EASTON, PA. — Duke Realty Corp. has leased its recently delivered 628,475-square-foot bulk warehouse at 33 Logistics Park in Easton to a national third-party logistics company. The building, 1611, was delivered in early July. Dave Saltzman and Brian Knowles with Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Matt Bremner and Cait English with Duke Realty, along with listing agents Bill Wolf and Sean Bleiler, both with CBRE, represented Duke Realty in the transaction. Duke has also begun construction on a 1 million-square-foot spec industrial building in 33 Logistics Park, which is located on the east side of the Lehigh Valley just off Route 33. It is slated for delivery in April 2018. In addition to 36-foot clear height, the cross-dock building will feature LED lights, 120 fully equipped dock doors, four drive-in doors and parking for 245 trailers and 472 automobiles. The building, 1620, will be Duke’s third in 33 Logistics Park. It is located adjacent to building 1611 and a 1.1 million-square-foot, fully leased bulk warehouse that the company delivered in 2016.
CHANNAHON, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has completed a 750,000-square-foot industrial facility in Channahon. The building, which sits on a 34-acre site, is the first building in the new Channahon Corporate Center, developed by IDI Gazeley. Building A features 86 dock doors, parking for 440 vehicles, 192 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and a 185-foot concrete truck court. Principle will continue to build out infrastructure for the remaining 72 acres of the park. Jim Brucato, Darrin Dehmlow and Doug Brucato of Principle oversaw the project. Sparks Architects Inc. designed the site, while Jacob & Hefner was the civil engineer.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Badiee Development and Exeter Property Group have partnered to develop a 10.9-acre industrial campus in Escondido. The campus will be located at 1925 and 2005 Harmony Grove Road. Construction on the campus is set to commence in the fourth quarter of 2017 with a completion date of summer 2018. Badiee sold the two industrial land parcels to Exeter Property Group. The group plans to develop a 200,000-square-foot industrial distribution building on the site in conjunction with Badiee as the project developer. Mike Erwin of Colliers International represented Badiee Development, while the firm’s Chris Holder and Mark Lewkowitz represented Exeter Property Group in this transaction.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group has announced plans to develop an 83,000-square-foot distribution facility in Carlsbad. The San Diego Hat Co. acquired the 7.5-acre site for $5.8 million. The headwear and accessories brand has an agreement in place for RAF to develop the building with TFW Construction as the general contractor. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018. Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield represented RAF Pacifica Group in all real estate negotiations affiliated with this site. Brokers Rich Porreco and Glenn Friedrich of Cresa represented San Diego Hat Co.
NORTHVALE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group arranged the $12.1 million sale of 207,193 square feet of industrial space on 16.3 acres at 251 Union St. Pantheon Properties, which owns and develops a portfolio of properties in New York and New Jersey, sold the fully occupied property to a private investment group led by Duvi and Tuli Blumenberg. The building had been fully renovated by Pantheon. Cushman & Wakefield’s team included Andrew Schwartz, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Gary Gabriel, Ryan Larkin, all from the East Rutherford, N.J.-based Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group, as well as Andrew Siemsen from the Iselin office.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Kamber Management Company is under contract to acquire the Riverside Garage portfolio of parking facilities on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The portfolio consists of three parking garage condominiums, located at 80, 100-120, and 220-240 Riverside Boulevard. The portfolio, which comprises space at the base of five luxury residential towers, is a strong cash-flowing asset fully leased to Icon Parking Systems. Meridian Capital Group arranged the deal. David Shechtman was the exclusive broker for the sellers, and Kamber Management Company was represented by Steven Levy.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — MAT Holdings Inc. has purchased a 303,100-square-foot industrial building in Riverside for $28.2 million. The Class A facility is located at 6975 Sycamore Canyon Blvd. The company plans to use the building as its West Coast distribution center. The seller was Investment Building Group.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — Knott Realty Group has purchased 27 acres of land located at 10400 Meridian Center Parkway in Fort Myers with plans to develop an industrial park at the site. The Baltimore-based company purchased the site from Meridian Airport Park LLC for an undisclosed price. Dubbed Meridian Center, the park will include two speculative buildings totaling 350,000 square feet that are suitable for distribution, warehousing or manufacturing. The property is situated roughly one mile from Southwest Florida International Airport. Knott Realty will initially construct a single-story, 200,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility equipped with 32-foot ceilings, multiple drive-in and loading dock doors and parking accommodations for more than 350 vehicles. The building is slated for completion in summer 2018. Following completion of the first building, the company will begin construction on 150,000 square feet of additional space in a second facility.
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ware Malcomb, an international commercial real estate design firm, has helped deliver Legacy Park West, a 558,000-square-foot industrial property in Rock Hill, a South Carolina suburb of Charlotte. The development is located roughly one mile from Interstate 77 and includes two speculative industrial buildings, with a third building planned for the future. The one-story buildings feature concrete tilt-up wall panels, insulated steel roof structures and 30- and 32-foot clear heights. Evans General Contractors was the general contractor for the project, and Scannell Properties was the developer.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Molto Properties, in conjunction with Verus Partners, has acquired 30.4 acres of land to develop a 677,685-square-foot logistics building within the Air Commerce Business Park in Louisville. The project launches the third phase of construction for the industrial park. The new building will feature 36-foot clear heights, trailer parking and car parking. The development is located roughly eight miles from Louisville International Airport. CBRE will market the property and handle the development’s leasing assignment. Phase III is slated for completion in the second quarter of 2018.