ORLANDO, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. has chosen Lakeland, Fla.-based Macrobay Construction as the general contractor for a co-development project with Tavistock Development Co. in Orlando. The 1.3-million-square-foot project at Infinity Park is expected to break ground by the end of 2018. According to Tavistock, Infinity Park is a 200-acre mixed-use site located three miles from the Orange County Convention Center.
KATY, TEXAS — Hines has sold 150 acres in the western Houston suburb of Katy to Costco Wholesale Corp., which will develop a large-format distribution center, according to local media reports and a press release from the Houston-based real estate giant. Andy Sowell and Bo Pettit of Boyd Commercial represented Hines in the sale of the tract, which is known as Pintail Business Park. A timeline for construction has not been reported or disclosed.
SHELBYVILLE, IND. —Shelbyville Redevelopment Commission has purchased a 184-acre industrial site along I-74 in Shelbyville, about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis, for $3.9 million. The organization plans to develop an industrial park. The site was assembled from two tracts owned by First Presbyterian Church of Shelbyville and Krone, a German farm equipment manufacturer. Shelbyville and Shelby County equally funded the acquisition through a 10-year bond sale.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of an industrial asset in Centennial. GT INOVA LLC acquired the property from INOVA Flex I LLC for $16.1 million. Located at 7304 S. Joliet St., the property features 71,172 square feet of industrial space. Jason Addlesperger, David Lee, Mike Wafer and Keith Bell of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the deal. First American Title Insurance Co. also participated in the transaction.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — ShipMonk, a logistics company for e-commerce businesses, has signed a lease to move its headquarters from Deerfield Beach to Bridge Point Riverbend in Fort Lauderdale. Starting next year, ShipMonk will occupy 170,477 square feet of the 221,542-square-foot industrial building that was completed in September. Tony Hoover of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease transaction, while Colliers International’s Steven Wasserman represented the landlord, a joint venture between Bridge Development Partners, Akard Street Partners LP, Banner Oak Capital Partners LP and Elion Partners. The terms of the lease were not disclosed. ShipMonk was originally launched in 2014 by then-26-year -old Jan Bednar at Florida Atlantic University’s Tech Runway. ShipMonk now employs more than 200 people in Florida and Los Angeles, with plans to double its workforce and open an office in New York City. Bridge Point Riverbend features 32-foot clear heights, rear-dock loading, ESFR sprinkler systems, and a 1.4/1,000 parking ratio.
KATY, TEXAS — Clay Development & Construction Inc. has broken ground on Pederson Distribution Center I, a 621,920-square-foot speculative distribution center at Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 90 in Katy, a western suburb of Houston. The cross-dock property will be situated on 30.8 acres and is expected to be complete by August 2019. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 147 dock-high doors, 130-foot truck courts and up to 256 employee parking spaces and 170 trailer parking spaces. Frost Bank provided construction financing. NAI Partners will handle leasing of the property with assistance from Clay.
HOUSTON — Local firm Davis Commercial Development has acquired 34.9 acres on which to build an industrial project at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Cypress Creek Parkway in north Houston. The property will be located near ExxonMobil’s campus and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Todd Edmonds and Michelle Soderberg of Colliers International represented the seller, Hendricks Interests LLC, in the land sale. Colliers will also market the property, which will consist of two cross-dock, single-tenant buildings.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — The parent company of Hoelscher Weatherstrip Manufacturing Co., which specializes in custom doors and weatherstripping, has acquired land in the northwestern Houston suburb of Tomball for the construction of a 193,000-square-foot plant. The project is valued at $10.6 million and is expected to create about 120 new jobs. A timeline for construction and occupancy was not provided.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has secured a 22,800-square-foot industrial lease at 4140 World Houston Parkway in Houston for COSA Xentaur, a provider of equipment for the petrochemical, energy and pharmaceutical industries. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a vacant 3,750-square-foot industrial building in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx. The sales price was $975,000. Located at 1318 Oak Point Ave., the property consists of 2,500 square feet of industrial space with 14-foot ceilings on the ground floor, five roll-up garage doors and 1,250 square feet of space on the second floor. Jonathan Squires, Michael Fioravanti, Josh Neustadter and Addison Berniker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an Opportunity Fund formed by My Tool Rental, a Brooklyn-based tool rental firm that is expanding into the Bronx.
