Industrial

Hines Purchases 259,555 SF Industrial Property Near DFW Airport

by Taylor Williams May 7, 2018

IRVING, TEXAS — Houston-based Hines has purchased DFW East Logistics Center, a three-building, 259,555-square-foot industrial property located near Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport in Irving. Completed in 2017, the Class A property is situated on 18 acres and was 15 percent leased at the time of sale. Jonathan Bryan and Randy Baird of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Hines has tapped Stream Realty Partners to handle the property’s leasing responsibilities.

May 7, 2018

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Dalfen Breaks Ground on 115,176 SF Industrial Building in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 7, 2018

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Dallas-based Dalfen America Corp. has broken ground on a 115,176-square-foot industrial building located at 1581 Corporate Drive in the northern Dallas metro of McKinney. The building will be located near the intersection of U.S. Highways 75 and 380 and across the street from a Walmart Supercenter. Designed by Macgregor Associates Architects, the Class A property will feature 32-foot clear heights, 155 car parking spaces and 26 dock doors. Completion is slated for November. The property is being developed on a speculative basis and will be able to accommodate distribution, e-commerce or light manufacturing users.

May 7, 2018

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American Realty Advisors Buys 143,000 SF Industrial Facility in Anaheim

by Amy Works May 7, 2018

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired a newly constructed industrial facility located at 1730 S. Anaheim Way in Anaheim. A joint venture between Batcheller Equities and Panattoni Development sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 143,930-square-foot facility features floor-to-ceiling windows, modernized creative office space, a hybrid solar roof system complete with skylights and solar panels, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers and a 2.05/1,000 parking ratio. An electrical contractor currently fully occupies the facility on a lease that runs through 2028. ARA represented itself in the transaction, while Bret Hardy and Jeff Read of NKF Capital Markets represented the seller.

May 7, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial Top Stories

Blackstone Agrees to Acquire Gramercy Property Trust in $7.6B, All-Cash Transaction

by Taylor Williams May 7, 2018

NEW YORK — Affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII have agreed to acquire Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) for $7.6 billion in an all-cash transaction. The sale is expected to close before the end of the year. Shortly after the announcement of the merger, shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel LLP launched an investigation into whether the board members of Gramercy breached their fiduciary duties in valuing the transaction at this level. One Wall Street analyst has set a price target of $33 per share for Gramercy’s common stock, the 52-week high of which was $31.26 per share. Under the terms of the deal, Blackstone will acquire all outstanding shares of New York-based Gramercy’s common stock for $27.50 per share. This figure represents a 15 percent markup of Gramercy’s current stock price, which closed at $23.82 per share on Friday, May 4. Shareholders of Gramercy will still be entitled to receive second-quarter dividends of 37.5 cents per share. Should the deal close after Oct. 15, shareholders will receive a per diem payment of approximately $.004 per share on each day between Oct. 15 and the closing date. “We believe this transaction validates the quality of the portfolio and platform …

May 7, 2018

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Sigma Contracting Breaks Ground on 100,000 SF Furniture Warehouse in Mesa, Arizona

by Amy Works May 4, 2018

MESA, ARIZ. — Sigma Contracting has broken ground on a headquarters and warehouse facility for Potato Barn, a high-end furniture retailer. Situated on 8.4 acres at 7104 E. Ray Road in Mesa, the 100,000-square-foot property will feature 50,000 square feet of retail space, 30,000 square feet of warehouse space and a 20,000-square-foot outlet store. The $7.4 million facility is slated to open in January 2019. Perez McGree is providing architectural services for the project. The family-owned store plans to consolidate its operations into the new facility and close its locations at 4900 E. Power Road and 586 E. Germann Road in Gilbert, Ariz.

May 4, 2018

Acquisitions Industrial Self-Storage Texas

LeClaire Group Brokers Sale of 2,627-Unit Self-Storage Portfolio in Southeast Texas

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

BEAUMONT, TEXAS — The LeClaire Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of a portfolio of Lisotta’s Self Storage properties in southeast Texas. The seven facilities were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s and total 389,386 net rentable square feet across 2,627 units. Two of the properties are located in Beaumont and two are located in Nederland, with the other facilities located in Groves, Bridge City and Orange. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust. An undisclosed limited liability company purchased the portfolio.

May 4, 2018

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Strategic Storage Growth Trust Acquires 730-Unit Facility in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 4, 2018

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Strategic Growth Storage Trust Inc., a REIT sponsored by California-based SmartStop Asset Management LLC, has acquired Custer Storage & Business Center, a 730-unit self-storage facility in the northern Dallas metro of McKinney. Built in 2015, the 95,000-square-foot property includes 10 single-story buildings with approximately 230 drive-up units and 500 first-floor units that are climate-controlled. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Strategic Growth Storage Trust’s portfolio consists of 26 self-storage properties totaling roughly 17,300 units and 1.9 million net rentable square feet across 10 states.

May 4, 2018

Development Georgia Industrial Southeast

Core5 to Build $52M Industrial Facility, Corporate Headquarters for Beverage Distributor in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

AUSTELL, GA. — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has unveiled plans to construct a 601,350-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Empire Distributors at 685 Hartman Road in Austell, roughly 18 miles west of Atlanta. Total project costs are estimated at more than $52 million. Upon completion of the property in the fourth quarter, the beverage distributor will relocate to the new facility from its current 300,000-square-foot location at Atlanta Industrial Park. The new climate-controlled facility will house Empire’s corporate headquarters and regional distribution operations, and will include 80,000 square feet of two-story office space. Empire will move more than 440 employees to the new facility, with anticipated growth to more than 510 employees within 10 years. Randall Paulson Architects and Southeast Engineering Inc. are designing the building, Plateau Excavating is the site work contractor, and KBDG Inc. is the general contractor. Bilijack Bell of Wilson, Hull & Real Estate represented Core5 in the land acquisition, and Blaine Kelley of CBRE represented Empire in the acquisition of the facility.

May 4, 2018

Acquisitions Georgia Industrial Self-Storage Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $19.4M Sale of Self-Storage Property in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton May 4, 2018

ROSWELL, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $19.4 million sale of Space Shop Self Storage, a 1,174-unit self-storage property in Roswell, located roughly 23 miles north of Atlanta. Stacey Gorman of Marcus & Millichap arranged the transaction on behalf of the seller, Stein Investment Group, and procured the buyer, a regional self-storage operator. Space Shop Self Storage was constructed in 1995 and was recently renovated and expanded. The property is situated on six acres along Alpharetta Highway.

May 4, 2018

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HFF Arranges $36.7M in Permanent Financing for Industrial Facility in Secaucus

by David Cohen May 3, 2018

SECAUCUS, N.J. — HFF has arranged $36.7 million in permanent financing for a newly constructed, two-building industrial facility at One County Road in Secaucus. Completed earlier this year, the 240,317-square-foot facility features a 32-foot clear height, 180-foot truck courts and 50-by-35 foot column spacing. One County Road is situated on 20 acres in the Meadowlands industrial market. The HFF team worked on behalf of the borrower, Bhasin Properties, to place the 15-year, fixed-rate loan with Allianz Real Estate of America. Loan proceeds will be used to take out an existing construction loan, which was also arranged by HFF.

May 3, 2018

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