SAN DIEGO — Westcore Properties has purchased a four-property industrial portfolio in San Diego for $75 million. The portfolio contains a total of 514,169 square feet spread over 22 buildings. The portfolio includes 16990 Goldentop Road in Rancho Bernardo; 500-938 S. Andreasen Drive in Escondido; and 133-155 Mata Way and 540-550 Pacific St. in San Marcos. Westcore will perform cosmetic improvements at each property, which will include landscaping and painting, as well as maintenance and upgrades for HVAC systems, asphalt and roofs. Rick Reeder and Brad Tecca of Cushman & Wakefield were the brokers of record for this transaction. The seller was TA Realty.
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GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — REI will build its new distribution center in Goodyear to be net zero energy as it pursues LEED-Platinum — the highest level in the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) rating system. Situated in the Arizona desert, the facility is intended to be one of the world’s most sustainable distribution centers. REI is driving sustainability and efficiency at its new distribution center in several new ways: • The facility’s 2.2 megawatt solar system produces renewable energy on-site, enough to power the entire facility annually. The system is expected to provide REI with 20 years of free energy and pay for itself in five years. • REI and its partners have designed an omnichannel one-touch fulfillment system, enabling one person to process items eight times faster than the typical distribution center. • The distribution center will help restore the nearby Verde River, enhancing water flows and recreation access. • The distribution center features a non-evaporative cooling system fully powered by renewable energy, saving millions of gallons of water every year. Butler Design Group designed the facility in collaboration with Rocky Mountain Institute. The developer is Merit Partners Inc., and the builder is The Renaissance Companies. DMW&Hand KNAPP led technology design, …
STREAM Capital Partners Brokers $8M Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Portfolio in Wisconsin, Indiana
by Amy Works
KENOSHA, WIS., AND WARSAW, IND. — STREAM Capital Partners has arranged the sale-leaseback of a three-building portfolio of more than 151,000 square feet of industrial space in Kenosha and Warsaw. The properties are located at 3724 N. State Road and 486E 350N in Warsaw and 5307 95th Ave. in Kenosha. Tecomet sold the portfolio to an undisclosed REIT for $8 million. The seller then leased back three of properties as a long-term triple-net lease with periodic rent increases and multiple options for renewal from the new owner. Jonathan Wolfe and Jordan Shtulman of STREAM represented the seller in the transaction.
Roddy Inc. Brokers $4.8M Sale of 101,747 SF Industrial Facility in Bensalem, Pennsylvania
by Amy Works
BENSALEM, PA. — Roddy Inc. has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 633 Dunksferry Road in Bensalem. Nytef Bensalem LLC sold the 101,747-square-foot property to Liberty Bell Properties LLC for $4.8 million. Situated on 11.1 acres, the property will be partially occupied by EDA Contractors, with 32,500 square feet of space available for lease. Robert Olender of Roddy Inc. represented the seller in the deal.
MCDONOUGH, GA. — Tory Burch LLC, a women’s accessories and apparel retailer, plans to invest more than $60 million by 2020 for a new distribution center in McDonough, a south Atlanta suburb in Henry County. The distribution center will support Tory Burch’s e-commerce business and is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2017. The new facility is expected to create more than 150 jobs by 2020, including positions in management, administration, transportation, order processing, packaging and shipping. Tory Burch will fully occupy the 753,000-square-foot distribution center located in the Lambert Farms Logistics Park in McDonough. Tory Burch leased the space from the developer, Panatonni Development Co. Inc. Wit Truitt and Reed Davis of JLL represented Panatonni in the lease deal. The industrial facility features an adjacent pad site, which makes the development expandable up to 1.5 million square feet. Tory Burch is headquartered in New York and has 180 boutiques worldwide, including locations in Los Angeles, Shanghai, Milan and Paris, as well as nine e-commerce sites in six languages. The retailer sells clothing, shoes, handbags, accessories, watches, home and beauty items. Tory Burch worked with Josh Stephens of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Ports …
SAN DIEGO — McEwen-Otay LLC and MP McEwen I LLC have acquired Cornerstone Centre, a 43,423-square-foot multi-tenant flex industrial property in the San Diego submarket of Rancho Bernardo, for $7.4 million. The facility is located at 10840 Thornmint Road. Cornerstone Centre was built in 1990. The building was fully occupied by six tenants at the time of sale. Mark McEwen of Colliers International represented the buyers. Randy LaChance, Brian Mulvaney and Josh West of Voit Real Estate Services represented the seller, CRP – 2 San Diego, in this transaction.
MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Leading grocery retailer ALDI has earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its environmentally sustainable distribution center and regional headquarters in Moreno Valley. According to USGBC, LEED projects are responsible for diverting more than 80 million tons of waste from landfills. Compared to the average commercial building, LEED Gold buildings consume a quarter less energy and generate 34 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions. To meet LEED Gold standards, ALDI worked with Graycor Construction Co. as a design-build partner along with architects and engineers to improve the design and materials used in the development of its distribution center and regional headquarters. The sustainable building features include: • Renewable energy from onsite solar panels that provide 60 percent of the electricity. • Ammonia refrigeration system, which is a naturally occurring element and highly energy-efficient. • Electric vehicle charging stations and bicycle racks that promote the use of greener methods of transportation. • Water-efficient landscaping and plumbing. Partners in the project include Graycor, HPA Architecture, Webber/Smith Associates, Inc., Gregg Electric, Inc., Air Control Systems, HSA Engineering Inc., Huitt-Zollars, Ridge Landscape Architects and KDI. Throughout the construction of its Moreno Valley warehouse, …
DALLAS — JLL has negotiated the acquisition of 88 acres of land situated within Mountain Creek Business Park in Dallas on behalf of Liberty Property Trust. JLL’s Kurt Griffin and Nathan Orbin negotiated the sale. Liberty Property Trust plans to build two distribution buildings on the site. The first is a 752,760-square-foot, Class A distribution facility that will be built on 55 acres. The second is a 460,620-square-foot, Class A cross-dock building that will be situated on 32 acres. Mountain Creek Business Park, a master-planned, 410-acre business park, is located in southwest Dallas at Mountain Creek Parkway and I-20. Tenants include Jack in the Box, Costco, Nestle, Niagara Bottling, Ulta Beauty and Kimberly Clark.
LOS ANGELES — An unnamed buyer has purchased an eight-property industrial portfolio in Los Angeles for $38.4 million. The transaction includes two land parcels known as the Los Angeles Downtown Industrial District. The portfolio contains a total of 4.6 developable acres adjacent to the Fashion District, near the Arts, Flower and Produce districts. Quantum Associates represented the buyer. Mike Malick and Carol Song of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
COMPTON, CALIF. — United Parcel Service (UPS) has signed a 10-year lease for 521,816 square feet at the Brickyard in Compton. The Brickyard is a 1 million-square-foot industrial development on the site of a former brick manufacturing facility. JLL’s Mike Fowler and Tim O’Rourke represented UPS. CBRE’s Bret Quinlan is acting as the leasing agent for the landlord, Trammell Crow.