PLAINFIELD, IND. — HSA Commercial has negotiated a 55,000-square-foot industrial lease for Kuehne + Nagel at Gateway Business Park in Plainfield, a southwest suburb of Indianapolis. The Switzerland-based global logistics provider will occupy the space within the new Gateway Industrial IV building, constructed in early July. The 151,220-square-foot distribution center is located at 845 S. Columbia Road. The company currently occupies 160,230 square feet in a separate building at the business park. Gateway Industrial IV is the fifth and final building at the park developed by HSA Commercial in partnership with Boston-based Washington Capital Management. The building features 30-foot clear heights, 16 expandable truck docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 156 vehicles. John Hanley, Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE are handling leasing for the remaining 95,720 square feet at Gateway Industrial IV. Mark Writt and Daniel Rose of CBRE represented Kuehne + Nagel in the lease transaction. Meyer Najem is the general contractor for the project, while KJG Architecture provided design services. The PrivateBank provided the project financing.
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JEDBURG, S.C. — Ridge, the industrial division of Transwestern Development Co., has broken ground on two industrial buildings totaling 686,300 square feet of speculative space in Jedburg, roughly 30 miles northwest of Charleston. Located within Charleston Logistics Center, the two Class A buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, 54-by-48-foot column spacing, a 60-foot staging bay, ESFR sprinkler systems, 64 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 202 car parking spaces and 76 truck parking spaces. The two buildings are slated for delivery in the first quarter of 2018. Simons Johnson and Peter Fennelly of Colliers International will handle leasing of the properties.
WESTMINSTER, COLO. — A joint venture between Conor Commercial Real Estate and WHI Real Estate Partners has broken ground on Park 12 Hundred Tech Center, a 324,000-square-foot industrial center in Westminster. The center will be situated on a 26-acre infill parcel within the Park 12 Hundred mixed-use business park. Park 12 Hundred Tech Center will contain four buildings that will incorporate ESFR sprinkler systems, flexible office space and sizable truck courts for optimal maneuverability. It is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2018. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb are providing the design-build construction services for the center. Chris Ball and Joe Krahn of Cushman & Wakefield represent the exclusive marketing team.
SHIREMANSTOWN, PA. — An affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group partnered with CenterSquare Investment Management to acquire a 712,000-square-foot former manufacturing, distribution and office facility located at 485 St. Johns Church Road in Shiremanstown. Endurance plans to demolish approximately 500,000 square feet of manufacturing, office and low-bay warehouse sections of the property to redevelop the asset into 456,810 square feet of Class A bulk warehouse and distribution space. The redeveloped project will include the renovation and expansion of the existing East Warehouse section to total 246,135 square feet with 28-foot clear heights, renovated office space and supplemental loading dock positions, and a slab-up reconstruction of a 210,675-square-foot West Warehouse section, with 32-foot clear heights and 38 loading docks. The East Warehouse is slated for delivery in April 2018 and the West Warehouse is scheduled for completion in July 2018. The property was owned and occupied by the Quaker Oats Co. through the early 2000s.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the $52.2 million sale of The Beacon Industrial Portfolio in Charlotte, which includes three Class A industrial buildings totaling 692,833 square feet. Rob Cochran, Jared Londry and Nolan Ashton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Beacon Partners, in the transaction. Hartz Mountain Industries Inc. acquired the portfolio. Constructed in 2015, the portfolio consists of two parks — Riverwalk Commerce Center and InnerLoop North. The properties were 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
ATLANTA — Colliers International has arranged $81 million in refinancing for a 40-property industrial portfolio in Atlanta. The portfolio is owned by a joint venture advised by New York-based Clarion Partners LLC. Kevin Troy and Hank Hall of Colliers International arranged the financing through Principal Global Investors on behalf of Clarion Partners. The portfolio, which includes 3.7 million square feet of Class A and Class B industrial buildings, was fully leased at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated a 140,695-square-foot industrial lease in Houston on behalf of LSI Industries, an Ohio-based manufacturer of LED lighting solutions. The company will operate out of a 264,461-square-foot building located at 14902 Sommermeyer Road in Prologis Park — West by Northwest. Jeff Venghaus of JLL represented LSI Industries in the lease negotiations.
CHICAGO — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has brokered the sale of an eight-building industrial portfolio totaling 314,567 square feet in suburban Chicago. The sales price was not disclosed. The properties average 40,000 square feet in size and are located in the western suburbs of Glendale Heights, Elgin, Bartlett, West Chicago and Sugar Grove. Built for light manufacturing, office and warehouse space, the facilities are 100 percent occupied. Adam Marshall of NKF represented the seller, PJT Marly LLC and its manager, Berkowitz Enterprises Inc. Toronto-based Agellan Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust purchased the portfolio.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — HDA Architects has been selected by Panattoni Development to design Lakeview Commerce Center 5, a 768,678-square-foot industrial building in Edwardsville near St. Louis. The speculative distribution center will be located in Lakeview Commerce Center and accommodate four tenants. The building will feature two-story office space at each corner. Some of the design components include a two-tone paint scheme and accent lighting. Construction is slated to begin later this summer. HDA Architects previously designed Lakeview Commerce Center 4, which consists of 769,500 square feet and is occupied by Amazon.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Birchwood Foods has signed a 52,800-square-foot industrial lease in Columbus. The Kenosha, Wisconsin-based meat supplier will occupy the entire building located at 1709-1763 Dividend Drive for its Columbus warehouse and distribution operations. The company also owns the production facility adjacent to this property. Ray Boll and Jeff Boll of Rj BOLL Realty arranged the lease on behalf of Birchwood Foods. Matt Osowski and Curt Berlin of NAI Ohio Equities represented the landlord, Meritex Properties.