Industrial

ORLANDO, FLA. — Liberty Property Trust plans to develop a build-to-suit industrial facility in Orlando on behalf of STIHL Southeast, an exclusive distributor of STIHL outdoor power equipment for Florida, Georgia, Alabama and portions of the Caribbean. The new 154,400-square-foot facility will be situated on 13 acres within Liberty Park at AIPO on Tradeport Drive. The long-term lease includes 20,000 square feet of office space, 25,000 square feet of climate controlled assembly space and the balance will be for warehouse and distribution. The property will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 60-foot speed bay and more than 25 dock-high and drive-in doors. The STIHL Southeast facility is the seventh property that Liberty Property Trust has developed in the park, which totals 1.7 million square feet. The design team includes architect C4 Architecture and general contractor Kelsey Construction. Stephen Whitley of Whitley Capital LLC represented STIHL Southeast in the lease deal, and John Johnston represented Liberty Property Trust internally.

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CHICAGO — ZWL Properties has purchased a 138,000-square-foot office and warehouse property in Chicago. The two-story building is situated on 5.1 acres at 5000 W. Bloomingdale Ave. ZWL plans to convert the building for multi-tenant use. Exterior remodeling will include new roofing, gutters, fencing and window replacement. Interior remodeling will involve the construction of new tenant spaces and restrooms in addition to new plumbing, heating and electrical systems. An adjacent 31,250-square-foot land parcel will be resurfaced for parking. Shai Romirowsky of Eastern Union Funding arranged $2.2 million in acquisition and renovation financing for the purchase.

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LOS ANGELES — Sares Regis Group (SRG) has broken ground on nine industrial buildings in the Los Angeles submarket of Thousand Oaks. The buildings will contain a total of 507,878 square feet. The facilities are being built to LEED specifications on the remaining 29 acres in the Conejo Spectrum business park in Conejo Valley. They are scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Colliers International represented SRG.

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STOCKTON, CALIF. — Sean Pathiratne, owner of Buzz Oates’ subsidiary CVICH Stockton LLC, has purchased a 256,671-square-foot industrial building in Stockton for $18 million. The building is located at 2845 Boeing Way. The facility is situated near BNSF & Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal facilities. The building joins two other properties owned by Pathiratne, which are used for warehousing and distribution. Greig Lagomarsino and Michael Goldstein of Colliers International executed the transaction.

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MANTECA, CALIF. — CenterPoint Properties plans to develop a 404,600-square-foot industrial facility at CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Manteca, just south of Stockton. The build-to-suit project will be situated on 25 acres adjacent to the domestic Union Pacific Intermodal. CenterPoint is building the facility for 5.11 Tactical, a brand of tactical apparel and gear.

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FRISCO, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has announced plans for a new, 152,00-square-foot development in Frisco Park 25, a 216-acre, master-planned business and industrial park located at Preston Road at Rockhill Parkway in Frisco. PowerSecure Lighting, a manufacturer of LED lighting products, will anchor the Class A development with a 76,000-square-foot lease. Cannon Green and Bob Hagewood of Stream will oversee leasing of the project, which is slated to launch in 2018.

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TOPEKA, KAN. — Simmons Pet Foods has signed a 42,960-square-foot industrial lease in the Forbes Industrial Park in Topeka. The building is located at 7215 SW Topeka Blvd. Jerry Fogel of Kessinger/Hunter negotiated the lease transaction. The Arkansas-based pet food manufacturer also maintains an operations plant in Emporia, Kan.

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SWEDESBORO, N.J. — NAI Mertz has secured a sale-leaseback transaction at 509 Heron Drive, a 55,000-square-foot industrial building in Swedesboro. A subsidiary of Burton Real Estate purchased the building. NAI Mertz’s Jonathan Klear and Fred Meyer were the sole brokers in the transaction. Located within Pureland Industrial Complex, 509 Heron Drive features a crane-served warehouse and an existing two-story office, as well as a computer room, and reception and kitchen areas. Situated on a 14.7-acre lot, the building features two drive-in doors, five loading docks and one drive-thru service bay. The warehouse includes 22-foot clear ceiling heights and 40-foot by 40-foot column spacing. The warehouse area also includes five cranes. Offering access to Exit 10 of I-295, Pureland Industrial Complex is home to tenants such as Amazon, Home Depot and Mitsubishi.

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EATONTOWN, N.J. — Ray Smith of Stafford Smith Realty has arranged the $5.5 million sale of 40 Christopher Way, Block 3901, Lot 46 in Eatontown to Victory International. The building formerly served as the headquarters of DSCI, a government defense contractor. Victory International is a distributor of cosmetics and perfumes and is relocating from Edison, N.J. Stafford Smith Realty was the broker for both the seller and the buyer. Stafford Smith marketed the property with Keen Associates for Bank of America. The building sits on seven acres and consists of 45,000 square feet of offices and 30,000 square feet of warehouse space.

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NEW YORK CITY — On behalf of Li & Associates Development, Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 16,500-buildable-square-foot development site at 296-300 St. Nicholas Ave. in Bushwick, Brooklyn to 300 St. Nicholas LLC. The all-cash transaction was valued at $4.5 million or approximately $273 per buildable square foot.

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