FRISCO, TEXAS — Public Storage has opened its newest facility in Frisco, a suburb north of Dallas. Public Storage is opening more than 1,000 self-storage spaces on five acres in what is its first location in Frisco. Public Storage is located at 8433 Legacy Drive and will serve the community with climate-controlled self-storage units. Additional drive-up and more budget-friendly units without climate control are also available. The facility is located just off the Dallas North Tollway. The new self-storage facility has a brick exterior and the property manager will live at the location.
HAWTHORNE, CALIF. — HFF has arranged $57 million in senior financing for Century Business Center, a 1.4-million-square-foot industrial manufacturing facility in Hawthorne. The center is located at 3901 Jack Northrop Ave. The seven-building campus is fully leased to Triumph Aviation Group and SpaceX. Triumph produces fuselages for Boeing’s 747 passenger and freighter commercial jets, while SpaceX is the largest private space transport company in the world. HFF’s Paul Brindley, Anthony Brent and Ryan Martin arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of Zelman Development Co. It was placed with AIG Investments. The proceeds were used to recapitalize the property.
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Colliers International has brokered the acquisition of two properties in Bolingbrook, which is 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Prologis bought the properties located at 800 and 850 S. Veterans Parkway from International Airport Centers for an undisclosed price. The properties are located within Remington Lakes Business Park. Colliers International represented both the buyer and seller in the acquisition and has also been hired by Prologis to lease the properties. 800 S. Veterans Parkway is a 325,144-square-foot industrial facility constructed in 1999 that is situated on 16 acres. It features nearly 25,000 square feet of office space, 291 parking spaces and 46 docks. The adjacent property, 850 S. Veterans Parkway, is a 361,176-square-foot facility constructed in 1997 that is situated on 32 acres. It features 30-foot ceiling height, ESFR sprinklers, 37 dock positions and three drive-in doors. Both properties were vacant at the time of sale.
NASHUA, N.H. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of a former mill building located at 34 Franklin St. in Nashua. Lofts 34 LLC, a Brady Sullivan company, purchased the 310,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The former paper mill is located within Nashua’s Riverfront West development project, which is being redeveloped into a pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighborhood. Mike Tamposi of CBR/NE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer has not announced what it plans to do with the property yet.
ROMULUS, MICH. — Developer Chris Semarjian of Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) and Stuart Lichter of Industrial Realty Group (IRG) have purchased the Northline Industrial Center in the greater Detroit area. The property is located at 38481 Huron River Drive and has over 1 million square feet of warehouse facilities situated on 164 acres. Anchor tenants include Home Depot, W.F. Whelan Company and Renaissance Global Logistics. Gary Glotzhober of Colliers International brokered the acquisition of the property from Soave Enterprises. The Northline property was originally designed and built for a government jet engine manufacturing facility. It was sold to Ford Motor Company and ultimately was owned and occupied by Kelsey-Hayes as a wheel manufacturing facility. This property is Semarjian and Lichter’s fourth major acquisition in metro Detroit. Developers Chris Semarjian (ICP) and Stuart Lichter (IRG) partner on national and regional projects and specialize in the acquisition, development and management of commercial and industrial real estate.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Sheahan Self Storage, a 32,621-square-foot self-storage, office warehouse and retail property located in Austin. Justin Miller and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Knobler and Miller secured the buyer, a limited liability company, as well. Sheahan Self Storage is located at 11712 N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — HFF has arranged $23.6 million in acquisition financing for a three-building, 246,145-square-foot industrial complex in Alexandria. The fully leased properties are located within Pickett Industrial Park at 841-929 S. Pickett St. The complex’s tenant roster includes General Services Administration, Commercial Carpets of America, Michael Baker Corp. and Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia. Sue Carras, Walter Coker and Brian Crivella of HFF arranged the 10-year, floating-rate loan through SunTrust Bank on behalf of the borrower, an affiliate of JBG Core Venture I LP — a joint venture between CBRE Global Investment Partners and The JBG Cos.
MONROE, N.C. — Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., a publicly traded equity REIT specializing in net-leased industrial properties, has sold its 160,000-square-foot industrial building in Monroe to its tenant for $9 million. The tenant, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co., is a plumbing systems manufacturer based in Charlotte. Monmouth’s portfolio now spans 13.8 million square feet of single-tenant, net leased industrial assets with a current occupancy rate of 97.6 percent.
RENO, NEV. — Legacy Sports International has leased 50,000 square feet of distribution space at the Reno Aircenter. The center is located at 4674 Aircenter Circle in Reno. Legacy Sports is a civilian firearms and accessories distributor. Steve Kucera, J. Michael Hoeck, Dave Simonsen and Michael Nevis of NAI Alliance Industrial Properties represented the landlord.
UNION TOWNSHIP, PA. — Dermody Properties and PCCP have broken ground on LogistiCenter 78-81 in Union Township. Situated on 43 acres at the intersection of I-78 and I-81, the facility will feature 405,000 square feet of industrial space. The property will be a front-load distribution building with a separate lot providing excess to parking capacity. Additionally, the facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 81 dock doors, 60-foot loading bays and parking for 220 cars and one extra trailer parking space per dock door. Completion is slated for spring 2016. R. S. Mowery & Sons Inc. is serving as the general contractor for the project.