AUSTIN, TEXAS — Minnesota-based 3M, which manufactures more than 55,000 material goods, will sell its 156-acre flex campus located at 6801 River Place Blvd. in Austin to World Class Capital Group, a private investment firm headquartered in the state capital, for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close during the fourth quarter. 3M is investing in a new 272,000-square-foot facility within the Class A Parmer development on the city’s north side, which currently houses the likes of Apple, General Motors, Dell and Samsung, among others. Construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin later this year, with move-ins slated for April 2019.
Industrial
KATY, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a pair of industrial lease renewals totaling 20,000 square feet at Westgreen Business Center in Katy. Ignition Systems and Controls Inc. renewed its 8,750-square-foot lease at the property, which is located on Vanderwilt Lane, and Ogburn Trucking renewed its 11,250-square-foot lease. Shaffer Braun of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Westgreen Business Center Ltd., in both lease negotiations.
Transwestern Consulting Group Negotiates $6.4M Sale of Industrial Building in Franklin, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
FRANKLIN, MASS. — Transwestern Consulting Group (TCG) has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 130 Constitution Blvd. in Franklin. Novaya Real Estate Ventures sold the property to Albert Milstein, Barry Kirschenbaum and Sanford Bokor of $6.4 million. The property features 59,970 square feet of industrial space. John Lashar, Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of TCG represented the seller and assisted in sourcing the buyer in deal.
NEWBERRY, S.C. — Samsung plans to open a $380 million home appliance manufacturing plant in Newberry, roughly halfway between Greenville and Columbia, S.C. The project is expected to produce 954 jobs, including craftsmen, operators, engineers and other technical and non-technical positions, by 2020. Samsung already operates a call center in Greenville that supports 800 full time and contracted jobs. The Newberry plant is the latest in a series of investments over the past 18 months totaling $10 billion that will expand Samsung’s U.S. holdings and operations.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has completed development of a 145,200-square-foot industrial building in Woodridge, a suburb of Chicago. The building, located in the Union Pointe industrial business park, was developed as a build-to-suit for AMS Mechanical Systems Inc. (AMS). The new corporate headquarters features a 31,000-square-foot, two-story office component with a lobby, conference rooms and an employee break room. The remainder of the building supports the firm’s warehouse and manufacturing requirements with 32-foot clear heights, five dock doors, seven drive-in doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. AMS is a full-service mechanical contracting firm serving the chemical, food, process, manufacturing and power industries. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb served as the design/build construction team for the project. Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman represented AMS in the pre-sale agreement. Brian Carroll and Jim Cummings of Newmark Knight Frank represented Conor Commercial.
Newell Brands Leases 195,508 SF at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville
by Nellie Day
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Newell Brands has signed a three-year lease for 195,508 square feet of industrial space at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville. The space is situated in the 370,023-square-foot Distribution Centre 18. SCLA is an 8,500-acre multimodal freight transportation hub that includes a 2,500-acre commercial and industrial complex entitled for 60 million square feet of development. The facility was completed on June 22. The new lease brings DC 18 to full occupancy. Plastipak Packaging will occupy the remainder of the building. CBRE’s Ryan Athens represented Newell Brands. The same firm’s Jay Dick represented the landlord, Stirling Development, in this transaction.
HOUSTON — McCord Development has leased 143,500 square feet within the 4,000-acre Generation Park in Houston to energy equipment producer GHX Industrial LLC. The company will serve as the anchor tenant of Lockwood Business Park, a 25-acre development within Generation Park. The facility will feature 121,000 square feet of warehouse and shop space and 22,500 square feet of office space. GHX Industrial expects to occupy the facility by the end of the year.
Markeim Chalmers Negotiates Sale of 37,215 SF Industrial Building in Pennsauken, New Jersey
by Amy Works
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Markeim Chalmers has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 1395 Suckle Highway in Pennsauken. 153 Suckle Highway LLC acquired the 37,215-square-foot building for $1.2 million. Adam Dembo of Markeim Chalmers represented the seller, Suckle Properties, in the deal.
AIKEN, S.C. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has purchased a 315,560-square-foot industrial building located at 1103 Powderhouse Road in Aiken for $21.9 million. The Class A facility is situated on approximately 24 acres and is net-leased for 15 years to Autoneum North America Inc., a supplier of acoustic and thermal parts for the automotive industry.
LAKEVILLE, MINN. — Launch Properties has broken ground on Launch Park Lakeville I, a 286,000-square-foot warehouse in Lakeville, a suburb of Minneapolis. The building is 53 percent pre-leased to an undisclosed tenant, while 136,000 square feet remains available for lease. Construction is slated for completion in November. Launch Park Lakeville I will feature 32-foot clear heights, 50-foot interior bays, 60-foot dock bays, 23 dock doors and two drive-in doors. This is the first building in the master-planned park located at County Road 70 and Cedar Avenue, which can support up to 1.5 million square feet of new development. Jack Matasosky of Lakeville-based APPRO Development is providing design-build services for the project. Doug Fulton and Patrick McCaffrey of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Brian Van Hoof and Jeff Przytarski of CBRE represented Launch Properties.