BRASELTON, GA. — Amazon plans to build a new 600,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Braselton, a northeast suburb of Atlanta. The new facility will add 500 new full-time jobs to the area, joining the more than 1,500 full-time Amazon employees at existing facilities in Georgia. Employees at the new facility will pick, pack and ship large items such as home décor items, sporting equipment and gardening tools. Amazon has not announced a construction timeline for the new property.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Darwin Realty has arranged a 58,627-square-foot office and industrial lease for Porreca Freight, a local pick-up and delivery service provider. The building is located at 1850 Greenleaf Ave. in Elk Grove Village, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. The facility features 11 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 16-foot clear heights and parking. Richard Daly of Darwin Realty represented the tenant in the transaction. Jonathan Kohn and Tom Rodeno of Colliers International represented the landlord.
DEVENS, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of an industrial facility located at 36 Saratoga Blvd. in Devens. Cabot Properties acquired the 162,000-square-foot facility from J.G. Petrucci Co. for $10.35 million. Developed in 1999, the property was fully occupied at the time of acquisition. Bob Gibson, Dave Pergola and Brian Doherty of CBRE/NE represented the seller and procured the buyer.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Tempe Commerce Park, a 535,976-square-foot industrial asset in Tempe, for $58 million. The five-building park is located at 7410-7419 S. Roosevelt. Tempe Commerce Park was purchased at 30 percent below replacement costs. It is currently fully occupied. The asset was acquired through BKM Industrial Value Fund I L.P. JLL’s Mark Detmer and Bo Miles represented the seller, Invesco, which sold the asset on behalf of its client, Ohio Police and Fire.
PLANO, TEXAS — Ascent has opened a 43,330-square-foot data center known as Ascent DAL1 in Plano. The property is designed to withstand tornadoes with winds up to 360 miles per hour. DAL1 spans 4.3 acres and includes 2.7 megawatts of power, with the ability to expand to up to 7.2 megawatts. The building has three paths for fiber access.
NEW YORK CITY — TerraCRG has brokered the sale of a vacant commercial lot located in Brooklyn’s Gowanus neighborhood. Located at 84 14th St., the site sold for $2.6 million, or $163 per buildable square foot. Zoned M2-1, the vacant 7,996-square-foot lot offers 15,992 buildable square feet. The site is surrounded by a mix of residential and commercial buildings. Dan Marks and Mike Hernandez of TerraCRG brokered the transaction. The names of the seller and buyer were not released.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions has brokered the sale of a 155,433-square-foot industrial facility for an undisclosed price. EWI sold the building, which is located at 13211 Merriman Road in Livonia, approximately 20 miles northwest of Detroit. Alta Equipment Co., a Midwest forklift and heavy construction equipment provider, purchased the property. David Friedman and Phil Konopitski of Friedman Integrated Real Estate Solutions represented both parties in the transaction.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has brokered the sale of LockTite Storage – Lakeline in Cedar Park. The Class A facility, renovated in 2013, consists of 351 climate and non-climate-controlled units spanning 56,395 square feet. Cedar Park is located 18 miles northwest of downtown Austin. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. listed the facility on behalf of the Austin-based seller. The trio also procured the buyer, Public Storage, a publically traded REIT headquartered in Glendale, Calif.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — GHP Office Realty LLC has acquired an 81,500-square-foot flex building located at 375 Executive Blvd. within Cross Westchester Executive Park in Elmsford. The building features 75,000 square feet of warehouse space with four loading docks and two drive-in doors, and 6,500 square feet of office space. Andrew Greenspan and Jamie Schwartz of GHP led the acquisition team. The buyer plans to upgrade the property to modernize it and make it more energy efficient. The County of Westchester sold the property for an undisclosed price.
NEW YORK CITY — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a seven-story parking garage located at 19 W. 20th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron District. Extell Development sold the property to 19-25 West 20th Street Property LLC for $32.2 million. The 52,000-square-foot property is under a long-term lease to Icon Parking. Vincent Carrega, Jon Epstein, Neil Helman and Charles Kingsley of Avison Young represented the seller.
