DUNWOODY, GA. — Batson-Cook Development Co. (BCDC) and Adevco Corp. have broken ground on a 112,000-square-foot Extra Space Storage facility in Dunwoody. The planned three-story, climate-controlled building will offer 804 storage units. Anticipated completion is set for early 2021. The asset is situated at 4444 N. Shallowford Road, about 16 miles north of downtown Atlanta. Georgia’s Own Credit Union is providing construction financing, BCDC and Adevco are providing equity and Extra Space Storage will provide leasing and property management.
Industrial
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of McKinney Self Storage, a 586-unit facility located about 25 miles north of Dallas. The 72,485-square-foot property features 402 climate-controlled units and 184 drive-up units. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Karr Self Storage, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, a private investor. A California-based self-storage owner/operator purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Graham Commercial Properties (GCP) has acquired Northport Logistics Center, an 872,627-square-foot industrial building in Jacksonville, for $49 million. The asset is situated less than three miles from the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) and is leased to Gildan Activewear and Grimes Logistics. Wells Fargo provided acquisition financing. Colorado-based Real Capital Solutions was the seller.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 26,000-square-foot warehouse situated on 2.2 acres at 4303 South Drive in Houston. The property is located within Southbelt Industrial Park on the city’s south side, just outside the Sam Houston Tollway. Christopher Winters and Walter Menuet of Colliers represented the buyer, Glenmorangie LLC, in the sale. Coy Wheeler of Keller Williams Commercial represented the seller, BL Fielder Investments LLC.
GE Aviation Expanding Footprint in Metro Cincinnati with New 68,000 SF Facility Near CVG Airport
by Alex Tostado
FLORENCE, KY. — GE Aviation is expanding its footprint in northern Kentucky with a planned 68,000-square-foot facility near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). The new facility in Florence, which is situated just south of the airport and about 11 miles southwest of downtown Cincinnati, will provide engine repair services. VanTrust Real Estate and Paul Hemmer Co. are developing the center, which is more than twice the size of GE’s current facility in nearby Hebron, Ky. The company is expecting to move to the new site at the end of this summer.
MIRAMAR, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has acquired a 304,428-square-foot industrial warehouse situated at 15501 SW 29th St. in Miramar. Sherm Realty Corp. sold the facility for $38 million, according to public records. Bridge plans to significantly renovate the property and rebrand it as Bridge Point Miramar. Details of the renovation and a timeline were not disclosed. Located about 26 miles north of Miami, Bridge Point Miramar sits on a 20-acre lot within Miramar Centre Business Park, a more than 1.1 million-square-foot master planned park that is home to tenants including Comcast, Bunzl, Stanley Black & Decker, Johnson Controls and Nestle Waters. Mike Davis, Chris Metzger and Rick Etner Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Lee & Associates Arizona has brokered the sales of two industrial assets in Phoenix for a combined total of $13.8 million. In the first deal, TWT Real Estate Investments sold a dock-high distribution building to Layman Properties – East University Drive LLC for $8.5 million, or $63.08 per square foot. Located at 2020 E. University Drive, the facility features 134,375 square feet of space and is occupied by Arizona Wholesale Supply and Iron Mountain. Arizona Wholesale Supply built the facility in 1967 for itself with the opportunity to lease a portion out for income. Andrew Ogan of Lee & Associates Arizona represented the buyer and seller. Wells Fargo Real Estate Capital Markets provided $3 million in financing. In the second transaction, Layman Properties LLC acquired a three-building office and industrial project from One Deer Valley JV LLC for $5.3 million, or $109.85 per square foot. Located at One W. Deer Valley Road, the asset includes a 21,181-square-foot office building and two 13,261-square-foot industrial buildings. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased. Ogan represented the buyer, while Matt Hobaica, also of Lee & Associates Arizona, represented the seller.
Westport Properties Buys Land Parcel in Los Angeles to Develop 152,000 SF Self-Storage Facility
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Irvine, Calif.-based Westport Properties has acquired a 2.2-acre land parcel, located at 4800-4830 Valley Blvd. in Los Angeles’ Eastside submarket, for $5.4 million. The company plans to develop a three-story, 152,000-square-foot US Storage Centers self-storage facility on the site. Ben Spinner of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer, while James Vu and Michael Collins, also of DAUM, represented the private seller in the deal. Westport Properties recently completed a self-storage facility at 2500 W. Hellman Ave. in Alhambra, Calif., and is currently underway on a development at 1901 W. El Segundo Blvd. in Compton, Calif.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The data center market of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) continued its impressive run in 2018, absorbing 40.2 megawatts of space, according to a recent report from JLL. As a general rule with data centers, every 150 watts of absorption is equivalent to one square foot of regular absorption. That figure puts the market third in 2018 absorption behind Phoenix and Northern Virginia. DFW’s inventory of data center product is expected to grow in 2019, with approximately 190,000 square feet of new space under construction and an additional 1.1 million square feet planned, per the report. The volume of planned new construction in DFW exceeds that of all other American markets, including Northern Virginia, the largest data center market in the country.
Graham Commercial Properties Acquires 16 Distribution Centers in Southeast for $194M
by Alex Tostado
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Graham Commercial Properties (GCP) has acquired a distribution center portfolio that encompasses 16 facilities, 2.7 million square feet and three states in the Southeast for $194 million. The assets are located in Spartanburg, S.C.; Charlotte and Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Tampa and Orlando, Fla. The exact locations were not disclosed, but a press release stated the properties average 170,000 square feet and are situated near interstates, airports, rail and both inland and sea ports. The portfolio was 98 percent leased at the time of the sale and the portfolio has a combined 1.5 million square feet of expansion and development capabilities, according to Birmingham, Ala.-based GCP. “The Southeast distribution portfolio improves GCP’s overall portfolio in every category: quality of tenants, building metrics, geography and lease rollover,” says Taylor Graham, vice president of investments for GCP. “We are excited to increase our holdings in the Carolinas to over 30 percent of the total portfolio.” CBRE represented the privately owned buyer in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. Wells Fargo provided acquisition financing. GCP’s portfolio now spans 11.7 million square feet across Alabama, Georgia, Florida and North and South Carolina. — Alex Tostado