STOCKTON, CALIF. — Westcore Properties has purchased a 277,500-square-foot industrial property in Stockton for $14.4 million. The property is one mile west of I-5. It can accommodate mid-sized users seeking 25,000 to 75,000 square feet of space. Mike Goldstein of Colliers International represented both the buyer and unnamed seller in this transaction.
SHARONVILLE, OHIO — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $7.7 million refinancing loan for Crescent Centre in Sharonville, about 15 miles north of Cincinnati. The 131,400-square-foot industrial property spans the addresses of 12071-12082 Champion Way, 12092-12108 Champion Way and 2511 East Crescentville Road. The 10-year loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Ridge, the industrial development branch of Transwestern Development Co., has broken ground on a 351,171-square-foot industrial project within Southpark Commerce Center in Austin. The project is expected to deliver three buildings during the fourth quarter, with each building featuring 24-foot clear heights and more than 20 dock doors and 120 parking spaces. Situated on 24.2 acres near the intersection of Interstate 35 and State Highway 71, the center will encompass 2.3 million square feet at final buildout.
CLEVELAND, TENN. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of an 851,370-square-foot distribution facility located at 1520 Lauderdale Memorial Highway in Cleveland that is fully leased to General Electric (GE). New York-based Lexington Realty Trust purchased the asset from Chicago-based SMB Bradley for an undisclosed price. The facility is GE’s largest lighting distribution center and serves some of the world’s leading retailers, including Walmart, Lowe’s Home Improvement and Target. The property features 32-foot clear ceiling heights, T5 lighting, 350 trailer parking spaces and 250 automobile parking spaces. Excel Logistics, a division of DHL, has operated the facility since 2007. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson, Sue Earnest and Chris Skibinski of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.
BROKEN ARROW, OKLA. — Tierpoint, a Missouri-based IT firm, will build a 60,000-square-foot data center that includes infrastructure support and office space in the Tulsa metro of Broken Arrow. The initial phase of construction, which will deliver 30,000 square feet of total space and 16,000 square feet of raised floor, will cost approximately $20 million. Completion is scheduled for late 2017. The property will be TierPoint’s fourth data center in Oklahoma.
LEBANON, TENN. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has signed Geodis Logistics LLC to a 372,181-square-foot lease at Commerce Farms V, a newly built industrial project in Lebanon, a suburb of Nashville. Geodis will use the facility as a worldwide coffee retailer distribution center. HSA Commercial and Washington Capital Management Inc. recently delivered Commerce Farms V, which is located on 41 acres at the junction of State Route 840 and Highway 109 near Interstates 40, 24 and 65. The project features 32-foot clear heights, 26 truck doors and two drive-in doors. Randy Wolcott, Chad Tuck and Joe DeLemos of NorthStar Real Estate Advisors represented HSA Commercial in the lease negotiations with Geodis.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Covington Group Inc. has acquired a 500,625-square-foot industrial warehouse and distribution facility in Columbus for an undisclosed price. The two-building property is located near the John Glenn Columbus International Airport. A single tenant occupies 70 percent of the property. Covington plans to make improvements to the buildings such as exterior painting, landscaping, new signage and a refocused leasing effort. Covington also acquired an industrial building in Baltimore as part of the same transaction.
CICERO, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has unveiled plans to develop Bridge Point 290, a 323,343-square-foot industrial facility in Cicero near Chicago. The 18.5-acre site is located at 1531 S. 54th Ave., less than one mile from I-290. The site was formerly home to a General Electric manufacturing facility. George Maragos and Nicole Mentone of CBRE represented GE in the land sale. Bridge Point 290 is scheduled for completion in February 2018. The property will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50 docks, 77 trailer positions, parking for 273 cars and an ESFR sprinkler system. Premier Design + Build Group will serve as general contractor, and Cornerstone Architects will serve as architect. George Maragos, Mitch Adams and Nicole Mentone of CBRE will represent Bridge in lease-up of the building.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.2 million sale of 300 Niantic Ave., a 67,200-square-foot, single-story industrial building in Providence. ECP Niantic sold the property to Legacy Real Estate Ventures in a joint venture with ProPartners in Parking. CBRE’s Alden Anderson and Tom Barry represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Legacy Real Estate Ventures owns a portfolio of office, medical and industrial buildings in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania. This is the company’s first collaboration with ProPartners in Parking, which acquires parking assets and other real estate properties on behalf of itself and its investment partners. Ed Riekstins of NorthMarq arranged financing for the property, which was provided by Ameritas. KBR, an affiliate of ProPartners in Parking, will provide property management services. 300 Niantic Avenue is located in Huntington Industrial Park and tenants include Calise Bakery, J. Polep, Rhode Island PBS and S.G. Torrice Co.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has purchased Safari Business Center, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Ontario, for $141.2 million. The park is located at 1910 S. Carlos Ave. Safari Business Center contains 16 Class A buildings that are 97 percent leased. CBRE’s Darla Longo, Barbara Emmons Perrier, Rebecca Perlmutter Finkel and Michael Kendall represented the seller, ARA | American Realty Advisors, on this transaction. JLL’s Jeff Bellitti and Mac Hewett will serve as the center’s leasing agents, and assisted the CBRE team on the sale.
