BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has broken ground on a speculative warehouse project in Bedford Park on behalf of Bridge Development Partners. Bedford Park is located about 16 miles southwest of Chicago. The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase involves demolition of a large single-story building located on West 65th Street. During the second phase, PREMIER will oversee construction of a new 218,560-square-foot building. The new property will include 33 exterior truck docks, two drive-in doors and a clear height of 32 feet. The 12-acre site will accommodate parking for 180 cars and 44 trailers. Cornerstone Architects Ltd., Swift Structural Design and Spaceco make up the project team. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
Industrial
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — LG Electronics USA has opened its new $360 million, 1 million-square-foot home appliance factory in Clarksville. DPR Construction served as the general contractor for the 13-month project. Gresham, Smith and Partners was the architect. DPR employed more than 800 workers on-site to complete the plant, which sits on 310 acres. South Korea-based LG employs 550 workers at the facility with plans to house up to 700 employees when the factory becomes fully operational. LG will incorporate robotics, automation and engineered systems into the production of up to 1 million washing machines per year at the warehouse. “We are proud to bring state-of-the-art, home appliance production technology and even more U.S. jobs to the great state of Tennessee,” says Dan Song, president of the LG Home Appliance and Air Solutions Co. “Thanks to the support of local officials and the Montgomery County community, LG is expanding our business investments in the United States to better serve our customers and, ultimately, American consumers seeking the best washing machines in the market.” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee was on-hand at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the factory, which is located about 50 miles northwest of downtown Nashville. “LG is known around the world for its innovative appliances …
EDISON, N.J. — Bridge Development Partners, a privately owned industrial development and acquisition firm, has purchased 7.4 acres in Edison, located south of Newark, for the construction of a 124,650-square-foot industrial building. The Class A facility, which will be branded Bridge Point Edison, will feature 36-foor clear heights, 23 exterior loading docks and parking for up to 62 vehicles. Bridge Point Edison will be located within two miles of I-287, a FedEx Ground facility and an Amazon sorting center. Barry Cohorsky, Andrew Kirshenbau, Barry Mayer and Arthur Hixson of NAI James E. Hanson represented Bridge in the land sale. Completion of the project is slated for the first quarter of 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of the 23,413-square-foot former Katy Depot located near downtown Fort Worth. The property was originally built in 1909 as a freight depot for the Katy Railroad, which connected Missouri, Texas and Kansas. The building served as a builder’s supply house from 1996 until the seller, Besco Supply, a family-owned masonry and building supply company, relocated to larger facility last year. Joel St. John and Ryan Matthews of JLL represented Besco in the sale. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer, a medical supply company that plans to renovate the building. Plains Capital Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal. The sales price was not disclosed.
HARVARD, ILL. — A joint venture of Brennan Investment Group LLC and a client of Arch Street Capital Advisors LLC has acquired a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution facility occupied by True Value Co. in Harvard, located approximately 30 miles northeast of Rockford, Ill. The purchase price was not disclosed. True Value, a hardware wholesaler, has occupied the property since 1998. This is the final acquisition in a portfolio owned by Brennan and Arch Street, but the companies plan to launch another venture to continue to seek single-tenant, net-leased industrial properties. David Berglund and Tom Shepherd of Colliers International represented the seller, Industrial Realty Group LLC.
Confluent, Harbor Retirement Break Ground on New Assisted Living Property in Stuart, Florida
by John Nelson
STUART, FLA. — Confluent Senior Living and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) have broken ground on HarborChase of Stuart, a 128,000-square-foot assisted living and memory care facility located at 786 N.W. Federal Highway in Stuart. HarborChase of Stuart will offer 96 assisted living and 38 memory care apartments available in one- and two-bedroom units. Confluent Senior Living, a subsidiary of the Denver-based real estate investment and development firm Confluent Development, serves as the project owner. HRA will manage HarborChase of Stuart. The project is anticipated to open in summer 2020. Confluent Senior Living and HRA previously co-developed and opened their first Florida seniors housing community in Wildwood in 2018.
PHOENIX — Graycor Construction Co. has completed the final phase of 10 West Logistics Center, a Class A industrial bulk distribution park in southwest Phoenix. Developed by New York Life Real Estate Investors, 10 West Logistics Center is a 1.3 million-square-foot, two-building distribution campus. Totaling 569,301 square feet, 10 West Logistics Center Phase II is the final building at the distribution park. Amazon has leased the entire building to use a fulfillment center. Graycor is managing all tenant improvement construction for Amazon. The first building, 10 West Logistics Center Phase I, features 660,000 square feet of Class A distribution space. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics occupies 43 percent of the first building. Located at the northwest corner of Van Buren Street and 59th Avenue, 10 West building amenities include 36-foot clear heights, dock-high and grade-level loading, 200-foot minimum truck courts, ESFR fire sprinklers, energy-efficient motion sensor lighting, a fenced and secured yard, and ample car and trailer parking. Additionally, the buildings are divisible down to 100,000 square feet, offering A-1 equivalent zoning and Foreign Trade Zone approved. Butler Design Group served as architect for the development. Wentworth Property Co. serves as the owner’s representation. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel, Will Strong and Phil Haenel …
Stirling Capital Completes 466,255 SF Expansion at Southern California Logistics Airport
by Amy Works
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Stirling Capital Investments has completed a building expansion for Newell Brands at Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) in Victorville. This is Newell’s second expansion at the property since it original lease for 407,600 square feet in 2006, bringing the new building total size to 1 million square feet. With the new 466,255-square-foot expansion, the building now features 78 dock-high doors with 32-foot clear heights. Newell first expanded its footprint at SCLA in 2012 by adding 176,800 square feet to accommodate increased regional and national distribution of company products. Newell will occupy the new building through 2029.
SAN DIEGO — Dempsey Construction has completed the ground-up construction of an industrial building at Frontera Business Park, located at 2695 Customhouse Court in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego. The concrete tilt-up building totals 174,200 square feet of space. Three main storefront entries feature spandrel glass and pop-out elevations. Situated on 9.2 acres, the facility has 43 dock-high truck doors, a 36-foot clear height and six grade-level truck doors. The building is part of Frontera Business Park, a seven-building, 517,207-square-foot industrial campus.
LENEXA, KAN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 26,800-square-foot industrial building in Lenexa for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 9641 Lackman Road. Tom Haverty of Colliers represented the seller, Compass Properties LLC. John Stafford of Colliers represented the buyer, RMS Real Estate LLC.