PHOENIX — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group has completed the sale of Tiger Industrial, an industrial property located at 4901-4929 W. Van Buren St. in Phoenix. Los Angeles-based Dunbar Real Estate Investment Management acquired the building for $6.3 million. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the transaction. The 103,511-square-foot industrial facility was originally part of a larger portfolio of thematic properties that ViaWest purchased in 2014.
The InterFace Phoenix Industrial conference and networking event was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12, featuring three panel discussions. The brokerage panel, moderated by Rob Martensen, executive vice president with Colliers International, featured a lively discussion about activity in local submarkets and a recap of the reasons Phoenix is winning deals over Southern California and Nevada. Industrial Activity in Arizona Microsoft recently purchased 267 acres for a data center in the West Valley, said Anthony Lydon, national director, Industrial Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions with JLL. Qualified data centers receive waivers on personal property tax for 10 years, Lydon said, noting that each rack in a data center is approximately $1 million in personal property, so data centers are certainly enjoying the benefits of locating in Arizona. Arizona will also be a huge winner in the manufacturing sector, Lydon added. He cited Colorado-based food packaging provider Ball Corp. as an example of a company that was looking at Mexico for space before the 2016 election but has since opened a plant in the West Valley submarket of Phoenix due to the strategic location between Mexico and Southern California. Minnesota-based Andersen Windows & Doors is buying 64 acres from Opus to build …
LONDONDERRY, N.H. —Skyview Advisors has negotiated the sale of Life Storage, a 419-unit self-storage facility in Londonderry. The sales price was undisclosed. Ryan Clark and Parker Sweet of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller. Located at 6 Smith Lane, Life Storage is situated on more than 5 acres and has a total of 50,466 net rentable square feet. The facility includes 246 climate-controlled units and 173 non-climate controlled units.
DENVER — Colony Northstar has completed the sale of an office/warehouse facility located at 1550 W. Evans Ave. in Denver. Calhoun Street Industrial and Matrix Group acquired the property for $7 million. Matrix Group will assume the leasing and management of the property. Situated within the West Evans Industrial Park, the 78,787-square-foot property was built in 1975 and was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. The asset features twin-t construction, 18-foot clear heights and a combination of drive-in loading and dock-high doors. Jason White, Ryan Sitov and Carmon Hicks of JLL Denver negotiated the transaction.
CONCORD, N.C. — Avison Young has arranged a 156,899-square-foot lease with Transtate Equipment Co. at 1040 Derita Road within Concord Airport Business Park, a 2.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Concord. Christopher Skibinski, Henry Lobb and Tom Tropeano of Avison Young negotiated the lease on behalf of the building owner, The Silverman Group. Lawrence Shaw and Justin Smith of Colliers International represented Transtate. The medical equipment provider is consolidating and expanding its existing presence in the greater Charlotte market and moving into a portion of a new 252,000-square-foot building within the park. The development is located within three miles of Interstates 85 and 485, and roughly 25 miles northeast of Charlotte. Silverman Group has developed Concord Airport Business Park in three phases over the last four years. The last building, a 410,000-square-foot speculative facility, is slated for completion in the fourth quarter.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — EagleBridge Capital has arranged $14 million in permanent financing for One United Drive, a 315,000-square-foot industrial facility in West Bridgewater. The property is currently leased to Cheer Pack North America, a developer and manufacturer of packaging equipment for the food and beverage industry. Brian Sheehan and Ted Sidel of EagleBridge Capital arranged the financing on behalf of an undisclosed borrower through a Massachusetts-based financial institution. One United Drive includes 30,000 square feet of office space and 285,000 square feet of manufacturing and distribution space on a 29-acre site. The facility features 40 loading docks.
IRWINDALE, CALIF. — Duke Realty has purchased a 25.5-acre land parcel located at 13131 Los Angeles St. in Irwindale for an undisclosed amount. The site is zoned and entitled for heavy industrial users and can accommodate a variety of layouts, including a nearly 500,000-square-foot warehouse. Additionally, the property features Interstate 605 frontage. Darla Longo and Barbara Perrier of CBRE and Andy White of Colliers International represented the undisclosed private seller in the deal.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — Independence Corrugated LLC has renewed its 120,000-square-foot industrial lease in Oak Creek, about 12 miles south of Milwaukee. The facility is located at 7475 S. 6th St. Steve Sewart of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed. Independence Corrugated is a producer of corrugated paper packaging.
CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 105,642-square-foot industrial lease with Aldora Aluminum & Glass Products at 4520 Coral Ridge Drive in Coral Springs, a city in northern Broward County. Richard Etner Jr., Chris Metzger, Christopher Thomson and Matthew McAllister of Cushman & Wakefield negotiated the lease on behalf of the building owner, Exeter Property Group. MJ Ridenour of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT represented Aldora. The manufacturer produces a full line of glass, mirror, window and façade products, including hurricane-resistant aluminum storefronts and entry systems. The company is currently headquartered in Miramar, but will relocate its operations to the Coral Ridge Drive facility by summer 2019. Exeter is renovating the facility, formerly known as the Alliance Building, to modern institutional standards. The existing 193,211-square-foot building will be part of a four-building, 567,846-square-foot distribution development known as Coral Springs Commerce Center II.
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — CBRE has negotiated an industrial lease renewal in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, located directly across the border from El Paso. The tenant, CommScope, a North Carolina-based provider of communications infrastructure equipment, occupies 188,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space. Anthony Mash of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The landlord, HSBC Mexico, was self-represented.