AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based design-build general contractor ARCO/Murray has completed construction of Lakeline Storage, a 736-unit self-storage facility located at 11000 Lakeline Blvd. in Austin. The three-story, climate-controlled property consists of 115,000 square feet of gross rentable storage space, with both drive-up and interior units currently available for rental. The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based real estate firm specializing in self-storage assets, will operate the facility.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has brokered the sale of an 82,960-square-foot industrial building located at 1301 Apollo Road in the northeastern Dallas metro of Richardson. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Craig Phelps of JLL represented the buyer, Baker Drywall Investments LLC.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — TriStar Properties has sold two industrial warehouse and distribution centers at Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, about 25 miles northeast of St. Louis, for $64 million. Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors purchased the buildings, which total 1.1 million square feet. The properties are 100 percent leased to GEODIS and DB Schenker, which are international third-party logistics firms. TriStar teamed up with PCCP to develop the buildings at Gateway Commerce Center, a 2,300-acre logistics and bulk distribution park. Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the park.
ROMEO, MICH. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of a 90,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit land site in Romeo, about 45 miles north of Detroit. The parties closed on the land and signed a construction agreement. The property is located at 100 Peyerk Court. Lanzen, Inc., a defense contractor, will relocate to the property from its current location at 30980 Groesbeck Highway in Roseville in 2018. Lanzen has occupied 34,000 square feet in Roseville since 1966. The company also has manufacturing facilities in Mancelona and Petoskey, which it will continue to occupy. Mike Davidson of NKF represented both the buyer, Lanzen, and the seller, Kemp and Peyerk LLC. Kemp Building & Development began construction on the property in October with completion scheduled for mid-summer 2018.
BALTIMORE — Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled plans to open its fourth Maryland fulfillment center at 1700 Sparrows Point Blvd. in Baltimore’s Sparrows Point community. Amazon currently employs more than 5,000 associations in the state at its various centers. The new 855,000-square-foot facility will create more than 1,500 full-time jobs upon completion. Associates at the facility will pick, pack and ship customer items such as electronics, books, housewares and toys. The new facility will open in 2019, according to The Baltimore Sun.
TULSA, OKLA. — Sales of net leased properties settled in at nearly $11.4 billion during the third quarter of 2017, up 15 percent over the average for the past five third quarters ($10 billion), according to a recent report from Stan Johnson Company, a national brokerage and advisory firm specializing in net leased assets. The report tracks net leased properties across the office, industrial and retail real estate sectors. “This was the largest third-quarter move in six years and represents resilience in the net lease sector,” says John Zimmerman, director of Tulsa-based Stan Johnson Company. “We may be on our way to another record sales year.” The total is the highest quarterly sales volume in the past 12 months and follows a lackluster second quarter that saw investment sales volume drop more than 20 percent below the average for the past five second quarters. Growth occurred across all net lease sectors, with office, industrial and retail increasing 35 percent, 43 percent and 55 percent, respectively. The results were overwhelmingly driven by growth in the sheer number of transactions — more than 750 — as opposed to the amount of the assets traded. “In recent years, a lot of the growth …
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners has sold two industrial buildings totaling 1 million square feet in Waukegan for an undisclosed price. An institutional entity represented by Bentall Kennedy purchased the portfolio. The buildings were the first two facilities completed as part of Bridge Point North, a master-planned 225-acre business park. Building I is a 626,848-square-foot facility located at 1750 Bridge Drive. Completed in the fourth quarter of 2016, the building features 36-foot clear heights and is fully leased to an e-commerce tenant. Building II is a 400,758-square-foot facility located at 3900 Bur Wood Drive. Completed in September, the building features 32-foot clear heights. Bridge acquired the master-planned development from Cardinal Health in early 2015.
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — LT Foods USA, a California-based importer and distributor of grains, teas and oils, has acquired a 49,778-square-foot industrial facility located at 14523 Fairway Pines Drive in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Built in 2009, the Class A property features 14 dock-high doors, 24-foot clear heights and about 4,500 square feet of office space. Jarret Venghaus and Jeff Venghaus of JLL represented LT Foods USA in the sale, other terms of which were not released.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 16,000-square-foot data center located at 12626A Dairy Ashford Road in Sugar Land. The property offers three 15-ton chillers and is capable of producing three megawatts of power. Barkley Peschel and Trey Erwin of Colliers represented the seller, SuLiBa Investments LP, in the transaction. Cameron Hicks and Tim Thomas of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed buyer.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged a 28,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4903 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. in northwest Houston on behalf of Advanced Control Systems LLC, a Houston-based supplier of industrial equipment. John Ferruzzo and Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Doug Nicholson and Kyle Prater of Newmark Knight Frank represented the landlord, Cole Family Partnership Ten Ltd.
