LINDEN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of two industrial warehouses totaling approximately 200,000 square feet in Linden, an eastern suburb of New York City. Located at 2401 E. Linden Ave. and 1501-1525 W. Blancke St., the properties are situated three miles apart and comprise 84,220 and 115,913 square feet, respectively. The location offers close access to the Port of New York and New Jersey. Both warehouses were fully leased to five tenants at the time of sale. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, in the transaction. Link Industrial Properties was the buyer.
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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — La Jolla, Calif.-based Bird Dog Industrial has purchased Gila Springs Industrial Park, an industrial complex located near Chandler Boulevard and Kyrene Road in Chandler. GBI Erie, an Arizona corporation led by the Imdieke Family, sold the asset for $10.1 million, or $98.79 per square foot. Constructed between 1988 and 1997, the property’s five buildings offer a total of 101,934 square feet of industrial space. UCT, a subsidiary of Ultra Clean, occupies the complex. The properties are located at 5773, 5763 and 5753 W. Erie St., 481 N. Dean Ave. and 57240 W. Oakland St. All buildings except 5773 W. Erie St. are fully air conditioned. The properties also offer grade and truck-well loading and between 10 percent to 25 percent of space is dedicated to office build-outs, with one facility offering clean-room space. Chris McClurg of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, while Paul Sieczkowski and Justin Sieczkowski of Colliers International in Arizona represented the seller in the deal.
HOUSTON — The Houston industrial market has added approximately 13 million square feet of new industrial product year-to-date, including a supply increase of 4.1 million square feet in the third quarter alone, according to a new report from Colliers International. In addition, there are 150 buildings totaling 18.5 million square feet of space under construction that are expected to be delivered between now and the midpoint of 2020. Only 25 percent of the space under construction is preleased, though that figure is expected to rise in the coming months. Colliers also projects that the market will absorb about 2.2 million square feet of industrial space during the fourth quarter of 2019.
PLANT CITY, FLA. — A joint venture between Red Rock Developments, Wharton Industrial, Aspyre Properties and an institutional joint venture partner has broken ground on County Line Distribution Center, a 510,272-square-foot industrial facility in Plant City. The building will feature 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock loading, 200-foot truck courts and 60-foot speed bays. The property is situated on 36 acres, 30 miles east of downtown Tampa and two miles from Amazon’s announced Prime Air hub at Lakeland Linder International Airport. The joint venture expects to deliver the facility by the third quarter of 2020. Jan Boltres and Michelle Senner of Colliers International will handle leasing efforts.
Coca-Cola Bottling United Buys Development Site in South Georgia to Build $60M Flex Facility
by Alex Tostado
TIFTON, GA. — Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Inc. United has acquired an 88.6-acre development site in Tifton for $1.4 million. The company plans to develop a $60 million sales center and warehouse spanning 300,000 square feet on the site. Birmingham, Ala.-based Coca-Cola Bottling United expects the facility to open in late 2021, when it will house 200 employees and produce 4.5 million cases on non-alcoholic beverages per year. The property is located at 101 Lamb Loop Road, which is a near the GSF Railway, which runs from Macon, Ga. to Lake City, Fla. with an alternative route to Jacksonville, Fla. Jamie Smithson and Conor Welton of JLL represented the seller, Independent Investors Inc., in the land transaction. David DeVaney of NAI Charter represented the buyer.
NEWARK, N.J. — CenterPoint Properties will develop a 185,856-square-foot warehouse facility at 49 Rutherford Street in Newark. The property will feature 45 dock doors, 80 trailer positions, 155 automobile parking spaces and a 40-foot clear heights. The location offers close access to the Port of Newark as well as immediate access to the New Jersey Turnpike. Construction is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has arranged the sale of a 68,676-square-foot industrial building in Lewisville, a northern suburb of Dallas. Ryan Lee and Jim Hancock of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, SSC Properties LLC, will consolidate three of its existing locations into the facility.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated a 67,427-square-foot industrial lease at Cedar Crossing Distribution Center in the eastern Houston metro of Baytown. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2014, spans 540,000 square feet and features 30-foot clear heights. Richard Quarles and David Holland of JLL represented the landlord, Mountain West, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was locally based firm Merih Cotton Corp.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. — Cameron McCausland and Joe Vig have formalized their longtime development, construction and property management relationship with the formation of Portage Capital Partners. The company has unveiled its first project, a 230,000-square-foot life sciences and technology park in Ann Arbor. Known as The Tech Loop@Ann Arbor Research Park, the speculative project will be situated on 16.5 acres near I-94 and State Street. The first phase will consist of a 79,000-square-foot building followed by another 150,000 square feet across three additional buildings in Phase II. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
FREMONT, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased a flex property, located at 44370 Christy St. in Fremont. The name of the seller and acquisition price were not released. The 88,246-square-foot asset features 26,473 square feet of office space, 20-foot clear heights, four dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 277 auto parking spaces and an ESFR fire protection system. Will Connors, Daniel Renz, Erik Doyle, Greg Matter, Eddie Shuai and Rich Branning of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.