the shell buildings and handled the tenant improvement construction for TAB USA, Animal Health and Dakota Bodies. Michael VanBuskirk, Mark Long, John Hassler and Scott Bluhm of Newmark …
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InterFace Panelists Tout Kansas City Market’s Strengths, Highlight Ways to Contain Costs
For industrial developers and owners, Kansas City is an easy sales pitch right now. “Two years ago, we had to scrounge around [for capital partners] trying to get phone calls returned. Now, they’re calling us saying they’re ready to see what we’ve got,” said Nick Cook, a development manager with Panattoni Development Co. “You’re always trying to sell a story to these folks. And Kansas City is a pretty easy one to sell right now. When it comes to speculative development, we’re feeling bullish.” Cook’s remarks came during the developers, owners and investors panel at the InterFace Kansas City Industrial conference, which took place Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Intercontinental Kansas City at the Plaza. Robert Ciston, a senior principal with BRR Architecture, moderated the discussion. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. Fellow panelist Grant Harrison, executive vice president of development with VanTrust Real Estate, also expressed a bullish mindset on Kansas City and said he wants to get in front of the next wave of development. In contrast, there are some markets where Harrison does not …
By Taylor Williams New development within the Houston industrial market is increasingly skewing toward data centers and advanced manufacturing projects, creating new hurdles for architectural, engineering and contracting (AEC) teams to overcome in terms of labor and timing. At the annual InterFace Houston Industrial conference that took place in late August at The Briar Club and was attended by more than 200 industry professionals, Jason Cooper, president at Houston-based general contractor Arch-Con Corp., immediately cited both of these issues when asked about the biggest challenges the industry faces today. Braylie Manson, business development associate in the Houston office of Texas-based engineering firm Dunaway, moderated the conference’s design and construction panel. “The most difficult thing of the past year, excluding the past month or so, has been getting highly qualified subcontractors on board that can keep the schedules that are expected,” said Cooper. “Schedules keep accelerating; we have to turn these projects over faster and faster, so [as general contractors], we have to be very selective about which subcontractors we use to avoid delays.” Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about …
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $56.6 million sale of a 202,976-square-foot industrial facility located at 8511 Pepco Place in Upper Marlboro, a suburb of Washington, D.C., in Prince George’s County. Stockbridge acquired the property from TA Realty. Jonathan Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield represented TA Realty in the transaction. The facility features a 190-foot truck court, 26 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 218 parking spaces and approximately 75 trailer positions. The property is fully leased to Harris Co., a mechanical contractor for the data center industry. The tenant also occupies 75,000 square feet at the neighboring 8520 Pepco Place.
KYLE, TEXAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has completed a 75,000-square-foot industrial project in Kyle, a southern suburb of Austin. Designed by Studio 8 Architects and developed by TIG Real Estate Services, the project represents Phase I of a41-acre development known as Kyle Technology Park and consists of three 25,000-square-foot buildings. The buildings feature 35-foot clear heights and were designed to accommodate multiple users. Kyle Technology Park is ultimately planned to encompass 11 buildings totaling approximately 300,000 square feet.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Neveon USA, a provider of upholstery, foam and insulation products, has signed a 59,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal and expansion in northeast Fort Worth. The space is located within Riverbend Business Park, a 32-building, 1.4 million-square-foot development. Grayson Fleitz and Matt Carthey of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Riverbend Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed, but Newmark represented Neveon in its previous lease for 50,000 square feet at the property in 2023.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — JLL has arranged $75 million in financing for Rechler Business District, a master-planned industrial business park in Medford, located on Long Island. Rechler Business District encompasses a newly constructed, 140,875-square-foot logistics facility that is fully leased, 9.8 acres of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) space that are also fully leased and approximately 45 acres of shovel-ready land. Peter Rotchford and Tyler Peck of JLL arranged the financing through AllianceBernstein on behalf of the owner, Rechler Equity Partners.
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