SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — O.ME.R North America has entered into a 12,633-square-foot industrial lease in Shelby Township in western Michigan. The Italian-based manufacturer of railway interiors will occupy the space at 50570 Wing Drive. This is the company’s first location in the United States. Kris Pawlowski of Signature Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 7,700-square-foot industrial building in West Allis, a suburb of Milwaukee. P & Z Properties purchased the building, located at 11408 W. Lincoln Ave., from Golden Site Management LLP. Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. represented the seller in the transaction, while Brett Garceau of MLG Commercial represented the buyer.
WOODBRIDGE AND FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Finmarc Management Inc. has purchased a 15-building, 750,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in northern Virginia’s I-95 corridor from Stewart Investment Co. for $58 million. Contained primarily within the Featherstone Industrial Park in Woodbridge and including a property in Fredericksburg, the portfolio was 91 percent leased at the time of sale to more than 25 tenants, including Coleman American Moving Services, Joe Moholland Moving Inc., The United States General Services Administration, Arven Moving & Storage and Atlantic Transfer Inc. Marc Rampulla, Mark Levy and Jay Wellschlanger of JLL were the brokers of record in the transaction. Finmarc has retained John Detleff of JLL to manage leasing activities for the portfolio.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Newmark Grubb Phoenix Realty Group (NGPRG) has arranged a new 400,928-square-foot industrial lease at Northport Logistics Center, a nearly 900,000-square-foot facility located at 11530 New Berlin Road in Jacksonville. Dan Stover, Bryan Bartlett and John Richardson of NGPRG represented the landlord, Real Capital Solutions, in the lease deal. The tenant, Jacksonville-based Grimes Logistics Services Inc., will use the space for warehouse storage and distribution. Grimes Logistics is a third-party logistics company founded in 1972. NGPRG is actively marketing the remaining 471,699 square feet of space at Northport Logistics Center for lease.
BATAVIA, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds has purchased a four-building industrial portfolio from a private seller. The purchase price was not disclosed. The properties total 106,000 square feet and are all located in Batavia, a suburb of Chicago. The addresses are 1705-1775 Hubbard Ave., 900 Paramount Parkway, 902 Paramount Parkway and 950 Paramount Parkway in the Fox Valley Center for Industry Business Park. The properties range from 7,000 square feet to 18,000 square feet. The portfolio was approximately 75 percent leased to eight different tenants at the time of acquisition. Midwest Industrial plans to complete improvements to the parking lot, exterior façade and interior units.
BOSTON — Transwestern has arranged $28 million in refinancing for Boston | Dedham Commerce Park, a five-building industrial park located at 63, 65, 67, 75-101 and 91 Sprague St. in Boston. Chris Skeffington and Andrew Stone of Transwestern arranged the financing through East Boston Savings Bank for the borrower, First Highland Management and Development Corp. The 654,050-square-foot park was 82 percent leased to more than 30 tenants, including RR Donnelly, Dancing Deer Baking Co. and Sky Zone Boston, at the time of financing.
RENO, NEV. — Zazzle has leased a 180,792-square-foot industrial facility at the South Valley Commerce Center in Reno. The space is located at 811 Sandhill Road. Zazzle currently operates three facilities in California. The ecommerce company began searching for a new manufacturing facility about a year ago. The landlord is a joint venture between Panattoni and Hillwood Investment Properties. Dave Simonsen of Kidder Mathews and John McKenna of Newmark Cornish & Carey represented Zazzle. Michael Nevis, Michael Hoeck, and Steve Kucera, also of Kidder Mathews represented the landlord.
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Liberty Property Trust has opened the first of two new buildings within its 70-acre industrial park in West Palm Beach, Liberty Airport Center (LAC). Situated at 6017 and 6035 Southern Blvd., the two assets span 218,000 square feet and feature ESFR fire suppression systems, T5 lighting and impact glass. The recently opened LAC Building One spans 140,400 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights, 42 dock doors, two oversized doors with ramps, a 130-foot private truck court and 54- by 50-foot column spacing. LAC Building Two will span 77,760 square feet and feature 24-foot clear heights, 32 dock doors, 200-foot shared truck court and 54- by 46-foot column spacing. When complete, LAC will include seven industrial buildings totaling 642,000 square feet.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged a new 102,660-square-foot lease for showroom and distribution space at Steele Creek Commerce Center in Charlotte. John Cashion of JLL represented the tenant, Hearth and Home Technologies, the world’s largest manufacturer of hearths. The Minnesota-based company is a subsidiary of HNI Corp. and operates 14 brands of fireplaces, stoves and inserts. The manufacturer also leases space within North Park Business Park and sought additional space in Charlotte to meet growing business demands. Brad Cherry, Spencer Yorke and Matt Greer, also with JLL, represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties, which owns both Steele Creek Commerce Center and North Park Business Park.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired a 46,741-square-foot distribution facility in Elk Grove Village in the O’Hare submarket of Chicago. The purchase price was not disclosed. The facility is located at 2395 Greenleaf Ave. The property serves as the corporate headquarters for National Metal Fabricators and is 100 percent leased to the company, which specializes in precision sheet metal fabrication, angle ring manufacturing and specialty custom rolling. Brennan owns and manages over 2 million square feet in the O’Hare submarket.