PHOENIX — The Koll Company has purchased a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Phoenix for $74.7 million. The warehouse is located at 6835 W. Buckeye Road within the Buckeye Logistics Center. The property is fully leased to Amazon, which uses the facility as a small package sorting and distribution facility. The original 604,678-square-foot facility was built in 2007. It was expanded by an additional 404,673 square feet in 2008. Seera Investment Bank B.S.C. served as Koll’s private equity partner. CBRE Capital Advisors advised the bank. Jones Lang Lasalle represented the unnamed seller in the sales transaction. The firm also helped the buyer source debt, which Benefit Street Partners provided.
Industrial
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has secured the sale of a 9,708-square-foot office and warehouse building for Dausin Management Trust located at 8007 NE Loop 410 in San Antonio. Kevin Cosgrove and Payton Rion of Stream Realty Partners – Central Texas LP represented the seller in the transaction. The office and warehouse space is located in northeast San Antonio on Loop 410 near its intersection with Springfield Road. The property offers tenants five grade-level doors, covered parking and a one-acre fenced yard.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a distribution facility located at 401 Cabot Drive in Hamilton Township. The 600,600-square-foot building serves as the Eastern region distribution hub for Colgate-Palmolive. Completed in 2006, the property features 36-foot clear heights, 52-foot by 50-foot column spacing, 120-foot truck courts and ample car and trailer parking. Colgate-Palmolive currently occupies 431,340 square feet, with the remaining 169,260 square feet available for lease. Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer, Kyle Schmidt, Andrew MacDonald, Stan Danzig and Jules Nissim of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the transaction.
Denholtz Associates Secures $4M in Refinancing for Five Flex-Industrial Properties in New Jersey
by Amy Works
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has secured a 10-year, $4 million refinancing on five of its flex-industrial properties located at 1W-5W Chimney Rock Road in Bridgewater. Totaling 115,714 square feet, the properties are part of the Bridgewater Business Park. Michael Cook of First Bank NJ negotiated the terms of the refinance. Bridgewater Business Park features 380,000 square feet of flex-industrial space.
SHAKOPEE, MINN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 122,400-square-foot speculative industrial building in Shakopee, approximately 25 miles southwest of Minneapolis. The building, which will be located in the 50-acre Valley Park Business Center, is the final phase of the development. The building can accommodate users looking for anywhere between 20,000 square feet and 122,000 square feet and will feature 28-foot clear heights, 193 parking stalls, 24 docks and six drive-in doors. The project is slated for completion by the end of the year. Opus is providing development, design, construction and architectural services, and Colliers International will market the property for lease.
HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Hampshire Companies has completed the sale of an industrial and office complex located at 86-110 Orchard St. in Hackensack. A private buyer acquired the property for an undisclosed sum. Situated on 5.2 acres, the 125,000-square-foot property features 110,000 square feet of warehouse space and 15,000 square feet of office space. The warehouse space is broken into 11 independent and fully demised industrial units with ceiling heights ranging from 14 feet to 25 feet. Additionally, the complex features 12 external docks, 10 drive-ins and 109 on-site parking spaces. Renovated in 2013, the property was 96 percent leased at the time of sale. Jeffrey DeMagistris, Thomas Vetter and Gregory James of NAI James E. Hanson represented The Hampshire Companies in the deal.
CHICAGO —TSP Value and Income Fund, a subset of Transwestern Investment Group, has purchased a five-property, industrial portfolio in the Chicago area for an undisclosed price. The portfolio, which is fully occupied, totals 1.4 million square feet. The properties include 3800 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan; 301-363 N. Third Ave. in Des Plaines; 5300 Proviso Drive in Melrose Park; 7400 Richards Road in Bridgeview; and 5100 W. 123rd St. in Alsip. The properties have clear heights ranging from 21 feet to 30 feet and all have some percentage of office finish. The portfolio features eight tenants including Dulin Metals Co., Permasteelisa North America, Midland Paper Co., Keystone Automotive Industries and Cornfields Inc. Christopher Carroll and Brian Carlton of HFF placed a five-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan for the portfolio with a life company.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has purchased two industrial properties in Garden Grove for a total of $9.4 million. The assets are located at 7180 Lampson Ave. and 12570 Industry St. The two properties occupy one parcel and comprise a total of 76,888 square feet. CapRock plans to refurbish both the occupied 39,200-square-foot building on Lampson and the vacant 37,688 square-foot property on Industry. CBRE’s Steve Young, Bob Goodmanson and Brad Schneider represented both CapRock Partners and the seller, a local investor, in this transaction.
LINDEN, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. has negotiated the sale of an industrial facility located at 2401 E. Linden Ave. in Linden. Penwood Real Estate Management acquired the property from 265 Pennsylvania Realty for $9.1 million. The 82,000-square-foot facility features 5,000 square feet of office space, 21-foot clear heights and 10 loading docks, as well as a new paved parking lot, doors and HVAC. Three tenants in the food and pharmaceutical sectors, including Ultimate Foods, occupy the fully stabilized, net-leased building. Jordan Metz of Bussell Realty represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has secured a 25,841-square-foot lease at Crosswinds Distribution Center – Building C for Copenhagen Imports, a furniture importer. The property is located at 11827 Tech Com Road in San Antonio. Kevin Cosgrove and Payton Rion of Stream Realty Partners Central Texas represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease transaction. Crosswinds Distribution Center consists of two industrial buildings totaling 142,403 square feet. The property is located at the intersection of Wurzbach Parkway and Tech Com Road in northeast San Antonio. The industrial space features 160-foot building depths, storefronts, 24-foot clear heights and a rear-load concrete truck court.