LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. — All American Containers of the Midwest has signed a long-term industrial lease for a 51,624-square-foot space at Bridge Point 94 Building 1 in Libertyville, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The lease brings the facility, located at 851-899 E. Park Ave., to 49 percent occupancy. Bridge Development Partners LLC, which delivered the building in the summer of 2015, is the landlord. All American Containers of the Midwest is expanding from a current location in Lake Forest, Ill. Keith Puritz of Avison Young, as well as Rob Wheeler, Juan Rodriguez and Sky Groden of Cresa, represented the tenant in the transaction. John Hauser, Michael Fonda and Hugh Williams of Avison Young represented Bridge Development.
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LANHAM, MD. — Cambridge Property Group LLC has sold a 142,810-square-foot flex building located at 10201 Good Luck Road in Lanham, a city roughly 13 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority purchased the property for approximately $12.9 million. Cambridge Property Group developed the office and distribution building in 2005 as a build-to-suit for the General Services Administration on behalf of a tenant client, which occupied the property continuously until December 2015. William Czekaj, Ingo Mayr and Benjamin Eldridge Jr. of Cambridge Property Group negotiated the transaction on behalf of developer client CA/Development Associates LLC.
Beretta, Nissan, General Motors, Electrolux and Hankook Tire are a few manufacturing giants that call Middle Tennessee home. Expanding the manufacturing presence throughout 2015, 29 advanced manufacturing companies announced relocations or expansions in Middle Tennessee. Of that total, six companies revealed plans to create a combined 710 jobs and occupy more than 1 million square feet during the fourth quarter of 2015 alone. Nashville’s central location, skilled workforce and labor cost advantages continue to make the market a magnet for manufacturing companies. Unsurprisingly, in its Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016 report, Urban Land Institute named Nashville the “No. 7 U.S. Market to Watch for 2016” and an “18-Hour City.” Additionally, Nashville’s low cost of doing business and consistent job and population growth favor the industrial market, and the pipeline for talent across all multiple industries remains full. Nashville’s industrial market is firing on all cylinders — with record low vacancy rates and historically high rents, which is driving robust speculative warehouse development. Interestingly, a new trend is occurring that is breaking the paradigms of traditional industrial space use — the appearance of the maker economy. These “makers” are modern, small-scale manufacturers that “are emerging as a revitalizing force in …
MCCOOK, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners LLC has signed up three new tenants for a combined 194,000 square feet of space at Bridge Point McCook II. The leases bring the facility located at 8401 W. 47th St. in McCook, approximately 15 miles southwest of Chicago, to 86 percent occupancy. DHL Express USA Inc., a postal and logistics company, signed a deal for 36,440 square feet. Mark Baumhart and Jeanne Rogers of Arthur J. Rogers & Co. represented DHL. In the second deal, Video Equipment Rentals LLC, an AV, audio, broadcast and computer equipment rental company, inked a deal for 94,152 square feet and was represented by Sam Durkin of JLL. In the last transaction, an undisclosed international tire manufacturer signed a lease to occupy a 64,057-square-foot space. Vern Schultz of Colliers International represented Bridge Development in all three transactions.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Transwestern has arranged a 13,816-square-foot industrial lease in Bolingbrook, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Cope Plastics will occupy space at the 55,480-square-foot building. The property, 4 Territorial Court, was built in 2002 and is one of five buildings located in the Territorial Business Center. Cope Plastics, which makes and distributes plastic sheet, rod and tubing products, previously leased 10,700 square feet of space within the same business center. Scott Mueller of Transwestern represented the tenant in the transaction.
EATONTOWN, N.J. — The Donato Group has received a $6.7 million loan for the acquisition of a 106,918-square-foot industrial flex property located at 34-38 Industrial Way East in Eatontown. Michael Klein of HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan, provided by Lakeland Bank, for the borrower. The two-building facility features 14 individual flex units ranging in size from 3,000 square feet to 17,000 square feet. At the time of acquisition, the property was 83.6 percent occupied. Current tenants include Paw BioScience, Hanro of Switzerland, Augustine Consulting Inc., Alkaline Corp., KruseCom and Meridian Health.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has brokered the sale of Lakemont West Business Park, a 970,000-square-foot industrial asset located in Charlotte’s Southwest submarket. The property was 84 percent leased at the time of sale, with more than half of the property coming to term within the next five years. Patrick Gildea, Bryan Crutcher and Anne Johnson of CBRE’s national partners team represented the seller in the transaction. Jeffrey Dunne of CBRE’s New York institutional properties team represented the buyer, an entity controlled by Hartz Mountain Industries, which has retained Jim Gunning and Donna Falzarano of CBRE’s capital markets debt & structured finance team to secure financing for the asset.
SHAWNEE, KAN. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 142,308-square-foot industrial building in Shawnee, approximately 10 miles southwest of Kansas City, for an undisclosed price. ECM Real Estate Holdings LLC sold the facility, located at 23501 W. 84th St., to Shawnee Logistics Centre LLC. John Stafford, Ed Elder and Tom Haverty of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented.
CARSON, CALIF. — Prologis has sold the 12-building Carson Industrial Center in the Los Angeles submarket of Carson to an institutional real estate manager for an undisclosed sum. The 450,000-square-foot center is situated on Del Amo Boulevard. Carson Industrial Center is fully leased to 19 tenants. Notable tenants include Sourcecorp BPS, Coast Wire & Plastic Technology and Illumination International. Jeffrey Cole, Jeffrey Chiate and Ed Hernandez of Cushman & Wakefield represented Prologis in this transaction.
CENTENNIAL, COLO. — An undisclosed buyer has purchased a 533-unit Extra Space Storage facility in Centennial for $11.3 million. The community is located at 7059 S. Kenton St., 16 miles southeast of downtown Denver. The facility was built in 2009. Adam Schlosser, Chico LeClaire and Brett Hatcher of Marcus & Millichap executed the transaction. Richard Bird is the firm’s broker of record in Colorado.