NORCROSS, GA. — Gramercy Property Trust Inc., a publicly traded REIT, has purchased two industrial buildings totaling 222,100 square feet in Norcross, a suburb of Atlanta in Gwinnett County. The properties were acquired all-cash for a purchase price of $12.5 million and have a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.9 years. One of the warehouses spans 142,100 square feet and is leased to a producer, servicer and supplier of diesel and gasoline engines. The second warehouse, comprising 80,000 square feet, is leased to the country’s largest distributor of tools, equipment and machinery to the stone fabrication industry.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Tesla Motors has agreed to lease a 42,281-square-foot facility in Tempe. The free-standing building is located at 2077 E. University Drive. This is Tesla’s second Phoenix Valley location, in addition to its retail showroom at Scottsdale Fashion Square. Wentworth Property Co. recently purchased the property for $3.6 million. Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction. Dave Johnson and Jerry Marrell of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Essex-Scot LLC, a window manufacturer that previously occupied the facility until it outgrew the space.
PLANO, TEXAS — Aligned Data Centers, a division of Aligned Energy, has opened a new data center in Plano. The Aligned Plano data center, situated on a 19-acre campus at 2800 Summit Ave., offers 108,000 square feet and 12.5 megawatts of power. When complete, the site will provide 300,000 square feet and 30 megawatts.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Tool-Flo Manufacturing in the acquisition of 15 acres to build an 80,000-square-foot metal machining facility and office located in the Spectrum Business Park in Pearland. Tool-Flo Manufacturing began operation in Houston in January 1978. The company serves the carbide threading and grooving market globally. Tool-Flo employs manufacturer’s representatives to cover the United States and to service the U.S. distributor network. The markets Tool-Flo serves include automotive, aerospace and medical and oil industry products and basic domestic manufacturers. Dan Boyles Jr. and Lane Morgan of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Tool-Flo Manufacturing, during the negations, while Justin Patchen of Urban Meridian Group represented the seller, Spectrum 86 Partners.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has completed a lease transaction for a 197,600-square-foot space located at 5400 Alliance Gateway Freeway in Fort Worth. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust, and Gary Lindsey of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant.
MILFORD, CONN. — A New York-based manufacturing company has acquired a 14.4-acre land parcel at 539 Oronoque Road in Milford. Arrow Realty LLC sold the property for $2.6 million. The buyer plans to renovate and add on to an existing 23,250-square-foot building and construct at least two industrial buildings to accommodate its growing business. Alan Fischer of Fischer Real Estate Inc. represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
ELGIN, ILL. — Darwin Realty has brokered the sale of a 42,000-square-foot industrial property for an undisclosed price in Elgin, approximately 40 miles northwest of Chicago. First Community Bank sold the building to Simplomatic Manufacturing, which is relocating from a site on Kostner Avenue in Chicago. The 42,000-square-foot building sits on 3.3 acres and features 7,500 square feet of office space, 20-foot clear heights, four exterior dock doors, two drive-in doors and expandable parking. Noel Liston and Brendan Sheahan of Darwin Realty represented First Community Bank in the transaction. Ed Brandt of Transwestern represented the buyer, Simplomatic.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty LLC has arranged a 51,211-square-foot lease of flex space in Mount Prospect, approximately 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Novomatic Americas Sales, a manufacturer and distributer of casino gaming machines, is leasing the property located at 1050 E. Business Center Drive. The lease term is for three years. The building will be the site of Novomatic’s corporate headquarters and features 15,000 square feet of office space. Mike DeSerto, Dan Benassi and Dan Jones of Entre Commercial represented the tenant in the transaction. Kelly Joyce and Jonathan Kohn of Colliers represented the landlord, Colony Capital Inc.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Paine/Wetzel TNC Worldwide has arranged the 30,000-sqaure-foot industrial lease of a property located in Bedford Park, a southwestern suburb of Chicago. Midway Windows and Doors Inc. will lease the space at 5321 W. 65th St. Bill Kerrins of Paine/Wetzel TNC Worldwide represented the tenant in the transaction. Phil Mumford represented 5321 W. 65th LLC.
NEW YORK CITY — Heritage Equity Partners and Lichtenstein Group have partnered to redevelop five vacant warehouses into Bushwick Generator. The interconnected buildings at 215 Moore St. in Brooklyn will be transformed into a 75,000-square-foot light industrial, office and retail property, offering space office or workspaces ranging from 1,500 square feet to 20,000 square feet. Brooklyn-based ABS Partners has been retained as the office leasing agent for the property, which is geared toward new economy industries, including tech, creative arts and food production.