Industrial

Panattoni Begins Development of Two Speculative Industrial Buildings at Missouri’s Aviator Business Park

by Kristin Harlow December 13, 2019

HAZELWOOD, MO. — Panattoni Development is developing two new industrial buildings at Aviator Business Park in Hazelwood. Construction is underway on the speculative buildings, which will total 640,182 square feet. Aviator 8 will span 224,089 square feet and Aviator 9 will measure 416,093 square feet. Both buildings are slated for completion in summer 2020. The Class A distribution facilities will feature clear heights of 32 feet and can be occupied by a single tenant or divided into spaces as small as 38,000 square feet. Aviator Business Park, located one mile north of St. Louis-Lambert International Airport, is served by Norfolk Southern Railroad. The park is 90 percent leased to tenants such as International Foods, Weekends Only and Silgan Plastics. Katie Haywood and John Frith of CBRE will market the properties for lease on behalf of Panattoni. St. Louis-based Kadean Construction is the general contractor. Kadean previously constructed buildings 3, 4, 7 and 10 in Aviator Business Park.

December 13, 2019

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Chesterfield Completes 778,000 SF Shaw Manufacturing Facility Near Savannah

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

PORT WENTWORTH, GA. — Chesterfield, a Winter Park, Fla.-based real estate developer, has completed a 778,000-square-foot facility for carpet manufacturer Shaw Industries Group Inc. in Port Wentworth, 12 miles northwest of downtown Savannah. Built in just seven months, the Shaw facility is now part of Chesterfield’s Georgia International Trade Center (GITC), a light industrial and manufacturing park spanning 1,150 acres. The general contractor for the Shaw facility is Omega Construction and the project architect is Atlas Collaborative. Stonemont Financial Group served as Chesterfield’s capital partner. The GITC is master planned for up to 7.2 million square feet. Located less than 10 miles from the Port of Savannah, the GITC has nearby access to the CSX Railway.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Development Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Medline Purchases 220 Acres Near Raleigh-Durham for New Distribution Center

by Alex Tostado December 12, 2019

MEBANE, N.C. — Illinois-based medical supply manufacturer and distributor Medline Industries Inc. has purchased 220 acres in Mebane for a planned 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center. The $65 million distribution center will be built on West Ten Road in Orange County, approximately 17 miles northwest of Durham. It will be located in the Buckhorn Economic Development District, near Interstates 40 and 85. Medline paid a total of $8.1 million for all eight parcels involved in the transaction. Medline says the distribution center will initially create 250 new full-time jobs and at full capacity the company anticipates creating as many as 600 jobs. Pickett Sprouse’s Mark O’Neal represented the sellers of five of the eight sites involved in the transaction.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Illinois Indiana Industrial Midwest Ohio Wisconsin

Starwood Acquires 33-Property Industrial Portfolio in Midwest for $319.6M

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS, COLUMBUS AND MILWAUKEE — Starwood Real Estate Income Trust Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust managed by Starwood Capital Group, has acquired a 33-property industrial portfolio totaling 4.1 million square feet in the Midwest for approximately $319.6 million, excluding closing costs. The properties are located in Chicago, Indianapolis, Columbus and Milwaukee. The portfolio is 98 percent leased to 50 tenants. It is largely comprised of light industrial buildings of less than 250,000 square feet. Kurt Sarbaugh, Robin Stolberg, Michael Joseph and Dominic Espinosa of JLL represented the seller, Becknell Industrial and a joint venture partner. Becknell will retain its position in the portfolio. Ken Martin, Alex Witt, Troy Shiley and Nelson Almond of JLL arranged a 10-year, $210 million fixed-rate CMBS loan with a global investment bank on behalf of new ownership.

