HOUSTON — Communications Test Design Inc. has leased a 114,467-square-foot industrial facility located at 6215 West by Northwest Blvd. in Houston. Mike Spears of Lee & Associates’ Houston office represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Ed Frantz from CBRE represented the landlord, DCT West by Northwest LP.
DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners, a real estate investment, development and services company, has hired Victoria Knudson as executive vice president and leader of the company’s national industrial property management division. Knudson will be responsible for expanding and leading the direction and operations of Stream’s industrial property management platform. Prior to joining Stream, Knudson served as senior managing director and national property management leader at Cushman & Wakefield. Prior to her time at Cushman & Wakefield, Knudson was with AMB Property Corp. and Trammell Crow Co. Knudson will be based in Stream Realty Partners’ Dallas office.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — The Silverman Group has completed the sale of Trefoil Park, a five-building office/laboratory/flex park in Trumbull. 265 West 34th Street LLC acquired the asset for $26.7 million. The park includes a three-story, 54,899-square-foot building located at 35 Corporate Drive; a three-story 47,264-square-foot building located at 55 Corporate Drive; a 44,221-square-foot asset at 126 Monroe Turnpike; a 45,615-square-foot property at 30 Trefoil Drive; and a 40,675-square-foot building at 204 Spring Hill Road. In addition to a mix of office, industrial and flex space, the park features a fitness center and a child care center. At the time of sale, Trefoil Park was 95 percent leased to a diverse roster of 37 corporate and industrial tenants. Tom O’Leary, Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut and Andrew Schwartz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has arranged an industrial lease in Auburn Hills, approximately 30 miles north of Detroit. Axis Technology Group, a company specializing in automotive trim and packaging, will occupy 34,500 square feet of space at 20 Corporate Drive. Charrington Estates LLC is the landlord. Bob Dabrowski of Friedman represented the tenant in the transaction.
KENNEDALE, TEXAS — Align Auto Collision & Painting has leased a 9,060-square-foot industrial building located at 7204 Mansfield Highway in Kennedale. The property will serve as a temporary location for the business following the sale of its previous location, 2235 Michigan Ave. in Arlington. Align will relocate by the end of March to the temporary location. The new site is zoned for industrial use and has a large parking area to accommodate Align Auto Collision’s customers. Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance arranged the transaction. The temporary location was the only vacancy in a four-building complex situated 3.5 miles south of I-20. Jim Eaton of RDS Real Estate in Haltom City represented the landlord, Tarrant County-based investor Ron Sturgeon, in the lease transaction. Align Auto’s owner, Anastasio Favila, is concentrating the company’s permanent site search on the mid-cities between Dallas and Fort Worth.
NEWTOWN, N.C. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a 439,500-square-foot industrial facility in Newtown. The property is located on a 94.8-acre parcel at 1545 St. James Church Road. Snider Tire Inc., a commercial tire dealer and retreader, purchased the asset for an undisclosed amount. Doug Faris of Binswanger’s Charlotte office brokered the transaction.
ZION, ILL. — Avison Young has arranged a 150,192-square-foot industrial lease expansion and renewal in Zion, approximately 50 miles north of Chicago. Focus Foodservice now occupies the entire building, which is located at 451 Trumpet Drive. The distribution facility features 30-foot clear heights, 150 parking spaces and two grade-level dock doors. The building is situated within the Trumpet Corporate Park, an 8.1-acre complex developed by Panattoni Development Co. in 2008. Keith Puritz, Eric Fischer and Brett Kroner of Avison Young represented the tenant in the transaction. Chris Volkert and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International represented the landlords, Prudential Insurance Co. and Panattoni Development Co.
CALEDONIA, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc./CORFAC International has negotiated a 9,000-square-foot lease in Caledonia, approximately 20 miles south of Milwaukee. Educators Credit Union will occupy the industrial building, which is located at 289 27th St. Ninneman Properties II LLC is the landlord. Cale Berg of The Dickman Company Inc. was the sole broker in the transaction.
The greater Indianapolis industrial market has experienced incredible growth over the past three years, and it continues to be one of the most sought-after industrial markets in the country. Supply and demand is the big story in early 2016. Because shovel-ready land is difficult to find, demand for land alternatives is pushing development further and further away from the beltway while simultaneously causing land prices to escalate. Local communities that figure out how to competitively bring shovel-ready land to the market will reap great rewards. There is strong demand for space across the industrial sector, with second-generation and medium-size distribution space outpacing the other industrial product types. Those seeking smaller, single-tenant buildings under 50,000 square feet are realizing how difficult they are to find. Additionally, the supply of available speculative space in the greater Indianapolis market has been on everyone’s radar for the past two years. Demand for spec space is catching up to the supply as evidenced by several new leases signed since the end of 2015. Currently, there is approximately 2.2 million square feet of industrial product under construction, including 1.4 million square feet of speculative development and 800,000 square feet of build-to-suit construction. Game changer The e-commerce …
FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a three-building flex park in Farmington Hills, approximately 22 miles northwest of Detroit, for an undisclosed price. Garrison Investment Group LP sold Discovery Centre to Haggerty 4 LLC. The 165,016-square-foot property was 81 percent occupied at the time of sale and is located on Country Club Drive. Rich Deptula of Friedman represented the seller in the transaction, and Todd Hawley of Friedman represented the buyer.