HANOVER, MD. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the sale of a newly constructed warehouse located at 7314 Race Road in Hanover, roughly 30 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. The 130,389-square-foot facility was 67 percent leased at the time of sale to one credit tenant. Jonathan Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Sagard Real Estate purchased the warehouse for an undisclosed price. Situated near Md. Route 100 and I-95, 7314 Race Road features 32-foot clear heights, 32 loading positions and 98 parking spaces.
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SUMNER, WASH. — Davis Property & Investment (DPI) has completed the disposition of Sumner North 140, an industrial property in Sumner, approximately 30 miles south of Seattle. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset for $10.5 million, or $173.94 per square foot. Constructed in 2017 through a joint venture between DPI and Highmark Investments, Sumner North 140 is a 60,375-square-foot build-to-suit facility for Penny’s Salsa with extensive freezer, cooler and food processing improvements. The building offers 3,500 square feet of office space, 30-foot clear heights, 1,600 amps of three-phase 480-volt power, 20 dock-high doors, two on-grade doors and a 120-foot truck court.
By Taylor Williams The meteoric rise of industrial real estate over the past decade will forever stand as one of the remarkable growth stories in the annals of commercial real estate, a quasi-rags-to-riches tale of an asset class that has become a preferred use for highly valuable sites and penetrated the portfolios of institutional-grade investors around the country. But after surging to all-time highs in the immediate post-COVID era, industrial rents have moderated in most major markets. Slowing rent growth has coincided almost perfectly with interest rate hikes, all while land and construction costs have continued to do what they always do: go up. For these reasons, industrial developers, who still overwhelmingly build on spec, tend to need a little more help these days than they did in recent years. Or in some cases, these developers may be perfectly well-capitalized to acquire land, secure financing and deliver buildings, but simply aren’t motivated to do so in the current financial environment. Enter incentives — of both the tangible and intangible variety — as the missing link that could mean the difference between a project being shelved or delayed and being executed. Incentives can take many forms, from tax breaks granted by …
Orlando’s industrial market has enjoyed consistently low vacancy, robust new development and significant rent growth year after year since the onset of the pandemic. While fundamentals remain strong, project deliveries and changing size preferences for leased space have caused a shift in activity. From an economic perspective, Orlando is well-positioned. The unemployment rate has decreased by 30 basis points since first-quarter 2024, reaching 2.9 percent, notably lower than the national average of 4.3 percent. Over the past year, nonfarm employment has grown by 1.4 percent with construction employment seeing a significant increase of 2.9 percent during the same period. Small to mid-sized spaces For the past 20 consecutive quarters, Orlando has maintained positive net absorption. Small bay and other tenants under 200,000 square feet have dominated leasing activity, while demand for spaces over 200,000 square feet has significantly slowed. As a result, year-to-date absorption is just over 800,000 square feet, representing a 40.8 percent decrease compared to 2023’s midyear total and the lowest midyear total since 2020. This slowdown in absorption is accompanied by a rise in vacancy rates, which have increased by 1 percent since last year and 3 percent since 2022. ATR Commercial Flooring took 150,600 square feet …
IRVING, TEXAS — Southwest Networks Inc. has signed a 12,888-square-foot industrial lease near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. The provider of cable communication services is relocating from nearby Grand Prairie to Las Colinas Distribution Center 5, an 80,900-square-foot building that was originally built in 1981. Maddy Coffman and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord.
NEWNAN, GA. — Colliers has arranged a 10-year, full-building lease at Scout 85 Logistics, a 215,822-square-foot industrial building situated within Coweta Industrial Park in Newnan, a southwest suburb of Atlanta. Andrea Hopper and Jimmy Cohoat of Colliers’ Indianapolis office, along with Scott Plomgren of the firm’s Atlanta office, represented the tenant, Integrated Distribution Services (IDS), in the lease transaction. The landlord is Miami-based Scout Cold Logistics. Situated at 495 Coweta Industrial Parkway, the property offers proximity to the CSX Palmetto Industrial Facility and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for IDS, a third-party logistics provider.
Marcus & Millichap Closes Sale of 314-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Columbus, Mississippi
by John Nelson
COLUMBUS, MISS. — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of Friendly City Mini Warehouses, a 314-unit self-storage property located on a 3.3-acre site at 7627 Highway 45 N in Columbus. Phase II of the property is currently in lease-up. Matthew Porter of Marcus & Millichap’s Memphis office represented the seller, Peter Imes, in the sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Mickey Davis, Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in Mississippi, assisted in closing the transaction. Built in 2022 and expanded earlier this year, Friendly City Mini Warehouses features 163 climate-controlled units and 145 non-climate-controlled units across 47,720 net rentable square feet. The facility, which was 91 percent leased at the time of sale, features 24-hour digital surveillance and gated entry with coded access.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Phoenix-based ViaWest Group has completed the development of a manufacturing and warehouse facility in Goodyear for kitchen appliance manufacturer Sub-Zero Group. Situated on 36.4 acres at 17215 W. Camelback Road, the 599,351-square-foot property features ultra-high-efficiency HVAC units and 34 truck bays. The warehouse is Sub-Zero’s third facility in the West Valley market. Scottsdale Investment Management is the partner on the industrial build-to-suit project. DLR Group served as architect, Kimley-Horn provided engineering services and Willmeng Construction led the building team.
Philip Morris to Invest $232M to Expand Zyn Manufacturing Facility in Western Kentucky
by John Nelson
OWENSBORO, KY. — Philip Morris International plans to invest $232 million via one of its Swedish Match affiliates for the expansion of its Owensboro manufacturing facility in western Kentucky. The direct investment into this facility, which produces Zyn nicotine pouches, will increase production capacity by 40 percent (around 900 million cans of capacity for 2025). The expansion is currently underway and is expected to create an additional 450 direct jobs with an ongoing annual economic impact of $277 million, as well as an additional 410 indirect jobs. The Swedish Match Owensboro facility currently has about 1,100 employees. Philip Morris expects to complete the expansion by second-quarter 2025. In July, Philip Morris announced plans to invest $600 million to open a Zyn manufacturing plant in Aurora, Colo.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southwire, a Georgia-based manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, has opened its 1.2 million-square-foot distribution and customer service center at AllianceTexas in North Fort Worth. The facility is housed within Alliance Westport 25, which was originally launched as a 1 million-square-foot speculative building in August 2022 and subsequently expanded to meet Southwire’s requirements. At peak operational capacity, about 250 people are expected to be employed at the facility, which will also feature modernized storage solutions and automated material handling. Southwire first committed to Alliance Westport 25 in summer 2023.