FORT WAYNE, IND. — Bradley Co. has arranged three leases totaling 10,572 square feet in Fort Wayne. In the first transaction, Convoy Safety Technologies LLC inked a deal to occupy 5,400 square feet of industrial space located at 6049 Highview Drive. Kienan O’Rourke of Bradley represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord was undisclosed. In a second leasing deal, Benchmark Family Services Inc. agreed to take 3,300 square feet of office space owned by Crown Properties 2 LLC and located at 1625 Magnavox Way. Russ Jehl of Bradley represented both parties in the transaction. In the third deal, Rivers Edge Construction took 1,872 square feet of industrial space located at 7616 DiSalle Boulevard. Russ Jehl of Bradley represented both the landlord, 7616 DiSalle Boulevard Partnership, and the tenant, in the transaction.
AZUSA, CALIF. — Lagunitas Brewing Company has leased 254,840 square feet of industrial space in Azusa. The new space will be situated inside a speculative, three-building industrial business park located at 1207 – 1223 10th Street. The site offers easy access to Interstates 210, 605 and 5. The facility will serve as the company’s third production brewery, with an initial capacity of about 420,000 barrels per year. JLL’s Paul Sablock, Nicole Welch and Peter McWilliams represented both the landlord, Xebec, and Lagunitas in this lease transaction.
LOS ANGELES — Dedeaux Properties has purchased an eight-property industrial portfolio totaling 121,162 square feet in the Los Angeles submarket of Santa Fe Springs for an undisclosed price. The properties are located near the Milroy Place cul-de-sac. CBRE’s Tom Dorman and Steve Young represented the seller, Adaya Family Trust.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has represented IEK Holdings in leasing a freestanding 20,700-square-foot industrial warehouse/distribution building located at 7310 W. Road in Houston. Michael Keegan of NAI Partners represented the landlord, IEK Holdings, during the negotiations, while Gary Horn with Mohr Partners represented the tenant.
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Colliers International has brokered the $9.7 million sale of Central Florida Business Park, a 10-building, 821,000-square-foot industrial park located on 52 acres at 5300 Recker Highway in Winter Haven. Boulder, Colo.-based Legacy Capital Partners purchased the park from an undisclosed, multi-billion dollar global private equity firm. The transaction is the second-largest industrial sale in Central Florida year-to-date, according to Colliers. Central Florida Business Park was 75 percent leased at the time of sale to six different tenants. Fred Beasley of Colliers International’s Central Florida office represented the seller in the transaction.
SAN DIEGO — Calame Development has purchased an 18,472-square-foot R&D/biotech property in the Miramar submarket of San Diego for $2.5 million. The property is located at 6605 Nancy Ridge Drive. It was built in 1990. Capital Growth Properties represented Calame in the sale. NGKF’s Brent Bohlken and Paul Britvar represented the seller, Torrey Pines ANA LLC.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented Jones McClure Publishing in leasing 6,195 square feet of warehouse space located at 9364 Wallisville Road in Houston. Jones McClure Publishing is the publisher and distributer of O’Connor’s Texas Law Books. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant during the lease negotiations, while Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, MacArthur 4500.
DAVENPORT, FLA. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has purchased 52 acres within Four Corners Business Park, an industrial campus located at the intersection of I-4 and U.S. Route 27 in Davenport, roughly 15 miles southwest of Orlando. MDH plans to develop three spec industrial buildings totaling 793,168 square feet at the site. The first two buildings, a 391,928-square-foot cross-dock building and a 112,580-square-foot rear-load building, are slated to begin construction immediately in time for a June 2016 occupancy. The third building, a 288,660-square-foot rear-load facility, will be ready for a late 2016 occupancy or is available earlier subject to potential build-to-suit opportunities. Lee Morris of Colliers International and Dave Buckner of Buckner Commercial Properties will jointly market the buildings for lease. JLL will provide property management on behalf of MDH.
LOMBARD, ILL. — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of two industrial warehouse and distribution properties in Lombard, approximately 20 miles west of Chicago. Capital Threshold LLC bought a 19,050-square-foot property from R & R Realty LLC. The property is located at 255 Cortland Ave. Jay Farnam of Lee & Associates represented the seller, and U.S. Asia Group represented the buyer. R & R Realty LLC bought a 40,896-square-foot property from Native Wholesale Inc. The property is located at 1101 N. Lombard Road. Jay Farnam of Lee & Associates represented R & R Realty. Transwestern represented the seller.
ONTARIO, CALIF. — Sares Regis Group (SRG) has purchased 150 acres of land in Ontario for an undisclosed sum. The land is part of the undeveloped, 243-acre Meredith International Centre, which extends nearly a mile along the north side of Interstate 10, between Archibald and Vineyard avenues. SRG plans to develop a 3-million-square-foot industrial distribution campus on the site. Following the initial acquisition, the largest of the site’s seven planned buildings was recently pre-leased to QVC. It will act as the video and e-commerce retailer’s first West Coast distribution hub. QVC’s lease will include 1.5 million square feet. The building will be completed by next July. It will include 30,000 square feet of office and employee cafeteria space. Joe McKay of Lee & Associates represented SRG in the land acquisition and lease. CBRE’s Erik Wanland and Mike Barker represented QVC. Chuck Noble, John Hatzis and Dave Hunsaker of Lee & Associates represented the seller, the Meredith family.