Industrial

AURORA, ILL. — Core Industrial Realty has arranged the sale of a 356,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2200 Sullivan Road in Aurora. The speculative building was developed by Panattoni in 2022 and was 75 percent leased at the time of sale. There are two tenants with leases totaling 260,000 square feet. Total consideration for the project, inclusive of both lease transactions and the sale of the building, exceeded $70 million. Noel Liston and Nick Krejci of Core brokered the sale. The buyer, Ares Management Corp., has retained Core as the leasing agent for the property.

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COLLINSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. has completed Eastport Commerce Center, a 75,000-square-foot office and distribution center in Collinsville, a northeast suburb of St. Louis. BHMG Engineers has leased 25,000 square feet at the property. The space replaces BHMG’s existing 5,000-square-foot office at 1902 Vandalia St. in Collinsville. The building features a clear height of 28 feet, four dock doors, three drive-in doors and 160 parking spaces.

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BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has completed an industrial redevelopment project for developer Dayton Street Partners in the Chicago suburb of Bensenville. Krusinski revitalized an existing building by completing selective demolition and enhancing the space with a more efficient layout. The original facility was converted into a 33,000-square-foot terminal with 37 newly installed dock doors and an attached 2,000-square-foot, two-story office. The interior refresh included new bathrooms, flooring, paint and mechanical, electrical and plumbing upgrades. Krusinski also completed upgrades to the storm systems, installed new concrete aprons and performed select paving improvements. The project team included Space Co and A+M Architects.   

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PRINCE GEORGE, VA. — Lingerfelt has formed a joint venture with SCOA Real Estate Partners, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp., for the development of a 347,760-square-foot industrial facility in Prince George. Situated at the confluence of I-295, I-95 and Route 460 on Richmond’s south side, the development is dubbed TriPoint Distribution Center. The project broke ground last September and is set for completion this August. The joint venture has selected CBRE to lease and market the development, which ARCO is constructing on behalf of ownership.

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ORLANDO AND TAMPA, FLA. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased two fully leased industrial facilities in Orlando and Tampa totaling 67,420 square feet. The properties include a 35,100-square-foot facility at Orlando Central Park and a 32,320-square-foot property within Pinebrooke Business Park in east Tampa. Colliers’ industrial capital markets team represented Dalfen in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Dalfen plans to “significantly” expand its presence in the Florida market over the next 12 months, according to the Dallas-based firm.

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LAREDO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has acquired a 70,000-square-foot industrial building in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. Completed in 2023, the building is located within North Laredo Industrial Park and features 27-foot clear heights, 35 overhead doors, 3,500 square feet of office space and parking for 50 cars and 73 trailers. Alfonso Jasso with Forum CRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The building was fully leased at the time of sale.

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HOUSTON — D&R Signs has inked a 44,978-square-foot industrial lease in Houston. The space is located within Constellation Post Oak, a two-building, 424,011-square-foot development in the Uptown area that features 32- to 36-foot clear heights. Zack Taylor and Barkley Peschel of Colliers represented the landlord, a partnership between Constellation Real Estate Partners and an affiliate of Crow Holdings Capital, in the lease negotiations. Heath Donica of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — Illinois-based Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has purchased a 2.2-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property at 2130 Hightower Drive houses a 7,368-square-foot building with eight drive-in doors. Caleb McCoy and Paul Davis of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and are marketing the facility for lease.

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SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of the Seattle-based e-commerce giant, has announced plans to invest $11 billion in the state of Georgia. This comes a couple weeks after AWS announced a similar $10 billion investment in Ohio. The move will expand the infrastructural capabilities of AWS in Georgia and support the company’s cloud computing and generative AI technologies. Details of the planned investment in Georgia, including construction timelines for any new data centers, were not disclosed, though AWS says the investments would be concentrated in Douglas and Butts counties. AWS expects to create at least 550 new high-skilled jobs with this investment, including for technical roles such as data center engineers, network specialists, engineering operations managers and security specialists, as well as indirect jobs such as construction and those in the data center supply chain. Since 2010, Amazon has invested $18.5 billion in Georgia and contributed $20.1 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. The parent company supports 34,000 full- and part-time jobs in the Peach State, including at Amazon MGM Studios where the film studio regularly shoots movies and TV shows.

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FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of 66.8 acres across four land parcels in Flowery Branch, a city near the upcoming Northeast Georgia Inland Port. The buyer, Alliance Industrial Co., plans to develop two speculative facilities on the newly acquired land, which is situated directly off I-985. The properties, collectively known as Alliance 985 Business Park, will include Building 100 (113,536 square feet) and Building 200 (426,872 square feet). Alliance plans to break ground on the project this quarter and deliver in early 2026. Chris Hoag, Jason Holland and Andrew Joyner of Avison Young represented the buyer in the transaction. Stephen Lovett and Zach Tibbs of Norton Commercial brokered the sale of one of the parcels. Alliance has tapped the Avison Young team to lease Alliance 985 Business Park moving forward.

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