SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — First Western Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot industrial building in Schaumburg. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located at 631-653 Morse Ave. The multi-tenant building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Bradford Dessy of First Western represented the out-of-state buyer in the transaction. Jeff Schultz of Kinzie Brokerage represented the undisclosed seller.
NEWNAN, GA. — Variety Wholesalers has signed a 20-year, 1.4 million-square-foot lease for its new distribution center at 60 Herring Road in Newnan. LRC Properties owns and manages the property, which is a former Kmart distribution center. LRC purchased the building last August and made improvements to the facility’s roof and parking lots, as well as refit the building to accommodate multiple tenants. Variety Wholesalers, which is the first tenant to move into the space, operates nearly 400 stores in 17 different states, primarily under the brand names of Roses Discount Store and Roses Express. The company will employ more than 300 full-time employees at the facility and process more than 100 million units of product annually.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Terreno Realty Corp. has acquired an industrial property located at 7777 West Side Ave. in North Bergen for $14 million. The building spans 126,000 square feet on 4.4 acres adjacent to Exit 16E of the New Jersey Turnpike. Amenities at the 100 percent leased property include eight dock-high and two grade-level loading positions, plus parking for 70 cars.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A high-net-worth 1031 exchange buyer has purchased a 64,165-square-foot creative office and industrial property in Carlsbad. The asset is located at 5858 Dryden Place. The space was 98 percent leased to 44 tenants. It includes a high-end creative office portion that serves as executive suites and a warehouse space currently occupied by the International Floral Trade Center. CBRE’s Matt Pourcho, Gary Stache and Anthony DeLorenzo represented the seller, Sunroad Enterprises, in this transaction.
AGAWAM, MASS. — Colliers International has negotiated the $6.4 million sale of an industrial property in Agawam. MAG Acquisition Corp. has purchased 101 HP Almgren Dr., a 186,000-square-foot property that is 100 percent leased. Nicholas Morizio and Ian Hunt of Colliers’ Hartford, Conn., office represented the buyer in the transaction.
HIALEAH GARDENS, FLA. — Bridge Development Partners has sold two Class A industrial assets spanning 676,835 square feet within three buildings in Hialeah Gardens, a suburb of Miami. According to public records, Duke Realty purchased the properties, named Bridge Point Crossroads East and Bridge Point Crossroads South, for $80 million. Located at 15002 and 14802 N.W. 146th St., Crossroads East consists of two buildings totaling 420,989 square feet. Recently completed in the first quarter of 2017, the buildings feature a 180-foot shared truck court, 32-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing, build-to-suit offices, T5 energy-efficient lighting and an ESFR fire sprinkler system. Located at 10701 N.W. 140th St., Bridge Point Crossroads South is a 255,846-square-foot building with the same features as Bridge Point Crossroads East except with a 120-foot non-shared, fenced truck court. The properties have immediate access to U.S. 27, Florida’s Turnpike, state Route 826 and Interstate 75. Chris Riley, Christian Lee and Jose Lobon of CBRE represented Miami-based Bridge Development in the transaction.
CHICAGO — Investcorp has acquired an industrial portfolio in Chicago and Boston for $160 million. The portfolio spans six properties and 1.8 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space. The Chicago portfolio, located in close proximity to downtown Chicago, is comprised of three individual cold storage industrial buildings that are used primarily for the storage and distribution of frozen food products. Investcorp partnered with Bridge Development Partners on the transaction.
AURORA, ILL. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an 18,000-square-foot industrial building in Aurora. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is located within the White Oak Business Park at 2505 Diehl Road. David Prioletti of CBRE represented the seller, Video Impressions. The building was constructed as a build-to-suit for Video Impressions, a video and audio company specializing in commercial, training film productions and broadcasting. Corey Chase of NKGF Inc. represented the buyer, Certified Laboratories, which will relocate its Romeoville operations to the facility once building improvements are completed this summer. The company will operate the facility as a quality testing facility for its various clients within the Midwest region.
MIAMI — PGT Innovations Inc., an impact window and door manufacturer, plans to open a new 330,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Miami. The company currently operates an 182,000-square-foot office and manufacturing property roughly 12 miles from the new facility. PGT Innovations will manufacturer its CGI branded products at the new location, as well as other commercial and PGT aluminum products. The new building space will accommodate a multi-brand showroom, offices, production and distribution capabilities. The new space is slated to be complete near the end of 2017 and is expected to be operational by January 2018.
EAST TROY, WIS. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 132,000-square-foot industrial building in East Troy, approximately 37 miles southwest of Milwaukee. The property is located at 2061 Young St. Wisconsin Oven Corp., a manufacturer of industrial ovens and heating equipment, purchased the building. Constructed in 1970, the facility features 25-foot clear heights, multiple cranes, 4,000 square feet of office space, two drive-in doors and one rail door. Zach Binswanger of Binswanger and Wade Micoley of Micoley.com represented the seller, Plymouth Tube Co.
