PENNSAUKEN, N.J. — Cherry Hill, N.J.-based Puratos Corp., a food manufacturer and distribution company, has acquired an industrial building in Pennsauken for an undisclosed price. Located at 1705 Suckle Highway, the property offers 57,750 square feet of industrial space. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented Puratos Corp. in the transaction. The seller, Whitesell Construction, was represented in-house.
A blistering cold winter lingered into the late spring and left the commercial real estate market in the Grand Traverse region frozen. Businesses waited for the market and the temperatures to thaw, and a third-quarter surge has activity back on track. From Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, property sales totaled $10.3 million and 221,136 square feet, including 118,515 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 79,463 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 23,158 square feet of retail/restaurant space. That‘s slightly ahead of last year’s pace. During the first three quarters of 2013, property sales totaled $9.9 million and 207,845 square feet, including 121,469 square feet of industrial/warehouse buildings, 44,160 square feet of professional/medical office space, and 42,216 square feet of retail/restaurant space. The office sector posted about a 9 percent increase in the average sales per square foot during the first three quarters of 2014, while the industrial warehouse market recorded an increase of approximately 5 percent. The retail/ restaurant sector saw a 9 percent drop in the average sales per square foot The reduction in the average sales price in the retail/restaurant market sector is mostly due to the lack of quality inventory. This lack of inventory in our market …
DES PLAINES, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. has completed the 112,065-square-foot renovation of an industrial building transforming it into a food preparation facility for DO & CO Chicago Catering Inc. The property is located at 2150 Frontage Road in Des Plaines. McShane enhanced the overall shell of the building to support new refrigeration components, kitchen equipment and upgraded building and safety systems. The facility’s office, warehouse and production areas were modernized with contemporary features to optimize operational efficiencies. Harris Architects Inc. provided architectural services for the project. DO & CO is a catering company based in Vienna, Austria, active in airline, train and international events catering. The foodservice firm has expanded its services to O’Hare International Airport.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Bussel Realty Corp. (BRC) has arranged the lease of 225,000 square feet of industrial space at 15 Thatcher Road in South Brunswick. Leo Esses of BRC represented the tenant and landlord, which were both undisclosed, in the transaction. The property features 30-foot ceiling heights, 36 trailer docks and one drive-in door for loading, ESFR sprinklers, 2,500 amps of electric power and more than 100 trailer and car parking spaces.
WHITE MARSH, MD. — Chesapeake Real Estate Group LLC has begun construction on a speculative 100,685-square-foot warehouse/distribution center located at 11501 Pocomoke Court in White Marsh, an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, roughly 12 miles northeast of Baltimore. The property will be located in the Baltimore Crossroads @95 business community, a 1,000-acre mixed-use business park. Carpet Consultants, a provider of residential and commercial flooring products, signed a lease with Chesapeake for roughly 18,000 square feet of space, or 20 percent of the building. The company will relocate its entire operation to the project upon completion. The property will feature 28-foot clear heights, 21 rear-loading docks, two drive-in doors, a 125-foot truck court and a surface parking lot. Chesapeake plans to deliver the property in the first quarter of 2015.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Scuderia Development has acquired a 600,000-square-foot industrial property in Riverside for $43.5 million. The Class A property is located at 14600 Innovation Drive, within the Meridian Business Park. Scuderia plans to utilize the space as a warehouse and distribution facility for its aluminum products. The property includes 4,160 square feet of office space. Other notable tenants at Meridian Business Park include Sysco Corp., Yucaipa Company (Fresh & Easy), Kia Motors and McLane Foodservice. Newcastle Partners completed the property in late 2013. Phil Lombardo and Chuck Belden of Cushman & Wakefield represented both the buyer and Newcastle in this transaction.
NORTH BRUNSWICK AND NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group arranged the sale of two industrial facilities located in North Brunswick and New Brunswick for an undisclosed price. Principal Real Estate Investors purchased the two properties, which total 458,000 square feet. The 156,000-square-foot building at 1000 Corporate Road is occupied by Capacity LLC, an e-commerce warehouse and fulfillment center, and Wenner Bread Products occupies the 302,000-square-foot property at 571 Jersey Ave. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin, David Bernhaut, Brian Whitmer and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the transaction.
Seattle has come a long way since the 1971 billboard reading “will the last person leaving Seattle turn the lights off?” The greater Seattle economy and real estate market has continued to be one of the nation’s top- performing locales, even exceeding its prior 2007 peak. Large corporations such as Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks, along with many independent startup companies, have rapidly reduced the unemployment rate, which has dropped to 4.8 percent. The construction pipeline in Seattle remains robust. With more than 20 cranes working on new developments, the market has the most active projects underway since the Downtown Seattle Associations started tracking development in 2005. Nearly two-thirds of construction in Seattle is residential, with more than 5,000 new apartment units opening since January 2013, and more than 6,000 new units to be completed in the next three years, according to the DSA report. During the past year, the amount of office space under construction has nearly doubled from 1.7 million square feet to more than 3.2 million square feet. A large contributor to this is Amazon’s revitalization of the South Lake Union area. Amazon’s global workforce has doubled in the past two years, and the company is reportedly …
DENVER – Boulder Tech Center, a 169,596-square-foot flex/research and development campus in Boulder County, has received an $8-million loan. The four-building campus is located at 6400 and 6450 Dry Creek Parkway and 6325 and 6450 Monarch Parkway. The non-recourse, 10-year loan features an interest rate of 3.7 percent and a 25-year amortization schedule. It was arranged by Stephen P. Bye of NorthMarq Capital’s Denver regional office.
LOS ANGELES – A 24,000-square-foot industrial building in Los Angeles has sold to Sam Jung Enterprises for $3 million. The building is located at 1929 W. Pico Blvd. It was built in 1965. The space is fully occupied by Loomis, an armored car transport service. Sam Jung was represented by Chris Steck of Charles Dunn Company. The seller, Namco Liquidating Trust, was represented by Stacy Vierheilig-Fraser of the same firm.
