VINELAND, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a manufacturing and warehouse facility located at 500 W. Elmer Road in Vineland. F&S Produce Co. acquired the 580,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The buyer will use the new facility to accommodate its future expansion. Matthew Marshall, Brian Hilger and Gerry Blinebury of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
Industrial
LEBANON, TENN. — Al. Neyer has unveiled plans to develop Cedar Farms, a Class A industrial development in Lebanon, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville. The development will include two speculative buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet, located on 103 acres near the Couchville Pike and Interstate 840 interchange. The first phase of the project will include a 902,000-square-foot speculative building and a second pad for a facility spanning up to 600,000 square feet. New York Life Real Estate Investors is an equity investor in the project, which is the firm’s second partnership with Al. Neyer. The partnership’s other venture is Mallory Green, a 175,000-square-foot office building under construction nearby in Franklin. Cedar Farms will feature 36-foot clear heights and LED lighting in 70-foot speed bays. Construction on Phase I will begin this month, with completion slated for late 2018. Doug McDowell and Jeb Atkinson of ProVenture will represent Al. Neyer in the project’s leasing assignment.
SAN ANTONIO — Casey Development Ltd. has broken ground on The Keep Storage, a 645-unit self-storage facility located near the intersection of Vance Jackson and Jackson Keller roads in San Antonio. The Class A property will feature more than 87,000 square feet of net rentable storage space. Approximately 95 percent of the units are climate-controlled. Baxter Contracting is serving as general contractor for the project, which was designed by Archcon Architecture. Delivery is scheduled for fall 2018.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Carrollton-based data center REIT CyrusOne has broken ground on a 340,000-square-foot data center campus located near the intersection of Stacy Road and Chelsea Boulevard in the northeastern Dallas metro of Allen. The three-building campus will be capable of generating more than 100 megawatts of power upon completion. The facility, which could span 90 acres at full build-out, raises CyrusOne’s total data center footprint in Texas to more than 1 million square feet.
STAFFORD AND SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two industrial properties totaling 400,000 square feet in the Houston metros of Stafford and Sugar Land. Jim Pratt and Trey Erwin of Colliers represented the seller of a 70,000-square-foot distribution facility located at 10702 Cash Road in Stafford. The tenant, Capital Plastics International Inc., will relocate from that property to a 330,000-square-foot facility located at 1601 Gillingham Lane in Sugar Land. Colliers recently represented the seller of that property as well.
EASTPOINTE, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of EZ Storage in Eastpointe, about 10 miles north of Detroit. The sales price was not disclosed. The 65,810-square-foot self-storage building is located at 21500 Gratiot Ave. Brett Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. He also secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
LINDON, UTAH — WI Commercial Properties (WICP), a developer based in Tampa, Fla., is building out a new master-planned campus in Lindon known as Mountain Technology Center. The $200 million development is situated about 12 miles north of Provo in Utah County. WICP has already invested over $80 million in the 55-acre development and will be investing another $120 million before the project’s completion. The campus sits west of the Pleasant Grove Boulevard freeway interchange and features unobstructed mountain views with lake views to the south. At full build-out, the mixed-use development will feature 650,000 square feet of Class A office and industrial space spread over 10 buildings, as well as a food court off Pleasant Grove Boulevard. The new components coming to the campus include Mountain Tech North, which comprises an 88,000-square-foot flex industrial facility known as Mountain Tech III and the new food court. Mountain Tech III will be the first building with 32-foot clear heights in Utah County, according to WICP. Mountain Tech South is planned on the south side of Pleasant Grove Boulevard. This phase will include two four-story office buildings and four office/warehouse hybrid facilities. Construction on Mountain Tech South is scheduled to begin in …
Confluent Development, Bradbury Properties to Build Three Office, Industrial Buildings in Denver
by Nellie Day
DENVER — A joint venture between Confluent Development and Bradbury Properties has agreed to build three new office and industrial buildings in Highfield Business Park in Denver. The park is situated near the intersection of E-470 and Peoria Street, southeast of Centennial Airport. The first project was completed in June and now houses two tenants. The 101,000-square-foot facility (Highfield Building 5), broke ground in October 2016 as a spec development. The building is occupied by Charter Communications and Gateway Classic Cars. The second project is a build-to-suit development for EdgeConneX. The third project in the business park is a 92,000-square-foot spec industrial facility. The project will break ground in November, with project completion scheduled for spring 2018.
Senate Construction Completes 615,600 SF Distribution Center in Worcester, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
WORCESTER, MASS. — Senate Construction has completed the construction of a 615,600-square-foot distribution center located at 150 Blackstone River Road in Worcester. The property was developed by 150 Blackstone River Road LLC, a joint venture between Mid-States Packaging Inc. and GFI Partners. Imperial Distributors occupies 325,000 square feet of property, with G-3 occupying 200,000 square feet and Mid-States Packaging occupying the remaining space. Senate performed the design-build of the foundation, superstructure, HVAC, fire protection, plumbing and electrical work. Jim Thornton of Andover, Mass.-based Applied Form and Space Architects provided architectural services for the project.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Hunt Southwest has broken ground on a 202,270-square-foot industrial facility located at 900 Wilmeth Road near U.S. Highway 75 in McKinney. The property will be configured as a front-park, rear-load facility and feature amenities such as 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, LED warehouse lighting, 43 dock-high doors and two acres of additional land for parking or outside storage. Construction of the facility, which is being built on a speculative basis, is expected to be complete by June 2018. Hunt Southwest expects to begin developing another 200,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility within University Business Park in McKinney during the second quarter of 2018.