ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Wilson Journey LLC has acquired Journey Business Park, a 60,648-square-foot R&D facility in Aliso Viejo, for $14 million. The two-building property is located at 6 Journey. It was built in 1999. NGKF’s Gary Allen and Douglas Mathews represented the seller, LL & DM Investments LLC, in this transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has acquired Oxford Commercial in Austin. Oxford Commercial has served clients in the areas of commercial real estate brokerage, investment sales, development consulting, market research and related advisory services since 1993. The company employs 35 brokers and staff members and has been behind many of the largest transactions in central Texas, including Athena Health’s lease inside the Seaholm Power Plant. In the past three years, Oxford Commercial’s transaction value totals reach $1.3 billion. Spencer Hayes, co-founder and managing partner of Oxford Commercial, will remain as managing principal under the new structure. Hayes worked for Cushman & Wakefield prior to founding Oxford Commercial.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), an independently owned and operated member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has brokered the sale of three land tracts at the 1400 Sonterra development located at the southwest corner of US 281 North and East Sonterra Boulevard in San Antonio. SACA’s Paul Fagan represented the owner, CLDC Texas LLC, and was responsible for the sale of all three tracts, which total 10 acres. CLDC Texas originally owned approximately 300 acres near the property, most of which is now occupied by a Walmart, Costco and the Methodist Stone Oak Hospital. Only nine acres remains available as the city has experienced strong growth in the area since CLDC originally obtained the land in 1993. The sales included 3.8 acres to CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Corp. Paul Barker of Endura Advisory Group represented CHRISTUS in the transaction. Other transactions included 1.6 acres to Brundage Mini Storages LTD #3, which is planning a 600-unit, climate-controlled self storage facility at the site. Bert Denson of Brundage Management Co. Inc. represented Brundage Mini Storage in the deal. The final land sale included 4.4 acres to an unnamed buyer that intends to make a more detailed announcement …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Quorum International has inked a 305,000-square-foot lease with Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada in an early renewal and expansion of its headquarters and distribution center in Fort Worth’s Railhead Industrial Park. The tenant has picked up 101,000 square feet of extra operating room at 400 Railhead Road, a 3.3-acre rail-served property on the city’s north side. Quorum has begun renovations on the expansion space, which has been updated with new lighting by the landlord. Quorum is one of the oldest tenants in the 633-acre Railhead Industrial Park, which opened in 1995 as the largest industrial center in Fort Worth with dual-rail service. Its operations hub features 22 dock-high doors and 28-foot clear heights.
DEFOREST, WIS. — Ryan Companies US Inc. has broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot office and processing facility for The Little Potato Company in DeForest, approximately 17 miles northeast of Madison. The new facility will be located along the western edge of US Hwy. 51 and east of Stevenson Street in the DeForest Business Park. The facility, situated on a 15.9-acre site, is scheduled to open in early 2017. The Little Potato Company, based in Edmonton, Alberta, is a grower and distributor of creamer potatoes.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.J. — Commercial Realty Group has acquired a 446,076-square-foot industrial and office complex located at 350 Clark Drive in Mount Olive. North Jersey Development Group sold the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 40.5 acres, the asset features a 335,122-square-foot industrial building with 29,340 square feet of mezzanine space and a three-story, 75,000-square-foot Class A office building, which was built in 1995. The industrial portion is 100 percent leased to two tenants, Performance Food Group and 350 Logistics, while the office portion is home to eight tenants, including Mars Incorporated, Lion Ribbon Co., Hundley Burns and FC Architects. Michael Nachamkin, Jose Cruz and Robert Borny of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — 1251 Butler Road LLC has purchased a 9,000-square-foot multi-tenant industrial building from Owl Freeway Properties LLC. The property is located at 1251 Butler Road in League City and was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale. Lee & Associates’ Reed Vestal and Taylor Schmidt represented the seller, and NAI’s John Ferruzzo represented the buyer.
LINDEN, N.J. — Tulfra Real Estate has completed the disposition of an industrial building located at 1501 W. Blancke St. in Linden. Penwood Real Estate Management acquired the 115,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. Jordan Metz of Bussel Realty arranged the transaction. Originally built in 1973 and situated on 4.6 acres, the building features 15,000 square feet of office space, 16-foot to 24-foot clear ceiling heights and 100 on-site parking spaces. The building is currently occupied by Vantage Specialty Chemicals and Hello Fresh.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Denholtz Associates has acquired the former manufacturing home of Acme Tube, located 655 Howard Ave. in Franklin. The 74,325-square-foot building had been foreclosed upon and has been vacant for a number of years. Denholtz plans to remediate the site and will invest $1.5 million into a complete rehabilitation of the property, including a new roof, heating, lighting, landscaping, electric, parking lot and paint. The industrial property, which will be available for occupancy in August, is already being marketed for sale or lease by Zimmel Associates.
CHICAGO — Wool Finance Partners has arranged a $3.8 million refinancing loan for a 36,730-square-foot industrial property in the Fulton Market district of Chicago. The single-tenant, net-leased building is situated on a nearly one-acre site. Matt Lebenson of Wool Finance Partners originated the floating-rate, three-year loan through an undisclosed regional bank.
