IRVING, TEXAS — Hold-Thyssen has arranged the sale of a 106,500-square-foot research and development facility at 8600 N. Royal Lane in the Irving suburb of Dallas. The property is located in Freeport Business Park north of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The facility was fully leased at the time of the sale, with Siemens Real Estate occupying roughly 63 percent of the property. Richard Fisher of Hold-Thyssen represented the seller, a German-based real estate owner. Austin-based Goldstar Investments Ltd. purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
Industrial
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of a fully leased, 285,000-square-foot FedEx Ground distribution center located at 2700 N.W. 25th St. in Pompano Beach. Christian Lee, Chris Riley, Brian Budnick, Compie Newman, Jose Antonio Lobon and Tom O’Loughlin represented the seller, Charlotte-based Ft. Lauderdale BTS LLC, in the transaction. TIAA-CREF purchased the asset, which features 30-foot clear heights, 90- to 160-foot deep truck courtyards, a conveyer system, trailer storage parking and a fully fenced perimeter.
CLEARWATER, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 113,040-square-foot Sun Microstamping Technologies manufacturing facility in Clearwater for $8.7 million. Sun Microstamping provides metal stamping, injection molding and insert molding for the automotive sector. Camille Renshaw and John Rotunno of Stan Johnson’s New York office represented the seller, an investment fund, and the buyer, STORE Capital.
BROOKLYN PARK, MINN. — WaterStone Bank has provided a $2.1 million CMBS loan to Pettibone Properties 5 LLC. The loan will refinance a 74,641-square-foot, multi-tenant industrial building in Brooklyn Park, a northwest suburb of Minneapolis. Paul Muldoon and Peter Austin of WaterStone’s Minneapolis branch originated the loan for the borrower.
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Tessy Plastics has acquired a 112,644-square-foot manufacturing and office building in Skaneateles. Situated on 31.1 acres at 700 Visions Dr., the modern, high-tech facility was built in 2002. The buyer plans to construct approximately 50,000 square feet of clean room manufacturing space, which will be used to produce minimally invasive surgical devices. The property was purchased from Hand Held Products, which will be leasing back approximately 32,000 square feet of office space. Jim Panczykowski of Binswanger’s New Haven, Conn., office handled the transaction. The purchase price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 110,000-square-foot industrial property in Houston. The manufacturing facility is located on more than 35 acres, in close proximity to I-45 and the George Bush International Airport. Lectrus Corp., an electrical system integrator and designer of custom metal enclosures, fully leases the building on a triple-net basis. Ben Tashakorian and Toby Boessen of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Timothy Speck, also of Marcus & Millichap, assisted in the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 39,264-square-foot industrial lease in Arlington for FlexXray LLC, a provider of advanced inspection services and contract packaging solutions. The tenant will occupy space within the warehouse at 3751 New York Ave., which is in proximity to the interchange of I-20 and State Highway 360. Trey Fricke and Reid Basinger of Lee & Associates represented FlexXray in the negotiations. Matt Dornak of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, G&I VII Midpoint LP.
TAMPA, FLA. — Gramercy Property Trust Inc., a New York-based real estate investment trust (REIT), has acquired a 176,000-square-foot production and warehouse bottling facility in Tampa. The REIT purchased the asset for $9.5 million in an all-cash transaction. The property is fully leased through January 2020 to an unnamed beverage producer.
WILMINGTON, ILL. — Ledcor Construction Inc. has broken ground on a 1.7 million-square-foot regional distribution center at Ridgeport Logistics Center, a 1,500-acre, rail-served intermodal park in Wilmington, 17 miles south of Joilet. Ridge LEGO LLC on behalf of Michelin contracted with Ledcor to complete the project. Ledcor is scheduled to finish the three-building facility in the summer of 2015. Ridge Development, the industrial arm of Transwestern Development Co., is developing the new facility. Itasca, Ill.-based Cornerstone Architects Ltd. is the lead architect for the project. Vernon Hills, Ill.-based Manhard Consulting Ltd. will provide civil engineering design. Ledcor has completed more than $8.5 million in infrastructure work at the RidgePort Logistics Center.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates gas brokered the sale of a 60,546-square-foot industrial property in Arlington. The building, located on 2.5 acres at 1101 Avenue G, features clear heights of 18 feet, three dock-high doors and two grade-level doors. Mark Graybill, Tom Walrich and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the seller, W.W. Henry Co. LP, in the transaction. Nathan Lawrence of CBRE represented the buyer, Capital Partners LLC.