FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Bleecker Partners has welcomed three new tenants to Northway Plaza, a 131,149-square-foot industrial flex complex located in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. The deals with engineering firm Lina T. Ramey & Associates (8,400 square feet), High Five Ventures LLC (3,570 square feet) and Northstar Mobile Inc. (2,972 square feet) bring the property to nearly full occupancy. Jason Finch and Justin Greenwood of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented Bleecker Partners in the lease negotiations. Ethan Denton of Lee & Associates represented Lina T. Ramey & Associates.
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Colliers has brokered the $20 million sale of a 91,428-square-foot warehouse in the Long Island community of Melville. The building sits on a 10-acre site at 135 Baylis Road and features a clear height of 16 feet. Robert Steinhart, Richard Warshauer, Jason Maietta, Tommy Rosati and Brandon Lichtenstein of Colliers represented the seller, Melville Beverage Partners, in the transaction. Local appliance wholesaler Kings Prime Equities LLC purchased the building with plans to occupy the space.
LOS ANGELES — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial building in Los Angeles. A private investor acquired the asset from an undisclosed buyer for $14.1 million. Located at 200-202 W. 140th St., the building features 60,457 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by local manufacturing tenants. Anthony Bergeman, Michael Chase and Krishna Shegran of DAUM represented the buyer in the deal.
PHOENIX — Gantry has arranged a $9.9 million permanent loan to facilitate the acquisition of an industrial building located at 5120 W. Buckeye Road in Phoenix. The 127,000-square-foot, multi-tenant warehouse features 30-foot clear heights and 30 loading docks, including four drive-in doors. At the time of financing, the property was fully leased by two tenants. Tim Storey and Chad Metzger of Gantry represented the borrower, a private real estate investor, in securing the seven-year loan from one of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders. The loan features interest-only terms, prepayment flexibility and a fixed rate.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 52-acre industrial outdoor storage facility in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1700 Dowdy Ferry Road houses a 12,000-square-foot building, five drive-in bays and about 175 truck parking stalls that are leased on a month-to-month basis. Jarrett Huge and Alex Wilson of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Tribeca Truck Repair & Parking LLC, in the transaction. Jake Griffin and Mark Becker of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer, All State Truck & Trailer Repair.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 19,973-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Houston’s Spring Branch area. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 8353-8399 Kempwood Drive was built in 1980, totals 174,337 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights. John Harris, Stephen Hazen and Jacob Summers of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, Pioneer Millworks, in the lease negotiations. Ryan Patronella represented the landlord, Prologis, on an internal basis.
WALLKILL, N.Y. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 92-acre industrial development site in Wallkill, about 75 miles north of New York City. The site at 350 Silverlake-Scotchtown Road is known locally as Golden Triangle and is fully approved for the development of roughly 835,000 square feet of product. Crow Holdings Development acquired the site with a two-phase plan to construct a facility that will be known as Golden Triangle Logistics Center. Phase I will total 535,603 square feet and feature a clear height of 36 feet, 88 dock doors and parking for 83 trailers and 422 trailers. Phase II will comprise 299,200 square feet and could include 38 dock doors and parking for 199 cars and 34 trailers. Rob Kossar and James Panczykowski of JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Vision Real Estate Partners, in the land deal. JLL has also been retained to lease the project, construction of which is slated to begin in the third quarter.
HAMILTON, N.J. — A partnership between New Jersey-based Saxum Real Estate and Meadow Partners, an investment firm with offices in New York and London, has purchased an 80,420-square-foot industrial flex building in Hamilton, located just outside of Trenton. The site at 1 Electronics Drive spans 16 acres, including land for future expansion. The building, which according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 1972 and renovated in 2000, includes 530 parking spaces and was 73 percent leased at the time of sale to three tenants. JLL represented the seller, BTR Capital Group, in the transaction and arranged the joint venture equity and acquisition financing for the deal. Zimmel Associates has been tapped as the leasing agent.
NATICK, MASS. — Design-build firm Dacon Corp. has completed a 7,400-square-foot industrial and life sciences expansion project in Natick, a western suburb of Boston. The project is a build-to-suit for Kula Bio, which specializes in the production of agricultural products that serve as replacements to synthetic fertilizers. The facility includes manufacturing, office and research-and-development space. Kula Bio initially opened its 7,500-square-foot headquarters in Natick in late 2021 with the expectation of expanding.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Byline Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Group has provided $19.1 million in acquisition financing for six industrial properties in the metro Chicago and New Jersey markets. The borrower was VK Industrial Holdings VI LLC, an acquisition fund formed through a partnership between Venture One Real Estate and Kovitz Investment Group. The transaction marks the third deal Venture One has completed with Byline Bank. The specific properties were not provided.