MEMPHIS, TENN. — A joint venture between Pacer Partners and Drake Real Estate Partners has purchased Southpark Buildings D and E in Memphis. The two adjacent buildings are located at 4540 and 4600 Pleasant Hill Road and span 566,281 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings are fully leased to iQor Global Services LLC, a private outsourcing services company with 32,000 employees and operations in 18 countries. Pacer Partners and Drake purchased the assets from Transpacific Development Co. for an undisclosed price.
ARCADIA, CALIF. — Yellow Iron Investments has received a $69 million construction loan for the Arcadia Logistics Center industrial facility in Arcadia. The Class A facility will be situated on 40 acres directly adjacent to the San Gabriel (605) Freeway. Arcadia Logistics Center will feature three buildings totaling 698,000 square feet. An additional 42 acres at the site are ground leased to a national build-to-suit developer. Fullmer Construction will build the center. The loan has a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. It features interest-only payments during both the initial and extension terms. Keystone Mortgage Corp. provided the financing.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has arranged two leases in Houston totaling 19,740 square feet. In the first lease, D&M Auto Leasing, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based auto leasing company, leased 14,420 square feet of office space at 4635 Southwest Freeway in Houston from EP Office Holding LP. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook Co. represented the landlord, while Kevin Saxe of CBRE represented the tenant in the deal. In the second lease, Houston Custom Metal Works, a prototyping and light production facility, renewed and expanded to 5,500 square feet of warehouse space at 1105-1111 Upland Drive in Houston. Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. represented the tenant, while Sandra Wolters of Whitestone REIT represented the landlord, Whitestone Industrial-Office LLC, in the transaction.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Deka Immobilien Investment GMBH, a real estate investment company based in Germany, has acquired the Amazon Gateway Distribution Center in Edwardsville near St. Louis for $42.3 million. The 717,000-square-foot building was developed by a joint venture between Tristar Cos. and Pacific Coast Capital Partners (PCCP). Robert Stamm of Colliers International led the negotiation of the transaction. In addition, Brian Corrigan, Brandon McMenomy, Andres Roldan and Steven Ward of Colliers represented Deka. Steve Disse and Jeff Devine of Colliers Chicago represented Tristar and PCCP.
DEFOREST, WIS. — Ryan Cos. U.S. Inc. has completed construction of a new 132,730-square-foot processing facility for The Little Potato Company in DeForest, a northeast suburb of Madison. The company is in the process of installing specialized food processing equipment within the facility and expects to be fully operational in the first quarter of this year. The facility includes 11,730 square feet of office space and 121,000 square feet of cooler, dry warehouse and processing space. The cooler space is expandable to serve the company’s projected growth. Additional features include 30-foot clear heights, 12 dock doors, two overhead drive-in doors and 130 stalls for employee parking. The project team from Ryan Cos. included Ryan Marks, Nick Kaminski and Steve Hough. Eppstein Uhen Architects provided architectural services.
CONVERSE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Converse Business Park, an industrial property located at 9314-9318 Converse Business Lane in Converse. The park features 20,000 square feet of industrial space. The facility has performed at a near zero vacancy rate since its construction in 2006. Joshua Murphy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.
CROMWELL, CONN. — O,R&L Commercial has arranged the sale of a two-property investment asset totaling 38,800 square feet at 50 Sebethe Drive in Cromwell. O&G Industries acquired the properties for $2.1 million. The sale includes a net-leased 28,800-square-foot warehouse and office building and an on-site 10,000-square-foot self-storage facility. Frank Hird and Luke Massirio of O,R&L Commercial represented the seller, Sebethe Drive Partners LLC, in the deal.
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. — NAI Earle Furman has closed the sale of a 203,000-square-foot industrial facility located within Southchase Industrial Park at 107 Southchase Blvd. in Fountain Inn, about 18 miles southeast of Greenville. The asset is situated on roughly 26 acres off I-385. Caterpillar Inc. sold the asset to Southcase Investors 107 LLC for an undisclosed price. Hunter Garrett, John Staunton and Tom Daniel of NAI Earle Furman represented the buyer, and Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented Caterpillar in the transaction.
AUBURN, N.Y. — Binswanger has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 4900 Technology Park Blvd. in Auburn. AAF-McQuay Real Property Inc., a subsidiary of Daikin Applied, sold the property to Tessy Plastics for $8 million. Situated on 30.7 acres, the 435,000-square-foot facility features 50-foot by 50-foot column spacing, 35-foot clear ceiling heights, 11 dock-high loading doors and parking for more than 400 vehicles. Additionally, the facility features a 35,000-square-foot office space. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger brokered the transaction.
BORDENTOWN, N.J. — Ready Capital Structured Finance has closed an $11 million loan for the acquisition of an industrial warehouse property located at 201 Elizabeth St. in Bordentown. The undisclosed borrower purchased the 275,631-square-foot property, which houses Bai soft drink distribution operations, for an undisclosed price. The property features 24-foot clear ceiling heights, 24-foot column spacing and easy access to the New Jersey Turnpike. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term with two extension options and flexible prepayment.