Industrial

WINNSBORO, S.C. — Healthcare US Co., a Chinese foam manufacturer, has bought a 676,548-square-foot industrial facility that sits on 150.5 acres in Winnsboro. The company plans to create 250 jobs and use the facility to produce memory foam for bedding and other products. The property is located at 1 Guardian Way, about 30 miles north of Columbia. Shaun Kirchin and Doug Faris of Philadelphia-based Binswanger represented the seller, Knauf Insulation, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Tower Investments has sold a 588,000-square-foot industrial warehouse in west Jacksonville for $15 million to IP Capital Partners. The warehouse is leased to Fanatics Inc. and Conlan Tire Co. The property is situated at 5245 Commonwealth Ave. on 28 acres. IP Capital Partners plans to reposition the property. Bryan Bartlett and John Richardson of Newmark Phoenix Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction.

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FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 42,000-square-foot industrial facility in Fairfield. The sales price was not disclosed. Located at 2 Gardener Road, the property is the former headquarters of security inspection systems company Autoclear LLC. Matthew C. Turse, Timothy J. Cadigan and John Recchia of Avison Young represented the seller, Autoclear, in the transaction. The buyer was Third Wayne LLC. Avison Young also secured a five-year lease for Autoclear at a new 21,888-square-foot facility located at 10A Bloomfield Ave. in Pine Brook, New Jersey.  

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MINNEAPOLIS — Altus Properties has sold a four-building, 612,960-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Minneapolis for $40.4 million. A fund managed by DRA Advisors LLC purchased the portfolio. All four buildings are fully occupied. The properties include a 118,125-square-foot building within Nicollet Business Center in Burnsville; a 322,752-square-foot facility within Boone Avenue Distribution Center in Brooklyn Park; a 50,400-square-foot structure within Cedar Lake Business Center in St. Louis Park; and a 121,684-square-foot building within Bloomington Business Center in Bloomington. Judd Welliver, Ryan Watts, Sonja Dusil and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller.

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KYLE, TEXAS — Majestic Realty Co. has begun work on Kyle Crossing Business Park, a two-building, 535,113-square-foot industrial project in Kyle, a city located off Interstate 35 in between Austin and San Antonio. The first building will total 307,840 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights, 89 dock-high doors, 383 auto parking spaces and 136 trailer parking spaces. The second building will span 227,273 square feet and feature 32-foot clear heights, 56 dock-high doors, 269 auto parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. Both buildings are expected to be complete by the third quarter of 2019. JLL is serving as the exclusive leasing partner on this project, with senior vice presidents Ace Schlameus and Zane Cole leading the effort.

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CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A joint venture between SteelWave and funds managed by Angelo Gordon has purchased a former Hughes Aircraft Co. facility, located at 2051 Palomar Airport Road in Carlsbad. Palomar Acquisitions Partners sold the single-story, multi-tenant property for an undisclosed price. Situated on more than 13 acres, the property was originally developed as a build-to-suit campus for Hughes Aircraft Co. in the early 1980s, with a series of renovations over the decades. The buyer plans to convert the 208,904-square-foot asset into a modern creative office/R&D campus. Renovations will include exterior upgrades and improved amenities, as well as a re-branding that will both honor the property’s history and embrace its future use as a creative environment for tech, biotech and creative industry tenants. Upgrades will include a new full-service fitness center, a bistro with indoor/outdoor seating, contemporary architecture, common areas with gaming and lounge areas, and multiple outdoor patios and workspaces. Aric Starck and Rick Reeder of Cushman & Wakefield’s San Diego office represented the seller in the deal.

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DALLAS — Taylor Communications, a provider of labels, packaging and corporate branding services, has signed a 241,931-square-foot industrial lease at 8700 Autobahn Drive in south Dallas. The lease represents an expansion from the company’s previous footprint of 220,110 square feet. John Gorman and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, TA Associates, in the lease negotiations. Ann Huntington of CBRE represented the tenant.

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CORONA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim office has brokered the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio located in Corona. A private investor sold the assets to TH Real Estate, a real estate investment manager, for $19.6 million. Located at 1467 and 1468 Davril Circle and 1461 Railroad St., the portfolio features 130,474 square feet of industrial space. Thoro Packaging occupies all three buildings under a long-term lease. The packaging company uses the properties for its corporate headquarters, manufacturing and distribution. Thoro Packaging is a wholly owned subsidiary of Autajon, a French company with more than 4,200 employees and 36 subsidiaries worldwide. Mike Hefner of Voit represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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The Greater Boston industrial market is busier than ever. Supply for quality warehouse and flex space is limited and the demand is at an unprecedented high. As a result, we have seen rents soar, achieving upwards of $7 to $7.50 Triple Net rent along I-495, and $9 to $11 Triple Net rent along Route 128, notable increases from just a few years ago. To coin a well-known quote from the 1989 film Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they will come,” and both investors and tenants continue flocking to the industrial real estate market in the Commonwealth, in some cases making their first appearance in Massachusetts, or in others looking to expand their presence here. Along with the usual suspects, we are seeing plenty of non-traditional industrial buyer groups as well as users who are now seeing the value in the region and asset class. While developers have experienced tremendous success to date with speculative builds, there are undoubtedly some potential risks on the horizon. Tenants are looking for clear heights exceeding 30 feet with as many loading docks as possible, a first-class inventory type that is far from common or plentiful in our marketplace. To accommodate changing tenant …

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RIALTO, CALIF. — Bridge Development has started construction of Rialto Fulfillment Center 3, a speculative Class A industrial building in Rialto. Located at 12050 Agua Mansa Road, the 505,906-square-foot building will feature 36-foot clear heights, 67 dock-high loading positions, two ground-level doors, 254 auto parking spaces, 185-foot fully secured concrete truck positions and 151 outside-of-dock trailer storage positions. Completion is slated for fourth-quarter 2019. Peter McWilliams, Mike McCrary, Ruben Goodsell and Sharon Wortmann of JLL’s Ontario, Calif., office are handling the leasing efforts for the property.

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