BRIDGETON, MO. — Hilliker Corp. has arranged the $890,000 sale of a 37,000-square-foot industrial building located in Bridgeton. Merged companies Tri-State Equipment Co. and Ergonomic Partners will move to the property located at 4000 Fee Fee Road. Powell Kalish of Hilliker Corp. represented the buyer, Tri-State Equipment. Andy Port and Pat Reilly of Gateway Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Justus Holdings LLC. The combined company, which supplies lifting devices, currently has 19 employees. Tri-State Equipment plans to add three to five employees within the upcoming six months due to the new building’s increased production capacity.
The trends in Louisville are typical of a market rebounding. According to CBRE Research, the Louisville market is experiencing rent growth, vacancy declines, construction increases and more speculative product hitting the city. Leasing volume is increasing steadily, and investment sales are peaking as well. The Louisville industrial market remains tight even with several recent construction completions. With more than 100 million square feet of industrial space in the area, Louisville is a major player in the Eastern United States distribution market. Despite several lease and sale transactions consummating in the second quarter of 2014, market vacancy increased slightly to 4 percent, which reflects the fact that several large speculative buildings came on line during the period offsetting otherwise net positive absorption. As expected, with existing industrial inventory levels at an all-time low and new building deliveries coming on line and more on the horizon, market vacancies rose to 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2014, ending a streak of 13 consecutive quarters of declining vacancy. Louisville remains an extremely tight market, even considering the increase in the vacancy rate. In addition, compared to the percentage of total market size in neighboring cities like Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Nashville and Memphis, …
FULLERTON, CHINO AND SANTA ANA, CALIF. — Yokohama Tire Corp. has sold its 439,567-square-foot warehouse facility in Fullerton for $42.7 million. The facility, located at 601 South Acacia Ave., served as the company’s U.S. headquarters. KTR DC III LLC acquired Yokohama’s former facility. CBRE’s Michael Kendall, Darla Longo, Barbara Emmons, Ben Seybold and Andrew Morrow represented Yokohama in the transaction. The tire company has signed a new 15-year lease for a 658,756-square-foot distribution center in Chino. That space is located at 16388 Fern Ave. The landlord is Invesco. Morrow and Seybold once again represented Yokohama, along with David Consani and Joey Sugar of CBRE. Yokohama has also signed a 10-year lease for 57,624 square feet in Santa Ana that will serve as the company’s U.S. headquarters. That space is located at 1 MacArthur Blvd. in Santa Ana. CBRE’s Dean Chandler and John Weiner represented the landlord, Equity Office. Morrow and Seybold, along with Scott Kenny and Garrett Ellis of CBRE, represented Yokohama.
CAMARILLO, CALIF. — Marcus Adams Properties has acquired an eight-property industrial portfolio in Camarillo for $23.4 million. The portfolio contains a total of 205,669 square feet within the Flynn Road Industrial Park. The transaction includes six multi-tenant and two single-tenant industrial buildings. The portfolio is 96 percent leased to 28 tenants. The properties were all built between 1986 and 1999 by a local developer. The same family had owned and managed the properties since completion. Sam Wagner of Told Partners represented the family, and Mitch Conlee of Daum Commercial represented Marcus Adams Properties.
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — All-Ways Pacific LLC has leased a Class A, 254,718-square-foot industrial building located at 15300 Desman Road in the Los Angeles submarket of La Mirada. The warehouse and distribution building has direct access to Interstate 5 and the 91 Freeway. It is 30 minutes from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Daum Commercial represented the third-party logistics firm in the lease transaction. JLL’s Luke McDaniel and Cameron Driscoll represented the landlord, TA Associates Realty.
LAVERGNE, TENN. — Binswanger has brokered the sale of a single-story, 865,000-square-foot industrial facility located on a 53-acre site at 1714 Heil Quaker Blvd. in Lavergne. The property is located near I-24 and 12.5 miles away from Nashville International Airport. Ashley Capital purchased the asset from Whirlpool Corp. and plans to retrofit it. Ashley Capital has tapped Binswanger to sell the asset once the retrofit is complete. Michael Reid of Binswanger’s Atlanta office represented Ashley Capital in the transaction.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has represented Axis Texas Development Group LLC in the sale of an industrial building located in the 529 Business Commerce Park, an industrial park in Houston comprised of eight buildings. The 4,500-square-foot building is the first of eight buildings to sell in the 529 Business Commerce Park, an Adkisson Development project. John Ferruzzo and Travis Land of NAI Houston represented the seller, Axis Texas. Sara Allen of Edge Realty Partners represented the buyer, Wymer Management Inc.
EDISON AND PISCATAWAY, N.J. — HFF has secured $15.5 million in financing for the Business Centre at Edison, a 12-building office park located in Edison, and 140 Ethel Road West, an industrial building in Piscataway. HFF placed the seven-year, fixed-rate loan with Investor Banks for the borrower, Denholtz Associates. The loan will be used to retire existing debt. Located at 1090 King Georges Post Road in Edison, the 125,981-square-foot Business Centre at Edison is currently 96.9 percent leased. Situated on 6.24 acres in Piscataway, the 108,875-square-foot 140 Ethel Road West is currently 90 percent leased. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein and Michael Lachs of HFF negotiated the financing for the borrower.
ASTON, PA. — KarMar Realty Group has brokered the sale of a flex building, located at 2626 Market St. in Aston. Keenan Auto Body purchased the property from I&I Sling Inc. for an undisclosed price. Situated on 1.93 acres, the 24,000-square-foot property features 20-foot ceilings, two tailgate docks, heavy power, ample parking and gas heat. Donald Grimes of KarMar Realty Group represented the seller in the transaction.
PHOENIX — Elontec has leased 28,231 square feet of space at Freeport Industrial Center in Phoenix. The center is located at 5502 W. Buckeye Ave. The female-owned office furniture, relocation and cabling company will be consolidating and relocating from nearby 5402 W. Roosevelt Street. The new lease brings the 103,400-square-foot center to full occupancy. Elontec was represented by Ted Liles of Cresa. The landlord, Environmental Development, was represented by Justin LeMaster, Mike Gilbert and Paul Sweetland of Cushman & Wakefield’s industrial division.