Industrial

HALETHORPE, MD. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed a $14 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 313,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2209 Sulphur Spring Road in Halethorpe, roughly seven miles south of Baltimore. The name of the borrower was not disclosed. The 36-month, non-recourse, floating-rate loan features two extension options and flexible prepayment. The borrower plans to fully renovate interiors, as well as upgrade the building’s exterior and infrastructure. Following the renovations, the borrower will re-tenant the property at market rental rates.

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DES PLAINES, ILL. — Podolsky Circle CORFAC International has arranged the sale of Rand Center in Des Plaines for $6.2 million. The 136,533-square-foot industrial facility consists of four buildings and is located at 1221-1311 Rand Road. The property is currently 94 percent occupied by 43 tenants. Alissa Adler, John Homsher and Paul Tesdal of Podolsky Circle represented the seller, Ameritus Real Estate Investment. Clear Height Properties purchased the asset.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Bay Area Mini Storage, a 635-unit self-storage facility located at 2301 Rodd Field Road in Corpus Christi. The property features 95,479 square feet of net rentable space and visibility from State Highway 357, and has undergone three expansions since its original construction in 2003. Jon Danklefs and Michael Mele of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.

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PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — SVN/Realty Three Advisors has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 205 Express St. in Plainview. Robert Anton and Arthur Cerrone Jr. purchased the industrial property from 205 Express Street LLC for $2.8 million. Situated on 1.4 acres and built in 1995, the property features 20,200 square feet of industrial space. Lorraine O’Hara, Patricia Posillico and Aric Schachner of SVN/Realty Three Advisors represented the seller, while David Hunt of Hunt Corporate Services represented the buyer in the deal.

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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of A Low Cost Self Storage, a 305-unit self-storage facility in the Houston metro of Baytown. The sale of the 35,214-square-foot property includes 1.5 acres of expansion land fronting State Highway 146. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Knobler also procured the buyer, an individual who owns 14 self-storage facilities along the Texas Gulf Coast operating under the name The Storage Place.  

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HUNTSVILLE, ALA. — Mazda and Toyota leaders have selected Huntsville as the site of their new joint venture auto manufacturing plant. The automakers will invest $1.6 billion in the facility, located approximately 14 miles from Toyota’s existing Huntsville plant. The new plant will have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles annually, with production split evenly between the two lines for each company to produce the Toyota Corolla and Mazda’s crossover model that will be newly introduced to the North American market. The facility is expected to create up to 4,000 jobs, and production is expected to begin by 2021. The joint venture plant marks the 11th U.S. manufacturing facility for Toyota.

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ATLANTA — Granite Properties has formed a long-term partnership with Third & Urban for the recapitalization and development of two warehouse properties in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. The partnership will create a portfolio to include the recapitalization of Complex, an adaptive reuse project Third & Urban unveiled in December 2016. The building is 80 percent leased to tenants including Proof of the Pudding, Bold Monk Brewing, Look Listen and LTX Solutions. The project is on track to be fully leased by June. In addition, the partnership will acquire and develop a group of warehouses located at 1218 and 1236 Menlo Drive, also in the West Midtown district. Similar to Complex, the new development — dubbed Inland Tract — will offer creative flex space for tenants that need both office and warehouse space.

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CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Rich Uncles NNN REIT Inc. has purchased a 162,714-square-foot creative office/warehouse space in Chandler for $26.5 million. The property serves as the headquarters for AvAir, a commercial aircraft parts business. The property is located at 6877 and 6971 W. Frye Road. The sale agreement allows AvAir to occupy the space for 15 years. Developed in 2015, the two buildings sit on 6.1 acres in the Santan Technology Park at the northeast corner of Loop 202 and 56th Street. Andy Ogan of Lee & Associates Arizona brokered the sale. John Hink of Tiffany & Bosco P.A. assisted the seller, Reasons Aviation LLC.

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CORONA, CALIF. — Sunshine Metals has signed an eight-year lease for a 68,394-square-foot freestanding industrial warehouse in Corona. The property is located at 1228 Sherborn St. The lease is valued at $4 million. Sunshine Metals is relocating from a previous Fullerton outpost. The company chose the building based upon its upgraded amenities and ease of access throughout Southern California, as well as to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that the Inland Empire provides. Chris Migliori of DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, Excel Business Park, in this transaction. JLL’s Cameron Driscoll and Luke McDaniel represented Sunshine Metals.

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LOCKPORT, ILL. — Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) has signed a 102,390-square-foot industrial lease in Lockport, 30 miles southwest of Chicago. ITW is a global manufacturer of engineered fasteners and components. The 293,872-square-foot industrial facility is located within Heritage Crossing, a 228-acre business park. H. Charles Osweiler of Nicolson Porter & List represented ITW in the lease transaction. Dan Leahy, Mark Moran and John Whitehead of NAI Hiffman represented ownership, ML Realty Partners.

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