EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered a 20,000-square-foot expansion lease at Merchant Industrial for JICHASA, a logistics services firm. The expansion brings the multi-tenant industrial park in El Paso to 75 percent occupancy. Additionally, a retail chain has signed a short-term, 40,200-square-foot lease for temporary storage. Merchant Industrial is a 245,473-square-foot industrial park located at 7155, 7157, 7177 and 7189 Merchant Ave. The project is part of a larger industrial portfolio owned and managed by Phoenix-based ViaWest Group. Arturo De la Mora of CBRE’s industrial and logistics division represents the landlord and is marketing the remaining 60,600 square feet of vacancy.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 74,252-square-foot industrial building located at 1421 Patton Place in Carrollton. Nathan Denton, Adam Graham and Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, 1700 Broadway Associates. Ryan Boozer with Stream Realty Partners represented the buyer, Maxcom Properties.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — Clarion Partners has purchased Pompano Business Center, a four-building, 624,531-square-foot industrial complex in Broward County’s Pompano Beach. Clarion purchased the asset on behalf of a commingled fund advised by the firm for $77.3 million. The Class A industrial park is located near the Florida Turnpike and I-95. The project features clear heights ranging from 24 to 28 feet, parking and T5 lighting. Pompano Business Center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Beacon Partners has closed on the purchase of a 95-acre site in north Charlotte known as The Metrolina Expo Center for the development of Metrolina Park, a 1.2 million-square-foot manufacturing and logistics campus. Beacon Partners purchased the site from Linda Pistone for an undisclosed price. The industrial park will be situated off Statesville Road nearly one mile from I-77. Phase I of the development features two spec facilities totaling more than 600,000 square feet, as well as infrastructure and pre-grading on three additional lots to accommodate an additional 600,000 square feet. The two facilities include a 140,634-square-foot rear-load building fronting Statesville Road and a 495,950-square-foot cross-dock facility located near the park’s entrance. Beacon Partners plans to deliver both properties in the second quarter of 2017. The development team includes general contractor Edifice, civil engineer Orsborn Engineering Group and architect Merriman Schmitt. Wells Fargo provided construction financing on behalf of Beacon Partners.
SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY. — Dermody Properties has begun construction on LogistiCenter at 480, a 546,000-square-foot industrial facility located in Shepherdsville, about 20 miles south of Louisville near the Louisville International Airport and the UPS Worldport air hub. The project will be situated within Cedar Grove Business Park on Park Loop Road, less than two miles from the I-65 and Kentucky Highway 480 interchange. Users within Cedar Grove Business Park include Amazon, Best Buy, Clorox, eBay, Gordon Foods, UPS and Zappos. LogistiCenter at 480 will include 36-foot clear heights, 49 dock doors, 63 trailer stalls and 320 parking stalls. Dermody and general contractor Gordian Design and Construction expect to deliver the asset by the end of the year. Dermody has selected Kevin Grove and Doug Butcher of CBRE to lease the asset, which Dermody thinks will be well-suited for an e-commerce user.
SECAUCUS AND WHIPPANY, N.J. — G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured two loans totaling $19.5 million for two industrial properties located in Secaucus and Whippany. The company arranged a five-year, fixed-rate loan for $13.5 million that includes a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was secured by a 202,148-square-foot warehouse building in Secaucus. Additionally, G.S. Wilcox also arranged a $6 million, fixed-rate loan for seven years. The loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, was placed on a 100,626-square-foot industrial building in Whippany. Gretchen Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox & Co. arranged the financing through Kansas City Life Insurance Co. The names of the borrowers were not released.
NEW YORK CITY — HelmsleySpear LLC has arranged the sale of a commercial building located at 19-40 Flushing Ave. in the Ridgewood section of Queens. Farmville, Va.-based Tri-Boro Shelving acquired the 25,234-square-foot warehouse for $10.5 million, or $416.10 per square foot. The warehouse features 17-foot ceilings, eight loading docks and 8,000 square feet of outdoor parking. The buyer plans to renovate the property. Gregg Slotnick of HelmsleySpear represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Addison-based Biel Partners has brokered a 19,000-square-foot office/warehouse lease for Triathlon Battery Solutions Inc. The company is a United States incorporated entity with investment backing from its German parent, Triathlon Batterien GmbH. The new location will be Triathlon’s headquarters within the United States. Triathlon supplies clients with lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries powering equipment such as electric forklifts and pallet jacks, electric industrial trucks and mobile lifting platforms. Triathlon occupied its new space at 631 Southwestern Blvd., Suite 140 in Coppell earlier this month and will hold a grand opening ceremony in October. Jeremy Kelly of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, ML Realty, in the lease deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Transpacific Development Co. (TDC) has acquired a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution building in Fort Worth developed and occupied by logistics solutions provider DHL Supply Chain. Completed in June, the property is located at 5600 Mark IV Parkway, near the intersection of I-35 and I-820. John Huguenard and Sean Devaney of JLL represented DHL Supply Chain in the transaction. 5600 Mark IV Parkway was built with 36-foot clear heights, 154 dock doors, parking for 200 cars and 350 trailers and an ESFR fire suppression system. The building’s infrastructure was reinforced to withstand 120-mile-per-hour winds. DHL is preparing to break ground on a speculative basis on an adjacent building, totaling 712,500 square feet, with similar specifications. That building is scheduled for completion next spring.
KEY LARGO, FLA. — Ocean Reef Club Real Estate Co., which is owned and operated by Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, has sold the three-story, 24,673-square-foot Plaza Building in Key Largo for $21.2 million. Mary Lee of Ocean Reef Club Real Estate represented both the buyer and Ocean Reef Club in the sale of the building, which was the largest commercial property for sale at the club. Ocean Reef Club is situated on 2,500 acres and features 65 commercial properties, a 275-room hotel, 30,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, two 18-hole golf courses, a 175-slip marina, 12,000-square-foot spa and salon and 20 tennis courts.