FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a four-property, 369,625-square-foot industrial portfolio in Fort Worth. The properties include the 116,000-square-foot Suffolk Business Park located at 2901-2951 Suffolk Drive; a 63,795-square-foot property located at 2020 E. 24th St.; a 16,000-square-foot property located at 500 E. Central St.; and a 173,830-square-foot property located at 1101 NE 23rd St. Collectively, the properties were 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
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HOUSTON — The J. Beard Real Estate Co. has brokered the sale of two office/ warehouse facilities totaling 119,675 square feet in Houston. The properties span four buildings and are situated on 16.7 acres at 12450 and 12452 Cutten Road. Jeff Beard of J. Beard represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Cape Bell and Allison Hall of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Northwest Real Estate Holdings LLC. Downhole Technology LLC, a provider of hydraulic fracturing plugs, will occupy both buildings.
TAMPA, FLA. — Meridian Development Group has sold Meridian East, a three-building, 200,000-square-foot industrial center in Tampa, for $8.3 million. Boston-based High Street Realty Co. acquired the asset. During ownership, Meridian invested $600,000 in the property to improve the appearance of the exteriors, construct additional parking and renovate the vacant interiors. At the time of sale, Meridian East was fully leased to tenants including Bailey Industries, which occupies 45,000 square feet.
FONTANA AND CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — Duke Realty Corp. has purchased two industrial buildings totaling 873,870 square feet in Southern California. The assets are part of a larger $700 million, 12-property industrial portfolio Duke has purchased from Bridge Development Partners. The assets include a 429,870-square-foot building at South Ajax Avenue in the City of Industry and a 444,000-square-foot facility at 11250 Poplar Ave. in Fontana. Poplar Avenue was completed and leased in 2016, while Ajax Avenue was completed in 2017. HFF’s Anthony Brent and Ryan Martin represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — AllState has purchased Tempe Logistics Center, a 175,314-square-foot industrial building in Tempe, for an undisclosed sum. The building is located at 1524 W. 14th St. The asset serves as a “last-mile” warehouse with 18- to 24-foot clear heights, automatic fire suppression, 23 dock loading doors, six grade-level doors, an over-standard parking ratio and 130-foot truck courts. Recent tenant improvements include the installation of full air conditioning in the office and warehouse space, a new office and kitchen buildout, and an upgraded power supply. The asset is fully leased to investment-grade tenants. CBRE Global Investors acquired the property on behalf of AllState. Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, LBA Realty, in this transaction.
MACON, GA. — Amazon has unveiled plans to open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Macon. The new center will create more than 500 new full-time jobs upon opening, and will be the company’s fourth warehouse and distribution hub in Georgia. The e-commerce giant currently operates facilities in Braselton, Lithia Springs and Union City. Employees at the new facility will pick, pack and ship large-sized items, including household furniture, sporting equipment and gardening tools. New jobs will include warehouse, management and supervisory positions. The project is being developed in a partnership between Seefried Industrial Partners and an affiliate of USAA Real Estate Co. The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority entitled and sold the property.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Tampa-based data center operator vXchnge has acquired a 100,000-square-foot data center campus located at 8025 N. Interstate 35 in Austin. The colocation facility, which is currently undergoing a doubling of its current capacity, will eventually be capable of producing 26 megawatts of power. The sale includes the 18 acres of land on which the campus is situated. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 13,230-square-foot warehouse located at 11811 Tanner Road in west Houston. John Ferruzzo and Nick Peterson of NAI Partners represented the seller, Herman Allen Stewart, in the transaction. Mark Lehman and Nathan Rodriguez of Centermark Real Estate represented the buyer, Indiana-based BRADY Investments LLC. Other terms of sale were not released.
BOONVILLE, MO. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 250,000-square-foot industrial building in Boonville, about 25 miles west of Columbia. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 2501 Boonslick Drive. Constructed in 1979 with renovations in 1988, the facility features 30-foot clear heights, 14,050 square feet of office space, 22 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 310 vehicles. An individual buyer, Daniel E. Smith, purchased the property with plans to use it for speculative leasing of manufacturing or warehousing uses. Jim Medbery of Binswanger represented the undisclosed seller.
SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased a 74,038-square-foot warehouse building in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Fe Springs for an undisclosed sum. The warehouse is located at 13915 Maryton Ave. The purchase marks Westcore’s return to the Los Angeles industrial market after an 18-month hiatus. The firm plans to add about 5,000 square feet of speculative office space to the vacant warehouse building. It will also make limited upgrades to the existing structure. The asset is the only modern building of its size available along the 5 Freeway corridor that spans from the City of Commerce to the North Orange County marketplace, according to Scott Heaton, who, along with Chris Sheehan of Colliers International, represented both parties in the transaction. The seller was Bridge Development.