SAN DIEGO — RAF Pacifica Group has purchased a 31,246-square-foot manufacturing and distribution center in the San Diego submarket of San Marcos for $3.7 million. The center is located at 1880 Diamond St. Known as La Costa Meadows, the facility features office space and HVAC production areas, as well as dock- and grade-level loading and 26-foot-clear heights. Isaac Little, Marko Dragovic and Chuck Hardy of Lee & Associates represented both the buyer and the seller, DonMar LLC, in this transaction.
Industrial
ST. LOUIS — An investor group, led by Mark Nelson of Nelson McBride Development and Nelson Grumney of Neland Investment Management, has purchased a portfolio of five industrial buildings in St. Louis County for $10.9 million. Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. was the seller. Totaling 474,000 square feet, the office/warehouse, distribution and light manufacturing buildings are located in the mid-county area and Hazelwood, Mo. The buildings range in size from 44,100 square feet to 145,000 square feet. The investor group is planning to invest approximately $250,000 in building and site enhancements at the properties, which were developed in the 1970s. Lead tenants in the buildings include Waters of America LLC, Demar Logistics Inc., Roha and Superior Pool Products. Nelson McBride will manage the buildings.
CHICAGO — Realty Metrix Commercial has brokered the sale of a 24,600-square-foot industrial building located at 450 Wegner Drive in West Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The property consists of a 24,600-square-foot industrial building situated on 1.3 acres. Siegwerk Environmental Inks, a German-based manufacturer of water-based inks, occupies the space. Dave Schmidt and Linda Kost of Realty Metrix represented the buyer, LMK LLC. Tom Bosshart of Norwood-O’Hare Realty Group Inc. represented the seller.
Colliers Closes $19.7M in Financing for Manufacturing, Office Property in Lowell, Massachusetts
by Amy Works
LOWELL, MASS. — Colliers International Boston has arranged $19.7 million in financing for Calare Properties’ acquisition of MACOM Technology Solutions Inc.’s 150,000-square-foot headquarters, located in Lowell. The seller, MACOM Technology Solutions, has leased back the property for a 20-year term. Proceeds of the financing will be used to purchase the manufacturing facility at 100-144 Chelmsford St., as well as construct a connected 58,000-square-foot office addition to serve MACOM’s expanded headquarters. The financing consists of a first mortgage acquisition and construction loan from Boston Private Bank and Rockland Trust as well as subordinate debt from a community loan fund. Tom Welch, Adam Coppola and John Poole of Colliers secured the financing.
G.S. Wilcox & Co. Arranges $13.8M in Financing for Two Properties in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
TOTOWA, N.J., AND BETHLEHEM, PA. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $13.8 million in financing for two separate properties in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Gretchen Wilcox, David Fryer and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox & Co. arranged the financing in both transactions. In the first transaction, the firm secured a $7 million loan for a 252,000-square-foot former manufacturing facility in Totowa. The borrower, The Hampshire Cos., will be convert the property into a 383,000-square-foot single-tenant warehouse distribution facility. Provident Bank provided the financing for the borrower. In the second loan, the company arranged $5.8 million in financing for an office call center in Bethlehem. Thrivent Financing provided the financing for the borrower, J.G. Petrucci Co.
LINDEN, N.J. — Seagis Property Group has purchased a 504,000-square-foot industrial asset, located at 340 Stiles St. in Linden. 500 West Edgar LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer has commenced a multi-million-dollar renovation program at the property. Planned improvements include roofing, new entrances, new building façades and windows, modernization of the building’s 98 loading doors and five drive-in dock doors, as well as the installation of T-5 lighting. Additionally, Seagis will upgrade and pave nearly 13 acres of parking, creating new trailer and automobile parking spaces, and the company will also upgrade the landscaping and fencing throughout the site. The renovations are slated for completion in spring 2017. Chuck Fern of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
MEMPHIS, TENN. — A joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners has purchased Southpark Buildings D and E in Memphis. The two adjacent buildings are located at 4540 and 4600 Pleasant Hill Road and span 566,281 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings are fully leased to iQor Global Services LLC, a private outsourcing services company with 32,000 employees and operations in 18 countries. Pacer Partners and Drake purchased the assets from Transpacific Development Co. for an undisclosed price.
ARCADIA, CALIF. — Yellow Iron Investments has received a $69 million construction loan for the Arcadia Logistics Center industrial facility in Arcadia. The Class A facility will be situated on 40 acres directly adjacent to the San Gabriel (605) Freeway. Arcadia Logistics Center will feature three buildings totaling 698,000 square feet. An additional 42 acres at the site are ground leased to a national build-to-suit developer. Fullmer Construction will build the center. The loan has a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. It features interest-only payments during both the initial and extension terms. Keystone Mortgage Corp. provided the financing.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has arranged two leases in Houston totaling 19,740 square feet. In the first lease, D&M Auto Leasing, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based auto leasing company, leased 14,420 square feet of office space at 4635 Southwest Freeway in Houston from EP Office Holding LP. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook Co. represented the landlord, while Kevin Saxe of CBRE represented the tenant in the deal. In the second lease, Houston Custom Metal Works, a prototyping and light production facility, renewed and expanded to 5,500 square feet of warehouse space at 1105-1111 Upland Drive in Houston. Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. represented the tenant, while Sandra Wolters of Whitestone REIT represented the landlord, Whitestone Industrial-Office LLC, in the transaction.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Deka Immobilien Investment GMBH, a real estate investment company based in Germany, has acquired the Amazon Gateway Distribution Center in Edwardsville near St. Louis for $42.3 million. The 717,000-square-foot building was developed by a joint venture between Tristar Cos. and Pacific Coast Capital Partners (PCCP). Robert Stamm of Colliers International led the negotiation of the transaction. In addition, Brian Corrigan, Brandon McMenomy, Andres Roldan and Steven Ward of Colliers represented Deka. Steve Disse and Jeff Devine of Colliers Chicago represented Tristar and PCCP.