NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 10.5-acre waterfront development site located at 1110 Oak Point Ave. in the Hunt’s Point neighborhood of the Bronx. The asset sold for $24 million. The L-shaped irregular lot offers 874,685 square feet of buildable square footage and 1,000 feet of frontage along the East River. The site currently features a 68,787-square-foot building, which was vacant at the time of sale. The site is within a M3-1 zoning district, which allows for heavy industrial uses. James Nelson, Nick Burns and Ben Fox of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Tom Cisco of Feinberg Bros Agency represented the buyer in the all-cash transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Cite Partners has brokered the $14 million sale of a 199,100-square-foot industrial facility located at 4473 Shader Road in northwest Orlando. First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., a Chicago-based REIT, purchased the asset from Panattoni Development Corp. LLC. Wilson McDowell, Matt Sullivan and Bobby Isola of Cite Partners LLC represented Panattoni in the transaction, and Rich Cavano of Cavano Realty LLC represented First Industrial. The deal is the largest industrial sale in Orlando by square footage and dollar amount so far this year.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — GE (NYSE:GE) has opened the 125,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Works (AMW) plant in Greenville. AMW is GE Power’s first advanced manufacturing facility. The facility will serve as an incubator for the development of advanced manufacturing processes and rapid prototyping of new parts for GE’s energy businesses. These include power, renewable energy, oil and gas, and energy connections. GE has invested $73 million in the facility to date and will invest another $327 million across the GE Power Greenville campus over the next several years. The new facility created approximately 80 engineering and manufacturing jobs, according to GE. The company broke ground on the facility in mid-2014. “This facility will ignite the digital industrial revolution for our company and the industry,” says Steve Bolze, GE Power’s president and CEO. “We’re building a skilled workforce and culture that’s devoted to delivering breakthrough innovations that deliver better, faster outcomes for our customers and unlock new productivity and growth.” GE entered the Greenville market more than 40 years ago with a 340,000-square-foot property. That site has now grown close to 1.7 million square feet of factories, offices and laboratories focused on manufacturing advanced products for worldwide distribution. GE has more than 3,200 …
CONROE, TEXAS — B&C Manufacturing has leased 2,700 square feet at Piney Woods Business Park, located at 3511 N. Loop 336 E. in Conroe. David Alexander of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord, Kopke & Marek Investments, in lease negotiations.
NEW YORK CITY — W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) has acquired a 4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio for $217 million. The portfolio consists of 43 assets in the United States totaling 3.5 million square feet and six properties in Canada totaling 500,000 square feet. The buildings were purchased in a sale-leaseback transaction with wholly owned subsidiaries of Forterra Building Products, a manufacturer of concrete and clay building products. The properties each feature a 20-year triple net lease that includes fixed annual rent escalations of 2 percent. The facilities include offices, concrete manufacturing, concrete quality control testing and storage facilities. “Providing steady, predictable cash flows, compelling returns and annual rent escalations, the investment is also supported by the long-term lease and the strength of Forterra’s guarantee,” says Gino Sabatini, managing director and head of net lease investments for W. P. Carey. “Consistent with our established investment criteria, we believe the acquisition is a sound addition for W. P. Carey Inc.’s portfolio, which extends its weighted average lease-term and is accretive to cash flow.” Brian Scott and Andrew Sandquist of CBRE represented Forterra in the transaction. New York-based W. P. Carey Inc. is an internally managed net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leaseback, …
HASLET, TEXAS — Amazon Inc. plans to open its sixth Texas distribution center in the Dallas suburb of Haslet. The company employs more than 8,000 full-time hourly associates at its Texas fulfillment centers and plans to hire 1,000 more full-time positions in the new Haslet facility. In addition to its existing Haslet facility, which began shipping customer orders in 2013, Amazon’s other Texas fulfillment centers are located in Coppell, southern Dallas and Schertz, with a fifth under construction in San Marcos. Amazon also operates three sortation centers in Texas, located in Irving, Houston and San Antonio.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Calcomp Inc., a manufacturer of commercial aircraft engine composites, is moving its manufacturing operations from Santa Fe Springs, Calif., to Fort Worth. The company has selected a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing facility located in north Fort Worth near Loop 820 and Blue Mound Road. Calcomp will relocate to Fort Worth through a phased move from June to December. The company will relocate 15 employees from California and plans to hire between 30 and 35 locally.
TAMPA, FLA. — Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, an independent Coca-Cola bottler based in Tampa, has signed a letter of intent with The Coca-Cola Co. to acquire four production facilities in Hollywood, Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa for an undisclosed price. The proposed acquisitions will give Coca-Cola Florida the ability to fully manage the production of Coca-Cola products that it currently distributes for Florida customers and consumers. In December 2015, Coca-Cola Florida signed letters of intent to acquire The Coca-Cola Co.’s sales and distribution operations in North and South Florida. The proposed acquisitions are subject to the parties reaching a definitive agreement, with closing for the North Florida operations expected in 2016 and closing for the South Florida operations expected in 2017. Coca-Cola Florida currently operates in Central Florida with seven sales and distribution locations in Tampa, Lakeland, Sarasota, Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Sebring and Spring Hill. Following the completion of the North and South Florida territory expansions, Coca-Cola Florida’s operations will encompass 16 sales and distribution centers throughout Florida.
MEDLEY, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a 105,920-square-foot lease for space at Airport North Logistics Park, a 900,000-square-foot, Class A industrial complex currently under construction in Medley, part of Miami’s Airport North industrial submarket. The industrial park is situated on 45 acres at 8502 N.W. 80th St. The tenant, Neutralogistics Distribution LLC, signed the five-year lease for space in Building One, which will feature a 120-foot concrete truck court, 34-foot clear heights, 57 overhead doors, two ramps, 60-foot staging bay, an ESFR sprinkler system, 227 parking spaces and T-5 lighting. Wayne Ramoski and Gian Rodriguez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Airport North Industrial Inc., in the lease deal. Juan Ruiz of Blanca Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — The Garibaldi Group has arranged the lease of an industrial spec building located at 4770 Hanoverville Road in Bethlehem. Stitch Fix, an online subscription and personal shopping service, leased the single-tenant 483,990-square-foot warehouse facility to use a distribution center as it expands its user base on the East Coast. Developed and owned by Prologis, the building features 4,250 square feet of office space, 75 dock high doors and two grade-level positions. Michael Bartolacci and Jerry Moore of The Garibaldi Group, along with Meg Buffington and Bill Bumber of Prologis, represented the landlord, while Kim Meincke Jacobsen and Paul Torosian of JLL represented the tenant in the transaction.