HOUSTON — NAI Partners has represented Tipton Co. in the acquisition of a 10,000-square-foot office/warehouse space on 1.9 acres located at 3565 S. Loop 336 E. in Conroe. Ty Tipton is CEO and president of Tipton Co., a third-generation, family-owned plumbing supply company. His grandfather, Zeke Tipton, founded the company in 1935. Zeke Tipton was a captain in World War II serving in Germany. After returning from Germany in 1946, he and his wife, Cecile, put all their efforts toward building Tipton Co.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of My Attic Self Storage in Tomball. The Class A facility consists of 626 climate and non-climate controlled units across 82,134 square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold marketed the property on behalf of the Houston-based seller, Milestone Properties. Bellomy, Johnson and Arnold procured the buyer, Dahn American360, based in Irvine, Calif. A division of Dahn Corp., the company and its affiliates have acquired, developed or sponsored more than 6.5 million square feet of storage under the Mini U Storage brand name. My Attic will be rebranded as Mini U Storage Tomball. Bellomy & Co. is an Austin, Houston and Atlanta-based commercial real estate firm with a team exclusively focused on the self-storage industry.
New industrial demand in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region has come not only from its strong service economy, but also a rapidly growing consumer goods supply chain, e-commerce distribution seeking speed of delivery, data centers and even government contractors. Both occupiers and investors seek modern, state-of-the-art building design and features. The Washington metro industrial market (185 million square feet inclusive of flex space) was well into the single digits with a sub-9 percent vacancy rate as of the third quarter of 2015. New construction has returned with 2.7 million square feet poised for delivery. The overall market is fairly balanced between suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia comprising 88.3 million square feet and 87.3 million square feet, respectively. The remaining 9.3 million square feet is located in the District of Columbia. Vacancy has been on a downward trajectory for the region as a whole. The current 8.8 percent rate represents a drop of 100 basis points compared with the third quarter of 2014. The largest industrial market is found in Prince George’s County, Md., and totals 52 million square feet of industrial and flex space. Prince George’s County also anchors the south end of the Baltimore-Washington I-95 Corridor. If the adjacent …
INDIANAPOLIS, PLAINFIELD AND BROWNSBURG, IND. — An entity led by Biynah Industrial Partners and Olympus Ventures has acquired an eight-building industrial portfolio in Indianapolis for $167 million. The Class A portfolio totals nearly 4 million square feet and was purchased from an affiliate of Transpacific Development Co. (TDC). The transaction also includes 42 acres of vacant land in addition to the eight buildings. Each facility is located within a master-planned distribution center. The portfolio is 94 percent occupied. Four buildings, which total 1.5 million square feet, are located in the Airwest Industrial Park in Plainfield. Two buildings, each 281,580 square feet, are situated in the AmeriPlex development in Indianapolis. EaglePoint 3, located at 901 E. Northfield Drive in Brownsburg, totals 396,000 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights. The last property is located at 710 S. Girls School Road in Indianapolis and is 1.3 million square feet and 100 percent leased. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney and Ed Halaburt of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. HFF placed a $100.2 million 10-year, fixed-rate loan with an international life insurance company on behalf of the joint venture.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — TRiSTAR Properties has broken ground on two new industrial buildings within the Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville, approximately 25 miles northeast of St. Louis. The two speculative distribution facilities will total 1.1 million square feet. Gateway Commerce Center is a 2,300-acre logistics and bulk distribution park. PCCP LLC is partnering with TRiSTAR to fund the $49 million project. The first building, Gateway East 618, will be situated on 53 acres and span 618,450 square feet. The facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 68 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Gateway East 513 will be a 513,760-square-foot building that sits on a 46-acre site. This facility will include 32-foot clear heights, 58 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Both buildings are expandable by over 1 million square feet. Ed Lampitt of Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent for the two buildings, which are both slated for completion in the latter half of this year. Contegra Construction is serving as the project’s general contractor. Gray Design Group is the architect of record, and Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. is providing civil engineer services.
CARLISLE, PA. — American Realty Advisors has acquired a cross-docked bulk warehouse/distribution property located at 2 Ames Drive in Carlisle. Situated on more than 53 acres, the 700,000-square-foot building is fully leased to a Fortune 50 tenant through 2024. A joint venture between Dermody Properties and PCCP sold the property for an undisclosed sum. The property features 32-foot clear heights, full air conditioning, 481 car spaces, 149 trailer spaces, T-5 lighting and 8,000 amps of power. Additionally, the building was designed and constructed to LEED core and shell standards. Michael Hines and Brian Fiumara of CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
HANOVER, MASS. — The Stubblebine Company has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 285 Circuit St. in Hanover. Beech Street Enterprises sold the multi-tenant building to an undisclosed buyer for $3.6 million. The single-story, 76,000-square-foot facility features 20-foot clear heights, no columns and a diverse tenant mix. David Stubblebine and James Stubblebine of The Stubblebine Company/CORFAC International represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Development firm JaRyCo has begun construction on Tech Center One, Phase I of an office/warehouse complex at Greenville Avenue and Bethany Drive in Allen. Completion of the 38,000-square-foot office/warehouse hybrid building is expected in August. Two additional building phases are planned for a total of 94,000 square feet. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project is set for Feb. 25. at 2 p.m. This will be the 10th project in Allen for JaRyCo in the last 15 years. George Tanghongs and Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office are marketing the property.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $10.5 million loan for the refinancing of Crossings Center Six, a 500,000-square-foot bulk distribution warehouse located at 4500 Commerce Crossings Drive in Louisville. Randall Waddell of NorthMarq Capital’s Louisville office arranged the 10-year loan with a 15-year amortization schedule through an unnamed life insurance company.
BRASELTON, GA. — Ackerman & Co. plans to develop a 1 million-square-foot bulk distribution center in Braselton, roughly 50 miles northeast of Atlanta. Ackerman recently purchased the 107-acre site off of Broadway Avenue and BDC Parkway from Synovus Bank for $4.5 million. The site is situated less than two miles from I-85 and the Georgia Highway 211 interchange. The building, known as Braselton Logistics Center, will feature 40-foot clear heights, ductilcrete floors and parking for trailers and automobiles. Ackerman plans to deliver the property in the first quarter of 2017. Julian Brown of Transwestern and Brett Buckner of Ackerman & Co. will lease the asset. The design team includes architect Randall Paulson, civil engineer Elberly Associates and general contractor Conlan Co.