UNION CITY, CALIF. — Spacesonic is relocating its operations from San Carlos to Union City. The new 70,800-square-foot space is located at 30300 Union City Blvd. Spacesonic manufactures and distributes custom sheet metals. CBRE’s Chip Sutherland and Soroush Kaboli of Soroush Kaboli Brokerage Services represented Spacesonic. Greig Lagomarsino, Sean Sabarese and Nick Ousman of Colliers International’s Oakland office represented the landlord.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — America Place has completed construction of its second industrial building at River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, approximately three miles outside of Louisville. America Place has invested over $100 million in the River Ridge development. The 252,515-square-foot building completed in the second phase comes on the heels of the 150,000-square-foot facility that America Place built last year on the River Ridge Campus. A third building, which will span 200,000 square feet and be located at the intersection of Salem Road and Trey Street, is slated for completion later this year. America Place is in negotiations with several potential tenants for the buildings completed in Phases II and III, but no leases have been signed yet.
HOUSTON — Boyd Commercial LLC/CORFAC International, a full-service commercial real estate services provider in Houston, has negotiated the sale of a 21-acre Houston property to Summer Street Retail LP, a business entity backed by Gulf Coast Commercial Group. The Houston Business Journal reported that the property sold for $40 million. Previously owned by Texas Tile Manufacturing LLC, an affiliate of Tarkett USA Inc., the property was marketed for sale by Conrad Bernard of Boyd Commercial/CORFAC, as well as the firm’s founder, J. Michael Boyd. They were the only brokers involved in the transaction. Tarkett ceased manufacturing at its facility located at 1705 Oliver St. in Houston last fall and used portions of the property as warehouse product as recently as June. The French-owned company had occupied the site since 1932, constructing in excess of 750,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in the ensuing years.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS —EastGroup Properties has purchased a 28-acre site in Lewisville for the development of four Class A industrial buildings totaling 350,000 square feet. The project will accommodate tenants ranging from 12,750 square feet to 122,000 square feet. The development, CreekView 121, will benefit from the site’s direct access to TX-121 and its proximity to I-35 East, Dallas North Tollway, DFW International Airport, Nebraska Furniture Mart and Toyota’s new headquarters.
JONESTOWN, PA. — PCCP has partnered with Dermody Properties to acquire a 43-acre site for the development of LogistiCenter 78-81 in Jonestown. The joint venture purchased the site for an undisclosed price from Pennsylvania-based Vision Group Ventures. The Class A distribution center will feature 405,000 square feet of industrial space. Construction is slated to begin immediately and completion is scheduled for spring 2016. The property will consist of a front-load distribution building featuring 36-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 81 dock doors, two drive-in doors, clerestory glass to allow natural light, 60-foot loading bays, T-5 lighting, parking for 220 cars and one extra trailer parking space per dock door.
WINCHESTER, VA. — Equus Capital Partners plans to build a 330,000-square-foot spec industrial warehouse and distribution center within Stonewall Industrial Park in Winchester, a town located along I-81 roughly 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. Equus plans to break ground in August. The facility will sit on a 52-acre site, which can accommodate a second building up to 500,000 square feet. Upon completion in March 2016, the facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, T5 lighting, concrete floors, 50- by 50-foot column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and a 180-foot truck court. The property will be in close proximity to established industrial employers such as OHL (Red Bull), Rite Aid, Home Depot, Kraft Foods, McKesson and TREX. BPG Development Co. LP, the development arm of Equus, will oversee development and construction of the spec project. John Lesinski of Colliers International will oversee the property’s leasing and marketing efforts.
HANOVER, MD. — Ridgeline Property Group has plans to develop Hanover Business Center, a 100,000-square-foot, Class A distribution center in Hanover, a southwest suburb of Baltimore. The property will be located on a 7.9-acre site at 1520 Stoney Run Road adjacent to the Baltimore-Washington International Airport. Construction is set to begin in the second quarter of 2016 and wrap up in the first quarter of 2017. Ridgeline Property Group’s capital partner on the project is Cabot Properties Inc. Upon completion, Hanover Business Center will feature 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, a 120-foot truck court and separate entrances for cars and trucks. Since its inception in 2014, Ridgeline has developed projects totaling 5.9 million square feet.
WAUWATOSA, WIS. — A joint real estate fund formed by Innovative Capital Advisors (ICA) and HSA Commercial Real Estate has closed on the acquisition of the 114,000-square-foot Wauwatosa Business Plaza. The industrial building is located at 3031 N. 114 St. in Wauwatosa, seven miles west of Milwaukee. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The industrial plaza shares a lighted intersection with The Mayfair Collection, a 270,000-square-foot retail shopping center. The plaza is currently 50 percent occupied by warehousing tenants including a Habitat for Humanity ReStore donation center and resale shop. ICA and HSA do not have any immediate redevelopment plans for the property. James Barry, Kevin Barry and David Barry of DTZ Barry represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
NORTHLAKE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has acquired a 28-acre site at the corner of I-35 West and State Highway 114. The land will be the site of Farmer Brothers Cos.’ new headquarters facility in Northlake. Northport 35 is Stream’s three-building, 945,000-square-foot industrial project that broke ground in January. Farmer Brothers’ new headquarters will include corporate office space, a training facility, coffee roasting plant and distribution warehouse. Cannon Green, Albert Jarrell and Bob Hagewood of Stream’s development team will commence construction on the project this month. Green and Hagewood represented Stream Realty Acquisition LLC in the land transaction. The land contract holder, Bill Vaughan, represented himself. Stream will develop the site, Wells Fargo will own it and Farmer Brothers will handle leasing.
CARSON, CALIF. — Ancon Marine has leased a 108,400-square-foot industrial building in Carson. The lease is valued at $12.4 million. The building is located at 22707 S. Wilmington Ave. It features 11,067 square feet of office space with dock-high and grade-level loading. Ancon Marine will use the space as its corporate headquarters. Marc Bonando of Heger Industrial represented Ancon in the deal. The landlord was not named.