WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — CBRE has brokered the purchase of a 174,400-square-foot industrial facility in West Chicago, approximately 35 miles west of downtown, for an undisclosed price. Simpson Manufacturing purchased the new facility from CenterPoint Properties. Simpson Manufacturing will relocate to the facility at 2505 Enterprise Drive from its current 50,000-square-foot space in Addison. David Prell, Tyson Vallenari and Cal Payne of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. Britt Casey of Cushman & Wakefield represented CenterPoint Properties.
GROVEPORT, OHIO — Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has arranged a 1 million-square-foot lease for an industrial facility located in Groveport, a southeastern suburb of Columbus. Saddle Creek Logistics Services will occupy the newly completed building located at 6606 Pontius Road in February, which is inside the Groveport Industrial Park. Benton Benalcazar and Ladson Montgomery of NGKF represented Saddle Creek, which signed a long-term lease for the warehouse and distribution facility. The property features 36-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking, a cross-dock warehouse, 100 dock positions, fours drive-in doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. The lease also features a 15-year, 100 percent real estate tax abatement.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged leases for two logistics tenants at 7157 Merchant Ave. in El Paso. The buildings are part of a larger industrial portfolio purchased by Phoenix-based ViaWest Group in 2015. Tianhai Electric North America, an electronic components manufacturer for the automotive industry, leased 21,809 square feet. The El Paso warehouse location will support the company’s Cuidad Juarez operations plant across the U.S./Mexico border. Green Bay, Wis.-based RES Food Products International, manufacturer of pickles, sauces and salad dressings, has leased 20,000 square feet for distribution operations. Since acquiring the four-building, 245,473-square-foot portfolio in March 2015, ViaWest Group has installed new roofing, resurfaced the parking lots and updated the exterior paint. The portfolio is 60 percent occupied. Arturo De la Mora of CBRE’s El Paso office represented the landlord in lease negotiations.
ELGIN, Ill. – Ryan Cos. has completed the construction of a 246,457-square-foot industrial project in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The development, located at 2770 Alft Court within the Randall Crossings Business Park, was constructed on behalf of Molto Properties. Ryan Cos. has owned the master-planned, 70-acre Randall Crossings Business Park since 2005. The facility for Molto Properties is situated on a 13.5-acre site and features 50-foot bays, a 60-foot speed bay, 32-foot clear heights, 40 truck docks, four drive-in doors, parking for 188 vehicles and office space to-suit. Construction on the building began in the spring of 2015. With completion of this building, Randall Crossings Business Park includes more than 1 million square feet of space. There is still a 5.7-acre land parcel remaining for development.
KENOSHA, WIS. – The Dickman Co./CORFAC International has arranged the sale of a 7,000-square-foot industrial building in Kenosha for an undisclosed price. Bone Dry Products Inc. purchased the facility located at 9009 58th Place from Neal R. Rusecki and Nancy J. Rusecki. Zach Noble and Cale Berg of The Dickman Co. represented the seller in the transaction. Mike Pitts Jr. of Pitts Brothers & Associates represented the buyer.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — NAI Mertz has arranged the sale of the multi-building, 1 million-square-foot former Congoleum Corp. complex, located at 861 Sloan Ave. in Hamilton Township. Commercial Development Corp. (CDC) acquired the property from Congoleum Corp. for an undisclosed price. CDC plans to develop a mixed-use development on the 65-acre site. The developer plans to raze the majority of the buildings on site with the exception of Building 55, an existing 150,000-square-foot warehouse building. Jeffrey Licht and Fred Meyer of NAI Mertz represented the seller in the transaction.
CRANBURY, N.J. — Colliers International has arranged the lease of 182,000 square feet of warehouse space at 1240 Cranbury South River Road in Cranbury. Achim Importing Co., a global home goods trading company, is relocating to the space after its previous facility at 1600 Livingston Ave. in North Brunswick, N.J., was destroyed by fire last year. Michael Markey and Jonathan Tesser of Colliers arranged the lease on behalf of Achim Importing Co. The landlord is Cosmetic Essence Innovations.
PHOENIX — Westcore Properties has purchased a 170,625-square-foot industrial property in Phoenix for $10.2 million. The facility is located at 125 North 67th Ave. The tenants include Goodman Distribution and Omni Workspace. JLL’s Bo Mills and Mark Detmer represented Westcore in the transaction.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — HFF has arranged the sale of Tonnelle Plaza, a retail center with a warehouse component in North Bergen. 8101 Tonnelle Avenue LLC sold the 350,000-square-foot property to an affiliate of Northeast Capital Group and BHN Associates for an undisclosed price. Developed in 1990 and renovated in 2008, the property is situated on 12.6 acres at 8101 Tonnelle Ave. The center is occupied by ALDI, Burlington Coat Factory, Planet Fitness, Chuck E. Cheese, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Sally Beauty Supply, Subway, McDonald’s, All Pet Distribution and Good Chinese Kitchen. In addition to the 155,000-square-foot retail space, the two-level center has 196,000 square feet of warehouse space fully leased to three tenants. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Michael Oliver, Steve Simonelli and Andrew Scandalios of HFF represented the seller in the transaction.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Glasfloss Industries has purchased a new headquarters building within the Eagle Industrial Park area in Desoto. Glasfloss is working on preparing the building for machinery setup and operations and is expecting to move in around mid-year. Established in 1936, Glasfloss Industries is the oldest manufacturer of HVAC air filtration products in the United States. The company has been continuously owned and operated by the same family for 80 years and serves all major commercial, industrial and residential HVAC filtration markets. JLL’s Craig Phelps and Worth Ross & Associates’ Steve Sheperd negotiated the transaction on behalf of the buyer.