FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Industrial Realty Group (IRG) has acquired a 364,667-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Fort Worth. The address of the property was not disclosed, but the site spans 10.4 acres and houses three buildings that were formerly owned by industrial equipment supplier S&B Technical Products, which will lease back a portion of the space. Lee & Associates is marketing the remainder of the space for lease. The new ownership plans to implement capital improvements to the property.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Oklahoma City-based developer Olive Co. has broken ground on a 343,729-square-foot industrial project in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio, that represents Phase I of a 100-acre development known as McCarty Park. Phase I will comprise three rear-load buildings on 48.6 acres that will range in size from 94,648 to 127,480 square feet and feature 28- to 32-foot clear heights. Completion is slated for late 2025. CBRE is marketing the property for lease.
STOUGHTON, MASS. — Brookfield Properties is underway on construction of Stoughton Logistics Park, an 880,085-square-foot industrial project located on the southern outskirts of Boston. The 65-acre site at 45 Maple St. is a former quarry that is being redeveloped into a logistics campus with three buildings. Those buildings, one of which is already complete, range in size from 189,470 to 411,930 square feet. Buildings will feature clear heights of 36 to 42 feet, and the site also offers 6.9 acres for outdoor trailer parking/storage space. CBRE has been tapped as the leasing agent. The second and third buildings are scheduled for third-quarter 2025 deliveries.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Link Logistics will undertake a 123,000-square-foot industrial redevelopment project in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany. According to Parsippany Focus, the 10.4-acre site at 2 Hilton Court was previously home to Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo, which vacated the premises in 2016 but continued paying the lease through 2022. Marc Duval, Jose Cruz, Jordan Avanzato, Nicholas Stefans and Jason Lundy of JLL brokered the land sale. The seller was not disclosed, but the local publication also reports that Onyx Equities purchased the property in 2020.
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Lee & Associates: Absorption Is Positive Across All Property Types According to Third-Quarter Report
Perhaps the most salient information within Lee & Associates’ 2024 Q3 North America Market Report pertains to the office market. The third quarter of 2024 ended nine continuous quarters of negative net absorption in the office sector. However, additional occupancy losses may be on the horizon for the office market, even as supply pressures ease for this property type. Positive retail news has led to positive industrial news, as rising demand for retail goods has bolstered tenant demand for industrial space just as additional industrial inventory is coming on line. Steady economic growth and continuing impediments to home ownership have created strong absorption in the multifamily sector. Rent growth and vacancy rates have largely plateaued. Lee & Associates has made their complete third-quarter report available here (with more detailed information broken down according to property type). Below is an overview of the strengths and challenges in the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors. Industrial Overview: U.S. Demand Spikes Industrial demand across the United States dramatically improved in the third quarter. There were 52.8 million square feet of positive net absorption in the country in the third quarter, a 76 percent jump from the same period a year ago and more than double the …
PHOENIX — BKM Capital Partners has acquired Wier Thirty6 Business Park, an industrial asset in Phoenix, for $21.6 million. The asset is situated on 5.8 acres at 3610-3660 E. Wier Ave. and 4633-4645 S. 36th St. in Phoenix’s Airport submarket. Built 1986, the 104,146-square-foot property consists of nine freestanding buildings housing 10 units with an average size of 10,415 square feet. The park features 18-foot clear heights, five truck wells, 10- by 12-foot grade-level doors and 243 parking spaces, as well as a 48 percent office component. The buildings are fully leased to a variety of tenants, including Service Education AZ, RestorationHQ, WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure and the U.S. General Services Administration. BKM had originally purchased the asset in 2018, when it was known as Diablo Business Center, for $8 million. The firm invested more than $2 million in deferred maintenance, cosmetic upgrades and speculative tenant improvements on the property. Bob Buckley, Tracy Cartledge, Will Strong, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
FORT MYERS, FLA. — A joint venture between Chicago-based Glenstar Logistics and Dallas-based Columnar Investments has sold Tri-County 75, an 818,000-square-foot industrial park located on a 72-acre site in Fort Myers. The four-building, Class A park was built in October 2023 and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Jose Lobon, Frank Fallon, Trey Barry, Royce Rose, Kris Courier, Rian Smith, Gabriel Braun and Daniel Sarmiento of CBRE represented Glenstar and Columnar in the transaction. Tri-County 75 is located at 6115-6150 Tri County Commerce Way and offers proximity to I-75 and Southwest Florida International Airport. Designed by Ware Malcomb, the park’s rear-load and cross-dock facilities range in size from 76,210 to 404,050 square feet and feature concrete tilt-up construction, 32- to 36-foot clear heights, 142 trailer parking spots, large truck courts and trailer stalls. Tenants at Tri-County 75 include Ferguson Enterprises, a national distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies; a Fortune 500 beverage company; Orlando-based Mechanical One, a home repair and maintenance company; NB Handy, a Virginia-based distributor of metals, HVAC, commercial roofing and machinery products; Coldest, a Florida-based manufacturer of water bottles; and a Fortune 500 third-party logistics firm.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Stonemont Financial has signed LG Electronics USA to a full-building lease at Lakeland Commerce Center in Lakeland, roughly 30 miles from Tampa via I-4. The tech manufacturer will occupy the park’s Building 400, a 348,740-square-foot facility that was delivered in the first quarter of this year. LG Electronics will utilize the facility as a distribution center for its home appliances and consumer electronics. Stonemont Financial has also recently signed other tenants to join the tenant roster at Lakeland Commerce Center, including Lifting Gear Hire (36,420 square feet at Building 200) and a 75,740-square-foot lease at Building 100 with an undisclosed tenant. The LG Electronics lease brings the park to 51 percent leased, according to Stonemont Financial.
CONROE, TEXAS — SurePoint Self Storage has delivered a 744-unit facility in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. Operated by CubeSmart, the facility is located within Johnson Development’s Grand Central Park master-planned community and spans approximately 94,000 square feet of net rentable, climate-controlled space. The facility, which was originally announced in early 2022, is SurePoint’s 14th self-storage development in the greater Houston area.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Developer IDI Logistics has completed a 310,689-square-foot industrial project in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. The three-building project represents Phase I of Sunrise Commerce Center, a 465,786-square-foot speculative development that will ultimately comprise five buildings on a 37-acre site. Phase I’s rear-load buildings range in size from 59,274 to 175,170 square feet. Project partners included 5G Studio Collaborative, Pacheco Koch and Adolfson & Peterson Construction. Construction began in May 2023.