LIVERMORE, CALIF. — Performance Food Group has leased 89,429 additional square feet of space at an industrial warehouse/distribution facility in Livermore. The facility is located at 7587 Las Positas Ave. Performance Food Group already leases 222,345 square feet within the industrial complex. The facility features 30-foot minimum ceiling height, ESFR sprinkler system, cross dock loading access, ample parking and truck staging areas. Michael Lloyd and Greig Lagomarsino of Colliers executed the transaction.
CARLISLE, PA. — In Carlisle, Goodman Group has preleased 1 million square feet of logistics space to syncreon. The third-party logistics company is leasing space at one of two industrial facilities at the Goodman Logistics Center Carlisle, which offers direct access to Interstate 81. syncreon is scheduled to take occupancy of the building in early 2018. The seven-year lease was negotiated by Lauren Scarpace and Michael Hess of CBRE and is the first lease at the logistics center. The second logistics facility is currently available for lease and offers 938,236 square feet of available space.
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the $5.65 million sale of 116 Gaither Drive in Mount Laurel, a fully leased 106,000-square-foot industrial building. Food Sciences Corp. has a long-term lease on the property, which features 24-foot clear ceilings, 13 loading docks, one drive-in door, heavy electric service and expansion capabilities. The Bloom Organization sold the property to a private investor. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers were the sole brokers.
HOUSTON — Clay Development and Construction has broken ground on Cutten Distribution Center I, a 293,280-square-foot industrial facility located on Cutten Road in northwest Houston. Built entirely on a speculative basis, the property will be the 15th building within the 165-acre Cutten Road Business Park and feature 60-foot bays with 32-foot clear heights, trailer parking and a sprinkler system. Completion of the center is scheduled for January 2018.
DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of a portfolio of 18 industrial buildings totaling roughly 509,000 square feet at locations throughout the Dallas area, including Farmers Branch, Irving and Richardson. Jamie Jennings, James Mantzuranis, Jeremy Kelly and Ryan Wolcott of Stream represented the seller, a partnership between Elliott Management and Cienda Partners. Los Angeles-based Entrada Partners purchased the assets for an undisclosed price.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Colliers International has secured a 69,545-square-foot lease for Safemark Systems, a manufacturer of electronic safes for the hospitality industry, at Horizon Commerce Park in Orlando. With the new lease, Safemark Systems will combine its office and warehouse operations into one space. Richard Davis Jr. of Colliers International represented Safemark Systems in the lease transaction. Mike Borling of JLL represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties. Located at 200 W. Sand Lake Road, the property is situated roughly eight miles south of downtown Orlando, with access to State Road 528 and the Orlando Executive Airport.
MIDLAND, MICH. — Zolman Restoration has signed a 30,690-square-foot industrial lease in Midland, about 27 miles east of Mt. Pleasant. The property is located at 2520 Schuette Road. Zolman Restoration is a fire, flood and storm damage repair company. The company needed the space to house furnishings, equipment and fixtures while repairing a building damaged from fire. John Hamburger and Julie Strong of Signature Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed.
The industrial market in Charlotte is healthy, with trends pointing to another solid year of net absorption and rent growth. The market continues to attract institutional capital, as cap rates hover slightly below 6 percent for Class A product in the metro’s primary submarkets. Charlotte’s job growth continues to drive population migration into the market. More than 37,000 new jobs have been added in the past 12 months, dropping the unemployment rate from 5.2 percent to 4.9 percent. North Carolina has a young, educated workforce and boasts 53 universities and colleges. The state is nationally recognized for its labor climate. Major employers span the gamut of the business world, from financial and energy stalwarts such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, Duke Energy and Siemen’s Energy Inc., to more industrial players such as Daimler Trucks North America, Lowe’s, FedEx and Snyder’s-Lance Inc. Charlotte is a logistically sound market, with the city’s airport ranking as the eighth busiest in the U.S., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A relatively new intermodal rail facility and continued investment in road infrastructure projects are also helping to foster an optimistic environment. The HB2 legislation, which proved a major obstacle to attracting new companies …
SAN ANTONIO — Casey Development Ltd. has broken ground on The Keep Storage, a 77,000-square-foot self-storage facility located just south of Thousand Oaks Drive and Henderson Pass in San Antonio. The Class A property will feature 500 climate-controlled units totaling more than 55,000 square feet of net rentable space. Archcon Architecture designed the project. Capco Construction, the project’s general contractor, expects to deliver the property in May 2018.
CHICAGO — Bridge Development Partners LLC has sold four industrial buildings totaling 491,010 square feet in Chicago’s O’Hare market for $69 million. The properties include: 1701 Nicholas Blvd. in Elk Grove Village; 11600 Grand Ave. in Northlake; and 9555 and 9655 Soreng Ave. in Schiller Park. With buildings constructed between 2014 and 2017, the property was 78 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include Pilot Air Freight Corp., NNR Global Logistics USA Inc. and Fujitrans USA Inc. The buyer was an institutional investor. Bridge has also acquired a 48-acre land site located at 10601 Franklin Ave. in Franklin Park, Ill. Bridge purchased the property from Magellan Pipeline Co., a division of Magellan Midstream Partners, which is an oil pipeline, storage and transportation company. Currently, the site houses 14 storage tanks and multiple smaller buildings associated with the seller’s use of the site. Within the next few weeks, Bridge will begin demolition activities and other site remediation work on the 48-acre site. The development plans call for 656,189 square feet of industrial space spanning three buildings of 174,625 square feet, 277,762 square feet and 203,802 square feet, respectively. All three buildings will be delivered in the third quarter of 2018, and …