Industrial

CHICAGO — Summit Design + Build LLC has completed a 120,000-square-foot renovation for Economy Packing, Chicago’s largest direct receiver of meat and seafood that was founded in 1932. The facility, located at 4501 W. Ann Lurie Place within the Crawford Industrial Park in Chicago, is Economy Packing’s new warehouse and distribution facility after the company sold four buildings in the Fulton Market meatpacking district last year. The building includes roughly 10,000 square feet of office space, 95,000 square feet of warehouse space and 15,000 square feet of completely upgraded freezer space. The renovation also included the addition of 20 refrigerated loading docks. Alan R. Schneider Architects provided architectural services for the project.

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LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 27,225-square-foot industrial building in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. Silvio Properties LLC sold the building to Smith-Watkins Investments LLC. The building is located at 31520 Pamco Drive. David Friedman and Phil Konopitski of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented the seller in the transaction.

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RUSKIN, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 1 million-square-foot distribution center located at 3350 Laurel Ridge Ave. in Ruskin, a suburb of Tampa. The transaction was the largest industrial sale in Tampa history in terms of both size and value, according to Cushman & Wakefield research. The price was undisclosed, but public records set the sale price at $103.6 million. USAA Real Estate Co. sold the LEED Silver-certified asset to Cole Office & Industrial REIT Inc., a non-listed REIT sponsored by Cole Capital, the investment management business of Phoenix-based VEREIT. Built in 2014, the property is fully leased to a Fortune 50 retailer and features 40-foot clear heights, a 200-foot truck court, 92 rear-load doors, 54- by 50-foot column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and trailer parking. Mike Davis, Rick Brugge and Michael Lerner of Cushman & Wakefield represented USAA Real Estate in the transaction.

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MARIETTA, GA. — Lockheed Martin has sold four buildings and 52 acres on its south campus in Marietta to the Georgia Institute of Technology. Collocated with five buildings occupied by the Georgia Tech Research Institute, the school will use the additional buildings and land to expand its research and development enterprise. The buildings previously housed the offices and operation of the F-22 Raptor program, which shuttered in 2013. The transaction between Lockheed Martin and Georgia Tech could bring as many as 500 jobs to Cobb County.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS— Miltech Business Center, a 21,350-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial property located in Fort Worth, has been sold. The property, built in 2003, is currently fully occupied and offers units with exterior drive-up doors and 18-foot ceilings. Cody Payne of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed private investor. Payne also secured the buyer, an undisclosed personal trust, in the transaction.

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DETROIT — Colliers International has arranged a 120,000-square-foot industrial lease in Detroit. Renaissance Global Logistics will occupy the space and use the facility for the distribution of auto parts. Detroit Holbrook Holdings LLC is the landlord. American Axle Manufacturing was the previous owner. Gary Glotzhober of Colliers International represented both parties in the transaction.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of an 11.8-acre site with multiple buildings at 7100 Oakmont Blvd. in Fort Worth. The asset includes a 113,000-square-foot former hospital building and a 12,000-square-foot former power plant. Fort Worth-based TCRG Properties LLC purchased the site for an undisclosed price with a plan to redevelop the assets for lease. The property, formerly occupied by Baylor All Saints Medical Center, is located in southwest Fort Worth. Inwood Bank provided acquisition financing. Bob Scully and Nanci Johnson-Plump with CBRE’s Fort Worth office represented the seller, Rainier Realty Investments. Ryan Wood with TCRG represented the buyer internally.

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DUNCAN, S.C. — Colliers International has arranged a 202,000-square-foot lease renewal at Hillside Industrial Park in Duncan. The tenant, Global Automotive Partners, has renewed its space at 15 Tyger River Drive with the landlord, Exeter Property Group. Hillside is situated within the SC-290 industrial submarket, which has a high concentration of Tier 1 automotive suppliers near BMW’s plant. Global Automotive Partners provides consulting, manufacturing, logistics and administration services to clients in the automotive industry. Givens Stewart, Garrett Scott and Brockton Hall of Colliers International represented Global Automotive in the lease deal.

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LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Dermody Properties and Great Point Investors have broken ground on a new distribution facility at LogistiCenter at Logan, a master-planned 5.5 million-square-foot Class A industrial park in Logan Township. Located at 2810 Oldmans Creek Road, the 393,120-square-foot facility is slated for completion this fall. The facility will be e-commerce compliant with 36-foot clear heights and parking for 186 cars and 129 trailers. Great Point Investors is the strategic capital partner on the project.

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VINELAND, N.J. — NAI Mertz has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 301 N. Fourth St. in Vineland. Plastic Express Inc. acquired the 43,750-square-foot property from The Welfront Group for an undisclosed sum. The property features both industrial and office space, a 29,000-square-foot fenced-in and paved yard area, 18-foot clear ceiling heights, six tailgate doors and one drive-in door. Roy Kardon and John Brown of NAI Mertz represented the seller and the buyer in the deal.

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