PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WIS. — CenterPoint Properties will develop a new 200,696-square-foot industrial building within LakeView Corporate Park in Pleasant Prairie, approximately 40 miles south of Milwaukee. The speculative building, LakeView Corporate Center, can accommodate up to three tenants. The facility will feature LED lighting, 32-foot clear heights, 20 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 18 trailer parking spaces and office space to suit. LakeView Corporate Park is an 11 million-square-foot development that is home to over 80 tenants. The project is currently spread over 2,400 acres and has more than 200 acres remaining for future development.
FARFIELD, CALIF. — Panattoni Development Co. has started construction of Gateway80 Business Park, a 1 million-square-foot spec industrial park in Fairfield. The project is situated between San Francisco and Sacramento, 12 miles from the Napa Valley wine region. The 52.4-acre site is just off Interstate 80. It will consist of two 430,500-square-foot buildings and a 178,000-square-foot building, all designed and built to LEED standards. The developers expect the project will be complete and available for tenancy by the end of the year. JLL’s Matt Bracco, Glen Dowling and Chris Neeb will handle the leasing.
NEW YORK — Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) has acquired a 12-building industrial portfolio for $115.2 million. The seller in the deal was undisclosed. The portfolio consists of approximately 1.5 million square feet. The majority of the assets are located in major markets including New Jersey, Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore and Toronto. The aggregate net operating income for the first year is approximately $9.4 million with an 8.1 percent initial cap rate. The weighted average remaining lease term is 13 years. In addition to the acquisition, Gramercy assumed three mortgages totaling $37.3 million and one mortgage totaling approximately $10.9 million in Canadian dollars. Collectively, the loans have a remaining term of 5.5 years and a weighted average interest rate of 4.8 percent. Gramercy is a real estate investment trust specializing in acquiring and managing single-tenant, net-leased industrial and office properties. The company’s stock price closed Thursday, April 28 at $8.46 per share, up from $7.79 a year ago.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Amazon has leased 318,488 square feet of industrial space at 4601 Gold Spike Drive in Fort Worth. The space is located within the Railhead Industrial Park. CBRE’s Ryan Keiser represented Amazon in the transaction, while Holt Lunsford Commercial’s Donnie Rohde and Matt Carthey represented the owner, Prologis.
WESTLAKE, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has brokered the purchase of an industrial property in Westlake, approximately 15 miles southwest of Cleveland, for $4.5 million. The property, located at 1006-1008 Crocker Road, features 23,000 square feet of office space and 147,000 square feet of warehouse and manufacturing space. The facility, situated on 18.7 acres, also includes a retention pond and running trails. Chris Haas, president and CEO of All Pro Trucking/All Pro Freight Systems, purchased the facility under 1006-1008 Crocker Road LLC. Bonne Bell, which was formerly headquartered in the building, was the seller. Mike Petrigan of NGKF represented the buyer in the transaction, and Kevin Kelly of Cushman & Wakefield/CRESCO represented the seller.
MORRISVILLE AND RALEIGH, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the largest industrial/office sale in the Triangle region year-to-date, according to Real Capital Analytics. The sale included EastRidge at Perimeter Park in Morrisville and Spring Forest Business Center in Raleigh. The properties span 11 single-story buildings totaling 634,617 square feet. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to 24 tenants including IXIA, Adreima, LabCorp, Ascom North America and Allstate. David Finger and Sara Owen of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, Somerset Properties, will retain Hillman Duncan and Dennis Hurley of Cushman & Wakefield to lease the two properties.
NEWARK, DEL. — The Emory Hill Companies has completed the second phase of the sale of White Clay Corporate Center, an office and industrial complex in Newark. Shelbourne Global Solutions LLC purchased four of the seven buildings at the complex in 2015, and recently purchased the remaining three buildings to complete the acquisition for an undisclosed sum. The campus totals 493,581 square feet. Neil Killian of NAI Emory Hill represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. NAI Emory Hill manages the property.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a lease transaction for a 25,000-square-foot industrial space located at 3400 Wiley Post Road in Carrollton. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, Dallas Auto Sales. Greg Cannon of Colliers International represented the landlord, Futerfas Family LP.
HODGKINS, ILL. — Transwestern has brokered the acquisition of a 52,962-square-foot industrial building in Hodgkins, approximately 20 miles southwest of Chicago. Bear Real Estate LLC acquired the property, which is located at 7515 Santa Fe Drive, from Shamrock Real Estate LLC for an undisclosed amount. Event Equipment Sales, an affiliate of Bear Real Estate, will occupy the building. Built in 1998, the facility features 18-foot ceilings, four drive-in doors, two loading docks and parking for over 25 vehicles. Improvements to the facility are underway and include a new concrete floor, improved lighting system and updates to 8,100 square feet of office space. Jeff Locascio and Scott Mueller of Transwestern represented Bear Real Estate in the transaction.
SALT LAKE CITY — Alaska Consolidated LLC has sold Landmark II, a 213,333-square-foot industrial building in Salt Lake City’s Landmark Industrial Park, to an unnamed buyer for an undisclosed sum. The property is located at 1941 South 5070 West. It was built in 1997. The structure was 80 percent occupied at the time of sale. CBRE’s Tom Dischmann and Craig Thomas represented the seller in this transaction.