SOUTH BEND, IND. — AM General has signed a 10-year lease for South Bend Distribution Center I, a new distribution center located at 5448 Dylan Drive off I-90 in South Bend. Great Lakes Capital, a locally owned real estate private equity firm, developed the 210,000-square-foot distribution center along with the City of South Bend. Greg Pink and Jeremy McClements of Bradley Co. facilitated the lease.
MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — MFP Seals has signed a long-term lease for an industrial building located at 900 E. Whitcomb Ave. in Madison Heights. The company will relocate its manufacturing and administrative facilities from Troy, Mich., to the new 38,776-square-foot building this fall. MFP Seals is a division of Martin Fluid Power, a wholesale distribution manufacturer of sealing devices. Garry Rogers of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
NEWNAN, GA. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $27.8 million acquisition loan for a 2 million-square-foot distribution center located in Newnan, roughly 20 miles south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The property was built, owned and occupied by Kmart for more than 30 years. Keith Braddish of NorthMarq Capital’s New York City office and Will James of the firm’s Atlanta office arranged the three-year loan through Ladder Capital on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
UNIVERSAL CITY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Storage & Moving Logistics, a 34,813-square-foot self-storage facility located in the San Antonio suburb of Universal City. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Karr and Cunningham also secured the buyer, a local investor. Storage & Moving Logistics is located at 115 Villa Drive. The property is situated on 3.8 acres and features a newly renovated on-site manager’s residence, perimeter fencing and lighting, keypad gated entry and 24-hour video surveillance. The property is comprised of 218 drive-up units and 90 uncovered parking spaces.
TERRELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 19,000-square-foot industrial lease at 9752 County Road 310 in Terrell. Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, Axus Paints, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — HFF has arranged $26.9 million in acquisition and construction financing for 314 Scholes Street, a three-building industrial complex located in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. HFF arranged the five-year, floating-rate loan through M&T Bank for the borrower, The Hudson Companies. The borrower plans to convert the 97,475-square-foot complex into 83,211 square feet of creative office space and 14,543 square feet of retail space. Designed by S9 Architects, the project is slated for completion in 2018. Christopher Peck and Rory Shepard of HFF secured the financing for the borrower.
NORTH LAS VEGAS — DC Building Group has completed the remodel of the Delta Liquid Energy propane distribution facility and offices in North Las Vegas. The project included a 5,300-square-foot office and warehouse remodel, in addition to the installation of 30,000-gallon fuel storage tanks. Construction began in late 2015. The facility is situated near the Apex industrial area. Andoscia Architecture served as the project’s architect.
CLAWSON, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged the acquisition of an industrial building located at 1303 Anderson Road in Clawson. Stelkic Industrial LLC sold the 13,050-square-foot property to Electric Blue LCC for an undisclosed price. Electric Blue is the holding company for Detroit Tuned, which will move into the building later this year. Detroit Tuned is currently located in Clinton Township, Mich. The company specializes in selling, installing and developing aftermarket and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts for Mini Coopers. Josh Miller of Friedman represented the buyer in the transaction.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Flolo Corp. has acquired an industrial property located at 1400 Harvester Road in West Chicago. The company purchased the property from Acts Four Thirty Two LLC for an undisclosed price. Flolo Corp. will relocate and consolidate from its current facilities at 1061 E. Green St. and 420 Podlin in Franklin Park, Ill., to the new 42,411-square-foot facility. The buyer is a multi-faceted electro-mechanical repair facility, power transmission distributor and custom system integration company. John Hamilton, Mike Sedjo and Jack Brennan of CBRE represented the buyer, while David Prell, also of CBRE, represented the seller in the deal.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Company/CORFAC International has arranged a lease between Northwest Holdings Corp. and Sellars Absorbent Materials Inc. at 7300 N. 60th St. in Milwaukee. Sellars Absorbent Materials will occupy 104,627 square feet of industrial/office space at the property. Samuel Dickman Jr., Samuel Dickman, Zach Noble and TJ Huenerbein of The Dickman Company brokered the lease.