LANCASTER, TEXAS — Crow Holdings Capital-Real Estate will break ground this month on I-35 Logistics Crossing, a two-building, 1.2 million-square-foot industrial park located at the intersection of Interstates 35 and 20 in the south Dallas suburb of Lancaster. The property, which is slated for an early 2018 delivery, will feature 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts and trailer storage. Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin of Cushman & Wakefield will handle leasing of the property.
Industrial
UNION, MOONACHIE AND FAIRFIELD, N.J. — The Stro Cos. has acquired five industrial buildings totaling 210,000 square feet in New Jersey for $14.7 million. The properties were purchased in separate transactions from different sellers including: 1110 Springfield Road, 50 Milltown Road and 60 Milltown Road in Union. The three-building, 128,000-square-foot industrial park is located near Route 22, I-78, The Garden Parkway and Newark Liberty Airport. The park is 98 percent occupied and features industrial units ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 square feet. Stro acquired the property for $7 million. Millington Bank financed the acquisition. 111 Moonachie Ave. in Moonachie. The 52,000-square-foot industrial building features seven units. Located in the Meadowlands, the property is directly across the street from Teterboro Airport. The property was acquired for $5.3 million with one 7,000-square-foot vacancy. Malvern Bank financed the acquisition. 18 Industrial Road in Fairfield. The multi-tenant industrial building spans 30,000 square feet. Stro plans to install upgrades to the exterior of the property, which is accessible from Route 46 and I-80. Bank of New Jersey financed the $2.4 million acquisition.
LINDEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged a $5.6 million industrial warehouse loan for a 161,000-square-foot building located at 601-721 W. Linden Ave. in Linden. Eric Seidel, a director in MMCC’s New Jersey office, arranged the debt placement.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Developer Seefried Industrial Properties Inc. has delivered a 322,194-square-foot distribution and learning center in Grapevine for Mercedes-Benz USA. Situated on 31 acres along Lakeside Parkway at Enterprise Road, the property consists of a 262,969-square-foot distribution center and a 59,215-square-foot learning and performance center. Richardson-based construction firm Hill & Wilkinson served as general contractor on the project.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial (HLC) has arranged the sale of a 68,092-square-foot distribution warehouse in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro of Farmers Branch. Situated on 3.3 acres at 14335 Gillis Road, the property, which was built in 1977, features 18-foot clear heights, three dock-high loading doors and a sprinkler system. Joshua Barnes of HLC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. John Nguyen and Heather Nguyen of NewQuest Properties represented the buyer, 85C Bakery & Café, a Taiwanese bakery and coffee shop chain.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated a 26,185-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of Displayco USA Inc., a Houston-based marketing firm, at 3800 Distribution Blvd. in north Houston. Greg Montes of Cypressbrook represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Allison Bergman and Jim Foreman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Morris Realty Associates LLC.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Altaquip LLC, an Ohio-based equipment services provider, has leased 15,000 square feet of office/warehouse space at 923 Avenue N in Grand Prairie. Michael Stanzel and Patrick Embry of NAI Robert Lynn represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Corby Hodgkiss of Mercer & Co. represented Altaquip.
EDGERTON, KAN. — Copaken Brooks has begun development of Midwest Gateway, a 500,000-square-foot industrial property near the BNSF intermodal facility in Edgerton. The property will include two speculative buildings of 301,603 square feet and 186,107 square feet. The project is designed to meet the needs of warehouse, distribution and manufacturing users of smaller footprints. The buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, motion sensor lighting, docks, truck parking and trailer storage. Construction is slated for completion in February 2018. Midwest Gateway is the closest development site to the BNSF intermodal, according to a press release. Bucky Brooks of Copaken Brooks, along with Nathan Anderson and Russel Pearson of NAI Heartland, are marketing the property for lease. Project team members include GMA Architects, ARCO National Construction, Shafer, Kline & Warren, Krudwig & Associates and Metro Air.
PORT HURON, MICH. — HP Pelzer Automotive Systems has signed a 90,000-square-foot industrial lease in Port Huron, about 60 miles north of Detroit. The manufacturer of acoustic and thermal components for the automotive sector will occupy the entire building located at 2336-2356 Beard St. HP Pelzer maintains additional facilities in Port Huron. Jason Capitani and Joe DePonio of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International brokered the lease transaction.
BUFORD, GA. — Liberty Property Trust has signed ProCraft Cabinetry, a Nashville, Tenn.-based distributor of kitchen cabinets, to a 120,400-square-foot industrial lease at the REIT’s new 38-acre Liberty Business Center in Buford, a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. ProCraft Cabinetry will move into Building One, located at 3525 Gravel Springs Road, in June. Both of Liberty Business Center’s LEED Silver-certified buildings feature 50- by 54-foot column spacing, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and trailer parking. Matt Nelsen of Hughes Commercial Real Estate represented ProCraft Cabinetry, and Price Weaver and Lee Cardwell of Colliers International represented Liberty in the lease transaction.