RUSTBURG, VA. — Campbell County Economic Development plans to develop a 100,000-square-foot industrial facility in Rustburg, a city in central Virginia. The $11 million project will be situated on 7.5 acres within Seneca Commerce Park along U.S. Route 29 and Wards Road. The facility represents the largest undertaking for the department in a decade. The design and oversight of the construction project is currently being procured by Campbell County Economic Development, with site development scheduled to be advertised for bidding in the fall. The selected architect and engineering firms will work with the county to design the building and provide ongoing construction management throughout the project. The Tobacco Regional Revitalization Commission has awarded grant funding for the site, which has also been recommended for funding by the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission. The projected timeline has the tenant-ready building delivering in spring 2026.
AURORA, COLO. — Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has unveiled plans to invest $600 million over the next two years through one of its U.S. affiliates to open a manufacturing facility in Aurora, just east of Denver. PMI says the facility will produce Swedish Match ZYN nicotine pouches to help meet the growing global demand for smoke-free products. PMI plans to break ground on the development later this year and to begin preliminary operations by the end of 2025. Regular production is slated to begin in 2026. Swedish Match North America is also currently working to increase ZYN oral nicotine pouch production at its facility in Owensboro, Ky. PMI acquired Swedish Match in late 2022. Nicotine pouches are a flavored product marketed as an alternative to smoking or dipping tobacco. Long popular in Europe, they recently skyrocketed in popularity in the United States, fueled by social media influencers, according to ABC News. The project is expected to create 500 direct jobs with ongoing annual economic impact of $550 million and an additional 1,000 indirect jobs for the state of Colorado, according to PMI. The construction is expected to create nearly 5,000 temporary jobs. Career opportunities at the new facility will …
DALLAS — Developer IAC Properties has completed Wintergreen Distribution Center, a 553,030-square-foot industrial project in South Dallas. Wintergreen Distribution Center is a multi-tenant speculative building that sits on a 34-acre site and features 40-foot clear heights, 1,550 square feet of office space, four drive-in doors and parking for 151 trailers and 328 automobiles. Krusinski Construction Co. served as the general contractor for the project.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Village Real Shopping Center, a 94,249-square-foot retail property located southeast of Houston in Webster. The center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Office Depot, Family Dollar and Eduardo’s Mexican Kitchen. Jake Dutson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the out-of-state buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
ATHENS, ALA. — U-Haul plans to build a new retail, moving and self-storage property on a 5.3-acre site at 16298 Athens-Limestone Blvd. in Athens, about 27 miles east of Huntsville, Ala. Set to open in 2026 along I-65, the three-story property will feature 1,100 indoor self-storage units, more than half of which will be climate-controlled. Amenities will include access to moving trucks, trailers, towing devices, U-Box containers, professional hitch installation, propane refills and propane exchange. The property will also feature a retail showroom that will sell boxes and moving supplies, bike racks, towing accessories and locks. Additionally, U-Haul Moving & Storage in Athens will feature a U-Box warehouse that will hold up to 1,000 portable moving and storage containers. The new facility will represent the first location in Athens for U-Haul.
DENVER — Broadrange, a Georgia-based third-party logistics company, has signed a long-term lease to occupy 1.1 million square feet at 76 Commerce Center in Denver. A servicer of the green energy sector, Broadrange plans to occupy the two buildings at 76 Commerce Center starting in September 2024. The company will use this property for distributing solar panel components. Situated on 155 acres, 76 Commerce offers four cross-dock buildings, 36-foot clear heights, four drive-in doors and 106 and 108 dock-high doors in Building 1 and Building 3, respectively, in addition to trailer parking and office space. Building 1 is also on a gated and secured site. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE represented the landlords, Hyde Development and Mortenson Properties, while Sam Dragan and Jim Bolt of CBRE represented the tenant in partnership with Atlanta-based Strategic Real Estate Partners in the transaction.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a net-leased property located at 6401 Stockton Blvd. and 6050 Elder Creek Road in Sacramento. The asset sold for $1.6 million. The undisclosed buyer intends to lease the 43,996-square-foot property to a suitable tenant, according to Marcus & Millichap. Although the use of the property was not disclosed, the address is for a used car dealership in an industrial area. Christopher Hurd of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an individual/personal trust, in the deal.
HOUSTON — KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR), a global alternative asset management investor based in New York City, has purchased Park 8Ninety, a 1.8 million-square-foot industrial park in southwest Houston. Artis Real Estate Investment Trust, a REIT based in Winnipeg, Canada, sold the 12-building park to KKR for $234.2 million. Artis REIT and Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) developed Park 8Ninety in five phases between 2017 and 2022. The 127-acre park features a mix of single-tenant and multi-tenant logistics buildings with clear heights ranging from 24 to 36 feet. Park 8Ninety is situated along Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Parkway) and U.S. Route 90A and features multiple access points to both roads. The park is situated about 20 miles southwest of downtown Houston and 19 miles west of William P. Hobby Airport. “Park 8Ninety is a great addition to our national logistics portfolio and expands our footprint in Houston, which continues to benefit from strong demand fundamentals and comparatively lower supply than many other markets in the United States,” says Ben Brudney, a managing director in the real estate group at KKR who oversees the firm’s U.S. industrial investments. “Park 8Ninety is a high-quality, well-designed, multi-tenant park with a diverse and …
LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS — New York City-based Andover Properties has completed a 137-unit self-storage expansion project at its Storage King facility located at 14774 W. State Highway 29 in Liberty Hill, about 35 miles north of Austin. The project increased the facility’s existing volume of climate-controlled space by 20,201 net rentable square feet, or 75 percent. The expansion also created options for boat and RV storage, with spaces ranging in size from 12 x 40 feet to 12 x 25 feet.
HOUSTON — Finial Group has negotiated a 10,000-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 8550 Fallbrook Drive was constructed in 2020 and totals 90,000 square feet. Andrew Bischoff and Tyler Holt of Finial Group represented the tenant, Buckeye Cleaners, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.