Industrial

HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 275,000-square-foot warehouse located at 550 Aleen St. in Houston. The property features 27-foot clear heights, 44 dock-high doors and a fully fenced truck court. Ryan Fuselier and Travis Secor of JLL represented the buyer, Polymers Packaging and Warehousing Inc., a Houston-based supplier of plastic resins. The space will serve as the company’s new global manufacturing and distribution center. Bob Berry and Grant Hortenstine of Avison Young represented the seller, Aleen Street Associates Ltd.

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MILWAUKEE — Oak Realty Group Inc. (ORG) has acquired an 879,704-square-foot industrial portfolio in Milwaukee. The 10 buildings are situated on approximately 57 acres near Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. Originally constructed in phases through 2004 by a local developer, the buildings range in size from 40,000 to 215,000 square feet. ORG plans to upgrade and renovate the portfolio, as well as work with several tenants who want to expand. ORG partnered with The Africk Family Office for the acquisition.

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SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of 12626 Silicon, a 109,165-square-foot warehouse/distribution center located in the University Park area of San Antonio. Jason Schnittger and Kevin Cosgrove of Stream represented the seller, First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., in the transaction. Dan Gostylo and Seth Prescott of Providence Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer.

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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — Universal Windows Direct has signed an 8,250-square-foot industrial lease in Maryland Heights. The property is located at 11993 Borman Drive. This is the first Missouri location for the Cleveland-based window installation and home improvement company. Scott Martin of Hilliker Corp. represented the tenant in the five-year lease transaction. Pace Properties represented the undisclosed landlord.

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HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Apex Distribution Center, a 410,600-square-foot, Class A industrial property in Houston’s Northwest Industrial submarket. Situated on 24.7 acres at 5750 Brittmoore Road and 10618-10634 Tanner Road, the three-building property offers access to Interstate 10, State Highway 290 and Loop 610. Trent Agnew and Rusty Tamlyn of HFF represented the seller, Dallas-based Crow Holdings Industrial, in the transaction. Toronto-based WPT Industrial REIT purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

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SPARROWS POINT, MD. — FedEx Ground, the small package delivery unit of FedEx Corp., has opened a new distribution facility at Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre global logistics center in Sparrows Point, roughly 15 miles southeast of Baltimore. The 307,000-square-foot facility connects existing FedEx Ground stations located in White Marsh and Halethorpe, and will support approximately 275 full- and part-time jobs, as well as 150 contracted service providers. FedEx occupies 50 acres within the northwest portion of the site, with close proximity to Interstate 695. JLL is the exclusive broker for Tradepoint Atlantic.

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GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Buchanan Partners, in a joint venture with Elion Partners, has acquired a 700,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in suburban Washington, D.C. A joint venture between Ares Capital Corp. and Adler Group sold the assets for $81.2 million. The 14-building portfolio is spread across three different office parks along the Route 28 corridor in Northern Virginia: 3680-3863 Centerview Road in Dulles Business Park, 14420-14434 Albemarle Point Place in Westfields North and 14280-14290 Sullyfield Circle in Sullyfield Business Park. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements, including landscaping and amenities, and will lease and manage the properties.

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DAVIE AND TAMARAC, FLA. — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Nuveen, has acquired two industrial properties in South Florida for $54 million. Principal Global Investors sold the properties, which include Pointe West in Davie and Westpoint in Tamarac. Constructed between 2001 and 2004, the warehouses were 93 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Daikin and Kapco Global.

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WEST JORDAN, UTAH — Walker Tape has expanded its industrial footprint in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Jordan. The provider of tape and adhesive for hair replacement systems recently completed a 33,232-square-foot facility at 9312 S. Prosperity Road. The new building will allow the firm to nearly double its square footage. The space also includes 4,000 square feet of Class A office space. The former Walker Tape Building was sold to Multi-Fill, a manufacturer of filling equipment for the food industry. Skyler Peterson of Newmark Grubb ACRES represented Walker Tape.

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