AUBURN, MASS. — The Stubblebine Co. has negotiated the $4.4 million sale of a 75,000-square-foot industrial facility in Auburn. Located at 33 Sword St., the three-acre property was the former Imperial Distributors distribution center before Imperial relocated to its current location in Worcester. David Skinner, David Stubblebine and James Stubblebine of Stubblebine Co. represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was F.W. Webb Co., a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling and industrial products. F.W. Webb currently has a location at 43 Sword Street and plans to open a new wholesale store at 33 Sword Street.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — Ashley Capital has broken ground on the second industrial building at Enterprise Business Park in Sturtevant. The 438,000-square-foot speculative building will be located at 11201 Enterprise Way. Completion is slated for late this year. John Sharpe and Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates and Terry McMahon and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield |Boerkewill market the property for lease. Upon build-out, Enterprise Business Park will span 1.3 million square feet. The first building, totaling 376,000 square feet, is now leased to four tenants.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — WürthBaer Supply Co. has signed a 66,448-square-foot industrial lease at 1758 N. Topping Ave. in Kansas City. Founded in 1950, the company is a specialty wholesale distributor to the woodworking industry. The Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company will relocate from its facility at 7440 E. 12th St. in Kansas City. Steven Podolsky of Podolsky Circle CORFAC International represented the tenant, which will take occupancy of the new space in June. Karbank Real Estate Co. assisted Podolsky Circle.
ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. — NAI James Hanson has secured a 5,000-square-foot industrial lease in Elmwood Park. Located at 475 Mola Blvd., the property includes six loading docks, one drive-in door and 165 parking spaces as well as 7,000 square feet of office space. Jeff DeMagistris, Tom Ryan and Tom Vetter of NAI James Hanson represented the owner, the Stro Cos., in securing the lease with healthcare solutions provider Digirad Corp. Achieve 24 Fitness currently operates 13,000 square feet of the building as a fitness center.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Blue Dog Chemical Co. has signed a 121,978-square-foot lease in Pompano Beach at Bridge Point Powerline Road, a three-building, 467,832-square-foot industrial park that is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of this year. Blue Dog manufactures performance and cleaning products for the consumer automotive market, transportation sector and marine and general aviation markets. Blue Dog is moving its headquarters from Stone Mountain, Ga., which is about 20 miles east of downtown Atlanta, where it occupied about 40,000 square feet of industrial space. Blue Dog is expected to have more than 60 employees at its new location, 40 of which will be new jobs. Tony Hoover of CBRE represented the landlord, Bridge Development Partners, in the lease transaction.
LAS VEGAS — US Storage Centers has purchased a self-storage facility located at 8470 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas. Durango Mini Storage & Charleston Mini Storage sold the property for an undisclosed price. The 177,955-square-foot property features 1,269 self-storage units, video monitoring, gated access and RV/boat/auto storage. US Storage Centers, which was self-represented in the acquisition, currently owns and operates five self-storage facilities in the Las Vegas area.
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — Fuyao North America Inc., a subsidiary of China-based Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co., will open a processing center in Fountain Inn, a city in South Carolina’s Upstate region. The company is planning to invest $16.1 million that is expected to create 70 new jobs. The Fuyao Group has been making automotive glass since 1987. The new facility will be located at 110 Milacron Drive, about 20 miles south of downtown Greenville, and will span 182,000 square feet. The Coordinating Council for Economic Development has awarded a $100,000 Set Aside grant to Greenville County to assist with costs associated with the project. A timeline for the project was not disclosed.
TAMPA, FLA. — Geneva Group and Genet Property Group have purchased Executive Industrial Park, a seven-building campus on 15 acres in Tampa’s Westshore industrial submarket. The 201,620-square-foot property was 94 percent leased at the time of the sale and is situated about six miles from Tampa International Airport. Rick Brugge, Mike Davis and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Dermody Properties has purchased a logistics building, located at 14605 Miller Ave. in Fontana, for an undisclosed price. Situated two miles east of Interstate 15, the 265,500-square-foot property is located 10 minutes from Southern California’s Ontario International Airport. Dermody Properties plans to implement an improvement program at the property in the first quarter of 2019. Renovations will include upgrading the fire system to ESFR, making aesthetic changes and dividing the building into two spaces, although the property will be available to either a one- or two-tenant scenario. Ryan Athens and Hunter McDonald of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in deal. Frank Geraci, Juan Gutierrez and Adam Geiger of Voit Real Estate Services will market the space for Dermody Properties.
EDISON, N.J. — Avison Young New Jersey has secured a 10-year, 208,391-square-foot lease for Concordance Healthcare Solutions in Edison. The healthcare distribution company will use the facility, which is located at 60 Distribution Blvd., as a new warehouse and distribution center for medical supplies and healthcare equipment. Timothy J. Cadigan, Matthew C. Turse and John Recchia of Avison Young negotiated the deal as a direct lease with the building owner, Heller Industrial Parks Inc.