OAKLAND, CALIF. – Coasters Company of America has signed a 10-year lease for a 232,881-square-foot warehouse building in Oakland. The Class A building is located at 8350 Pardee Drive. The furniture importer and distributor was represented by Tim Cronin and Craig Hagglund of Lee & Associates. The developer and landlord, Goodman Birtcher, was represented by JLL’s Jason Ovadia.
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – City Logistics and Transport has leased a 104,453-square-foot industrial building in Long Beach. The building is located at 2888 E. El Presidio Street. City Logistics will utilize the space as its new headquarters on March 1. It will be relocating from nearby Rancho Dominguez. The 64-month lease is valued at $3.9 million. The transportation and warehousing company was represented by Frank Schulz, Todd Taugner and David Prior of Klabin Co. The landlord, Invesco Realty Advisors, was represented by CBRE’s John Schumacher and Brett Quinlan.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE Auction Services is facilitating the online auction of 4266 Felter Lane — a combined 22,750-square-foot warehouse and office space on a two-acre site in Austin — as part of a bankruptcy court order. The property is situated two miles from the intersections of U.S. Route 183 and McKinney Falls Parkway, 3.6 miles from I-35 and Texas State Highway 71, and four miles from U.S. Route 183 and Texas State Highway 71. The property will be sold to the highest bidder at or above $400,000. The online auction will be held on Wednesday, March 11. Built in 1984, the one-story property’s warehouse space is approximately 16,750 square feet with an additional 6,000 square feet of office space. The site is currently zoned I-RR (Interim Rural Residence District Designation) and has fenced inside storage.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged a 45,185-square-foot industrial lease for Columbus McKinnon in Houston.The Amherst, N.Y.-based company is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, systems and services. The industrial space is located at 845 Greens Parkway. Chris Kugle of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Columbus McKinnon. Richard Quarles and Mark Nicholas of JLL represented the landlord, DCT Greens Parkway LP.
AURORA, ILL. — HSA Commercial Real Estate represented Denver-based Industrial Income Trust Inc. in a long-term, 147,625-square-foot lease with Casio America Inc. at 1203 Bilter Road in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago. Casio, a manufacturer and seller of consumer electronic devices, will relocate from Glendale Heights, Ill., and will utilize the Aurora facility for its regional distribution operations. HSA Commercial developed the 294,740-square-foot Bilter Road facility in 2007 and sold the property to Industrial Income Trust Inc. as part of a $100 million portfolio sale in 2010. The facility features 30-foot clear heights and is near I-88. Andy Corken of The Modal Group represented Casio America Inc. in the lease transaction. Timothy Thompson of HSA Commercial represented Industrial Income Trust.
NORTH AURORA, ILL. — The Opus Group and USAA Real Estate Co. have arranged the lease of a 604,565-square-foot warehouse building in North Aurora. Midwest Warehouse & Distribution System Inc. has signed a long-term lease agreement at the I-88 Gateway Logistics Center. Construction on the speculative industrial building was completed in October 2014. The property is located on 32 acres of land and features 32-foot clear heights, 60 docks, 103 trailer parking spaces, an ESFR sprinkler system and T5 lighting. Midwest Warehouse provides third-party logistics including warehouse and distribution services for companies across the Midwest. The company plans to move into the building during the second quarter. Opus Development Co. was the developer, Opus Design Build was the design-builder, and Opus AE Group was the architect and engineer of record for the project. USAA Real Estate Co. owns the building. Tim Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate represented Midwest Warehouse. Brandon Kelly and Todd Heine of Avison Young were the listing brokers.
UPPER CHICHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA. — An affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group has acquired Naaman’s Creek Business Center, a five-building, 190,729-square-foot flex portfolio located in Upper Chichester Township, for $9.8 million, or $51.12 per square foot. Situated within Naaman’s Creek Center, the business center’s five buildings range from 25,000 to 60,000 square feet. At the time of acquisition the property was 50 percent occupied. Built in the late 1990s through the early 2000s, the buildings feature all-masonry facades, 19-foot clear ceiling heights and flexible configurations to accommodate a variety of tenant requirements. The seller was not disclosed.
The Amarillo Economic Development Corp. (EDC) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and it’s amazing to compare the state of our local economy in 1989 to today. Back then, Amarillo’s unemployment rate was higher than the national average and consumer activity was in a state of decline. What job opportunities did exist in Amarillo in the late 1980s were in a limited number of industry sectors. We were in a state of economic inertia. I joined the Amarillo EDC twenty years ago and thus have been able to witness and participate in the transformation that has followed. Legislation allowing the establishment of a local economic development sales tax, enacted in Texas in 1989, was overwhelmingly adopted by Amarillo voters that fall. Early on, that economic development sales tax revenue stream brought us about $6 million per year. Next year we expect those revenues will approach $18 million. That statistic alone is testament to the extent Amarillo’s economy has grown in 25 years. As Texans, we’ve been fortunate to have the nation’s strongest economy for several years and Amarillo has definitely contributed, having engaged in projects with companies like Tyson, AIG, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Atmos Energy. One of …
WOODRIDGE, ILL. — HSA Commercial Real Estate has arranged a lease for Wimmer Transportation Services. The Chicago-based trucking and freight delivery company has signed a long-term lease to occupy 17,280 square feet at the newly-completed second phase of Park 355 in Woodridge. The lease is the first at the 180,480-square-foot warehouse facility located along I-355 at 2143 Internationale Pkwy. HSA Commercial, in partnership with Denver-based Industrial Income Trust Park, developed the second phase at Park 355. The property features 30-foot clear ceiling heights, frontage on I-355, an ESFR sprinkler system, 49 exterior truck docks and four drive-in doors. The new 180,480-square-foot distribution center is divisible to 17,280-square-foot suites to accommodate smaller industrial tenants. Timothy Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate represented ownership in the lease transaction. Josh Hearne of Cawley Chicago represented Wimmer Transportation Services.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — MYCON General Contractors has begun construction on the Parkview Commerce Center. Located on the southeast corner of Spinks and Gerault roads, the industrial complex will consist of three buildings totaling 276,054 square-feet. Building 1 is located at 1001 Spinks Road and will span 84,760 square feet. Building 2 is located at 901 Spinks Road and will span 50,590 square feet. Building 3 is located at 900 Gerault Road and will span 140,704 square feet. The three Class A buildings will include curtain wall features, LED lighting, sunshades, canopies and loading docks. All buildings are dock high and provide for flexible office or warehouse uses. Buildings 1 and 2 are designed to accommodate multiple users ranging from 8,000 to 85,000 square feet, while Building 3 is designed for one or two tenants ranging from 38,000 to 141,000 square feet. The project team includes owner/developer EastGroup Properties, Architects-Plus and MYCON General Contractors. The project is slated for completion in the summer of 2015.
