MOORESTOWN AND BURLINGTON, N.J. — Brennan Investment Group has purchased a 26-building portfolio in Moorestown and Burlington, suburbs of Philadelphia, for an undisclosed price. Totaling 1.3 million square feet, 24 of the properties are located in Moorestown with the remaining two in Burlington. Brennan plans to open a regional office in one of the Moorestown properties. The Flynn Company will handle leasing and property management of the portfolio. The name of the seller was not released.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Sitar Realty Co. has arranged the acquisition of 6,272 self-storage units across the Northeast. Saratoga Springs-based Prime Group Acquisitions purchased the properties, which total 673,588 square feet, for $124.4 million. The properties are located in Clinton, Lindenwold, Phillipsburg and Washington, N.J.; Brookfield, Farmington, Newington and New Milford, Conn.; Boston, Hyde Park, Quakertown, Somerville and South Boston, Mass.; and Fairless Hills, Pa. Bill Sitar Jr. of Sitar Realty Co. brokered the transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 174 Union St. in Hackensack. Ninth Avenue Properties sold the 5,800-square-foot property to Petaks Kosher Foods Catering for an undisclosed price. As part of the transaction, the seller negotiated a leaseback for 300 square feet of office space at the property. The property is a two-story industrial/USDA processing plant with full cooking, preparation and refrigeration equipment, as well as second-floor storage and six parking spaces. Petaks Kosher Foods Catering plans to relocate its operations from Fair Lawn, N.J., to the new property. Anthony Cassano of NAI Hanson represented the seller in the transaction.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a three-building, 538,236-square-foot industrial portfolio in Elk Grove Village for an undisclosed price. The buildings are located near the Chicago O’Hare International Airport in the O’Hare submarket. The properties include: 1900 Pratt Blvd., a 111,338-square-foot building; 1950 Pratt Blvd., a 165,212-square-foot building; and 2000-2020 Pratt Blvd., a 261,686-square-foot building. The portfolio is 100 percent leased to Clear Lam and D&W Fine Pak, both of which are packaging manufacturers for the food industry. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young represented the seller, Australia-based Mirvac. LBA Realty purchased the portfolio.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — EFL Expo Freight has signed a 70,955-square-foot industrial lease at Creekside Industrial Center in Columbus. The company will occupy the space in the 155,866-square-foot CreekSide XVI building, one of two speculative facilities nearing completion at the center. The building features 32-foot clear heights. Mike Spencer of Lee & Associates represented EFL Expo Freight in the lease transaction. Phil Rasey of The Pizzuti Cos. represented ownership, a partnership between Pizzuti and USAA Real Estate.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Northstar Commercial Partners, with its new equity partner Red Starr Investments, has plans to redevelop a property at 800 Hoyt St. in Broomfield, just east of Boulder. The company is demolishing the existing 110,000-square-foot structure to build a new industrial park on the 20-acre, environmentally remediated site. The finished project will contain two buildings totaling 315,720 square feet of Class A warehouse space. David Eyzenberg and Diana Davidson of Eyzenberg & Co. secured the equity partner for this $37 million development deal.
PLANO, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of Jupiter Service Center, an office/industrial asset totaling 126,485-square-foot in Plano. The four-building property is situated on nine acres at the corner of Jupiter Road and 10th Street, less than a mile from the President George Bush Turnpike. Jamie Jennings, James Mantzuranis, Matt Dornak and Ryan Wolcott of Stream Realty represented the seller, Situs, a Houston-based advisory and management firm. Kennington Property Co. purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MINNEAPOLIS — Westmount Realty Capital has acquired a five-building, 845,622-square-foot industrial portfolio in Minneapolis. The purchase price was not disclosed. Located near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, the portfolio is fully occupied. With this acquisition, Westmount now maintains more than 8 million square feet of industrial space in the Midwest region. Colliers International brokered the transaction. The seller was not disclosed.
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Kennedy Funding Financial has provided a $1.2 million loan for the development of an industrial park in Macomb Township, a northern suburb of Detroit. The 55-acre property is located at 17300 23 Mile Road. The borrower, Elite Sport Ventures LLC, acquired the property in December 2014 with plans to develop it into smaller parcels. A 2.5-acre portion of the site located near 23 Mile Road will be sold and developed into a hotel.
The Columbus industrial market continues to thrive as a hot center for logistics, warehousing and manufacturing. Its strategic location within a one-day truck drive of 50 percent of the U.S. population and one-third of the Canadian population is an important part of this success. Other contributing factors to this success include a strong Midwestern work ethic, low cost of real estate, low taxes, low wages and minimal union activity. With a total population of about 2 million in metro Columbus, central Ohio has 86,000 employees in the manufacturing industry and 80,000 employees in logistics at 4,100 logistics companies. Positive vital signs Central Ohio’s 273-million-square-foot industrial real estate market continues to expand with nearly 5.7 million square feet of new construction in 2017. Year to date, there has been 1.3 million square feet of positive net absorption and vacancy is 4.6 percent, down from 5.1 percent as of year-end 2016. Net absorption totaled 9 million square feet in 2016. Effective rental rates in central Ohio range from $2 to $3.75 per square foot net for larger warehouse and manufacturing spaces. Operating expenses run from 35 cents to $1.25 per square foot. Sales prices will range from $10 to $45 per square …