CHICAGO — NelsonHill has arranged a 122,000-square-foot industrial lease in Chicago. The facility is located at 1200 W. Cermak Road and features new lighting, loading docks, 18-foot clear heights and parking. The entire facility was leased in six transactions. Tenants in the property include Fastenal Co., Shyp Inc., MakeSpace, Windy City Greens, Gourmet Gorilla and Sherwin-Williams. Michael Nelson and Mark Nelson of NelsonHill arranged the transactions.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — The Barry Co. has brokered the sale of an 8,000-square-foot industrial property in West Allis, a western Milwaukee suburb. Milwaukee Alarm Co. purchased the facility located at 2241 S. 116th St. from Cardinal Two LLC for an undisclosed price. Kevin Barry of The Barry Co. represented the buyer in the transaction. Travis Tiede of NAI/MLG Commercial represented the seller.
PLANO, TEXAS — Advanced Flooring & Design, headquartered in Montgomeryville, Pa., has opened its first distribution center west of the Mississippi River, signing a long-term lease for 20,682 square feet in Plano. Advanced Flooring & Design has set up shop in Jupiter Center Building B, a 72,388-square-foot warehouse located at 2901 Technology Drive. Clint Manning and Brian Pafford of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant. Advanced Flooring & Design has distribution centers in nine states and design studios in four. Jupiter Center will be used for distribution of floor coverings, countertops, window coverings and sheet vinyl. Paul Tichacek of JSC Realty & Investments represented the landlord, Property Reserve Inc.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented Foxmark Corp. in the acquisition of a 45,000-square-foot industrial building located on 6.5 acres at Mason Creek Business Park in Houston. The building will be used for manufacturing as well as a gallery showroom. Foxmark Corp. manufactures and delivers image and visual solutions. Lane Morgan with NAI Partners represented Foxmark Corp. during the negotiations, while Darryl Noon of Transwestern represented the seller, Transwestern Development.
NORCROSS, GA. — Gramercy Property Trust Inc., a publicly traded REIT, has purchased two industrial buildings totaling 222,100 square feet in Norcross, a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The properties were acquired all-cash for a purchase price of $12.5 million and have a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.9 years. One of the warehouses spans 142,100 square feet and is leased to a producer, servicer and supplier of diesel and gasoline engines. The second warehouse, comprising 80,000 square feet, is leased to the country’s largest distributor of tools, equipment and machinery to the stone fabrication industry.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Tesla Motors has agreed to lease a 42,281-square-foot facility in Tempe. The free-standing building is located at 2077 E. University Drive. This is Tesla’s second Phoenix Valley location, in addition to its retail showroom at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Wentworth Property Co. recently purchased the property for $3.6 million. Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Dave Johnson and Jerry Marrell of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Essex-Scot LLC, a window manufacturer that previously occupied the facility until it outgrew the space.
PLANO, TEXAS — Aligned Data Centers, a division of Aligned Energy, has opened a new data center in Plano. The Aligned Plano data center, situated on a 19-acre campus at 2800 Summit Ave., offers 108,000 square feet and 12.5 megawatts of power. When complete, the site will provide 300,000 square feet and 30 megawatts.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Tool-Flo Manufacturing in the acquisition of 15 acres to build an 80,000-square-foot metal machining facility and office located in the Spectrum Business Park in Pearland. Tool-Flo Manufacturing began operation in Houston in January 1978. The company serves the carbide threading and grooving market globally. Tool-Flo employs manufacturer’s representatives to cover the United States and to service the U.S. distributor network. The markets Tool-Flo serves include automotive, aerospace and medical and oil industry products and basic domestic manufacturers. Dan Boyles Jr. and Lane Morgan of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Tool-Flo Manufacturing, during the negations, while Justin Patchen of Urban Meridian Group represented the seller, Spectrum 86 Partners.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has completed a lease transaction for a 197,600-square-foot space located at 5400 Alliance Gateway Freeway in Fort Worth. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust, and Gary Lindsey of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant.
MILFORD, CONN. — A New York-based manufacturing company has acquired a 14.4-acre land parcel at 539 Oronoque Road in Milford. Arrow Realty LLC sold the property for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to renovate and add on to an existing 23,250-square-foot building and construct at least two industrial buildings to accommodate its growing business. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate Inc. represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
