Industrial

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Brennan Investment Group, a private real estate investment and development firm based in Chicago, plans to develop Elk Grove Technology Park, a new 85-acre infill development situated roughly three miles from O’Hare International Airport. The project could cost nearly $1 billion to develop, according to the Daily Herald. “Opportunities to develop near airports, in major metropolitan areas — and in scale — are virtually non-existent,” says Michael Brennan, chairman and managing principal of Brennan Investment Group. “We are confident this will become the most desirable and significant industrial development in the Chicago region, and perhaps in the United States.” Brennan Investment plans for Elk Grove Technology Park to house data centers and industrial space for digital manufacturing and robotics uses. Upon completion, four speculative industrial facilities will be built with opportunities for an additional five buildings, including sites for data centers. Brennan Investment will initially build out the infrastructure of the park with ponds, water features, sculptures, bike paths and pedestrian walkways. The site for Elk Grove Technology Park is bounded by Higgins Road to the north, Lively Road to the east, Oakton Boulevard to the south and King Street to the west. “Elk Grove …

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ORANGE, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $6 million in financing for a five-building industrial portfolio located in Orange. The properties total more than 115,000 square feet of industrial space, with the majority offering 22-foot ceiling heights. Gretchen S. Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox secured the financing for the borrower, a private equity firm.

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HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 200,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 713 Northpark Central Drive in Houston on behalf of motor manufacturer BasinTek LLC. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of NAI brokered the deal. The transaction is the sixth-largest industrial lease negotiated in Houston this year, according to NAI’s data.

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OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 51,600-square-foot industrial building in Oak Creek, 12 miles south of Milwaukee. The property is located at 440 W. Bell Court. Tower 9 Commercial – Oak Creek LLC purchased the building from K & Z Partners LLC. Samuel D. Dickman and Samuel M. Dickman Jr. of Dickman Co. brokered the transaction.

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ROMULUS, MICH. — Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, has arranged a $4 million loan for the refinancing of a single-tenant industrial property in Romulus, a western suburb of Detroit and home to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The 121,500-square-foot building is 100 percent leased to a user that primarily services the automotive industry. Cathy Bronkema of Cohen Financial arranged the 15-year loan, which includes a 15-year amortization schedule. A life insurance company provided the loan.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE Group Inc. has arranged the $72.5 million sale of a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio along the I-85 corridor in the Carolinas. The portfolio includes four warehouse and distribution buildings — one in Charlotte and one in Greensboro in North Carolina and two in Greenville, S.C. Patrick Gildea, Matt Smith, Anne Johnson, Bryan Crutcher, Trey Pennington and Dodson Schenck of CBRE represented the seller, Charlotte-based Beacon Partners, in the transaction to New York-based Gramercy Property Trust. The properties were 87 percent leased at the time of sale to anchor tenants including HD Supply, BMW Manufacturing, LeSaint Logistics and XPO Logistics.

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ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Lollicup USA Inc., a Chino, Calif.-based producer and distributor of beverage and paper products, will develop a $50 million, 700,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rockwall, about 25 miles east of Dallas. The project is expected to create approximately 200 new positions. Construction is scheduled to begin by November, with completion slated for October 2018.  

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HOUSTON — Burton Construction has begun work on Lockwood Business Park, a 25-acre industrial park located at 13300 Lockwood Drive in Houston. The property will be part of the 4,000-acre Generation Park, which is owned by McCord Development. Energy equipment producer GHX Industrial LLC signed a 143,500-square-foot lease in June to become the park’s anchor tenant.

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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 78,847-square-foot industrial lease at 301 Leora Lane in Lewisville. Blake Kendrick and Eric Crutchfield of Stream represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties. ESRP represented the tenant, Infinite Electronics Inc., an Irvine, Calif.-based supplier of engineering-grade wired and wireless connectivity products.  

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ELGIN, ILL. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged the sale of a 30,864-square-foot industrial property in Elgin, 35 miles northwest of Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. Situated on a two-acre site, the property is located at 1320 Holmes Road. Designated for light manufacturing and warehouse use, the property features one exterior dock, two drive-in doors, four existing cranes, and 18- to 24-foot clear heights. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of NKF represented the seller, Reis Robotics USA Inc. The firm relocated to a nearby property earlier this year, which provided more space efficiency and functionality for its operations. Rick Anesi of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Ultra Polishing Inc. The metal polishing company is based in Schaumburg.

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