Industrial

GREER, S.C. — Liberty Property Trust has broken ground on Caliber North, a 171,600-square-foot warehouse situated within the Caliber Ridge industrial park in Greer. Located at I-85 and Green Road, the warehouse is situated near the BMW Manufacturing Plant and the South Carolina Inland Port. Set for an April 2017 completion, Caliber North will feature 7-inch concrete slab floors and 36-foot clear heights, the first warehouse in the market built to those specifications. The project team includes architect MCA Architecture, civil engineer blueWATER Civil Design and general contractor Harper Corp. Jaime Maldonado of Liberty Property Trust is Caliber North’s project manager, and Liberty’s Bryan Blythe is teaming up with Brian Young, Elliott Fayssoux and Kacie Jackson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer to market the project. Liberty is planning to build a second property at the site totaling 94,500 square feet.

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VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Stirling Capital Investments has completed construction on a 447,740-square-foot industrial facility within Southern California Logistics Centre in Victorville. The facility, known as Building 13B, was built in 19.3 acres within the 2,500-acre commercial and industrial complex. Arden Cos. has pre-leased 211,000 square feet at Building 13B, and Newell Brands leased the remaining space. Southern California Logistics Centre is entitled for 60 million square feet of development.

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KENT, WASH. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Andover Executive Park, a 181,163-square-foot industrial business park in the Kent submarket of Tukwila for $19.8 million. The park is located at 400-774 Industry Drive. BKM plans to implement a series of capital improvements to the business park, which was built in 1974. Upgrades will include the buildings’ roofs, exterior paint, landscaping, facades and signage. CBRE represented the seller, ScanlanKemperBard, in the transaction.

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IRVING, TEXAS — ML Realty Partners has acquired a six-building, 303,687-square-foot industrial portfolio within Union Bower Business Park in Irving. Ranging in size from 30,970 to 64,672 square feet, the buildings are located near Loop 12, Highway 183 and I-35 providing access to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and the Dallas central business district. The portfolio includes: 200 Union Bower Court – 59,330 square feet 300 Union Bower Court – 54,000 square feet 400 Union Bower Court – 58,540 square feet 1001 N. Union Bower Road – 64,672 square feet 1101 N. Union Bower Road – 36,175 square feet 1125 N. Union Bower Road – 30,970 square feet

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BAYTOWN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of 200 acres in Baytown. TGS Cedar Port Partners sold the land to Ravago Americas, a distributor of plastic and rubber materials. The transaction represents the second major development in Phase II of TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park, a 750-acre tract with access to Highway 1405 and Highway 99. Phase I of TGS Cedar Port’s is fully contracted for development and Phase II is ready for development. The industrial park is located in Chambers County near Baytown, and includes 15,000 acres with heavy utilities and industrial and commercial transportation infrastructure. The park is barge and rail served by the Union Pacific and the BNSF Railroads. John Ferruzzo, John Simons and Joel Michael of NAI Partners represented the seller, TGS Cedar Port Partners, during negotiations. Gray Gilbert of CBRE represented Ravago Americas.

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TULSA, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of 38th Street Mini Storage, a 37,350-square-foot self-storage facility located in Tulsa. Trey Hammond and Michael Mele of Marcus & Millichap’s Tulsa office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Hammond and Mele also secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. 38th Street Mini Storage is located at 7711 E. 38th St. with visibility from Highways 64 and 51. The facility consists of 354 non-climate controlled units ranging from 50 to 400 square feet. The facility, initially constructed in 1960 with a solid concrete slab and metal framing, is secured by electronic gate access and recorded video surveillance.

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ELIZABETH, N.J. — Colliers International has facilitated an industrial lease for Article in Elizabeth. The e-commerce furniture company will occupy 143,000 square feet of industrial space at 201 Bay Ave. Vancouver, Canada-based Article provides modern designer furniture direct to consumers at affordable prices. Mike Markey, Jon Tresser and Andrew Lord of Colliers represented the tenant, while Ernie Christoph and Charlie Reese served as in-house representation for the landlord, Hartz Mountain Industries, in the deal.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $47.9 million sale of LeeVista Business Center, a 479,100-square-foot, three-building warehouse and distribution park adjacent to Orlando International Airport. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based McDonald Development Co., in the transaction. Los Angeles-based Colony Capital purchased LeeVista Business Center, which was developed between 2009 and 2016 and was 84.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Thales USA, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services, Siemens Corp., Carrier and DHL Global Mail. The $100 per square foot price tag makes the transaction the record high per-square-foot sale of a multi-tenant warehouse and distribution project in Orlando.

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BUFORD, GA. — Clarion Partners and Seefried Properties have started construction on Buford Mill Distribution Center, a $25 million industrial development in Buford, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. Situated on 43.1 acres near the Highway 20/I-985 interchange, the project will feature two distribution buildings totaling 422,140 square feet with 32-foot minimum clear heights, T-5 lighting and trailer parking. Clarion is co-developing the project on behalf of a commingled fund it manages.

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BETHLEHEM, PA. — J.G. Petrucci Co. has acquired a fully-occupied industrial building located at 1990 Highland Ave. within Lehigh Valley Industrial Park IV in Bethlehem, for an undisclosed price. Hygrade Components sold the property for $2.7 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. In 1996, J.G. Petrucci Co. completed the design/build of the property for Hygrade Components, which has signed a long-term lease for the property.

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