Industrial

HDA Architects Announces Delivery of 72,000 SF Distribution Center for Adams Beverages in Alabama

by Camren Skelton September 8, 2017

OPELIKA, ALA. — HDA Architects has announced that the construction of a 72,000-square-distribution center for Adams Beverages Inc. in Opelika is now complete. The building design utilizes brick, cast stone, tilt-up concrete and reclaimed wood. Adams Beverages is a full-service beer and non-alcoholic beverage distributor and a family-owned Anheuser-Busch wholesaler. HDA has designed over 150 beverage distribution centers nationwide with a team of six St. Louis-based companies: Gabriel Project Management, Murphy Co., Kasier Electric, Grimes Consulting, Color-Art and Alper Audi. McShane Construction Co. provided construction services for the project, which features a cold storage component.

September 8, 2017

Industrial New Jersey Northeast

Sheldon Gross Realty Brokers Sale of 45,000 SF Warehouse Facility in Monroe Township, New Jersey

by Amy Works September 8, 2017

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Sheldon Gross Realty has arranged the sale of a warehouse and office facility located at 10 Abeel Road in Monroe Township. NBR Equipment acquired the 45,000-square-foot property from Abeel Associates for an undisclosed price. The property, which features 24-foot ceiling heights, was 50 percent office space at the time of sale. The buyer plans to convert the building into a warehouse distribution facility. Jonathan Glick, Glenn Jaffe and Matthew Leonelli of Sheldon Gross Realty, along with Simone Realty, represented the buyer in the deal.

September 8, 2017

Industrial Office Texas

J. Beard Brokers Sale of Two Flex Assets Totaling 119,675 SF in Houston

by Taylor Williams September 8, 2017

HOUSTON — The J. Beard Real Estate Co. has brokered the sale of two office/warehouse properties totaling 119,675 square feet in Houston. The flex properties are situated on 16.7 acres at 12450 and 12452 Cutten Road. Jeff Beard of The J. Beard Co. represented the buyer, Downhole Technology, a provider of hydraulic fracturing plugs. Cape Bell and Allison Hall of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Northwest Real Estate Holdings LLC.

September 8, 2017

Illinois Industrial Midwest

Rexnord to Build 248,000 SF Aerospace Facility in Downers Grove, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow September 8, 2017

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Rexnord Corp. will build a new manufacturing facility and aerospace headquarters in Downers Grove, about 20 miles west of Chicago. Rexnord will replace its existing 200,000-square-foot facility, built in 1956 and located at 2400 Curtiss St. within the Ellsworth Business Park. The 248,000-square-foot facility is slated for completion by 2019. The Downers Grove Economic Development Corp. worked closely with the project’s consulting firm, Cushman & Wakefield. Milwaukee-based Rexnord manufactures motion control, aerospace and water management products.

September 8, 2017

Features Industrial Office Texas Texas & Oklahoma Feature Archive Top Stories

Fortunes of Houston’s Industrial, Office Sectors Diverge in Wake of Hurricane Harvey

by Taylor Williams September 8, 2017

As the flooding in Houston from Hurricane Harvey begins to recede and more properties become accessible, commercial real estate firms are beginning the long, tedious process of figuring out the full magnitude of the destruction. It will likely be months before the full extent of the property damage throughout Houston is known. But the fortunes of certain classes of commercial real estate are already coming into focus. Metro Houston’s industrial market, which according to CoStar Group has experienced positive net absorption for 10 consecutive quarters, appears to be an immediate beneficiary of the storm. With recovery and restoration projects now fully underway across the metro area, demand for construction materials — wood, sheet rock, concrete — is set to rise. These products will need to be stored in warehouses and distributed throughout the metro area. This influx will likely put a dent in industrial vacancy, which rose from 5.3 percent to 5.6 percent between the first and second quarters. Rents for warehouse assets, which declined by 1 percent during the second quarter, should also rebound from the recovery effort. “On the industrial side, our people have seen a spiked level of demand that will result in more absorption,” says Tim …

