SOMERSET, N.J. — Scentbird has signed a 116,530-square-foot industrial lease in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset. The provider of customized fragrance subscriptions is taking space at Cottontail Logistics Center, a two-building, 236,000-square-foot development. Nicholas Klacik of CBRE represented Scentbird in the lease negotiations. Kevin Dudley, Chad Hillyer and Kate Granahan, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, CBRE Investment Management, which bought the property earlier this summer.
WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP, PA. — Kervan USA, a Turkish candy company, will open a 90,000-square-foot packaging and manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley. The company, which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Whitehall Township and also has packaging and distribution locations in New Jersey, will invest $20 million to consolidate those operations into a single facility. Kervan USA expects the new facility, construction of which is underway and expected to be complete next year, to create about 40 new jobs within the community.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Hamilton Development has broken ground on NorthPark Logistics, a 2.1 million-square-foot industrial park in Clarksville, a city in northern Tennessee. The project marks the first Class A speculative industrial park in Clarksville, according to the Nashville-based developer. The 200-acre site at 4175 Guthrie Highway will feature 14 buildings at full build-out. Located within 50 miles of Nashville, the NorthPark Logistics site is directly served by R.J. Corman rail, offers immediate access to I-24, is within an hour’s drive from both Clarksville Regional Airport and Nashville International Airport and is adjacent to the $3.2 billion LG Chem plant. In addition to LG Electronics, Clarksville is home to industrial tenants such as Hankook Tire, Google, Bridgestone and Amazon. “As industrial employers continue to invest billions of dollars in the area, we believe there will be increasing demand for institutional-quality industrial space,” says Whitfield Hamilton, CEO of Hamilton Development. NorthPark Logistics will feature opportunities for flexible build-to-suit or speculative space, with the ability to accommodate tenants ranging from 18,200 to 1.2 million square feet. Hamilton Development has begun construction on the first phase of the development, which encompasses four buildings totaling nearly 550,000 square feet. Building 1, a 206,752-square-foot property, …
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — An affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors has purchased a 628,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 2121 Huron St. in Jacksonville. The property was previously home to Anchor Glass Container Corp. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The property features 26 dock doors and clear heights up to 32 feet. Phoenix plans to renovate the facility with a new roof, fire suppression enhancements, exterior and interior paint, new dock equipment and site work improvements. The Jacksonville facility represents the ninth former glass factory that Phoenix Investors has acquired with plans to update for modern industrial use, according to Anthony Crivello, executive vice president and managing director at Phoenix. The construction timeline for the redevelopment was not announced.
HOUSTON — California-based investment firm CapRock Partners has purchased a 524,199-square-foot distribution building in North Houston. Built on 29 acres in 2020, Kennedy Greens Distribution Center is a cross-dock facility that features 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths, 103 dock-high doors, four grade-level doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 128 trailers and 276 cars. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Philadelphia-based investment firm Alterra IOS has acquired an industrial outdoor storage facility located at 25 miles southwest of Houston at 15646 Ennis Road in Sugar Land. The facility features a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and was fully leased at the time of sale of a national building materials distributor. Alex Harrold of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented Alterra in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 12,078-square-foot industrial lease renewal in the northern Dallas metro of Addison. The tenant, electronics repair services provider Power Clinic Inc., will maintain its space at Marsh Business Park, a multi-building development.Brian Pafford of Bradford represented the locally based landlord, GKI Industrial Dallas LLC, in the lease negotiations. Matthew Middendorf of Middendorf Commercial represented Power Clinic.
FONTANA, CALIF. — Bridge Logistics Properties (BLP), a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group Holdings, has purchased a portfolio of three industrial buildings in Fontana for $83.5 million. The name of the seller was not released. Totaling 332,793 square feet, the portfolio includes a 100,039-square-foot asset at 14074 Rancho Court, a 57,654-square-foot property at 14019 Rose Ave. and a 175,100-square-foot building at 14928 Washington Drive. Each building features Class A specifications including 32-foot clear heights, secured all-concrete truck courts, dock-high and grade-level loading, ESFR sprinkler systems and LED lighting. The properties are fully leased and offer a weighted average lease term of more than two years.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a two-building industrial property totaling 289,847 square feet in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Named the Woodlands Light Manufacturing Center, the facilities on Woodlands Parkway are fully leased to Kanaflex Corp. The properties feature clear heights ranging from 19 to 29.5 feet, 12 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors, LED lighting and 247 parking spaces. Ed Halaburt and Kurt Sarbaugh of JLL represented the seller, High Street Logistics Properties. Centaur Capital Partners and Talos Capital LLC purchased the property.
ARBOR VITAE, ST. GERMAIN AND EAGLE RIVER, WIS. — EquiCap Commercial and NAI Pfefferle have negotiated the sale of Freedom Storage, a self-storage portfolio located in northern Wisconsin. The portfolio consists of three sites totaling 44,300 net rentable square feet across 12 buildings with 215 drive-up units. The sites are located at 11019 Highway 70 in Arbor Vitae, 5881 Highway 70 in St. Germain and 1878 Collins Court in Eagle River. Scott Rihm and Jesse Luke of EquiCap brokered the transaction along with Jonathan Glassco of NAI Pfefferle.