RICHARDSON, TEXAS — HFF has arranged construction financing and joint venture equity for a 130,000-square-foot data center in Richardson’s Telecom Corridor. Cullen Aderhold, Jim Curtin and Michael Cosby of HFF closed the capital transactions on behalf of the borrower, KDC Real Estate Development & Investments. Situated at the southeast corner of North Plano Road and East Lookout Drive, the facility will be adjacent to an ONCOR substation and have access to approximately 18 fiber providers within the area. Data center tenants in Richardson’s Telecom Corridor include Cisco, Bank of America, State Farm, TD Ameritrade, LinkedIn/Microsoft and Digital Realty.
Industrial
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Adkisson Group Inc. has purchased nearly 225 acres near Baytown and the Port of Houston for the development of a new business park. Parkside Capital sold the land to Adkisson Group for an undisclosed price. The project, Bay 10 Business Park, will be situated on the west side of Grand Parkway south of Interstate 10 East. Adkisson Group will begin permitting and building several 10,000- to 30,000-square-foot freestanding buildings that will offer crane capabilities and acreage for outside storage. Robert McGee, Thomas Leger, Chase Cribbs and Josh Cheatham of Lee & Associates – Houston represented Adkisson Group in the land acquisition and will take on the marketing assignment for Bay 10 Business Park. Davis Adams, Rusty Tamlyn, and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the seller.
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Scottsdale-based 1784 Capital Holdings has broken ground on its Gold Dust Self Storage, located at 7245 E. Gold Dust Ave. in Scottsdale. Situated on a 2.1-acre former Macaroni Grill site, the facility will feature two above-ground floors and one below-ground floor totaling 117,567 gross square feet and 82,505 square feet of net rentable space. The high-end self-storage property will feature climate-controlled loading areas, hotel-style lobbies, conference rooms and play areas. The self-storage facility is slated to open at the end of 2019. TLW Construction is serving as general contractor for the project.
LOS ANGELES — Avison Young has arranged the sale of an industrial warehouse facility, located at 7727 and 7729 Burnet Ave. in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nuys. Los Angeles-based Burnet Investments sold the property to JP Burnet for $3.6 million. California Contractors Supplies has occupied the 16,230-square-foot warehouse since the late 1970s. The single-story building features an office space build-out, 32 parking stalls, a gated lot, 16-foot clear heights and two ground-level roll-up doors. Andrew Berk and Mark Evanoff of Avison Young represented the seller, while Berk also represented the buyer in the deal.
BRASELTON, GA. — Havertys has renewed its 808,000-square-foot lease for its distribution center at 1090 Broadway in Braselton. The Atlanta-based retailer of residential furniture and accessories sells home furnishings online and through its 120 stores in 16 states. Lee Cardwell and Price Weaver of Colliers International’s Atlanta office represented Havertys in the lease transaction. Doug Smith and Joseph Kriss of Seefried Properties represented the landlord, UBS Realty Investors LLC.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — ODW Logistics Inc. has leased an entire 343,410-square-foot industrial building in Melrose Park. The property, which features railway access, includes 84 truck-level docks, 17 trailer positions, 10 rail doors, 120 car parking spaces, two air freight doors and 30,000 square feet of office space. John Joyce of Transwestern represented the landlord, TSP Melrose Park LLC. Dan McGillicuddy of JLL represented the tenant.
LORTON, VA. — Avison Young has arranged the $142 million sale of Gunston Commerce Center, an industrial/flex business park in Lorton, about 20 miles south of Washington, D.C. NGP, formerly National Government Properties, purchased the property from I-95 Business Parks Management, according to the Washington Business Journal. The park spans nine buildings and 600,000 square feet of rentable space. It is situated between the Pentagon and the Marine Corps Base Quantico. The property is leased to a roster of tenants anchored by federal government contractors and the General Services Administration, which is the real estate management entity of the federal government that leases space on behalf of agencies such as the Department of Defense. The buildings are flexible in design, with uses ranging from office and warehouse to R&D and retail. John Kevill, Jim Kornick, Chip Ryan, Michael Murrillo and Georgiana Condoiu of Avison Young marketed the property on behalf of the seller. — Kristin Hiller and Alex Tostado
CARMEL, N.Y. — Alexandrion Group has acquired a 12-acre development site in Carmel. Located at 39 Seminary Hill Road, the property includes an existing 136,000-square-foot industrial facility. The Romanian spirits producer plans to build a distillery on the site. Arthur Mirante, Martin Cottingham and Matt Pynn of Avison Young represented Alexandrion Group in the transaction. The seller was Hinckley Holdings LLC and Covington Development LLC. Founded in 1994, Alexandrion Group produces Saber Elyzia liqueurs, Brâncoveanu brandy, Alexander Vodka and Gin, Kreskova vodka and Zolmyr liqueurs.
HOUSTON — FMC Technologies Inc., which produces equipment for energy exploration, has sold its 108,750-square-foot facility located at 11220 T.C. Jester Blvd. in Houston. Graham Horton and Glynn Mireles of CBRE represented FMC Technologies in the sale. Andy Spence of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF., AND SALT LAKE CITY — Nearon has added 730,000 square feet of industrial space to its portfolio of industrial properties through two separate transactions. In the first deal, Nearon acquired three buildings, totaling 521,000 square feet, in Sacramento, for an undisclosed price. American Building Supply, a subsidiary of Jeld-Wen Holding, occupies and utilizes the properties for manufacturing, distribution and headquarters functions. The portfolio includes a 196,267-square-foot asset at 8360 Elder Creek Road, a 217,500-square-foot building at 6300 S. Watt Ave. and a 108,000-square-foot property at 8920 43rd Ave. Nick Rini of Nearon directed the Sacramento portfolio acquisition, while Kevin Partington and Matt Cologna of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller. In the second transaction, the company completed a sale-leaseback with Regis Corp. for an 210,000-square-doot distribution center located at 5300 W. Harold Gatty Drive within Salt Lake International Center in Salt Lake City. Upon close of escrow, Regis leased the property, which was developed as a build-to-suit for the tenant in 2001, for 15 years. Chang Soo Lee of Nearon orchestrated the off-market acquisition and sale-leaseback, while Wick Udy and Andrea Robb of JLL sourced the transaction on behalf of Nearon. With these acquisitions, Nearon’s industrial portfolio …