MILFORD, CONN. — Calare Properties has sold a 200,000-square-foot industrial property located at 40 Pepe’s Farm Road in Milford. An unnamed institutional buyer purchased the property for $13.3 million. Calare purchased the property in 2014 and made several upgrades including LED lighting and landscaping improvements. The entire property is leased to a transportation solutions company.
YONKERS & NANUET, N.Y. — Jeremiah Houlihan of Houlihan Parnes Realtors has arranged an $850,000 first mortgage loan for a mixed-use building located at 925-939 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers. The property consists of a two-story building with the Clairmont Diner on the first floor and three apartments on the second floor, along with an attached one-story building containing an automobile service station. Houlihan also arranged a $1.3 million first mortgage loan for a retail center located at 148-164 E. Route 59 in Nanuet. Tenants include Empire State College, Sterling Optical and Bach-to-Rock music school. The 10-year loans were placed with Savings Banks with a 25-year amortization schedule.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group has signed four new leases for distribution buildings within the Meredith International Centre in Ontario. The leases contain a total of 972,000 square feet. The project is situated on 150 acres near Ontario International Airport. All of the lease agreements range from five to 10 years. Five out of the seven buildings at the project are now fully leased. The two remaining buildings contain 575,000 square feet and 398,000 square feet. New leases were signed with international marketing, financial and technology service provider Arvato, which leased a 552,000-square-foot building; international air services provider Metro Air Service, which rented a 155,000-square-foot building; aftermarket automotive wheels and accessories maker and distributor the Wheel Group, which absorbed a 138,000-square-foot building; and transportation management solutions provider Metropolitan Logistics Services, which leased a 127,000-square-foot building. Joe McKay and Chris Morrell of Lee & Associates represented Sares Regis in the deals. Meredith International Centre totals 243 acres and includes plans for 1.1 million square feet of office and retail space and 800 apartments.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, MOONACHIE & TETERBORO, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $56 million in financing for a six-building industrial portfolio located in South Brunswick, Moonachie and Teterboro. Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the 12-year loan, which includes a 3.25 percent fixed interest rate. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, one of the firm’s correspondent lenders, provided the financing.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Charlotte Industrial Park Portfolio, a 13-property asset totaling 486,512 square feet of Class A office and warehouse space throughout the Charlotte area. Patrick Gildea, Anne Johnson and Bryan Crutcher of CBRE represented the seller, Maryland-based Artemis Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. At the time of sale, the Charlotte Industrial Park Portfolio was 95 percent occupied. Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate purchased the properties.
HAZELWOOD, MO. — XPO Logistics Supply Chain Inc. has signed a 213,558-square-foot industrial lease, occupying the entire distribution facility located at 1619 Park 370 Blvd. near St. Louis in Hazelwood. The company is scheduled to take occupancy in April after an interior build-out is completed. HSA Commercial Real Estate developed 1619 Park 370 Blvd. and an adjacent 340,000-square-foot distribution center after purchasing the 30-acre land site from TRiSTAR Properties in 2001. Both facilities are part of the 450-acre Park 370 development situated near the St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Jeffrey Hawley and Brandon Duncan of Block Real Estate Services represented ownership in the lease transaction, while Katie Haywood and Jonathan Hinds of CBRE represented the tenant. XPO Logistics is a global logistics and transportation services provider with 1,425 locations around the world.
GRAYSLAKE, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has unveiled plans to develop a 133,951-square-foot industrial facility for Okabe Co. in Grayslake. The metal working company will relocate its North American headquarters from Vernon Hills, Ill. The development, located at the intersection of Peterson and Midlothian roads, will feature 30-foot clear heights, 10 exterior truck docks, two drive-in doors, 4,000 amps of power and an ESFR sprinkler system. Okabe acquired the land site from the Lake County Fair Association. The 21.8-acre site features close proximity to I-94 and major thoroughfares in Lake County. Mas Ishida of Colliers International represented Okabe in the build-to-suit deal, while Keith Puritz, Brett Kroner and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield represented Bridge. Keith Puritz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the association in the land transaction.
CARY, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 61,000-square-foot building in Cary, about 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property, located at 165 Chicago St., is fully leased to AMPAC, a global manufacturer of creative and flexible packaging for pharmaceuticals, health and beauty products and retailers. The building, developed in 1985, includes three exterior docks, one drive-in door and heavy power for manufacturing. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, ML Realty Partners. Agracel Inc., a regional industrial development firm based in Effingham, Ill., purchased the property.
CHICAGO — CenterPoint Properties has been selected by CRRC Sifang America Inc. to develop a 380,944-square-foot industrial building for the rail car manufacturer in Chicago. Located on 45 acres at 13535 S. Torrence Ave., the facility will include warehouse, office and rail car assembly and testing space. The building footprint also incorporates room for future growth and expansion of CRRC’s North American production capabilities. The Chicago assembly facility will serve initially to fulfill a contract between CRRC and the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for new rail cars. CRRC will assemble, test and deliver the CTA’s new, modern 7000 Series transit cars, with the first cars expected by 2019. The building will achieve a LEED certification upon completion and feature LED lighting for internal production lighting, skylights for natural lighting, water-efficient fixtures, natural landscaping and storm water management. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 16.
CHICAGO — Dayton Street Partners has sold its 43,000-square-foot distribution facility at 920 W. Pershing Road in Chicago to a private investor for $4.1 million. Originally acquired in 2015, Dayton Street transformed the manufacturing building into a modern warehouse/distribution facility. Last year, Trane U.S. signed a 25,000-square-foot lease at the property and Stanley Steemer signed an 18,000-square-foot lease.