DAYTON, TEXAS — Liberty Development Partners has purchased 1,149 acres for an industrial expansion project in Dayton, about 40 miles northeast of Houston. The acreage represents the next phase of expansion of Gulf Inland Logistics Park, a rail-served, master-planned development. Tony Patronella of Read King Commercial Real Estate, along with Logan Havel and Charles Blaschke of Edge Realty Partners, represented the seller, private investor Sammi Damek, in the land transaction. John Littman, Kelley Parker and Coe Parker of Cushman & Wakefield represented Liberty Development Partners. Gulf Inland Logistics Park is ultimately planned for 3,800 acres across three phases of expansion.
HOUSTON — Lone Star PACE has provided $40 million in C-PACE financing for a 774,000-square-foot data center facility in Houston. The facility is located within ViVa Center, a 2.3 million-square-foot technology hub that originally housed the headquarters of Compaq Computer and was later acquired by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Lone Star PACE partnered with lender Nuveen Green Capital to administer the financing. Proceeds will be used to install sustainable building components to Phase I of the data center development, including energy-efficient windows, LED lighting, advanced HVAC systems and high-efficiency plumbing upgrades.
HIGH POINT, N.C. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 234,224-square-foot logistics facility located at 720 Pegg Road in High Point, a city in North Carolina’s Triad submarket. The seller, Beacon Partners, delivered the Class A property in 2022 and subsequently leased the facility to three tenants, including Lowe’s Home Centers. Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews, Michael Scarnato, Zachary Llyod, Michael Lewis and Allan Parrott of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. The property features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, motion-sensored LED lighting, multiple storefronts and proximity to Piedmont Triad International Airport, I-40, I-73, I-74 and I-85.
PHOENIX — Lincoln Property Co. and Goldman Sachs have completed the sale of Buckeye85, a Class A industrial building in Phoenix, to LaSalle for an undisclosed price. The 321,892-square-foot building features 36-foot clear heights, full concrete truck courts, a 95-door cross-dock configuration, a speculative office suite and an employee-centric outdoor amenity space with shaded and landscaped areas, built-in barbecue equipment and seating for relaxing, outdoor dining and games. Tempur-Pedic, part of Tempur Sealy International, fully occupies the Class A industrial property, located on 20 acres at 10333 W. Buckeye Road. The mattress and pillow maker uses the facility to distribute to the Western United States, from Colorado to the Pacific Coast. Will Strong and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers in the deal. Marc Hertzberg and Riley Gilbert of JLL served as the investment sales team’s property leasing experts. Gilbert also represented Tempur-Pedic in its lease agreement, bringing Tempur-Pedic’s metro Phoenix industrial footprint to nearly 1.5 million square feet.
NILES, OHIO — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 410,858-square-foot manufacturing facility in northeast Ohio’s Niles in a sale-leaseback transaction with BRT Extrusions Inc. The purchase price was undisclosed. The tenant, a full-service aluminum extrusion company, serves a wide range of sectors, including construction, automotive, transportation and electronics. The property is situated on nearly 28 acres at 1818 Main St. Daniel Macks and Phil DiGennaro of Stream Capital Partners advised the buyer and seller. Dallas-based MAG Capital Partners invests in industrial real estate and operating companies.
NEW CENTURY, KAN. — BGO and Yukon Real Estate Partners have broken ground on a 291,000-square-foot cold storage warehouse in New Century, about 30 miles outside of Kansas City. Slated to open in the third quarter of 2025, the development is fully leased to CJ Logistics America, which plans to dedicate a majority of the building’s space to Flora Food Group. The project site is adjacent to Flora Food Group’s production plant. An above-ground conveyor bridge will connect the two buildings. Once completed, the conveyor bridge will enable finished products to be delivered directly into the warehouse for cold storage. The development will also feature a direct connection to the BNSF Railway. Approximately 85 percent of the U.S. is reachable within two days from the development by highway, rail or air, according to the development team.
WILMER, TEXAS — Owens Corning (NYSE: OC) has signed a 292,680-square-foot industrial lease in Wilmer, a southern suburb of Dallas. The Ohio-based provider of roofing, insulation and composite materials is taking space at Core45, a two-building, 1.6 million-square-foot development. According to a 2022 press release from the Wilmer Economic Development Corp. announcing the project, Core45’s two buildings span 616,000 and 1 million square feet and feature 40-foot clear heights, as well as a combined 286 dock doors, 403 trailer parking stalls and 900 car parking spaces. Ridley Culp, Luke Davis and Matt Dornak of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Grandview Partners, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented Owens Corning.
DALLAS — Dallas-based Trive Real Estate Equity Management has purchased a 57,000-square-foot industrial building on the city’s northwest side. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 7 Justice Way was built on a 22.4-acre lot in 2023 and features three dock-high loading doors and nine grade-level drive-in doors. Giovanni Scardino and Jason Moser of Stream Realty Partners represented both the buyer and the seller, an entity doing business as HTH 9800 Stemmons LLC, in the transaction.
DURHAM, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors and partner Nuveen Real Estate have sold Alexander Commerce Park, a three-building industrial property located along TW Alexander Drive in Durham’s Research Triangle Park. San Francisco-based Prologis acquired the park for an undisclosed price. Built in 2023, the development was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Upper Deck, Wolfspeed, Wesco and Running Logistics. The properties feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, LED lighting and abundant auto and trailer parking. Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Zachary Lloyd of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
ITASCA, ILL. — Lee & Associates of Illinois has brokered the $6.2 million sale of a 59,778-square-foot industrial building in Itasca. The property is located at 700 District Drive. Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Levi Holdings. The buyer, Venture One Real Estate, purchased the building pre-leased to Premistar, an HVAC contractor. Cal Payne of CBRE represented Premistar, and Michael Clewlow represented Venture One on an internal basis.