HAZELWOOD, MO. — Wiegmann Associates has begun construction of an $800,000 tenant build-out at Aviator Business Park in Hazelwood, 17 miles northwest of St. Louis. Project details include installing a mechanical system infrastructure for the 535,000-square-foot space at Lot #7 that will house Silgan Plastics’ St. Louis production facility, a Weekends Only storage warehouse, and a shell warehouse. Wiegmann is also installing the HVAC system for a 75,000 square-foot shell warehouse at Lot #3. Construction is scheduled for completion in December 2015. The general contractor is Kadean Construction Company. Aviator Business Park is a 155-acre development located one mile north of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport on the site of the former Ford Hazelwood Assembly Plant. The business park houses commercial, industrial and warehousing tenants.
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has completed the expansion of a 44,000- square-foot industrial and office facility for King Shan LLC in West Dundee, approximately 45 miles northwest of Chicago. The project was an expansion of King Shan’s existing 35,000-square-foot facility, which Opus constructed in 2010. The expansion more than doubles the company’s industrial space with an additional 42,500 square feet of warehouse space and 1,500 square feet of office space. Other features of the building include a 24-foot clear height, three dock doors and a large conference area. Construction on the building began fall 2014. King Shan manufactures steel wire and metal fabrication products. The company employs about 700 people worldwide.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — The Clark Group has signed a 103,217-square-foot industrial lease at 400 Capital Lane, located within Capital Logistics Center in Middletown. The logistics provider for print media leased the space for a term of three years and four months and plans to use the facility to store publications. The 242,824-square-foot facility, which is owned by Woodmont Industrial Partners and AEW Capital Management, features 30 dock doors, three drive-in docks, T5 lighting, a six-inch reinforced concrete floor and a standing seam metal roof. Michael Hess, Patrick Lafferty and Bart Anderson of CBRE Harrisburg represented The Clark Group in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Bixby Land Co. has purchased the Tharco Freeport Distribution Center, a 108,287-square-foot industrial distribution center in Phoenix, for $8.1 million. The institutional-quality center is located at 640 S. 51st Ave. The building is fully leased to Tharco, one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of unprinted corrugated stock boxes in the U.S. It was built in 1994. DTZ’s Will Strong, Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel executed the transaction.
WILSONVILLE, ORE. — McLellan Estate Co. has purchased a 76,000-square-foot industrial project in Wilsonville for an undisclosed sum. The project is located at 27929 SW 95th Ave. The two contiguous buildings are situated on about four acres of land at the northwest corner of Boeckman Road & SW 95th Avenue. It is currently 85 percent occupied by Amcor Packaging, Nitroheat LLC and Pack Edge Development. Scott Finney and Nick Chessar of Norris & Stevens represented both McLellan and the seller, Rippey Investments, in this transaction. Norris & Stevens will continue to handle both the leasing and facilities management for the project.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged lease negotiations for 18,442 square feet of new industrial space at 5175 Ashley Court in Houston. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Smart Sensors Inc., a manufacturer of temperature sensors, during the negotiations, while John Ferruzzo represented the landlord, Marwell Properties.
SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Avison Young brokered the sale of a 149,000-square-foot industrial facility at 410-470 W. 169th St. in South Holland, a Chicago suburb. The multi-tenant building is partially leased to Armacell, a company that manufactures flexible insulation foams for the equipment insulation market. Keith Puritz and Brett Kroner of Avison Young’s Chicago office represented the seller, a private investor. Mike Mangan of Savills Studley represented the buyer, Rosemont, Ill.-based Venture One Real Estate LLC. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 1501 Glen Ave. in Moorestown. Artcraft Promotional Concepts, a promotional product branding company, acquired the 40,000-square-foot property for $1.7 million. Situated on 3.26 acres, the property features 20-foot ceiling heights, three tailgates, one drive-in loading dock, 2,200 square feet of office space and a fenced yard. Marc Isdaner of Colliers International represented the seller, Clarit Realty Ltd., while William Goodwin of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. Unity Bank provided the acquisition financing.
WESTWOOD AND NEWTON, MASS. ¬— The Boston office of Colliers International has arranged two commercial land sales totaling $20.8 million. In Westwood, Prime Auto Group acquired 12 acres at 375 Providence Highway for $16.3 million. The buyer plans to develop three car dealerships on the site. In Newton, Dinosaur Capital Partners purchased three acres at 70 Rowe St. for $4.5 million. The buyer plans to develop a Verizon facility on the site. James Elcock of Colliers facilitated both transactions. The names of the sellers were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the lease of 76,000 square feet of loft space at 80 Hudson Ave. in Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill section. The former Global Storage building features two interior loading docks, two exterior loading docks and eight parking spaces. The tenant, a local developer, has not disclosed plans for the property. Ofer Cohen, Dan Marks, Peter Schubert and Joey Terzi of TerraCRG represented the landlord and the tenant in the deal.