CHICAGO — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged $19.3 million in non-recource financing for eight industrial properties in Chicago. The financing consists of a $14.4 million bridge loan for six industrial properties and a $4.9 million acquisition loan for two additional properties. Hackman Capital Partners is the borrower. The portfolio of six properties totals 906,984 square feet and is 89 percent leased. The two additional properties, which total 195,436 square feet, were acquired in a sale-leaseback deal with Cenveo Corp. Gregg Applefield, Alex Draganiuk and Lexington Henn of Mission Capital Advisors arranged the loans.
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — HSA Commercial Real Estate will develop a 152,122-square-foot speculative distribution center in Woodridge, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The Class A facility will serve as the final phase in HSA Commercial’s Park 355 development, a 500,00-square-foot project that is situated on 37 acres. The building, to be located at 2141 Internationale Parkway, is expected to come on line next March. Construction starts later this month. The building will include 30-foot clear heights, three drive-in doors and 15 truck docks.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Darwin Realty has brokered the sale of a 70,796-square-foot industrial warehouse in Elk Grove Village, roughly 25 miles northwest of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. Hicks Properties LLC sold the building, located at 925-1065 Chase Ave., to TMI Properties LLC. Filter Services Inc. occupies one of two tenant spaces, and TMI Properties intends to move into the remaining space. The facility features 20-foot clear heights, 11 docks, three drive-in doors and 115 parking spaces. Jonathan Kohn of Colliers represented the buyer, and Richard Daly of Darwin Realty represented the seller in the transaction.
Given a handful of macro-factors in the Miami industrial market including the Panama Canal expansion nearing completion, PortMiami expansion, strong American dollar, and improving relations with Cuba coupled with the country’s new mega-port project, it is a unique time to be an industrial real estate service provider. To succeed in this environment, it takes deep local knowledge and a global understanding of how Miami, the Caribbean and Latin American economies and infrastructure are intertwined into global commerce. The first macro-factor is the Panama Canal expansion, its first major renovation since the 1914 opening. The expansion is set to have a major impact on global trade; specifically, the way cargo will be handled and transported throughout the Western Hemisphere. The larger canal will accommodate the new line of Post-Panamax vessels — supertankers, container and passenger ships too large to previously pass through the canal. Miami is a prime location for these vessels and offers a tremendous expansion opportunity for the local industrial market provided the vessels have a port to dock. In response to the Panama Canal expansion, PortMiami completed a deep dredge project to allow the Post-Panamax vessels full access, which is the second macro-factor affecting Miami’s industrial market. The …
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — LGE Design Build has completed construction on a new 300,000-square-foot U.S. Western warehouse and distribution center in Goodyear. The facility is situated within Goodyear Gateway industrial park. The property has been fully leased to Michael Lewis Company (MLCo). Approximately 100,000 square feet of the 300,000-square-foot building is a refrigerated freezer. The company distributes food and catering supplies to major airlines. MLCo had outgrown its previous 100,000-square-foot facility near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
CLINTON, TENN. — The Hollingsworth Cos. has begun construction on its fourth industrial facility within Dave Jones Industrial Park in Clinton, a city in Anderson County near Knoxville. The new 127,600-square-foot, Class A facility has the capacity to expand to 172,600 square feet and will feature 32-foot clear heights and eight dock doors. Hollingsworth Cos. has signed A&S Building Systems to pre-lease 13,100 square feet of office space at the new property. Hollingsworth plans to start construction on a fifth facility within Dave Jones Industrial Park in early 2017. Hollingsworth’s prior projects in Anderson County include facilities for Advanced Auto Co., Seneca Medical and Durakon.
ATLANTA — AloStar has provided three loans totaling $20.5 million for the acquisition of industrial and retail assets in North Carolina and Georgia. AloStar funded a $9 million loan to ColumbusNova for the purchase of a 159,810-square-foot manufacturing facility in Mooresville, N.C. The property will be leased to a specialty beverage producer. AloStar also funded a $7.3 million loan to a joint venture for the purchase and renovation of a 272,396-square-foot industrial asset in Durham. The joint venture was between Trinity Capital Advisors and SilverCap Partners. AloStar also provided a $4.2 million loan to SunCap Opportunity Fund for the purchase of Uptown Square, a 72,277-square-foot shopping center in Fayetteville, Ga. The asset is anchored by Goodwill and Harbor Freights Tools. AloStar is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., and its commercial office is located in Atlanta.
PASADENA, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered a land sale of 188 acres near the intersection of State Highway 225 and Beltway 8 in Pasadena. The buyer, an energy infrastructure company, plans to use the acreage, located at 3503 Pasadena Freeway, to build a marine terminal that will improve its vessel and barge access at the Houston Ship Channel. CBRE’s Patrick Rollins represented the buyer in the land purchase. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller.
WEST CHESTER, PA. — Colliers International has arranged the acquisition of an industrial facility located within Birch Run Industrial Park at 16 Hagerty Blvd. in West Chester. Turf Equipment and Supply Co. purchased the property for $2.8 million. The buyer will relocate to the property from Kennett Square, Pa., and occupy 21,670 square feet of the facility, which was the former home of VF Technologies. The remainder of the 35,150-square-foot building is fully occupied by professional services tenants. Larry Bergen of Colliers represented the buyer, while Steve Italiano of Italiano Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller in the deal.
LOS ANGELES — National Storage Affiliates has purchased a 22-property self-storage portfolio in Southern California for an undisclosed sum. The properties are situated throughout Anaheim, Riverside, Apple Valley, South Gate, Harbor City, Grand Terrace, Palmdale, Victorville, Rosamond and San Diego. The transaction also includes seven facilities in Bakersfield and one in Fresno. The portfolio has a combined occupancy of approximately 92 percent. The facilities contain a total of 1.6 million square feet. CBRE’s Nicholas Walker represented both the buyer and seller, CPA: 17-Global, in this transaction. Extra Space Storage manages the portfolio.