GRAND ISLAND, FLA. — Spartan Investment Group has opened FreeUp Storage Eustis, a 660-unit self-storage facility located at 36536 S. Fish Camp Road near Lake Eustis in Grand Island, about 47 miles northwest of Orlando. Spartan Construction Management, a general contractor affiliate of the Colorado-based developer, broke ground on the facility in June 2024. FreeUp Storage Eustis features 340 climate-controlled units and 266 non-climate-controlled units across nearly 67,000 rentable square feet.
OAKLAND, CALIF. — Outrigger Industrial, in partnership with MetLife Investment, has unveiled plans to redevelop a property at 727 Kennedy St. in Oakland into Kennedy Logistics Center. Construction is slated to begin in third-quarter 2025 with a completion date of second-quarter 2026. The initial phase of construction involves the reduction of the existing building footprint by 57,000 square feet to allow for loading dock reconfiguration — 30 new dock-high positions along with a 130-foot truck court. The 177,000-square-foot upgraded building will include numerous structural re-enforcements and visual enhancements, including new structural columns, a clear height of 32 feet, updating existing building systems to meet current codes compliance and creating a dedicated office space. The building is located immediately adjacent to the Interstate 880 between Port of Oakland and OAK Airport.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — MSI Computers Corp. has acquired an industrial property located at 18045 Rowland St. in City of Industry from LINK for $65.2 million, or $326 per square foot. Built in 1985, the 200,000-square-foot asset features a clear height of 26 feet, 18 dock-high loading doors, two grade-level doors and a newly constructed 4,735-square-foot office build-out. Additionally, the property offers a private, fenced yard that can accommodate 60 trailers and 56 autos. Jason Chao of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — BH Properties has expanded its Bay Area footprint with the acquisition of 2125 O’Nel Drive, a Class A office and research-and-development building located in North San Jose. The recently renovated two-story building offers visibility along Highway 101 and is situated minutes from Mineta San Jose International Airport. Originally built in 1985 and modernized in 2022, the 110,669-square-foot building features a remodeled contemporary lobby, cafe-style kitchen with a NanaWall system, expanded glass lines, new exterior landscaping with outdoor collaborative areas and upgraded building systems. Andy Zighelboim, Kevin Moul, Brad Idleman and Bob Giley of Colliers represented the seller, while Peter Horn led the acquisition for BH Properties. Terms of the transaction were not released.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, MAG Capital Partners has acquired a 102,284-square-foot manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids for an undisclosed price. The seller was an end-of-line automotive testing equipment company that was founded in 1953. The 5.3-acre site houses the largest business within a broader private equity-backed automated industrial test and measurement platform. Phil DiGennaro, Adam English and Jonathan Wolfe of STREAM Capital Partners represented the seller.
MUNDELEIN, ILL. — DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 48,005-square-foot industrial building at 933 Tower Road in the northern Chicago suburb of Mundelein. The sales price was undisclosed. Principle Construction built the property in 2004 for the seller, a printing company that is discontinuing its business. The asset features a clear height of 24 feet, two drive-in bays, three exterior dock doors and 72 parking spaces. It houses primarily warehouse space that is suitable for manufacturing or distribution uses along with 4,800 square feet of office space. George Cibula and Dan Prendergast of DarwinPW represented the buyer, Portokali Investments LLC. Collin Tyrrell and Dan Brown of Brown Commercial Group represented the seller.
UNION, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has brokered the $6 million sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Union. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 860 Springfield Road was constructed in 1961 and features a clear height of 16 feet and four dock-high loading doors. Richard Goski and Catherine Goski-Vasquez of NAI DiLeo-Bram brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
The last four quarters in the Atlanta industrial market were something akin to a good old-fashioned roller coaster ride at the historic Southeastern Fairgrounds! The absorption, activity and new construction sectors all went for a somewhat bumpy ride this past year. What’s happening? First, the quarterly absorption numbers for the Atlanta industrial market have been anything but steady. Eight quarters ago there was 7.9 million square feet of positive net absorption, followed by five negative quarters in a row (totaling 13.2 million square feet), then came two positive quarters (totaling 7 million square feet) and then back down to 2.8 million square feet of negative net absorption for the first quarter of 2025. The annual absorption numbers were up and down as well. The last four quarters yielded 2.2 million square feet of positive net absorption, but a year ago, at this same time, the absorption numbers plummeted down to a negative 11.3 million square feet. Two years ago, the industrial market experienced 32.5 million square feet of positive net absorption. Second, the activity numbers also were up and down. The second quarter of 2024 recorded 14.4 million square feet of activity, but that number dropped to 13.6 million …
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners has sold a portfolio of 11 industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facilities totaling 117 acres in Houston. The facilities are located just east of the downtown area and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants in industries such as transportation, distribution, freight and materials supply. CBRE marketed the portfolio for sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged a $5.5 million loan for the refinancing of Ocean Business Park, a flex industrial business park in Costa Mesa. At the time of financing, the property was 100 percent occupied by a diverse tenant mix. Michael Tanner and George Gianoukakis of PSRS secured the financing through one of PSRS’ correspondent life insurance company lenders. The transaction provided the undisclosed borrower with a nonrecourse loan featuring a 10-year term and 30-year amortization.
