CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. – Rexford Industrial has acquired a 51,823-square-foot industrial facility in the City of Industry for $7 million. The facility is located at 425 S. Hacienda Blvd. The property was leased-back to the seller under a new 10-year lease.
IRVING, TEXAS — Hilti Inc. has signed a lease to occupy space at Parc Royal, an industrial property located on West Royal Lane in Irving. Hilti, a supplier of specialized tools and fastening systems for the construction industry, will lease 65,000 square feet of industrial space in Building 4 with an anticipated occupancy date of June 1. The 30-acre, four-building, 511,600-square-foot industrial park, completed in December 2014, is located in the DFW Airport submarket. Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Jackson-Shaw, while Forshey Hoobler with JLL represented Hilti. Jackson-Shaw partnered with GID Investment Advisor LLC, a Boston-based real estate investment company, to develop the property. Texas Capital Bank provided the construction financing for the project. Mycon General Contractor Inc. was the general contractor, and GSR Andrade Architects was the architect.
LAKE CHARLES, LA. — A joint venture between W.R. Grace & Co. and Chevron Products Co. will invest $135 million to build a residue hydroprocessing catalyst production plant at the existing Grace manufacturing plant in Lake Charles. The joint venture, known as Advanced Refining Technologies (ART), expects to create roughly 30 new direct jobs with the expansion, and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) expects approximately 88 new indirect jobs will be created. Additionally, 190 construction jobs will be created. Grace’s existing 120-acre manufacturing site is located on the Calcasieu River. The facility produces alumina, sodium silicate, fluid-cracking catalysts, hydroprocessing catalysts and zeolites. The state of Louisiana facilitated the investment with an incentive package including a $2.4 million Modernization Tax Credit. ART will also use the LED FastStart workforce development program, as well as Louisiana’s Quality Jobs and Industrial Tax Exemption programs. ART will begin hiring when construction kicks off in late 2015. Completion is slated for early 2018.
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — An affiliate of Blue Bell, Pa.-based Equilibrium Equities Inc. has acquired a distribution center located at One Grosset Drive in Kirkwood, within the Greater Binghampton, N.Y., area. Penguin Random House LLC sold the property for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to immediately rebrand the 514,000-square-foot center as a multi-tenant distribution facility called Triumph Business Center. Situated on 51 acres, the property features 28- and 29-foot ceiling heights, a 62,000-square-foot rack-support section, and a fully automated storage and retrieval system with an 82-foot ceiling height. Planned renovations include improved exterior aesthetics, lighting and signage upgrades, minor building system repairs and improved truck loading. Pre-leasing activities for the rebranded center have already commenced.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. has arranged the sale of an industrial property located at 111 Somogyi Court in South Plainfield. Somogyi Holdings LLC purchased the 64,990-square-foot property for $4 million. Situated on six acres, the property features 20-foot ceiling heights, 1,200 amps of electric power, 10 tailboards, seven drive-ins, wet sprinklers and rail service. David Blitt and Robert Sager of Bussel Realty represented the buyer, while CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
EAST HARTFORD, CONN. — Sentry Commercial has brokered the sale and acquisition of an industrial property located at 60 Meadow St. in East Hartford. Arthur J. Hurley Co. purchased the 52,214-square-foot facility for $1.5 million from New Boston Fund. The electrical wire and cable distribution company plans to expand operations into the property this fall. Sentry Commercial was the sole broker in the transaction.
LOS ANGELES – Rexford Industrial has purchased a two-building industrial portfolio in the Los Angeles submarket of Lynwood for $22 million. The center is located at 2588 and 2605 Industry Way. It contains a total of 164,662 square feet. Rexford worked with the primary tenant, which had exercised its purchase right of first refusal, to acquire the properties in a long-term sale-leaseback secured by a credit tenant.
SANTA ANA, CALIF. – Robinson Pharma has signed a 10-year lease for a 126,796-square-foot industrial manufacturing/warehouse building in Santa Ana. The space is located at 2811 So. Harbor Blvd. The building is now fully occupied. This transaction represents one of the largest lease transactions in Orange County this year, according to Marc Belluomini of CT Realty, the building’s landlord. The firm is currently finishing interior and exterior refurbishments to reposition it as a corporate headquarters facility for Robinson Pharma. The supplement and soft-gel manufacturer was represented by CBRE’s Bob Goodmanson. CT Realty was represented by Dale Camera and Jim Snyder of Lee & Associates.
PASADENA, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Bart Industries LP in leasing 30,000 square feet of new industrial space located at 1605-A Genoa Red Bluff in Pasadena. John Ferruzzo and Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Bart Industries, while Leigh Anne Ahr of Proximity Real Estate Advisors represented the tenant, WLSC Incopro LLC.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Variosystems Inc. has purchased a 14,550-square-foot light industrial building in Valwood Industrial Park for its international headquarters. The electronics service company is planning to relocate in 60 to 90 days to 1628 Valwood Parkway in Carrollton from its current leased space in Southlake. Variosystems has acquired a former call center on nearly 3.5 acres from Global Harvest Church, which was represented by George Tanghongs of Lee & Associates. The property is located near I-35, I-635 and the George Bush Turnpike and was developed in 1986. The air-conditioned tech space will be retooled to include employee areas. Founded in 1993, Variosystems specializes in engineering and global project management. It employs more than 1,100 professionals in the U.S., Switzerland, Sri Lanka and China.