SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — HFF has secured $14.9 million in financing for a warehouse distribution building and adjacent 16-acre development site located at 83 Stults Road in South Brunswick. Michael Klein and Eric Tupler of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through Malvern Federal Savings Bank for the borrower, a partnership between EverWest Real Estate Partners and Accordia Realty Ventures. Loan proceeds will be used to cover acquisition and closing costs associated with the purchase, pay for planned capital improvements to the property and cover soft costs associated with securing approvals for the development site. The 368,537-square-foot, rail-served warehouse building features 24-foot clear ceiling heights, 23 loading docks, one drive-in dock and 14,745 square feet of office space. The borrower plans to subdivide the property and erect a 200,000-square-foot warehouse on the adjacent land parcel. The existing property is subject to a short-term sale-leaseback with Hermann Services Inc.
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MIAMI AND FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Walker & Dunlop has closed 13 loans totaling $96 million for an industrial portfolio located throughout Miami and Fort Lauderdale. The 13-property portfolio totals 1.6 million square feet and houses more than 120 tenants. David Gahagan and Niki Perez of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loans through an unnamed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 40,576-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 417 113th St. in Arlington. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Global Logistics Property, in the lease negotiations. Jim Ferris of Bradford Cos. represented the tenant, JTM Ventures Inc., an Arlington-based defense contractor. The length of the lease renewal was not disclosed.
SAN FRANCISCO — A joint venture between CIM Group and fifteenfortyseven Critical Systems Realty (1547) has acquired a 7.3-acre site at 400 Paul Ave. in the Portola neighborhood of San Francisco for an undisclosed sum. The site will soon be home to a 187,000-square-foot data center with 24 megawatt power capacity. The acquisition also includes two 1930s-era buildings that total 54,225 square feet. The facilities will undergo improvements to serve as office and support space for data center tenants.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc. has negotiated the sale of a 12,208-square-foot industrial building in Germantown, about 25 miles northwest of Milwaukee. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located on Fulton Drive. Price Properties LLC purchased the building from Moldmakers Leasing & Investments LLC. Nick Keys, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman brokered the transaction.
MACON, GA. — Irving Consumer Products, a manufacturer of paper products, has unveiled plans to develop a $400 million tissue manufacturing facility in Macon, creating over 200 jobs. The 700,000-square-foot facility will be built on 136 acres in the Sofkee Industrial Park off Ga. 247 and Allen Road, according to The Telegraph. The Canadian company is one of North America’s leading producers of household paper and baby diaper products. Irving’s brands include Scotties, Royale and Majesta. Engineering and planning of the new facility are underway, and construction is expected to begin this summer. The project is slated for completion in 2019.
BUFORD, GA. AND RICHMOND, VA. — PCCP LLC, in a joint venture with Panattoni Development Co., has unveiled plans to develop two speculative industrial properties in Buford and Richmond totaling over 1.1 million square feet. In Buford, the 208,656-square-foot, Class A building will be situated on 17 acres at Broadmoor Boulevard in the Northeast Atlanta industrial submarket. The property is part of Panattoni’s Buford Logistics Center, which includes three adjacent warehouses totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet. Construction on the new development is slated for completion in early 2018. In Richmond, the joint venture will develop Commerce Road Logistics Center, a two-phased, two-building, Class A warehouse and distribution center totaling 923,400 square feet. The 62-acre site is situated four miles south of downtown Richmond and is adjacent to the Richmond Marine Terminal. The first building in the development is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2018.
DALLAS — Trammell Crow Co. has completed a 201,172-square-foot industrial facility within I-30 Business Park in Dallas for Freeman Audio Visual, a Canadian electronics solutions firm. The facility consists of 43,000 square feet of office space and 158,172 square feet of warehouse and storage space. Richardson-based Alliance Architects Inc. designed the facility. FCL Builders and Fast-Trak Construction served as general contractors for the shell building and property interior, respectively.
LAS VEGAS — Blueprint Studios Trends has leased an 81,000-square-foot space within the Southwest Corporate Campus in Las Vegas that formerly served as the headquarters of International Gaming Technology (IGT). The campus is located at 7900 W. Sunset Road. The studio plans to use the space to produce designs for large-scale events, including tradeshows, general sessions, exhibit booths, summits and sales kick-off meetings. Southwest Corporate Campus was completed in 2007. Notable neighboring tenants include IGT, IKEA, Pepsi, UFC, Freeman Company, Scientific Games, Ainsworth and Switch. The Naseef Team of Colliers International represented Blueprint. Susan Borst, Dan Doherty, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International represented the landlord, Panattoni Development.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Panattoni Development Co. Inc. has broken ground on nearly 1.6 million square feet of space at Lambert Farms Logistics Park in McDonough, roughly 30 miles south of Atlanta. Located in the South Atlanta industrial submarket, 1 million square feet of space has been preleased to an international consumer brand, and the additional 550,000 square feet is being developed as speculative space. Wit Truitt, Chris Tomasulo and Reed Davis of JLL represented Panattoni in the lease negotiations and is marketing the speculative portion of the project. Construction on the development began in June and is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018. In 2016, upscale retailer Tory Burch leased a 753,000-square-foot distribution center at Lambert Farms, which is expected to be operational later this year, creating roughly 150 new jobs.