TEMPLE, TEXAS — Battery producer East Penn Manufacturing Co. will expand its distribution center in the north central Texas city of Temple. The project, which will create 266 new jobs, will deliver a new facility, bringing the company’s total capital investment in the market to $106 million. The expanded facility will be situated within a 305-acre industrial park in northwest Temple, with construction slated to begin next fall, according to tdtnews.com.
MONROE, OHIO — The Kroger Co. and Ocado, an online grocery retailer, have selected Monroe, Ohio, for the partnership’s first customer fulfillment center in the U.S. Subject to securing state and local incentives, Kroger’s first customer fulfillment center will consist of an automated warehouse facility with digital and robotic capabilities. Kroger is investing $55 million to build the first facility, which will span 335,000 square feet and is expected to generate more than 410 jobs. The company plans to open 20 such developments.
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. will invest $138 million to complete a two-phase expansion at its campus in Cartersville. Upon completion of the new 254,000-square-foot facility, manufacturer’s campus will house 2,100 employees. The new positions will include production, support and administration with an annual production capacity of 2.4 million passenger vehicle tires. In 2016, Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing Inc. became the Toyo Tire Group’s largest manufacturing operation with an annual production capacity of 11.5 million tires. Toyo Tire began operations in Cartersville in 2006.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — GSP North America Co. Inc. has leased 115,764 square feet of industrial space in Spartanburg, located at 2725 New Cut Road, about 29 miles northeast of BMW’s American headquarters. GSP specializes in distributing and providing auto parts. Brian Young, Elliott Fayssoux and Kacie Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the landlord, Becknell Industrial, in the transaction. Brockton Hall, Garrett Scott and John Montgomery of Colliers International represented the tenant.
PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Pointe Monterey Business Park, an industrial property at 34450 Gateway Drive in Palm Desert. Renken Consulting Group acquired the asset from Fullmer Construction for $10.2 million. Built in 2008, Monterey Business Park is a 113,945-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial property. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by 10 tenants. Kevin Struve of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer in the sale.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. — SVN Vanguard has arranged the sale of an industrial building, located at 302 N. Townsend in Santa Ana. An undisclosed seller sold the property to a local owner-user for $5.2 million. The 39,089-square-foot property features 20-foot clearance, a warehouse ventilation and a drive-through capacity. Fernando Crisantos of SVN Vanguard represented the buyer and seller in the off-market deal.
MOUNT COMFORT, IND. — Cabot Properties has purchased a 27.9-acre land site in Mount Comfort near Indianapolis with plans to develop a 440,000-square-foot industrial building. Known as Velocity 70 Trade Center Building 4, the building will be developed on a speculative basis and feature a clear height of 36 feet, LED lighting, 205 car parking spaces, 56 trailer spaces and 32 dock positions. Alex Cantu of Colliers International brokered the sale of the land site. Jason Speckman and Brian Zurawski of Colliers will market the facility for lease on behalf of Cabot. Browning Construction has been hired to construct the building, with delivery slated for spring 2019. Velocity 70 is a logistics park with immediate access to I-70. The first three buildings house tenants such as Smithfield Foods Inc., Spectra Premium Corp. and Atkins Nutritionals.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Fresenius USA Manufacturing has leased 83,000 square feet at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant. Fresenius, a German medical care company with operations around the globe, manufactures medical devices and operates dialysis centers. Fresenius is the third company to occupy Enterprise II, along with West Logistics and Andis Corp. The 376,000-square-foot building has 84,000 square feet available for lease. Travis Tiede and Barry Chavin of MLG Commercial represented Fresenius in the lease transaction. John Sharpe of Lee & Associates and Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield-Boerke Co. represented landlord Ashley Capital. Ashley has three more building sites within the park and plans to develop a 438,309-square-foot industrial building known as Building IV in spring 2019.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $4.5 million sale of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. Located at 19-57 Steinway St., the single-story property features 16-foot ceiling heights and four drive-in gates. A month-to-month tenant currently occupies the warehouse. Stephen R. Preuss of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, 19-57 Steinway ST RTY CP, in the transaction. The buyer was J&N Development.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 29,900-square-foot industrial property located at 10930 Petal St. in northeast Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 2003. Brett Lewis, Taylor Stell and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the transaction. Scott Axelrod of Henry S. Miller represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.