September 8, 2017

Industrial Market Reports Self-Storage Texas Texas Market Reports

Texas Flirts With Oversupply of Self-Storage

by Taylor Williams September 8, 2017

Speaking to a panel of real estate professionals in the 1980s on the dangers of overbuilding during a period of economic expansion, Dallas real estate magnate Trammell Crow offered lenders in the crowd a simple proposition: “If you stop lending, I’ll stop developing.” Thirty-one years later, the nature of that relationship has manifested in the Texas self-storage market. After minimal delivery of self-storage properties in 2012 and 2013, development began to surge in 2014. The Texas Self Storage Association (TSSA) estimates that there are now roughly 6,500 facilities statewide, and local sources concur that unit growth from 2014 to the present has been somewhere in the neighborhood of 350 new facilities per year. This development boom has occurred in the face of rising land prices, high property taxes and a constricting pool of skilled labor that has driven up construction costs. Overall economic growth is contributing to the concern as well. Lenders are still lending, thus developers are still developing, betting that the pent-up demand for self-storage properties in Texas still has some gas left in the tank. The bullish perspective on self-storage appears to go beyond the Lone Star State. Tennessee-based hotel data and research firm STR, which has …

September 8, 2017

Georgia Industrial Southeast

Graham Packaging Leases 212,000 SF at Distribution Center, Plant in Metro Atlanta

by Camren Skelton September 7, 2017

ATLANTA AND AUSTELL, GA. — Graham Packaging Co., a global plastic packaging solutions firm, has expanded its presence in metro Atlanta with two industrial leases totaling 212,000 square feet. The Lancaster, Pa.-based company signed a 131,505-square-foot lease expansion for a distribution center at 555 Hartman Road in Austell, roughly 17 miles west of Atlanta, and an 81,600-square-foot lease renewal for its packaging plant at 3495 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta. Kemp Conrad and Chris Copenhaver of Cushman & Wakefield represented Graham Packaging in both lease transactions. GLP Development is the landlord for 555 Hartman Road, and Hartz Mountain Industries is the landlord for 3495 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. Graham Packaging will invest $10 million in improvements to the buildings, including increased central utilities, high-speed production lines, larger storage facilities and increased office space.

September 7, 2017

Florida Industrial Southeast

First Industrial Realty Acquires Warehouse Property in Orlando for $8M

by Camren Skelton September 7, 2017

ORLANDO, FLA. — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. has acquired a warehouse facility located at 550 Gills Drive in Orlando for $8 million. The 102,568-square-foot building features 30-foot clear heights, 22 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 128 parking spaces and ESFR sprinkler systems. The facility sits on 5.4 acres and is roughly two miles from Highway 528 and the Florida Turnpike. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to two tenants. Richard Prokup and Brad Kluever of First Industrial led the efforts internally to acquire the property. Rich Cavano of Cavano Realty LLC helped facilitate the transaction.

September 7, 2017

Industrial Midwest Ohio

CBRE Brokers Sale of 465,256 SF Freezer Warehouse in Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow September 7, 2017

COLUMBUS, OHIO — CBRE has brokered the sale of Mars Petcare warehouse and distribution facility in Columbus. The sales price was not disclosed. The 465,256-square-foot freezer warehouse is located at 5303 Fisher Road. Mars Petcare US, a subsidiary of Mars Inc., occupies the property with a long-term lease. The property is located immediately adjacent to Mars Petcare’s largest pet food production plant. The property underwent extensive renovations this year to install freezer-cooler equipment. Andrew Sandquist, JC Asensio and Briggs Goldberg represented the sellers, Singerman Real Estate and Green Door Capital. Chicago-based Syndicated Equities and Green Door Capital purchased the property.

September 7, 2017

Industrial Midwest Wisconsin

Dickman Co. Negotiates Sale of 8,500 SF Industrial Building in Brookfield, Wisconsin

by Kristin Harlow September 7, 2017

BROOKFIELD, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has negotiated the sale of an 8,500-square-foot industrial building in Brookfield. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 21825 Doral Road. Cale Berg of the Dickman Co. represented the buyer, McCarthy Property Management LLC. Stephen Provancher of MLG Commercial represented the seller, Millicent F. Hawley.

September 7, 2017

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