DESOTO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Eagle Park 20/35, a 454,408-square-foot distribution center located at 1240 E. Centre Park Blvd. in the Dallas metro of DeSoto. The Class A facility is situated on 29.5 acres and features access to Interstates 20 and 35. Dustin Volz and John Huguenard of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Ridgeline Property Group and Stockbridge Capital Group, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed institutional investor.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Strategic Storage Trust IV Inc. (SST IV), a public, non-traded REIT, has acquired a 480-unit self-storage facility located at 3730 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway in Texas City, about 45 miles southeast of Houston. Built in 2010, the 8,000-square-foot facility is situated on 10.5 acres and offers climate-controlled interiors and drive-up access. The property was approximately 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
ST. LOUIS — McGrath & Associates is building a new $5 million warehouse for U.S. Paint, a developer and manufacturer of customized automotive and industrial paints, at the company’s facility in downtown St. Louis. McGrath will work in two phases to replace an existing warehouse with a 33,000-square-foot building while the manufacturing facility remains operational. During Phase I, McGrath will erect a new pre-engineered metal building to provide new office space, a maintenance shop, a battery charging area and storage for raw materials. A connecting link will tie the new building into an existing manufacturing building to allow covered access for forklift truck traffic. During Phase II, the existing raw materials warehouse will be demolished and a new building erected to provide space for a quality control lab and liquid materials storage. Japan-based Kansai Paint acquired U.S. Paint last year.
LATHROP, CALIF. — Carpenter Co. has sold a 417,600-square-foot industrial building south of Stockton to an undisclosed buyer for $21.5 million. The facility is located at 17100 S. Harlan Road in Lathrop. The property is situated on nearly 35 acres about 60 miles east of the Port of Oakland. Jim Martin of Lee & Associates Stockton represented Carpenter Co. in this transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Refrigeration Supplies Distributor (RSD) has purchased the former Daltile Stone & Slab Center, a 40,000-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City, for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 250 W. Gregson Ave. RSD is a refrigeration parts and equipment wholesaler in the Western United States. Skyler Peterson of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented RSD, while the firm’s Eli Priest represented the undisclosed seller in this transaction.
VISALIA, CALIF. — G4 Enterprises Ltd. has acquired Midstate 99 Distribution Center, a 790,000-square-foot industrial complex in Visalia, for $33.4 million. The facility is situated in a major agricultural hub in California’s Central Valley, about 40 miles south of Fresno. G4 Enterprises made an unsolicited offer to purchase the property from Alexander & Baldwin (A&B). The seller plans to use the funds to invest in Hawaii and enhance its current communities.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Markward Group has brokered the sale of an industrial building located at 1400 N. Irving St. in Allentown. Evergreen Cos., a full-service landscaping and horticultural service company, acquired the property for $1.2 million. The buyer plans to use the 11,114-square-foot property as a storage and dispatch facility. Amy Hawley of Markward Group represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the transaction.
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 330 N. Main St. in Port Chester. A limited liability company sold the property to an undisclosed buyer for $1.8 million. The 10,800-square-foot property features 2,000 square feet of retail store front space along North Main Street. John Sala of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
AURORA, OHIO — Peak Construction Corp. has been tasked with building a 409,495-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for an undisclosed distribution company in Aurora, about 30 miles southeast of Cleveland. The property, owned by Scannell Properties, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 30 dock doors, one drive-in door, 20 trailer spaces and parking for 75 cars. Peak has teamed up with Ware Malcomb Architects and Weber Engineering for the project.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 57,000-square-foot industrial lease at 13615 S. Gessner Road in the southwestern Houston metro of Missouri City. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the tenant, 2020 Exhibits Inc., a provider of trade show and event management services, in the lease negotiations. Justin Robinson and Jeremy Lumbreras of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Western C REIT TX LLC.
