AGAWAM, MASS. — OMG Inc., a commercial roof fastening product manufacturing and supply company, has leased 86,031 square feet of warehouse and office space at 101 Almgren Drive in Agawam. Situated on 14.6 acres, the 187,900-square-foot industrial facility is owned by California-based Four Cities Partner LTD and master leased, as well as substantially occupied by Seattle-based Vaupell Holdings Inc. Sentry Commercial, in association with Hart Corp., represented Vaupell in the transaction.
EL MONTE, CALIF. — Vibe Base has signed a five-year lease renewal for its 60,000-square-foot facility in the San Gabriel Valley submarket of El Monte. The lease is valued at $2 million. The space is located at 9328 Telstar Ave. Barry Saywitz of the Saywitz Company represented the international designer, manufacturer and importer of clothing product. Mickey Isen of Kennedy Wilson Properties represented the landlord, KW Telstar, in this transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hunt Southwest Real Estate Development has acquired a 16.7-acre site in the Riverbend West Business Park in northeast Fort Worth and will develop a 301,500-square-foot spec warehouse and distribution facility at the site. Construction on Riverbend West Distribution Center, located at 2101 Reeves Place, will commence immediately with completion expected in the third quarter of 2016. The facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration, an ESFR sprinkler system and dedicated trailer parking positions. Holt Lunsford Commercial’s Donnie Rohde, Chance Olin and George Jennings will lease the industrial property to prospective tenants.
OAK CREEK, WIS. — The Dickman Co./CORFAC International has arranged a 17,425-square-foot industrial lease in Oak Creek, approximately 14 miles south of Milwaukee. Schenker Inc. will lease the space located at 330 E. Mahn Court from Maggster LLC. Samuel M. Dickman Jr. and Samuel D. Dickman of The Dickman Co. represented the landlord in the transaction, and Karl Wiedenman of CBRE represented the tenant.
LOWELL, MASS. — The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 170 Lincoln St. in Lowell. The principals of RKKC LLC aka Patriot Care LLC acquired the property for $2 million. Formerly occupied by Prelco, the 39,000-square-foot property features 13-foot clear heights. David Stubblebine, James Stubblebine and Micah Stubblebine of The Stubblebine Company represented the undisclosed seller, while Fran Sagandorf of Taupier represented the buyer in the transaction.
PASADENA, TEXAS — California-based Plastic Express has pre-leased 394,489 square feet in Phase II at Port 225 in Pasadena, near the Port of Houston. Phase II consists of three buildings under construction with expected completion in the second quarter of 2016. Totaling 753,864 square feet, the project is now 65 percent pre-leased. Completed in 2008, Phase I consists of three buildings totaling 697,000 square feet and is 100 percent leased. At completion, Port 225 will consist of six distribution buildings totaling 1.45 million square feet. Plastic Express was founded in 1970 and provides custom-tailored and logistical solutions for the plastics industry, as well as non-plastic materials including steel, paper, lumber and other products. Transwestern’s Brian Gammill and Darryl Noon represented the building owner, Clarion Partners, in the lease transaction. Jeff Huberman, Mike Spears and Robert McGee of Lee & Associates represented Plastic Express. Houston-based Transwestern Development Co. is providing development and construction management services.
PHOENIX — WLA Realty Group has purchased Roosevelt Business Park, a 223,257-square-foot industrial campus in Phoenix, for $14.9 million. The park is located at 7150 W. Roosevelt St. It was 75 percent leased at the time of sale. Gary Anderson, Paul Boyle, Rick Danis and Mike Gilbert of Cushman & Wakefield executed the transaction. The seller was Pearlman Property Management. The Cushman & Wakefield team was also retained to lease the business park.
LANCASTER, CALIF. — Strategic Storage Trust II has acquired a 550-unit self-storage facility in Lancaster for $4.7 million. The 10-building facility, located at 43707 North Sierra Highway, was built in 1991. It was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale. SmartStop Asset Management LLC sponsors the Strategic Storage Trust II fund.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has arranged a 100,335-square-foot industrial lease in Plainfield, a southwestern suburb of Indianapolis. Kuehne + Nagel, a Switzerland-based global logistics service provider, will be expanding its lease at Gateway Industrial III, bringing the building to full occupancy. The 220,000-square-foot distribution center is located at 1025 S. Columbia Road. Kuehne + Nagel currently occupies 59,895 square feet at the facility. A partnership between HSA Commercial Real Estate and Great Point Investors LLC developed the building in 2014. HSA Commercial expects to break ground on a new 150,000-square-foot distribution center within the Gateway Business Park this summer. Located on a nine-acre site at the intersection of Columbia and Midfield roads, the proposed facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 32 truck docks, four drive-in doors and parking for 156 vehicles. Terry Busch and John Hanley of CBRE represented the ownership in the lease transaction.
NATICK, MASS. — R.W. Holmes Realty Co. has arranged the sale of a 44,950-square-foot office/warehouse property located at 245 W. Central St. in Natick. Snap-One Corp. sold the property to South Natick Partners LLC for $2.3 million. Situated on 2.5 acres, the property features four tailboard doors, one drive-in loading dock and 100 parking spaces. Craig Johnston of R.W. Holmes Realty represented the seller, while Eric Brosler of MetroWest Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
