MERRIMACK, N.H. — CBRE/New England has arranged a long-term lease for 132,241 square feet of distribution space at a manufacturing/distribution facility located at 59 Daniel Webster Highway in Merrimack. Law Warehouse Inc., one of the largest distribution companies in New England, will occupy the space at the 473,990-square-foot facility, which is owned by an affiliate of Hackman Capital Partners. Roger Dieker and Michael Tamposi of CBRE/NE represented the landlord, while Larry Hirsch of Hirsch & Co. represented the tenant in the transaction.
Industrial
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Arch-Con Construction, a design-build general contractor, plans to break ground on a 468,000-square-foot distribution center in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. The company is breaking ground in April on Park 20 Distribution Center on behalf of developer Huntington Industrial Partners. The project will be a tilt-wall, cross-dock distribution center with a 32-foot clear height on a 36-acre site. Additionally, Arch-Con Construction has opened a new office in Dallas. Arch-Con’s Dallas office is located in Preston Center at 8235 Douglas Ave., Suite 1000.
DALLAS — Parvez Malik of Henry S. Miller’s investments and land division has sold a 41,000-square-foot office/warehouse building in Dallas. Located at 1750 Regal Row, the property is near I-35 and Dallas Love Field Airport. Sumair Trading Inc. purchased the building from Regal Row Center Ltd. Malik represented Sumair Trading in the transaction, while James Mantzuranis of Stream Realty represented the seller.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. plans to build two twin industrial assets within Centergate at Gratigny business park totaling 602,657 square feet. The business park is located in Hialeah, a city within Miami-Dade County. Gibson Development Partners is the developer of the $27 million project, which will be located at 6301 E. 10 Ave. Gibson and Miller plan to deliver the asset by the end of the year. Boca Raton-based RLC Architects designed the two buildings, which will feature 32-foot clear heights, 54-foot column spacing, a 185-foot truck court and a 60-foot speed bay. Fairchild Partners is handling leasing on behalf of the owner, an unnamed institutional client.
NORTH AURORA, ILL. — The Opus Group and AEW Capital Management have broken ground on a 452,000-square-foot speculative industrial warehouse in North Aurora, approximately 40 miles west of Chicago. The facility will be situated on 25 acres at 1100 Orchard Gateway Blvd. The property features 36-foot clear heights, 48 docks, four drive-in doors, 79 trailer parking spaces and 263 car parking spaces. The facility can accommodate up to two tenants with distribution and light manufacturing needs that are looking to occupy 200,000 square feet of space or more. Completion of the project is slated for July 2016. Opus Development Co. is the developer, Opus Design Build is the design-builder and Opus AE Group is the architect and structural engineer of record. Brendan Kelly and Todd Heine of Avison Young will market the property for lease.
WOODBURN, ORE. — Bradley C. Shepard, Stanley V. Shepard and Growing Investments LLC has purchased a 52,524-square-foot industrial property in Woodburn for $3.2 million. The property is located at 2257 Progress Way. The building is fully leased to Columbia Helicopters. The purchase includes an additional 5.6 acres of industrial-zoned land for future development. Thomas McDowell and Raymond Duchek of Norris & Stevens represented the buyers. Peter Stalick, Steven Klein and Jeff Kiersey of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, Mercer Holdings, in this transaction.
SPRING, TEXAS — CWER Properties LLC has purchased a 6,363-square-foot industrial building on 3.9 acres at 2610 Spring Cypress Road in Spring. Reed Vestal and Taylor Schmidt of Lee & Associates represented the seller, and James Robertson of Workspace Real Estate represented the buyer.
SARALAND, ALA. — NAI Mobile has arranged a 125,000-square-foot lease for warehouse space at 252 Jacintoport Blvd. in Saraland, a suburb of Mobile. Situated within the Mobile River Industrial Park, the new facility is slated to open in April. The tenant, Danby Products, an appliance manufacturer, also plans to operate a small factory outlet retail store at the site. The company will employ 25 full-time workers once the facility is fully operational. David Dexter of NAI Mobile represented Danby Products in the lease transaction.
RAMSEY, N.J. — Prestige Management Services has acquired an industrial facility located at 133 Williams Drive in Ramsey. Kislevitz Family LLC sold the 175,438-square-foot property for $16 million. Prestige will occupy the entire building starting in spring 2018. Constructed in 1980 and renovated in 2012, the building features 21,000 square feet of office space, 27-foot clear ceiling heights, 32-foot column spacing and parking for 245 vehicles. Chris Max and Daniel Foley of Savills Studley brokered the transaction.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — The Opus Group has unveiled plans for a 112,000-square-foot speculative warehouse and office building in Bolingbrook, approximately 30 miles southwest of Chicago. The project, known as 1325 Remington, will be located on nine acres within the Carlow Corporate Center along the I-55 corridor. The building will feature 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, three drive-in doors, 11 loading docks and parking for 242 cars. The development will be able to accommodate single or multi-tenant occupancy and is slated for completion this October. Opus Development Co. will be the developer, Opus Design Build will be the design-builder and Opus AE Group will be the architect and structural engineer of record. Dominic Derose and Vern Schultz of Colliers International will market the property for lease.