CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 55,232-square-foot industrial lease at 2080 McDaniel Drive in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Buzzballz, a provider of alcoholic beverages, in the lease negotiations. Gil Stroube and Michael Peinado of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord, Prologis.
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Locally based Park Row LLC has purchased The Park at Woodinville, a Class A industrial park located at 14103 NE 200th St. in Woodinville, a suburb approximately 20 miles northwest of Seattle. Newport Beach, Calif.-based KBS sold the property for $47.2 million, or $197 per square foot, in an off-market transaction. Todd Gauthier and Jason Bloom of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. The five-building, 239,607-square-foot industrial park features a café/deli, loading docks and outdoor patios.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Talonvest Capital has arranged a $22.4 million bridge loan for CIP Real Estate for the purchase of Fremont Business Center, a flex business park located in Fremont. The four-year non-recourse bank loan will finance up to 68 percent of total project costs, including future funding for capital improvements and leasing costs. Fremont Business Center consists of five research-and-development buildings totaling 148,926 square feet of space. The property features suites ranging in size from 5,736 square feet to 28,391 square feet. Erich Pryor, Tom Sherlock and Eric Snyder of Talonvest Capital secured the financing.
ORANGE, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has acquired North Orange Industrial Park, an industrial business park located in Orange from an undisclosed seller for $21.9 million in an off-market transaction. Mike Cargile and Loren Cargile of Voit Real Estate Services represented the buyer in the deal. The three-building asset features 138,970 square feet of industrial space in a variety of ground-level unit sizes and multi-tenant dock-high spaces. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by a tenant mix of light industrial and distribution users.
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 223,517-square-foot industrial facility located at 300 E. Joe Orr Road in Chicago Heights. The sales price was not disclosed, but the asking price was $3.1 million. The one-story facility features 18 cranes. The building also features an interior rail spur for Union Pacific, 10 drive-in doors, five drive-through bays and more than 12,000 square feet of office space. John Basile of Colliers represented the seller, Esmark Steel Group, a processor and distributor of flat-rolled steel. Ed Wabick of Paine Wetzel represented the buyer, private investor 300 E. Joe Orr Road LLC.
HAMPSHIRE, ILL. — RMC Holdings Hampshire has sold two land sites within Metrix Industrial Park at the northwest corner of Interstate 90 and State Route 20 in Hampshire. In the first transaction, The McCoy Group purchased 13 acres for the development of a Truck Country facility. Construction of the 40,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin this spring. In the second transaction, Stream’s Edge Properties LLC purchased 18 acres. Dave Schmidt and Linda Kost of Realty Metrix Commercial assisted Stream’s Edge with its acquisition, along with the rezoning of the land parcel and coordinating site work to expedite construction, which is scheduled to begin this spring. Metrix Industrial Park is a 45-acre project focused on trucking. It is adjacent to the new 33-acre Love’s Truck and Travel Stop, which is currently under construction and expected to open in April.
Industrial users in Texas, particularly e-commerce firms operating out of large-format distribution centers, are finding it harder and harder to staff their facilities with experienced, talented workers. Development of both speculative and build-to-suit warehouses and distribution centers has been on fire in major Texas markets over the last several years, driven by an abundance of land, exceptional infrastructure and climbing populations. According to CoStar Group, Dallas-Fort Worth’s (DFW) industrial supply grew by 3.5 percent, or roughly 30 million square feet, in 2017. That figure represents the highest single-year inventory growth in more than a decade. Approximately 21 million square feet of new space hit the market in 2018, and for 2019, CoStar forecasts that nearly 24 million square feet of product will be delivered. Houston’s supply growth has been tamer, averaging about 12.2 million square feet annually between 2015 and 2018. But the market is projected to add another 13.2 million square feet this year, per CoStar. With a couple exceptions, more than 90 percent of the new product delivered in DFW and Houston in each year between 2015 and 2018 was distribution space. The distribution building booms in Texas’ two biggest markets have occurred in the face of escalating …
There may be uncertainties within the market and larger economy, but Tom Turnage, vice president of Bellwether Enterprise, believes much of the activity on which 2018 hung its hat will continue. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are coming off record years, as are companies like Bellwether. Turnage believes the multifamily and industrial markets will remain active…but so will competition. This means borrowers and lenders must approach this year with creativity and flexibility. Both will be key to success in this lending environment. Watch the video for insights from Turnage on the lending landscape in the coming year.
HORN LAKE, MISS. — Core5 Industrial Partners has sold the 581,474-square-foot Building A within Desoto 55 Logistics Center in Horn Lake. The business park sits on 173 acres about 18 miles south of Memphis. An undisclosed Fortune 500 company acquired the asset. The sales price was not disclosed. In addition, Core5 announced that Building B, a 300,145-square-foot facility, has been fully leased to DSV Solutions LLC and EPE Industries USA, which are both set to occupy the space this quarter. Three other buildings are planned within Desoto 55. At full build-out, the business park will span more than 2.5 million square feet. All three buildings are expected to be delivered by the end of this year.
NEW LONDON, CONN. — Hampshire Venture Property LLC has acquired a two-acre development site in New London for $1.3 million. The property is located at 389 North Frontage Road. Phil Marshall of O,R&L Commercial represented Hampshire Venture Property in the transaction. Eastern Retail Properties represented the seller, New London Property Development LLC. Hampshire Venture Property plans to develop a climate-controlled self-storage facility at the site.