December 12, 2019

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Krusinski Construction Completes Buildout of Food Distribution Facility in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow December 12, 2019

CHICAGO — Krusinski Construction Co. has completed a 90,000-square-foot buildout for 86 Food Service at 1400 W. 43rd St. in Chicago. The distributor of wholesale food and supplier of fresh produce, meat, poultry and dry goods to restaurants and grocery stores occupies the space within an existing 167,000-square-foot, speculative warehouse previously built by Krusinski. The buildout for 86 Food Service included the installation of cold storage refrigeration, freezers and a retail component to serve its customer base. Additional features include 7,500 square feet of office space, 50 new car parking stalls, one drive-in door and a clear height of 32 feet. Prologis served as developer with Cornerstone Architects Ltd. as architect and Grivas-Krause Associates Ltd. as structural engineer.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial New Hampshire Northeast

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $58.5M Sale of Industrial Portfolio in New Hampshire

by Alex Patton December 12, 2019

MANCHESTER, HUDSON AND NASHUA, N.H. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $58.5 million sale of a four-building, 593,026-square-foot industrial portfolio in Manchester, located approximately 15 miles south of Concord. The portfolio includes Manchester Air Center, a 145,675-square-foot, single-story building; Brady Sullivan Airport Center, a two-story, 151,484-square-foot manufacturing property; 5 Wentworth Drive, a 139,000-square-foot warehouse and office building in Hudson; and Birch Pond Business Center, a 153,700-square-foot office complex at 22 Cotton Road in Nashua. The portfolio was 96.8 percent leased at the time of sale. Tom Farrelly, Denis Dancoes and Sue Ann Johnson of Cushman & Wakefield’s New Hampshire team partnered with Dave Pergola and Brian Doherty of Cushman & Wakefield’s Boston Capital Markets team to represent the seller, Brady Sullivan Properties, in the transaction. Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners was the buyer.

December 12, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial New York Northeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4.2M Sale of Industrial Property in Brooklyn

by Alex Patton December 12, 2019

NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $4.2 million sale of 17-27 Herkimer Place, a 12,825-square foot industrial property in Brooklyn. The property is located near the Nostrand Avenue Station and Flatbush Avenue Station Commuter Rails. Jakub Nowak and Jason Grunberg of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The team also represented the buyer, a private investor.

December 12, 2019

Arkansas Development Industrial Southeast

Timber Company to Invest $90M for Manufacturing Plant in Conway, Arkansas

by Alex Tostado December 11, 2019

CONWAY, ARK. — Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a British Columbia-based mass timber manufacturer, has unveiled plans for a plant in Conway, approximately 30 miles from Little Rock. The mass timber manufacturer will spend $90 million to purchase, retrofit and equip a former steel plant. Set to open in mid-2021, the plant will create 130 new jobs and will source lumber from nearby Arkansas forestland. Conway is located near multiple transportation corridors, including Interstate 40, U.S. Routes 60 and 64 and Arkansas Highway 365. The Structurlam plant will produce mass timber building products and industrial matting products for the Southern, Central and Eastern United States, including providing building materials for Walmart’s new 350-acre Home Office campus in Bentonville.

December 11, 2019

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

FedEx Ground Packaging Signs 110,880 SF Industrial Lease Renewal in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams December 11, 2019

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — FedEx Ground Packaging has signed a 110,880-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Crossroads 35/20, a distribution center in Fort Worth. According to the property website, Crossroads 35/20 spans 615,000 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights, 190-foot truck court depths, 35 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. Donnie Rohde and Thomas Grafton of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Sealy Oak Grove LLC, in the lease negotiations.

December 11, 2019

Acquisitions Indiana Industrial Midwest

Plymouth Industrial REIT Purchases 10 Properties in Indianapolis for $62M

by Kristin Harlow December 11, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS — Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. has purchased 10 industrial buildings totaling 2.1 million square feet in Indianapolis for $62 million. Included in the portfolio is Shadeland Commerce Center, a nine-building property totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet. It is 95 percent leased to 26 tenants, including Penske, ABC Supply Co., PPG Industries and Ryder. Plymouth also acquired 7901 W. 21st St., a 353,000-square-foot building that is fully leased to Iron Mountain and Venture Logistics. The seller information was not disclosed. Plymouth is a publicly traded REIT focused on the acquisition and operation of industrial properties located largely in secondary markets across the United States. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney, Brian Seitz and Brian Buschuk of JLL represented the seller of Shadeland Commerce Center.

December 11, 2019

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