Industrial

BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of A Low Cost Self Storage, a 305-unit self-storage facility in the Houston metro of Baytown. The sale of the 35,214-square-foot property includes 1.5 acres of expansion land fronting State Highway 146. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Knobler also procured the buyer, an individual who owns 14 self-storage facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast operating under the name The Storage Place.  

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Mazda and Toyota leaders have selected Huntsville as the site of their new joint venture auto manufacturing plant. The automakers will invest $1.6 billion in the facility, located approximately 14 miles from Toyota’s existing Huntsville plant. The new plant will have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles annually, with production split evenly between the two lines for each company to produce the Toyota Corolla and Mazda’s crossover model that will be newly introduced to the North American market. The facility is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs, and production is expected to begin by 2021. The joint venture plant marks the 11th U.S. manufacturing facility for Toyota.

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ATLANTA — Granite Properties has formed a long-term partnership with Third & Urban for the recapitalization and development of two warehouse properties in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The partnership will create a portfolio to include the recapitalization of Complex, an adaptive reuse project Third & Urban unveiled in December 2016. The building is 80 percent leased to tenants including Proof of the Pudding, Bold Monk Brewing, Look Listen and LTX Solutions. The project is on track to be fully leased by June. In addition, the partnership will acquire and develop a group of warehouses located at 1218 and 1236 Menlo Drive, also in the West Midtown district. Similar to Complex, the new development — dubbed Inland Tract — will offer creative flex space for tenants that need both office and warehouse space.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Rich Uncles NNN REIT Inc. has purchased a 162,714-square-foot creative office/warehouse space in Chandler for $26.5 million. The property serves as the headquarters for AvAir, a commercial aircraft parts business. The property is located at 6877 and 6971 W. Frye Road. The sale agreement allows AvAir to occupy the space for 15 years. Developed in 2015, the two buildings sit on 6.1 acres in the Santan Technology Park at the northeast corner of Loop 202 and 56th Street. Andy Ogan of Lee & Associates Arizona brokered the sale. John Hink of Tiffany & Bosco P.A. assisted the seller, Reasons Aviation LLC.

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CORONA, CALIF. — Sunshine Metals has signed an eight-year lease for a 68,394-square-foot freestanding industrial warehouse in Corona. The property is located at 1228 Sherborn St. The lease is valued at $4 million. Sunshine Metals is relocating from a previous Fullerton outpost. The company chose the building based upon its upgraded amenities and ease of access throughout Southern California, as well as to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that the Inland Empire provides. Chris Migliori of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Excel Business Park, in this transaction. JLL’s Cameron Driscoll and Luke McDaniel represented Sunshine Metals.

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LOCKPORT, ILL. — Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has signed a 102,390-square-foot industrial lease in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. ITW is a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components. The 293,872-square-foot industrial facility is located within Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park. H. Charles Osweiler of Nicolson Porter & List represented ITW in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, ML Realty Partners.

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FULLERTON, CALIF. — Western Realco has sold a 181,069-square-foot industrial building in Fullerton. Brad Rambo and Associates purchased the Class A property for $32.5 million. The building is located at 4150 W. Palm St. Western Realco developed the property on a speculative basis after purchasing the site from LBA in 2017 and razing a vacant 88,000-square-foot office building. CBRE’s Sean Ward, Ben Seybold and Keith Greer represented Realco, while Casey Mungo of Daum Commercial represented the buyer.

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PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased a 98,000-square-foot cold storage facility in Pleasanton for $12.7 million. The facility is located at 5675 Sunol Blvd. Westcore will invest in upgrades throughout the Pleasanton property, including refurbishing the office space interiors and improving buildings systems, prior to leasing efforts. The firm acquired another East Bay property in Antioch in late 2017. Mike Quint of Jackson & Cooksey and Mark Pleis of Lee & Associates represented the seller, JDS Properties, while Westcore represented itself in this transaction.

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HOUSTON — The Richland Cos. has acquired 8100 Westpark, a 74,462-square-foot industrial property situated on 3.9 acres in Houston. The property offers access to the Sam Houston Tollway and Southwest Freeway, and features 18-foot clear heights, nine rear-load, dock-high doors and semi-dock and grade-level loading bays. The property, which marks Richland’s 15th acquisition in Houston, was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Hoffer Furniture, Pak Man Supply and DragoArt Tattoo Supply.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 49,280-square-foot industrial lease at 2023 Exchange Drive in Arlington. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GLP, a provider of global logistics solutions, in the lease negotiations. Conrad Madsen and Greg Nelson of Paladin Partners represented the tenant, Prestige Autotech Corp. a California-based provider of automotive wheels.

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