ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Cityspace Real Estate, Inc. has purchased a 28,862-square-foot flex building in Arlington from Praktek Associates Brookhollow Associates. Zane Marcell and Hahn Franklin-Mitchell of Younger Partners represented the seller.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — HFF has arranged $23.8 million in construction financing for the development of a freezer warehouse at 900 Fairmont Ave. in Elizabeth. The financing was provided by The Provident Bank for the developer, a partnership between Elberon Development Group and The Avidan Group LLC. The 138,642-square-foot build-to-suit facility will feature 60-foot ceiling clear heights, 18 temperature-controlled loading doors and 4,800 square feet of office space. Slated for completion in June 2016, the property will be 100 percent occupied by Seafrigo NA Cold Storage Inc. Michael Klein and Jon Mikula of HFF represented the borrower in the financing transaction.
BRISTOL, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has arranged the lease of 33,000 square feet of industrial space at 360 Minor St. in Bristol. Benjamin International, a wholesale import, manufacturing and design company, is relocating from its 16,000-square-foot facility at 125 N. Benson Road in Middlebury, Conn. The relocation and expansion of the tenant to the 208,000-square-foot industrial complex is expected to bring more than 30 new jobs to the area.
HOUSTON — HPI Holdings will expand its real estate portfolio with the purchase of a 34-building business park that offers nearly 865,000 square feet of office, warehouse and industrial space. The business park is located in north Houston along West Hardy Road near the North Sam Houston Tollway and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The park will also be renamed and renovated. Caldwell Brokerage Co. will handle leasing and property management for the park.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — The Dickman Company Inc. / CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 74,600-square-foot industrial property for an undisclosed price. The building is located at 809 Philip Drive in Waukesha, approximately 20 miles west of Milwaukee. JDS Leasing LLC sold the building to GRE-Milwaukee LLC for an undisclosed price. Samuel Dickman, Samuel Dickman Jr. and Zach Noble of The Dickman Co. represented the buyer. Roger Siegel of JLL represented the seller.
HARTFORD, CONN. — HK Group has brokered the sale of an industrial property located at 101 Locust St. in Hartford. Situated on 6 acres, the 73,458-square-foot property sold for $4.8 million. The property is currently leased to Pitney Bowes Presort Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pitney Bowes. The buyer was a Manhattan-based real estate investment company. Matthew Keefe and Franco Fellah of HK Group brokered the transaction.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. AND ATLANTA — Dallas-based Covington Group Inc. and its affiliates have sold more than 900,000 square feet of industrial property in Spartanburg and Atlanta. The real estate development and investment firm sold the 240,000-square-foot Logistics Pointe: Spartanburg to Austin, Texas-based AIC Ventures. Grice Hunt of NAI Earle Furman represented Covington in the sale. Covington also sold the 657,000-square-foot Logistics Pointe: Atlanta to an affiliate of San Francisco-based Glen Una Management. The former SUPERVALU grocery distribution center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Brian Budnick of CBRE Capital Markets Atlanta represented Covington in the transaction. The sales prices for both transactions were undisclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented A2Z Investment Properties LLC in the sale of a 7,100-square-foot freestanding industrial building located at 10405 Rockley Road in Houston. Darren O’Conor of NAI Partners represented the seller, A2Z Investment Properties, during negotiations, while Jamie De Leon of South Texas Properties represented the buyer, Chem SPA USA LLC.
When people come to Corpus Christi, many of them expect to find a community that has been devastated by the downturn caused by the oversupply of cheap oil and gas. They expect a community with rising unemployment and vacant buildings. Based on the past, they would be correct. However, Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend have been experiencing a major transformation of their economy, which is now much more diverse. This is partly because of the leadership, hard work and vision of its people, and partly because of good luck caused by the infrastructure that had been put in place by the Port of Corpus Christi. This infrastructure was at the right place at the right time. The Port of Corpus Christi has always been a driving force and major contributor to the economy of Corpus Christi. The port’s leaders knew that if they didn’t make some major changes, they would not remain competitive. The Port of Corpus Christi is the fifth largest port in the U.S. in total tonnage. However, because of the depth of the port channel and the height of the harbor bridge which crosses over the port, the newer, larger ships could not enter the port. …
PANTEGO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 41,806-square-foot industrial and office portfolio located in Pantego, a suburb of Dallas. Cody Payne of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the properties on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. The buyer, a limited liability company, was also secured and represented by Payne. The portfolio includes two office buildings and two industrial buildings. Three of the buildings are located on Pioneer Parkway and West Pioneer Parkway. Pioneer Parkway includes a total of 24,034 square feet between the office building and industrial building. 3600 W. Pioneer Parkway is a 6,834-square-foot office building built in 1964. 2321 W. Arkansas Lane is a 10,938-square-foot office/industrial building built in 1980.