RIDGEFIELD, N.J. — KW International has signed a long-term lease for an industrial building located at 2 Bell Drive in Ridgefield. The Carson, Calif.-based company will occupy the entire 83,000-square-foot speculative building. Mike Markey, Jon Tesser and Reid Wilbraham of Colliers International represented the tenant, while Stephen Elman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Sitex Group, in the deal.
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ONTARIO, CALIF. — Nellson LLC has leased a 302,080-square-foot industrial/R&D facility in Ontario. The space is located at 1000 S. Etiwanda Ave. The full-service bar and powder nutrition provider is relocating from its campus in Irwindale. Nellson plans to build out a lab to support corporate research and development efforts, commercial scale-up and testing of customer formulations. The firm will invest approximately $40 million to $50 million in the Ontario facility. The lease transaction was valued at $30 million. Frank Geraci of Voit’s Inland Empire office represented both the renter and the landlord, IDI Gazeley, in this lease transaction.
NEW BERLIN, WIS. — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has arranged a $4.7 million loan for the refinancing of an industrial property in New Berlin near Milwaukee. The building consists of 80,720 square feet and sits on approximately seven acres. The 15-year, fixed-rate loan includes a 15-year amortization schedule. An insurance company provided the capital.
First Potomac Realty Trust Sells Two Industrial, Office Buildings in Virginia for $88.7M
by John Nelson
ALEXANDRIA AND FAIRFAX, VA. — Bethesda, Md.-based First Potomac Realty Trust has sold Plaza 500, a 502,830-square-foot industrial property located at 6295 Edsall Road in Alexandria. Matan Cos. purchased the asset, which was 90.5 percent leased as of Sept. 30, 2016, for $75 million. First Potomac has also sold One Fair Oaks, a 214,214-square-foot office building located at 4114 Legato Road in Fairfax, for $13.7 million. CACI International, an information technology firm, fully occupied the property through the end of 2016. The buyer was an affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, according to the Washington Business Journal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — St. Clair Commercial Realty (SCCR) has purchased seven industrial buildings totaling 211,000 square feet on Techni Center Drive in Austin. While all buildings are located on separate parcels and vary in size from 3,600 to 36,000 square feet, the firm intends to collectively rebrand them as the “Techni Center Business Park.” Ryan Wilson and Matt Fain of Equitable Commercial Realty procured the sale for SCCR and have been retained to handle leasing as well.
MONROE, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 26 Englehard Drive in Monroe. A Boston-based advisor acquired the 324,540-square-foot property from Principal Real Estate Investors for an undisclosed price. The property features 45- by 50-foot column spacing, 170-foot truck courts, 48 loading positions and rail line service by Conrail. Gary Gabriel, David Bernhaut, Andrew Merin, Kyle Schmidt, Brian Whitmer, Jules Nissim and Jason Goldman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Premier Design + Build Group LLC has been selected to construct a 40,750-square-foot distribution facility in Chicago’s Portage Park neighborhood. Dayton Street Partners and WBS Equities are the project developers. The speculative facility will sit on 1.6 acres at 4150 N. Knox Ave., a few miles south of O’Hare International Airport. The warehouse will feature 30-foot clear heights, two parking lots and four covered dock positions. Chris Kiziak of Premier Design + Build is the project manager and Scott Lebak is the field superintendent. Kimley-Horn will provide engineering services, while Cornerstone Architects Ltd. is providing architectural services. Mike Senner and Steve Kohn of Colliers International are handling the leasing.
MILWAUKEE — The Dickman Co. Inc./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of an 11,400-square-foot industrial building in Milwaukee. The building is located at 2330 W. Clyburn Ave. The buyers, Evan Hughes and William P. McQuillan, purchased the building from 6211 Church Road Property LP. TJ Huenerbein of the Dickman Co. represented the buyers.
LAS VEGAS — Alston Construction has completed a 68,875-square-foot, built-to-suit facility for 3G Productions in Las Vegas. The new facility is located on 5.4 acres at the corner of Euclid Avenue and Russell Road. The firm completed a 51,400-square-foot concrete tilt up building with a 16,875-square-foot steel/concrete deck mezzanine to be used in the future by the owner. PFIILP Eastern Russell 70 LLC owns the $9 million project. 3G Production will offer the facility as a corporate event venue.
EASTCHESTER, TUCKAHOE AND GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Q10 New York Realty Advisors, an affiliate of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors, has arranged an $8.9 million permanent loan secured by three properties in Westchester County, N.Y. The borrower is a long-term owner of the properties, which include a retail strip center in Eastchester and two warehouse/industrial buildings in Tuckahoe and Greenburgh. The warehouse buildings are net-leased to Verizon. Jeanne Cronin of Q10 secured the five-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule, through a community bank for the borrower.