TRENTON, N.J. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a 347,145-square-foot industrial facility in Trenton for $85.2 million. Located at 584 U.S. Highway 130, the 62-acre property is currently net-leased to FedEx Ground Packaging System Inc. with 14 years remaining on the term. The seller was undisclosed.
ANDOVER, MASS. — HFF has negotiated the $15 million sale of a 92,700-square-foot data center in Andover, approximately 24 miles north of Boston. Located at 15 Shattuck Road, the property was 100 percent leased at the time of the sale to Tierpoint, a national provider of information technology and data center services. Coleman Benedict, Ben Sayles and Kerry Hawkins of HFF represented the seller, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT I, in the transaction. The buyer was Menlo Equities. Additionally, Jennifer Keller of HFF arranged $9 million in financing for the buyer through Berkshire Bank.
MANALAPAN, N.J. — CBRE has arranged the $8.6 million sale of Manalapan Tech Park, an 84,000-square-foot, 10-acre industrial flex facility in Manalapan. Located at 122-250 Park Ave., the property was built in 2005 and consists of nine buildings and 54 separate units. Each building includes both office and warehouse space. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was 120 Park SD LLC.
NORTH AURORA, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Randall Road Self Storage, a 640-unit self-storage facility in North Aurora. The sales price was not disclosed. The facility, located at 1051 Kettle Ave., encompasses a total of 76,696 rentable square feet. Sean Delaney and Michael Mele of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also secured the buyer, Merit Hill Capital.
SAN DIEGO — CIT Group’s Real Estate Finance division has arranged $50 million in financing for the acquisition of a six-property industrial portfolio in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. BKM Capital Partners purchased the assets, which total 14 buildings and 703,215 square feet, from Stockbridge Capital Group for an undisclosed price. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. The light industrial multi-tenant properties offer access to major transportation routes and the border crossing to Mexico. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 97 percent occupied by a diverse range of 44 tenants. The properties are: Border Point Business Park at 6754, 6744 and 6794 Calle De Linea San Diego International Center at 883 Siempre Viva Road Faraday Industrial Park at 2325, 2345, 2365, 2375 Michael Faraday Drive and 2350 Marconi Place Otay Business Center at 6987 and 6995 Calle De Linea Frontera Business Center at 2695 Customhouse Court Otay Crossing Business Park at 2340 Enrico Fermi Drive and 10025 Siempre Viva Road
During the first half of 2018, the Eastern Pennsylvania industrial market has been anything but quiet. Fueled by occupier demand and the institutional capital community’s perpetual appetite for industrial product, there has been unprecedented activity on the transactional front, which is up significantly year-over-year. From a pure volume perspective, the market is on a trajectory to make this the most active year on record. Unlike prior years where product starved capital markets would see less than a dozen quality trades in Pennsylvania, this year has proven to be more plentiful, with year-over-year sales volumes almost doubled for one-off offerings. Meanwhile, the mega transactions continue with pending portfolio and company sales like DCT to Prologis and GPT to Blackstone. Connected Markets While activity in specific submarkets ebbs and flows, the synergy between them is greater than ever before. In fact, the trend towards considering the Eastern Pennsylvania industrial market as a whole continues to gain traction. Whereas in the past, a tenant or investor may have been interested in evaluating a particular geographic region, today the various submarkets are providing equally viable options for those seeking to expand and new occupiers looking to open facilities. One exception to the rule is …
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International has brokered the $79 million sale of a 192,459 mixed-use portfolio on 11.9 acres. The property is located in the Cambridge Quad, a life science and residential campus. The portfolio consists of three properties located at 127 Smith Place, 13 Mooney St. and 45-67 Mooney St. David and James Stubblebine of Stubblebine/CORFAC represented the buyer, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed. The Cambridge Quad is near Alewife Station, the anchor of the MBTA’s Red Line, which connects West Cambridge, Harvard Square, Kendall Square and the Seaport.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — CBRE has arranged a $19.5 million refinancing for a soon to be completed 305,598-square-foot industrial facility in South Brunswick. Located at 2270 Route 130, the property has been leased to regional last-mile delivery company Lasership. James Gunning, Donna Falzarano and Kyle Saviano of CBRE arranged the loan on behalf of borrower, 2270 Route 130 LLC. The lender was undisclosed. The building features 40-foot clear heights, 46 dock doors and 68 trailer parking spaces.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Lee & Associates New Jersey has secured a 526,400-square-foot industrial lease for XPO Logistics in South Brunswick. Lee & Associates represented XPO Logistics in securing a long term lease with owner Prologis. The property is located at 115 Interstate Boulevard and previously served as the Tory Burch Distribution Center.
CARLSTADT, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired a 24,000-square-foot industrial property in Carlstadt for $3.5 million. Located at 130 Commerce Road, the property is less than two miles north of the Meadowlands Sports Complex and features four dock-high loading positions as well as parking for 20 cars. The property is currently fully leased to one tenant, Metrovision Production Group. The seller was undisclosed.