RENO, NEV. – Accelerated Care Plus Corp. (ACP) has leased 66,000 square feet of space at the Reno Aircenter. The distribution space is located at 4999 Aircenter Circle. ACP provides “modality-based” clinical programs for post-acute and chronic rehabilitation. The landlord, IndCor Properties, was represented by J. Michael Hoeck, Dave Simonsen, Michael Nevis and Steve Kucera of The NAI Alliance Industrial Properties Group.
After a recession-induced lull, speculative construction is back in full swing in the St. Louis industrial sector. Record-setting absorption in 2014 drove vacancy rates to near record lows, and spurred speculative construction on both the Missouri and Illinois side of the Mississippi River. With activity on both fronts, it’s clear that the St. Louis industrial market is well past recovery mode and into growth mode. The St. Louis industrial market posted net absorption of 5.2 million square feet in 2014, passing the all-time record for annual absorption set back in 2005 by more than 20 percent. This is more than double the square feet absorbed in 2013, which itself was a banner year. The positive absorption figure has significantly affected the market’s overall industrial vacancy rate, dropping it to 6.3 percent — the lowest rate since 2005. The Class A vacancy dropped to an impressive 4.1 percent and modern bulk vacancy rate stands at 4.6 percent. Just as in 2006-2007 when nearly 5 million square feet of new construction was delivered, St. Louis is seeing a surge of new construction with these historic vacancy rates. The lack of available industrial space has drastically changed the landscape for tenants during the …
GURNEE, ILL. — Millennium Properties R/E has brokered the $775,000 sale of a 61,700-square-foot industrial facility in Gurnee. The property is located at 3850 Clearview Court within the Hawthorne Industrial Center and is in close proximity to Skokie Highway and I-94. The research and development facility was a former generic drug manufacturing facility. The building includes labs and six loading docks. The bank-owned property was sold to an undisclosed investor that plans to use the facility to expand its presence in the Chicagoland area.
ATLANTA — HFF has arranged $8.3 million in acquisition financing for Midtown West, a portfolio of two industrial warehouses and an adjacent 3.2-acre parcel in Midtown Atlanta. The borrower, a joint venture between Stream Realty Partners and a private joint venture partner, plan to convert the two buildings, which total 75,000 square feet, and the adjacent parcel into loft office space. The properties are located at 1460, 1494 and 1510 Ellsworth Industrial Blvd. N.W. Stream plans to reintroduce the project as Ellsworth in June 2015. The conversion will create speculative office studios ranging from 1,500 to 6,000 square feet at 1494 Ellsworth, while 1510 Ellsworth will be marketed for single-tenant use. Travis Anderson, Gregg Shapiro and Cory Fowler of HFF negotiated the financing on behalf of the borrower.
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, PA. — Scannell Properties has selected Meridian Design Build’s National Projects Group to coordinate the construction of a 304,317-square-foot package and sorting distribution center in Pittston Township. Situated on 60 acres, the facility will include 99 loading docks, 238 interior van loading positions, 586 auto parking stalls, 375 exterior trailer stalls, 15,618 square feet of office space, a 3,135-square-foot gateway building and a 5,180-square-foot maintenance shop. Precept Design LLC is providing architectural services and Kimley-Horn providing civil engineer services for the project. The facility is being constructed on a build-to-suit basis for a leading provider of global shipping and information services.
LISBON, WIS. — The Dickman Co./CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a 2,000-square-foot industrial building in Lisbon, approximately 25 miles west of Milwaukee. The property, situated on six acres of land, is located at W230 N9515 Colgate Road. Space4U LLC purchased the building and land from GRR8 Development LLC. Nick Keys and Zach Noble of The Dickman Co. were the brokers involved in the transaction representing the buyer and the seller.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — HFF has arranged a $10.5 million loan for the sale/leaseback of an industrial printing and production facility located at 100 Commons Way in Rockaway. The borrower, The Hampshire Companies, received a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through Ocean First Bank for the acquisition of the property. The 352,461-square-foot facility is fully leased by North Jersey Media Group. The three-story property features 150,756 square feet of production and printing space, 57,116 square feet of industrial warehouse and distribution space, 20,765 square feet of office space, a data center, a cafeteria, a parking garage and an on-site post office. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Michael Cerulo of HFF negotiated the financing and represented the borrower.
DORAL, FLA. — Miller Construction Co. has completed the 218,000-square-foot Transal Logistics Center in Doral for Gibson Development Partners. The two-building complex at 8301-8303 N.W. 27th St. provides warehouse/distribution space for international trade operations, with 30-foot clear heights, 54- by 50-foot column spacing, ESFR fire sprinklers and T-5 lighting with motion sensors. Boca Raton-based RLC Architects designed the property to feature reinforced concrete and tilt-wall buildings that wrap around a secure 180-foot truck court with dock-high loading for the center’s 69 bays. Bay sizes start at 8,910 square feet and units will range in size from 17,280 to 110,000 square feet, and Coral Gables-based Fairchild Partners is handling leasing. Additionally, Miller Construction is building Gateway Plaza at Doral, an 84,000-square-foot office, retail and restaurant center nearing completion near the Transal Logistics Center on N.W. 87th Avenue and N.W. 21st Terrace.
BEVERLY, MASS. — Axcelis Technologies has sold its corporate headquarters facility located at 208 Cherry Hill Dr. in Beverly. An affiliate of Northbrook, Ill.-based Middleton Partners purchased the property for $49 million. Built in 1984 and situated on 37 acres, the facility consists of 417,313 square feet high-end office and industrial space. Axcelis is will lease the property on a long-term, triple-net lease. Ed Wlodarczyk and James Halepis of DTZ represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
OAK BROOK, ILL. — CenterPoint Properties has sold a 10-building industrial portfolio in Wisconsin. The portfolio consists of 1.74 million square feet and 116 acres of land. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson and Christy Wold of Avison Young co-brokered with Chad Vande Zande, represented CenterPoint in the transaction. The building addresses of the properties include W142 N9251 Fountain Blvd. in Menomonee Falls; 5401 W. Donges Bay Road in Mequon; 7025 W. Parkland Court in Milwaukee; 7501 N. 81st St. in Milwaukee; 11925 W. Carmen Ave. in Milwaukee; 2450 S. 170th St. in New Berlin; 16405 W. Lincoln Ave. in New Berlin; 16800 W. Ryerson Road in New Berlin; 2900 S. 160th, St. in New Berlin; and 6736 W. Washington Dr. in West Allis. CenterPoint is an owner/operator of industrial real estate property, consisting of 47.3 million square feet and 5,450 acres nationwide.