ALLENDALE, N.J. — Avison Young has secured a $21.1 million loan to refinance a 114,200-square-foot industrial flex facility in Allendale. Located at 75 Commerce Drive, the property is fully occupied by a tenant roster that includes Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions and Telemetrics Inc. George Gnad of Avison Young represented the borrower, a venture between Red Pine Capital Partners and Double Z Management, in securing financing through lender Potomac Business Services. Terms of the financing were not disclosed.
OAKDALE, MINN. — Summerhill Commercial Real Estate LLC has arranged the $8 million sale of a 109,444-square-foot warehouse in Oakdale, about 20 miles east of Minneapolis. Built in 1998, the property features a clear height of 24 feet, 13 dock doors and one drive-in door. RR Donnelly and Sky Zone fully occupy the property on net leases. Andy Richards and Peter Kordonowyof Summerhill represented the buyer, STAG Industrial Holdings LLC. Mark Young and John Higgins of Crossroads Properties Inc. represented the undisclosed seller.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the acquisition of an industrial property located within the Mesa West Bluffs Urban Redevelopment Plan in Costa Mesa. A private investor purchased the property for $1.5 million. Thomas Chichester, Joseph Chicester and Matt Brooks of Faris Lee represented the buyer, while Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. Built in 1961 and located at 789 W. 20th St., the multi-tenant property features 5,228 square feet of industrial space.
TINLEY PARK, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the $7 million sale of an 84,388-square-foot industrial building in Tinley Park, about 30 miles south of Chicago. The property is located at 8201 W. 183rd St. Terry Grapenthin, Jeff Galanteand Ryan Earley of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, 7600 Grant BR LLC. The seller was not disclosed. The property was 80 percent leased at the time of sale.
HARFORD COUNTY, MD. — Chesapeake Real Estate Group (CREG), on behalf of TA Realty, has broken ground on a two-building warehouse/industrial project within Trimble Road Business Park in the Edgewood submarket of Harford County, approximately 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. Having acquired the site from CREG in 2018, TA Realty is moving forward with the construction of a 210,000-square-foot speculative facility at 102 Fulfillment Drive and a 140,450-square-foot building at 103 Fulfillment Drive. AGCO, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of agriculture equipment and solutions, has preleased 50,000 square feet of space within 103 Fulfillment Drive, representing 35 percent of the building’s capacity. Slated for delivery in 2019, both buildings will feature concrete tilt-up construction, 32-foot clear ceiling heights and 7-inch unreinforced concrete floor slabs to accommodate heavy loads. The facility at 102 Fulfillment Drive will feature 18 dock doors and two drive-in doors.
LEXINGTON, KY. — Ziff Properties has purchased the former Golden Burley Tobacco Warehouse and Building Materials Warehouse located on Angliana Avenue in Lexington for an undisclosed price. Fred Pfister of Silvestri Craig Realtors facilitated the transaction. The name of the seller and sales price were not released. Ziff Properties plans to convert the property, which is situated on 3.5 acres, into a Class A self-storage facility with 103,500 square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled units. CubeSmart Self Storage will manage the asset.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired an industrial property located at 1300 W. Park Road in the Bullitt submarket of Louisville. Concurrent with the acquisition, the 194,519-square-foot property was leased back to the seller, a joint venture between Westfall Technik and a client of Arch Street Capital Advisors. The building is fully occupied by Amaray, a specialized global plastic packaging company, which was simultaneously acquired by Westfall Technik. Amaray has occupied the property since 2003.
HOUSTON — The Meritex Co., a Minnesota-based investment firm, has purchased Park 225, a 121,520-square-foot light industrial building located at the interchange of Highway 225 and Beltway 8 in Houston. The property was fully leased to four tenants at the time of sale. Tom Lynch of CBRE brokered the deal. Stream Realty Partners will manage the property. With this acquisition, Meritex now owns more than 500,000 square feet of industrial space in the metro Houston area.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale and leaseback of a 540,103-square-foot industrial facility in Parsippany. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 100 Jefferson Road, the property currently serves at the global headquarters for the seller, PNY Technologies. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented PNY Technologies in the transaction. The buyer was a joint venture between Turnbridge Equities and Harbor Group International. PNY Technologies leased back approximately 25 percent of the building on a long-term basis, leaving 400,000 square feet of industrial space for Turnbridge Equities to rent. Turnbridge and HGI have commenced a $4.5 million capital improvement program at the facility that will include new parking and loading areas, new office space and building entrances, as well as new mechanical systems.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Newsom Design LLC, which produces building signage and other marketing materials, has extended its 119,083-square-foot industrial lease at 13780 Benchmark Drive in Farmers Branch, a northern suburb of Dallas. Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. Landry Commercial Inc. represented the tenant.