COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 14,165-square-foot industrial building in College Station. The building at 5936 Imperial Loop Drive sits within Aggieland Business Park, a 133-acre development on the city’s southwest side. The property is a build-to-suit for global agricultural company Advanta Seeds. Todd Moore, Connor Duffy and Zack Martin of Colliers represented the seller, Dark Horse Real Estate, in the transaction. Bill Byrd of Colliers and Judd Harrison of KBC Advisors represented the undisclosed buyer.
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — National Development has completed a 210,600-square-foot industrial project in West Bridgewater, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility at 586 Manley St. can support warehousing and distribution uses and can also be subdivided to accommodate multiple tenants. Building features include a clear height of 36 feet, 37 loading docks, two drive-in doors and abundant vehicle and trailer parking. Cranshaw Construction served as the general contractor. National Development has tapped JLL as the leasing agent.
NEW YORK CITY — Indus Realty Trust, an industrial owner-operator based in New York, has purchased the majority interest in a logistics portfolio in the Carolinas from Charlotte-based Childress Klein. The 4.3 million-square-foot logistics portfolio spans 21 properties. The transaction amount was not shared, but the Indus Realty Trust investment puts the value of the portfolio at $575 million. Childress Klein will retain a minority stake and continue to operate and lease the properties. Eastdil Secured represented Childress Klein in arranging the transaction. The Carolinas portfolio was 94 percent occupied at the time of the recapitalization. Sixteen of the porftolio’s buildings are located in the metro Charlotte region and five buildings are in the greater Charleston market. The portfolio features a mix of last-mile and bulk facilities that average 205,000 square feet in size and 13 years in age.
HENDERSONVILLE, TENN. — Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) and Real Estate at Goldman Sachs Alternatives have broken ground on Northside Logistics Park, a five-building industrial park totaling 497,160 square feet. The co-developers recently closed on the land acquisition, which spans 45.6 acres at 157 Molly Walton Drive in Hendersonville, approximately 17 miles northeast of Nashville. Will Goodman and Jack Armstrong of CBRE brokered the land deal for the buyers and will handle the landlord leasing for the project. Each of the five buildings are designed to accommodate single or multiple tenants, with spaces ranging from 20,000 to 144,000 square feet, as well as feature 32-foot clear heights and at least 20 dock-high doors. The design-build team includes civil engineer Kimley-Horn & Associates and architect of record STG Design. LPC and Goldman Sachs Alternatives plan to deliver Northside Logistics Park in first-quarter 2026.
BOISE, IDAHO — A joint venture between Lincoln Property Co. and One Investment Management (OneIM) has broken ground on EastPort Logistics, a multi-phase industrial development situated on 78 acres in Boise’s Airport submarket. Phase I of EastPort will include 685,000 square feet across four buildings, ranging in size from 12,500 square feet to 378,560 square feet. Upon full build-out, EastPort Logistics will feature seven buildings with clear heights up to 32 feet, more than 1,300 car parking spaces, 168 trailer parking spaces and 196 dock doors. Additional site features will include landscaping and a berm to alleviate light and/or noise from within the site. The project team for phase I includes Mackenzie as architect of record, Kimley Horn as civil engineer and McAlvain as general contractor. TOK Commercial is handling marketing and leasing for the development.
CHINO AND POMONA, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $32.2 million in financing for Proficiency Capital’s acquisition of McGee Business Center I & II, an industrial portfolio in Chino and Pomona. Peter Thompson, Kyle White and Nick Englhard of JLL secured the three-year, floating-rate loan through a bank for the borrower. McGee Business Center consists of two fully leased industrial parks totaling 231,696 square feet. Business Park 1, located at 2300 S. Reservoir St. in Pomona, features four buildings totaling 128,800 square feet. Business Park II, located at 12301-12395 Mills Ave. in Chino, consists of five buildings totaling 101,896 square feet. Constructed in 1981 and 1987, the property features 71 industrial suites averaging 3,263 square feet.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Disney Investment Group (DIG) has brokered the sale of a 47,857-square-foot, single-tenant retail building located at 724 W. Main St. in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville that is leased to ethnic grocer Fiesta Mart. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1983 and renovated in 1992. David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller in the transaction. DuWest Realty represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
ROGERS, MINN. — Two tenants have signed leases at I-94 Distribution Center in Rogers, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. The deals total 116,042 square feet of warehouse space and 66,179 square feet of outdoor space, bringing the 297,756-square-foot property to full occupancy. ABC Supply Co. Inc, a wholesale distributor of roofing and other select exterior and interior building products in North America, signed a lease for 49,954 square feet inside the building and 66,179 square feet, or approximately 1.5 acres, of secure outdoor space. UPAC2, a food packaging company, will occupy 66,088 square feet within the property. Nate Erickson and Alex Baron of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Dalfen Industrial. The previous tenant exited I-94 Distribution Center in March, and both new tenants plan to move into their spaces in early 2025. Joe Owens of Colliers represented ABC Supply, while Austin Lovin of CBRE represented UPAC2.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VII LP, has purchased a 74,975-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Elk Grove Village. The purchase price was undisclosed. The property sits on nearly three acres at 951 Lunt Ave. and was vacant at the time of sale. There are eight docks and parking for 70 cars. Prior to closing, Venture One received a 6B tax incentive from Elk Grove Village. Venture One plans to make improvements, including office renovations, warehouse paint, parking lot seal coating, energy-efficient warehouse lights, roof replacement, landscaping and façade enhancements. Cal Payne and Matt Mulvihill of CBRE represented the seller and will be retained to market the property for lease. VK Industrial VII is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) has unveiled plans for a $3 billion expansion of the company’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Pleasant Prairie, located 37.5 miles south of Milwaukee. Lilly acquired the facility from Nexus Pharmaceuticals in April 2024. The Indianapolis-based company plans to start construction on the expansion next year. The expanded facility will focus on the production of injectable medicines, device assembly and packaging for medicines across numerous therapeutic areas. Lilly plans to implement automated features such as guided vehicles, robotics and production equipment in order to accelerate and increase the accuracy of medicine production. Lilly expects to add 750 jobs to the workforce at the facility, which currently comprises about 100 individuals. New jobs at the location will include operators, technicians, engineers and scientists. Additionally, the company states that more than 2,000 construction jobs will be created during the project’s development. “Today’s announcement represents our single largest U.S. manufacturing investment outside our home state of Indiana and will add to our ability to expand capacity to make both our existing and future pipeline of medicines right here in the Midwest,” said Edgardo Hernandez, executive vice president and president of Lilly Manufacturing Operations. Lilly states …