DES MOINES, IOWA — NorthMarq has secured a $4.7 million loan for the refinancing of a Broadway Storage facility in Des Moines. The 728-unit property is located at 4933 E. Broadway Ave. Jason Kinnison of NorthMarq’s Omaha office arranged the loan with a life insurance company. Terms of the loan were undisclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Sysco Corp., a global food distribution and marketing organization, has completed the expansion of FreshPoint Central Florida, a food processing facility located at 8801 Exchange Drive in Orlando. FreshPoint, Sysco’s specialty produce company, operates the facility. The expansion doubles the facility’s size to 150,000 square feet and includes a new culinary center for demonstrations and staging, new equipment for produce processing, LED lighting, energy-efficient coolers and a new system for collecting produce waste. FreshPoint Central Florida stocks a wide variety of locally grown products throughout the year, including tomatoes, citrus, row crop vegetables, Zellwood Triple Sweet Corn, microgreens, peaches, specialty potatoes, tropical fruits, grapes and figs.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Exeter Property Group has acquired a 193,000-square-foot industrial building located at 100 Progress Road in Lombard for an undisclosed price. The property is situated at the intersection of I-355 and North Avenue in the Central DuPage County submarket. The building offers clear heights ranging from 24 to 29 feet and is fully leased to Orora Packaging. David Bercu of Colliers International brokered the sale. A private investor sold the asset.
ADDISON, ILL. — CPG.IO has leased 144,614 square feet of industrial space at 1150 N. Swift Road in Addison. The company, which helps brands grow their e-commerce operations, previously subleased 100,000 square feet at the facility before entering into the direct lease agreement. Kelly Disser and Michael Freitag of NAI Hiffman represented CPG.IO in the seven-year lease, which commences in May. Cushman & Wakefield represented Lincoln Property Co., which manages the property on behalf of a domestic pension fund. Lincoln will upgrade the warehouse with new LED lighting and heating units and make improvements to the office space. Built in 1998 on 15 acres, the property features a clear height of 30 feet, more than 40 loading docks, four drive-in doors and 200 car parking spaces.
HOUSTON — Rhone Brittmoore Logistics LP has acquired a 111,530-square-foot complex of industrial flex and manufacturing buildings in northwest Houston. The complex spans 7.9 acres and formerly served as a campus for Nabors Drilling Technologies USA Inc. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of NAI Partners represented Rhone Brittmoore in the transaction. Jeff Peden, Scott Miller and David Cook of Cushman & Wakefield represented Nabors, which was both the seller and former occupant.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 37,736-square-foot industrial building located at 7200 Wynnpark Drive in Houston. The property was built on 1.3 acres in 1971 and renovated in 1979 and 1982. Adam Abushagur and Cary Latham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 73,580-square-foot industrial lease at 5200 E. Grand Ave in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1952. Canon Shoults and Josh Barnes of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Frontier Equity, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was Regent Aerospace Corp.
TRACY, CALIF. — Seefried Industrial Properties, as developer partner for Clarion Partners, has acquired a 76-acre land site for the development of a speculative, multi-warehouse project within the Northeast Area Specific Plan in Tracy, approximately 70 miles east of San Francisco. Located at the northeast corner of Grant Line and Chrisman roads, the yet-to-be-named project will total 1.1 million square feet of office and warehouse space spread across three buildings of 260,000 square feet, 517,000 square feet and 353,000 square feet. The project will offer tenants the opportunity to occupy space ranging from 18,000 square feet to 1.13 million square feet. The buildings will feature tilt-up construction, clear heights ranging from 32 feet to 36 feet, 185-foot truck courts, 339 trailer spaces combined, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample parking. Construction is slated to begin in June, with completion scheduled for June 2021. HPA Architecture is serving as architect and K&W is serving as civil engineer for the project. Mike Goldstein and John Steinbuch of Colliers International will lead the leasing and marketing efforts for the new development.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based Birtcher Development has acquired a 20-acre land parcel fully entitled for the development of a speculative regional fulfillment and distribution center. The seller, 6th Street LLC, sold the site for $17.6 million. Birtcher plans to break ground on the project this spring with completion slated for fourth-quarter 2021. Designed by Irvine, Calif.-based HPA Architecture, the 406,710-square-foot facility will feature an eight-inch slab and 40-foot clear heights, resulting in 16 to 20 percent more pallet positions than a typical 36-foot warehouse. Additionally, the building will include 65 dock-high doors, 167 designated trailer stalls in a secured concrete truck yard, 259 auto parking spaces and two grade-level loading doors. Power for the site includes 4,000 AMP service (2,000 AMPs installed), 2.5 percent parabolic skylights and 100,000 kW/h/year of solar power that will be ready for tenant use. Located within the Inland Empire, the parcel is located on Sixth Street between Lankershim and Sterling avenues, three blocks from the San Bernardino International Airport and accessible to interstates 10 and 215. Additionally, the property is two blocks form a planned $200 million air cargo logistics center that will house up to 16 aircraft and generate nearly 4,000 …
SANTA CLARA AND LA MIRADA, CALIF. — PS Business Parks (PSB) has completed the acquisition of two business parks in California for a total consideration of $30.3 million. The purchases will qualify as 1031 exchanges for tax purposes. On Dec. 20, 2019, PSB purchased San Tomas Business Center in Santa Clara for $16.6 million. Totaling 79,400 square feet, the park features nine buildings offering suites ranging from 200 square feet to 3,500 square feet. At the time of closing, the property was 96 percent occupied. Additionally, PSB acquired La Mirada Commerce Center in La Mirada on Jan. 10 for $13.7 million. The five-building park offers a total of 73,400 square feet, with suites ranging from 1,200 square feet to 3,000 square feet. At the time of closing, the property was 100 percent occupied. The names of the sellers were not released.
