KENTON, OHIO — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. has acquired a new 298,472-square-foot industrial building in Kenton for $18 million. The property is located on 46 acres at 2465 Fontaine St., approximately 28 miles south of Findlay. The building is net leased to International Paper Co., a paper and packaging manufacturer, for 10 years. The building has full rail access and is adjacent to one of International Paper Co.’s manufacturing plants.
OLATHE, KAN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on the second building at 56 Commerce Center in Olathe. The 230,122-square-foot industrial building will feature a 32-foot clear height, a front parking lot and a rear truck court. The location offers access to major interstates such as I-35, I-435 and I-49. The project is slated for completion in May 2018. This is the second phase of construction at 56 Commerce Center, a master-planned industrial development on 53 acres. The site can house up to three buildings totaling 505,000 square feet. Opus Development Co. is the developer, Opus Design Build is the design-builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer for the project. Joe Orscheln and Mike Mitchelson of CBRE are marketing the property for lease.
Denholtz Associates, Bytech International Open 75,000 SF Industrial Building in Franklin, New Jersey
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has completed the redevelopment of a former manufacturing facility located at 655 Howard Ave. in Franklin. Bytech International has purchased the newly remediated and renovated building, a former stainless-steel manufacturing facility that was vacant for 15 years. Denholtz Associates completed a $1.5 million rehabilitation of the property, including a new roof, heating, lighting, landscaping, electric, parking lot and paint. Bytech International is an electronics accessories distributor.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — A joint venture between Greenlaw Partners and Westbrook Partners has acquired Centerpointe La Palma, a 525,560-square-foot business park in the Cerritos submarket of La Palma for $106.1 million. The 10-building business park is located on Centerpointe Drive. Centerpointe La Palma is situated near the 91, 5 and 605 freeways in north Orange County. It was 89 percent leased at the time of sale. Notable tenants include the State of California, Tesoro, Honeywell, United Healthcare, University of Phoenix and St. Joseph Health. The JV represented itself in the transaction. NKF’s Kevin Shannon, Paul Jones and Blake Bokosky represented the seller, an East Coast-based pension fund advisor.
SAN BERNARDINO AND PERRIS, CALIF. — Rockefeller Group has commenced construction on two industrial projects totaling 2 million square feet in the Inland Empire. The projects include Tri-City Industrial Complex, a 19-acre site at 1333 S. Tippecanoe Ave. in San Bernardino, and Optimus Logistics Center, a 68-acre site along the I-215 corridor in Perris. Tri-City will include two speculative industrial distribution buildings totaling 425,535 square feet, while Optimus will feature two speculative buildings totaling approximately 1.4 million square feet. The projects are slated for completion in the third and fourth quarters of 2018. HPA Architects is designing both developments. JLL’s Mike McCrary and Peter McWilliams are the exclusive leasing agents for Optimus. Fullmer Construction is building the project. Chuck Belden, Kyle Kehner, Milo Lipson, Tim Pimentel and Ryan Velasquez of Cushman & Wakefield are the exclusive leasing agents for Tri-City. Millie & Severson is building the project.
NEW YORK CITY — Seagis Property Group has purchased three warehouse buildings in South Brooklyn in three separate transactions. The properties are a 22,000-square-foot building at 931 Stanley Ave., a 42,500-square-foot building at 1010 Stanley Ave. and a 70,000-square-foot property at 1970 Pitkin Ave. The three buildings were vacant at the time of acquisition and are immediately available for lease. These transactions add to Seagis’ existing portfolio of 40 properties totaling 750,000 square feet in New York City.
LEBANON, TENN. — Ridgeline Property Group (RPG), in a joint venture with USAA Real Estate Co., has unveiled plans to develop Park 840 East Building 100, a 558,600-square-foot distribution and logistics facility in Lebanon, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville. The Class A property will be developed on a 29-acre site at the southeast corner of Central Pike and Interstate 840. Steve Preston and Hayes McWilliams of CBRE will handle the building’s leasing assignment. The project will feature concrete-tilt panel construction, 36-foot clear heights, 56- by 50-foot column spacing, 62.5-foot speed bays, 96 dock doors and 113 trailer stalls. Construction is slated to begin in the fourth quarter, with completion estimated for the second quarter of 2018.
MIAMI — Jernigan Capital Inc. has invested $14.7 million for the development of a 69,175-square-foot self-storage facility in Miami. Ocoee, Fla.-based Self Storage Associates Inc. is developing the ground-up project, which will be located at 4250 S.W. 8th St., roughly one mile from the central business district of Coral Gables and approximately two miles from the University of Miami. Construction on the multi-level, climate-controlled facility is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2018, with completion slated for the second quarter of 2019. Jernigan Capital and Self Storage Associates have co-invested in four other self-storage development projects.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Barnett Capital has sold a 20-property industrial portfolio to Brennan Investment Group for $84 million. Approximately 75 percent of the roughly 2.1 million-square-foot portfolio is in the Midwest. Five properties totaling 535,800 square feet are in Illinois. The largest property is a 378,325-square-foot building located at 1100 Corporate Drive in McHenry, Ill., a northwest suburb of Chicago. Developed in 1999, the property is leased to Brake Parts. Three of the properties are located in Missouri, three in Ohio, two in Indiana and one in Wisconsin. Other properties are located in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas. The portfolio was 100 percent leased at the time of sale. Ryan Bain and Zach Graham of CBRE represented both parties in the sales transaction. Northbrook, Ill.-based Barnett Capital is the investment arm of the Barnett Family Office. Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group is an industrial property owner with nearly 29 million square feet in its portfolio.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 117,600-square-foot industrial building in Milwuakee. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 8200 N. Faulkner Road. Roger B. Siegel, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. brokered the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Faulkner Road LLC, and the seller, Faulkner Road Property LLC.