JACKSON, TENN. — Gladstone Commercial Corp. has acquired a 241,000-square-foot industrial facility in Jackson, approximately 80 miles northeast of Memphis, for $9 million. The facility is a build-to-suit industrial warehouse that is 100 percent leased to Berry Global Inc, a plastic packaging manufacturer. Buchanan Realty Group assisted seller FirstcChoice Property & Development in the sale. Completed in August 2019, Berry utilizes the warehouse primarily for the storage and distribution of products manufactured at its adjacent production facility. The building is located near Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 412.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm Sealy & Co. has acquired a portfolio of 19 light industrial buildings totaling 1.6 million square feet in Dallas. The portfolio was 97 percent leased at the time of sale. Randy Baird of CBRE worked with Scott Sealy Jr., Jason Gandy and Tom Herter of Sealy & Co. to broker the deal, the seller in which was not disclosed. The acquisition is the largest in company history and follows Sealy’s $908 million disposition of a 16.3 million-square-foot industrial portfolio earlier this month.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Investment & Development Ventures LLC (IDV) is has acquired land for the development of a new industrial park in Houston. The development spans 214 acres with nearly a mile of frontage along Beltway 8 on the city’s south side. Dave Ramsey and Brad Elmore of Houston-based NewQuest Properties represented the seller in the land disposition.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 15,300-square-foot industrial lease at 4318 Bluebonnet Drive in south Houston for Lake Management Services, which specializes in construction and maintenance of lakes and ponds. Jake Wilkinson and Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Clay Pritchett, also with NAI Partners, represented the landlord, Martinez A&M Investments.
COFFEYVILLE, KAN. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has purchased an approximately 880,000-square-foot distribution center in Coffeyville in southeastern Kansas. The purchase price was undisclosed. The original facility was built as a distribution center for Golden Brooks in 1978 and then served as an Amazon fulfillment center from 1999 through 2014. The property, which features 70 dock doors and three drive-in doors, sits on 105 acres adjacent to the Coffeyville Municipal Airport. Upon closing, Phoenix executed a lease for the entire facility with Array Technologies for the distribution of solar tracking equipment. Wisconsin Bank & Trust provided acquisition financing. Ken Szady of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Associated Bank has provided a $33.1 million loan for the construction of a 590,525-square-foot industrial building within Stateline 94 Business Park in Pleasant Prairie. Fresenius Kabi, a healthcare company specializing in lifesaving medicines and technologies, will occupy the building upon completion in July 2020. The borrower and developer, Bluepoint 94 LLC, is a joint venture between Venture One Real Estate and CRG. Clayco will serve as general contractor. Elizabeth Hozian of Associated Bank handled the loan arrangements and closing.
WEST DEPTFORD, N.J. — Novaya Foxfield Industrial LLC has completed construction of a 122,000-square-foot industrial project in West Deptford, a southern suburb of Philadelphia. Located at 301 Grove Road, the Class A property offers 32-foot clear heights, 10 loading docks, two drive-in doors and office space. NAI Mertz is handling leasing efforts on behalf of Novaya Real Estate Ventures.
As online shopping and a stack of newly delivered boxes by the door have become common in many American households, the behind-the-scenes institutional supports that make these habits possible have transformed the country’s real estate markets. The booming demand for data centers and last-mile staging for e-commerce is driving steady interest in industrial spaces, which shows no sign of waning. Since 2009, the industrial market has experienced 767 percent growth across the United States, surpassing retail to become the third ranked commercial real estate product type by sales volume. This sustained demand is outpacing limited availability, compressing capitalization rates to historic lows. In the metro Washington, D.C., area, there are a number of unique factors that contribute to this trend. High urban property values in the District itself have led to the conversion of a significant percentage of available warehouse space to other uses over the last decade, pushing industrial development into neighboring areas of Northern Virginia and Prince George’s County, Maryland. Many of the sites most easily suited for industrial purposes have already been developed, leaving higher barriers to entry and very few new options. As commercial businesses and government agencies adopt increasingly sophisticated technologies — like cloud computing, …
LOGAN, N.J. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of 1 Warner Court, a 151,600-square-foot industrial building in Logan, a southern suburb of Philadelphia. The property is situated within Pureland Industrial Complex, which includes tenants such as Lockheed Martin, Home Depot, Sam’s Club and Amazon. The complex is positioned along the I-295 corridor and offers immediate access to the New Jersey Turnpike, Philadelphia International Airport and the Ports of Camden and Philadelphia. A new roof will be installed in the spring of 2020. Marc Isdaner and Randall Book of Colliers represented the buyer, Warner Court LLC, which is operated by GFI Partners, in the transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
GREENFIELD, IND. — Colliers International has brokered the sale-leaseback of Mount Comfort Building 115 in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis, for an undisclosed price. The 200,000-square-foot modern bulk facility will be expanded to 386,000 square feet. The building’s occupant, Brybelly Holdings Inc., will lease back the property after its expansion on a new 10-year lease. Originally developed in 2016, the building sits on 26 acres within Alliance Interstate Park. Alex Cantu, Brian Zurawski and Alex Davenport of Colliers represented Brybelly in the sale. Exeter Properties purchased the asset. Brybelly specializes in dropship services, which is a direct to consumer business model.