CICERO, ILL. — Associated Bank has provided a $3.8 million loan for the acquisition of two industrial buildings in Cicero. The borrower, JSM Venture Inc., plans to convert a 115,379-square-foot building into a 693-unit self-storage facility. The property, located at 1309 S. Cicero Ave., was formerly home to Brad Foote Gear Works. The self-storage facility will be climate-controlled and span 63,587 net rentable square feet. JSM’s acquisition also includes a 28,000-square-foot building that will either be demolished and paved for parking or improved and leased at a market rate. JSM is a Northfield, Ill.-based self-storage development company headed by John S. Mengel. Daniel Barrins of Associated Bank originated the loan, terms of which were not disclosed.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Chesterfield and Stonemont Financial Group have unveiled development plans for Georgia International Trade Center (GITC), a 1,150-acre, Class A industrial park in Savannah. The rail-served park will be located within 10 miles of the Georgia Ports Authority’s Garden City Terminal, which is part of the Port of Savannah. At full buildout, the logistics campus will feature up to 7.2 million square feet of light industrial and manufacturing warehouse space. The first two speculative buildings, Buildings 1A and 1B, are slated for completion in late 2019. Building 1A will span 407,000 square feet and include clear heights of 36 feet, while the 155,000-square-foot Building 1B will feature 32-foot clear heights. “The Georgia ports continue to drive import, export and e-commerce traffic throughout the entire Southeast region,” says Zack Markwell, founder and CEO of Stonemont. “The Port [of Savannah] has seen tremendous growth in recent years, but it needs more distribution and warehouse capacity to support customers’ increasing needs.” Over the next 10 years, the Georgia Ports Authority will grow the Port of Savannah’s annual capacity to 8 million 20-foot equivalent container units, according to Griff Lynch, executive director for the organization. GITC will provide direct access to Interstates …
TEJON RANCH, CALIF. — Tejon Ranch Co. has announced a third joint venture agreement with Majestic Realty Co. to develop a speculative industrial building at Tejon Ranch Commerce Center (TRCC) in Tejon Ranch. Situated on 34 acres with more than 2,000 feet of frontage along Interstate 5, the cross-docked distribution facility will feature 580,000 square feet of Class A space, 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 62 dock-high doors, 177 trailer parking stalls, 327 vehicle parking stalls and a 180-foot wide truck court. Construction is slated to begin later this year or early 2019, with delivery scheduled for third-quarter 2019. The new building will be located next to a 480,480-square-foot building, which Tejon and Majestic built in 2017 and leased to Dollar General and L’Oréal USA in 2018. The joint venture also owns a fully-leased 651,909-square-foot industrial building within TRCC on the west side of Interstate 5, adjacent to IKEA’s 1.8 million-square-foot distribution center. John DeGrinis of Colliers International will serve as the listing broker for the new facility.
HOUSTON — Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc., a public non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired a 540-unit self-storage facility in Houston. The facility, which was built in 2007, is located at 8415 Queenston Blvd. and spans approximately 63,000 net rentable square feet. The property was 91 percent leased at the time of sale. Nick Walker and John Fenoglio of CBRE brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Vivid Cosmos Granite LLC, a provider of sinks, countertops and other housing fixtures, has signed a 68,562-square-foot industrial lease at Luna Distribution Center in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. George Billingsley of Billingsley Co. internally represented the landlord in the transaction. Eric Crutchfield of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 20,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 8317 N. Willow Place in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2018. Travis Land and John Ferruzzo of NAI Partners represented the seller, Steadfast Development, in the transaction. Marc Drumwright of Southwest Realty Advisors represented the buyer.
DURHAM, N.C. — CBRE|Raleigh and CBRE|Triad have arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 3700 S. Miami Blvd. in Durham. Beacon Properties acquired the property for $22.9 million. The CBRE|Raleigh and CBRE|Triad team of Dodson Schenck, Ann-Stewart Patterson and Butch Miller represented the private seller in the deal. PMB Graphics, a full-service printing and graphics communication company, occupies the entire 293,000-square-foot warehouse, which is situated within Research Triangle Park.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Parallel Capital Partners has completed the disposition of a 12-building office and lab portfolio, known as the Inspire Portfolio. Boston-based Longfellow Real Estate Partners acquired the asset for $112 million. Situated in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego, the 318,969-square-foot portfolio was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The tenant roster includes 81 life science, technology, and research and development tenants. The properties are: 11535-11585 Sorrento Valley Road (127,991 square feet) 11772 Sorrento Valley Road (19,193 square feet) 11760 Sorrento Valley Road (35,731 square feet) 11750 Sorrento Valley Road (19,921 square feet) 11558-11588 Sorrento Valley Road (85,121 square feet) 11494 Sorrento Valley Road (31,012 square feet) Longfellow Real Estate Partners plans to continue the life science conversion plan started by the seller, adding value by repositioning the remaining 50 percent of the portfolio. Nick Frasco, Nick Psyllos and Michael Leggett of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Stos Partners, a San Diego-based investment and management firm, has acquired a 1.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in the border city of Laredo. The sales price was $88 million. The purchase was made via a joint venture with institutional investor Washington Capital Management. The seller of the portfolio, which consists of eight buildings, was an undisclosed, privately held national real estate firm.
HOUSTON — Sterling Construction Co. has been awarded the design-build contract for Phase I of the Houston Spaceport, a project that will deliver a hub for transporting people and cargo in and out of space. Valued at $17.2 million, Phase I of the project will span 90 acres and deliver infrastructure, including streets, water, and electrical power facilities to the spaceport, which is being developed at Ellington Airport on the city’s southeastern side. Construction is expected to begin during the first quarter of 2019 and to be complete by early 2020.