Industrial

Pearl-St-Providence-RI

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Colliers International has arranged $6.3 million in refinancing for Pearl Street Lofts and Pearl Street Commons, a mixed-use complex located within Westminster Crossing in Providence. Colliers secured the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Boston Private for the borrower, Providence-based The Armory Revival Company. Loan proceeds will be used to refinance the existing debt on the properties, allowing once separate assets to be merged into a single economic unit. Pearl Street Lofts consists of 38 loft-style apartments totaling 44,241 square feet of residential space and 43,179 square feet of commercial/warehouse space. The 8,663-square-foot Pearl Street Commons consists of four commercial condominiums configured into five office suites. Jeffrey Black of Colliers represented the borrower in the financing.

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545 Brookshire Road Greer

GREER, S.C. — Beacon Partners has begun construction on a 240,020-square-foot speculative industrial facility located at 545 Brookshire Road in Greer. Beacon Partners expects to complete the property in February 2016. The location is approximately two miles from I-85, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and the South Carolina Inland Port at Greer. Tim Robertson of Beacon Partners will lead the leasing efforts for the facility, which will feature an ESFR sprinkler system, 32-foot clear heights and a 185-foot truck court to accommodate on-site trailer parking.

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MIAMI — Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) Alliance has brokered the $15 million sale of a 213,131-square-foot industrial facility located in Miami’s Airport West industrial submarket. The property is located on an 8.9-acre site at 6950 N.W. 77th Court. The facility features 175,000 square feet of industrial space, 27,000 square feet of office space and 10,000 square feet of retail space. The property’s retail tenants include Perry Ellis and Bijoux Terner. The seller, Leyjon Investments Corp., will retain office and industrial space in the facility. Jim McCoy of CBC Alliance and Jeff Hartsook of Americas Industrial Realty Corp. represented Leyjon in the transaction. Luis Nunez of Realty Professionals #1 Inc. represented the buyer, The Apollo Group, a Miami-based cruise ship catering and logistics company.

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30-Engelhard-Drive-NJ

SOUTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP AND MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. is constructing two build-to-suit industrial properties in Middlesex County, N.J. Located at 15 Stults Road in South Brunswick Township, the first building will feature 63,506 square feet of industrial space. Slated for delivery in October, the property will feature high bay clear height, ample parking, loading docks and an ESFR sprinkler system. The second facility, located at 30 Engelhard Drive in Monroe Township, will feature 130,102 square feet of industrial space. Scheduled for delivery in second quarter of 2016, the single- or multi-tenant building will feature high bay clear height, ample parking, loading docks and an ESFR sprinkler system.

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ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $103 million sale of a 1.7 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in St. Petersburg. Evergreen Industrial Properties purchased the 34-building portfolio from Miami-based Fleeman Family Trust. The portfolio comprises five industrial parks, including Gateway Business Center, Gateway Business Park, Metropointe Commerce Park, Westbay Corporate Center and Joe’s Creek Industrial Park. The portfolio was 84 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Lockheed Martin, Jabil, L–3 Communications, FedEx, MTS Systems, Worldpac, Digital Lightwave and Jagged Peak.

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CSRT’s new 11-story corporate headquarters in downtown Cedar Rapids

In the April 2014 edition of Heartland Real Estate Business, I pointed out that the recovery from the historic 2008 flood was nearing completion in Cedar Rapids, a city of approximately 129,000 residents. The last of the damaged city facilities, a recreation center in the Time Check neighborhood on the city’s northwest side, has been demolished. Taking its place will be a new 17,000-square-foot recreation center currently under construction. In July, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved the $600 million flood protection system alignment on both sides of the Cedar River; all the flood system funding plan is now in place, except for the federal appropriation of $78 million pending approval in Congress. Three sections of flood protection are complete or under construction. The National Civic League recognized this feat in 2014 when it named Cedar Rapids as a recipient of the All-America City Award, which recognizes communities that overcome citywide challenges and achieve uncommon results. (The National Civic League is a nonprofit organization that advocates for transparency, effectiveness, and openness in local government.) The city’s strong recovery following the devastating flood in 2008 is evident by the accolades it has received from a variety of media outlets and interest …

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2100 The Oaks Parkway Belmont

BELMONT, N.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 124,213-square-foot distribution center located at 2100 The Oaks Parkway in Belmont, a suburb of Charlotte. GCP Capital Group purchased the facility from an unnamed institutional fund advisor for an undisclosed price. The property is fully leased to Industrial Distribution Group Inc. for use by its IDG USA division, which specializes in the distribution of maintenance, repair and operations supplies to industrial customers. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Chris Skibinski of Avison Young represented the seller in the transaction.

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2925-114th-St.-Grand-Prairie-TX

GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — AutoWash Services has purchased a 29,480-square-foot office/warehouse space in Dallas’ Great Southwest Industrial District to relocate its headquarters and operations center from downtown Arlington. Casey Tounget and Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW represented the buyer, whose current location at 1305 E. Abrams Road is being impacted by a city project to widen the east-west thoroughfare. Upon completion of the transaction, AutoWash Services will immediately relocate to 2925 114th St. in Grand Prairie, ending nearly one year of searching for a new location in the greater Arlington area. AutoWash Services is a wholesale supplier of car wash equipment and supplies and provides construction/design services. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the seller, Ralph McMillan, who owns RAMCO Laundry Machinery Inc. Situated on 1.6 acres, the light-industrial structure features a 3,504-square-foot office space, 24-foot clear heights, four dock doors, one drive-up ramp, a staging bay, 120-foot truck court and 37 parking spaces. The infrastructure includes heavy power and a sprinkler system.

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A rendering of First Park 94 to be built in Somers, Wis.

SOMERS, WIS. — First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR) has unveiled plans to develop First Park 94, a master-planned business park in Somers, located eight miles north of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. First Park 94 will be built on 309 acres that First Industrial recently acquired for $13.4 million. Somers is situated in Kenosha, Wis., an industrial submarket of Chicago. The first phase of First Park 94 calls for the commencement of infrastructure work and construction of a 600,000-square-foot cross-dock distribution center featuring 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck courts, generous trailer parking, extensive dock-high loading, and an ESFR sprinkler system. In total, First Park 94 can accommodate approximately 4.6 million square feet of development including build-to-suits ranging from 150,000 square feet to 1.5 million square feet. The site is accessible to I-94 from three four-way interchanges and offers frontage along the Canadian Pacific Railway with potential rail access. First Park 94 is located less than one hour from both O’Hare International Airport in Chicago and Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. First Industrial’s development team for this project is comprised of Adam Moore, regional director; Chad Parrish, director of development; Jim Schlundt, operations director; and Brad Kluever, investment associate. As of June …

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Oakley Industrial Machinery Inc. is a tenant at 1601 Lunt Ave.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated a lease for a 35,791-square-foot industrial space located at 1601 Lunt Ave. in Elk Grove Village, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Chris Nelson, principal at Lee & Associates of Illinois, represented the landlord, Colony Capital. Phil Reif of Paine Wetzel represented the tenant, Oakley Industrial Machinery Inc., a manufacturer of heating element production machinery and terminal pins.

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