GRAND PRAIRIE — PGT Holdings Inc., a Philadelphia-based distributor of dog food and pet treats, has signed a lease in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area for its newest distribution center. The company will occupy 54,125 square feet of the 129,400-square-foot warehouse at 907 Avenue R in Grand Prairie, about 13 miles west of downtown Dallas. Joe Santaularia and Brian Pafford of Bradford represented PGT in the negotiations, while Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented landlord DFW I Investors LLC.
Industrial
PHOENIX — Baseline Interstate, a 136,683-square-foot industrial warehouse/office property in Phoenix, has sold to Dalfen America Corp. for $7.5 million. The buyer was doing business as Mazal TOV Realty, LPL. The property is located at 4707 E. Baseline Road. The building was vacant at the time of sale. Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge and Steve Lindley of Cassidy Turley’s Capital Markets Group represented Dalfen. The seller, Holualoa Companies, was represented by CBRE.
INDIANAPOLIS —Transpacific Development Co. has acquired a 1.12 million-square-foot distribution building in Indianapolis’ Ameriplex Business Park. The purchase increases Transpacific’s footprint in the Indianapolis metro area to 4.6 million square feet. John Huguenard and Chris Clayton of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the buyer in the transaction, while seller Metro Holdings One LLC represented itself.
FORT WORTH — Commercial real estate services firm Lee & Associates has arranged the lease of 130,095 square feet of industrial space for Dollamur Sport Surfaces, a manufacturer of athletic mats. The leased property is located at 1734 E El Paso Street in Fort Worth. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, while Ryan Wood of Conti Warehouses represented the landlord, Conti RSB LLC.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston and Boyd Commercial have arranged the lease of a 67,500-square-foot crane-served heavy manufacturing building in Houston’s Northeast Inner Loop industrial submarket to Global Tech & Motor Controls Inc. The electric motor and generator manufacturer primarily serves clients in the marine, offshore and land drilling industries. Clay Pritchett of NAI Houston and Clay Peeples of Boyd represented the landlord, 525 McCarty LLC, in the agreement, which was a direct deal with the tenant.
TAMPA, FLA. — Industrial Property Group has arranged the $5 million sale of 41 Industrial Center, three office/warehouse buildings totaling 196,636 square feet at 5100 Causeway Blvd. in Tampa. Jeff Lamm and Tom Gibbs of Industrial Property Group represented the seller, 41 Industrial Center LP, in the transaction.
ROANOKE, VA. — Cronheim Mortgage has arranged $6.6 million in acquisition financing for a new 103,402-square-foot distribution facility, located in the Roanoke Centre for Industry & Technology (RCIT) in Roanoke. The RCIT is a business park that houses tenants such as Orvis Inc., Elizabeth Arden, BellSouth and Advance Stores Co. Dev Morris and Andrew Stewart of Cronheim arranged the 13-year loan through Aviva Life and Annuity Co. at a fixed 3.8 percent interest rate. Morris and Stewart arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.
CHICAGO — Chicago Industrial Real Estate (CIRE) has brokered the sale of a 150,000-square-foot warehouse to Whipple Street LLC. The property, formerly occupied by Westex Inc., is located at 2845 W 48th Place. Whipple Street plans on converting the space from its current single-tenant layout to multi-tenant use. Matt Rogatz of CIRE represented the buyer in the transaction, while Dan Leahy and Chris Gary of NAI Hiffman represented the seller.
CLIFTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an 11,000-square-foot lease for manufacturing space at 125 Kingsland Ave. in Clifton, N.J. Bonni Heller of Cushman & Wakefield's East Rutherford office represented the tenant, glass manufacturer Pilkington North America Inc., in the long-term lease. The new location is one of nearly 100 Pilkington automotive glass replacement facilities in the U.S. Andrew Somple of NAI James E. Hanson represented the landlord, 1913 Realty Associates.
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a new 70,000-square-foot refrigerated food storage and distribution building, located within the LogistiCenter business park at 1155 Commence Blvd. in Logan Township, 12 miles south of Philadelphia. The facility is triple-net leased to Albert's Organics/United Natural Food Inc. John Glass and Scott Pertel of Marcus & Millichap's San Francisco office represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a New York-based publicly traded REIT. Michael Fasano of Marcus & Millichap also provided representation in the transaction.