OLATHE, KAN. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 515,132-square-foot industrial building located at 16600 S. Theden St. in Olathe. John Stafford of Colliers brokered the transaction on behalf of the buyer, Himoinsa Power Systems Inc., while Mike Mitchelson of CBRE represented the seller, Lone Elm 515 LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. — CBRE has secured an 11,043-square-foot lease on behalf of the Central Oklahoma Humane Society at an industrial property located at 5228 Classen Circle in Oklahoma City. Caitlin Mazaheri, Jason Hammock and John Lenochan of CBRE represented the tenant in the transaction. Derek James of Price Edwards & Co. represented the landlord, Classen West Properties LLC.
TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. — Colliers International has arranged an 18.3-acre ground lease for Costco near Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City. Costco will build a new wholesale warehouse at the site. The size of the building was not disclosed, but the Traverse City Record Eagle reports the size at 156,000 square feet. Max Goldman of Colliers represented Costco in the lease of the property from Northwestern Regional Airport Commission. Construction will commence immediately with the opening planned for the fourth quarter of this year.
TROY, MICH. — Signature Associates has negotiated the sale of an 88,886-square-foot industrial building located at 1600-1630 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. Paul Hoge and John Boyd of Signature Associates represented the seller, Iron Point Troy Industrial LLC. Boyd also represented the buyer, DB1600 LLC.
STURTEVANT, WIS. — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 14,800-square-foot industrial building in Sturtevant, about 30 miles south of Milwaukee. The building is located at 3012-3014 S. Sylvania Ave. Robert A. Gleason purchased the property from Wayne and Mardell Fuller Trust. Cale Berg, Zach Noble, Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of the Dickman Co. brokered the transaction.
SANFORD, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has closed the sale of North Park Commerce Center, a two-building, 117,600-square-foot distribution campus located at 3800 and 3830 Enterprise Way in Sanford, a northern suburb of Orlando. Mike Davis, Michael Lerner and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Atlanta-based McDonald Development Co., in the transaction. Boston-based Cabot Properties acquired the Class A property, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale, for $10.4 million.
PLANO, TEXAS — Citadel Partners LLC, a Dallas-based real estate consulting firm, has negotiated an 82,800-square-foot lease renewal at a flex facility located at 3501 E. Plano Parkway. Scott Jessen, Andy Goldston and Mac Morse of Citadel Partners represented the tenant, UNICOM Engineering, in the transaction. Brett Lewis and George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the unspecified landlord.
DAVENPORT, IOWA — Binswanger has arranged the sale of a nearly 160-acre land site in Davenport for an undisclosed price. Sterilite Corp. purchased the land from the Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corp. Sterilite, a manufacturer of plastic storage containers, plans to build a new manufacturing and distribution center on the site. The center, slated to open in early 2018, will employ approximately 500 employees. As part of the transaction, the Scott County Board of Supervisors and the City of Davenport will provide a multimillion-dollar incentive package for moving to the Quad Cities. Tim O’Callaghan and Larry Spinelli of Binswanger arranged the sale on behalf of Sterilite. The team also helped negotiate the incentive package.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — HSA Commercial, in a joint venture partnership with Great Point Investors, has begun development of a 151,220-square-foot speculative industrial building in Plainfield, a southwest suburb of Indianapolis. Gateway Industrial IV is currently under construction, with delivery scheduled for this June. It will be the fifth and final building developed by HSA Commercial in the 40-acre Gateway Business Park. The PrivateBank provided the project financing. HSA Commercial and Great Point Investors previously partnered on the development of Gateway Industrial III, an adjacent 220,000-square-foot building that was completed in 2015 and is now fully leased. When complete, Gateway Industrial IV will feature 30-foot clear heights, 16 expandable truck docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 156 vehicles. The development is located just west of the Indianapolis International Airport and is designed to accommodate users as small as 25,000 square feet. John Hanley, Terry Busch and Jared Scaringe of CBRE are handling leasing for Gateway Industrial IV. Fishers, Ind.-based Meyer Najem is the general contractor for the project. West Lafayette, Ind.-based KJG Architecture designed the building.
DESOTO COUNTY, MISS. — Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners has acquired a 173-acre land site to develop DeSoto 55 Logistics Center, a 2.5 million-square-foot business and logistics park in DeSoto County, located just across the state border from Memphis, Tenn. Anticipated development costs will exceed $125 million, according to a news release from the developer. Core5 will immediately begin construction on two speculative buildings of office and warehouse space totaling 883,720 square feet. Both buildings are planned for delivery this fall. The 582,400-square-foot Building A is expandable up to 1.5 million square feet and will offer 36-foot clear heights, 98 trailer storage spaces and 342 car parking spaces. Building B, totaling 301,320 square feet, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 80 trailer storage spaces and 270 auto spaces. Located at U.S. Highway 51, the park will offer close proximity to the I-55 transportation corridor. Upon planned completion by the end of 2019, DeSoto 55 Logistics Center will accommodate over 2.5 million square feet in up to five separate buildings. The acquisition marks Core5’s entry into the greater Memphis market. “After an extensive review of potential development sites and interviews with local employers, it was clear that the location of DeSoto 55 Logistics …
