LOS ANGELES – A $23.5-million acquisition loan has been issued to Stanford 1050 LLC for a 173,000-square-foot industrial building in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 1050 Stanford Ave.The garment/manufacturing facility will be 60 percent owner-occupied, with the new owner utilizing the facility for warehouse and showroom space. The 20-year SBA 504 loan was provided by BFC SBA Lending.
CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has represented Mirvac Industrial Trust in signing a new tenant, Samuel, Son & Co., to 64,326 square feet of industrial space at 900 E. 103rd St. in Chicago. Other tenants within the building include Promet Steel and the city of Chicago. Samuel, Son & Co. distributes carbon steel, stainless steel and aluminum in North America and will use the Chicago location as a service center. Chris Gary of Hiffman’s industrial services group represented Mirvac in the transaction. Peter Bourke of Colliers represented Samuel, Son & Co.
NEW YORK CITY — Commercial mortgage brokerage firm Eastern Union Funding has arranged a $9.8 million acquisition loan for a 50,000-square-foot industrial property on Grand Street in Brooklyn. The 10-year loan includes an interest rate of 4 percent and a 15-year amortization schedule. Iselin, N.J.-based Investors Bank provided the financing. Ira Zlotowitz and Dov Zabrowsky of Eastern Union secured the loan.
LOS ANGELES – A $23.5-million acquisition loan has been issued to Stanford 1050 LLC for a 173,000-square-foot industrial building in Downtown Los Angeles. The building is located at 1050 Stanford Ave. The garment/manufacturing facility will be 60 percent owner-occupied, with the new owner utilizing the facility for warehouse and showroom space. The 20-year SBA 504 loan was provided by BFC SBA Lending.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Parsons Commercial Group Inc. has arranged the sale of 25 Avco Road, in Haverhill for $950,000. The 12,375-square-foot industrial building was built in 2008 and is located in the Ward Hill Industrial Park. Alex Berger, an associate at Parsons Commercial Group, procured the buyer and represented the seller, Avco Realty Trust.
ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. — IA Engineering has signed a lease for 9,903 square feet of high-tech space at 2709 Bond St. in Rochester Hills. Kris Pawlowski, Clint Confer and Gary Stephens of Signature Associates represented the landlord, Wall Street Industrial Center LLC. This is the third suite in this complex that Signature has negotiated. Kris Pawlowski also represented the tenant, IA Engineering of North America Inc. IA Engineering provides solutions for manufacturing and suppliers in automotive, aerospace, defense, alternative energy and other industries across North America.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Choate Construction Co. has started work on a science and technology expansion for Arizona Chemical's Savannah campus. The single-story building, with an elevated mechanical penthouse area, will total 23,269 square feet. Unlike conventional laboratories, the space will bring the outdoors inside with panoramic windows and nature-hued finishes. Adjacent to the research laboratory space will be a lab support area that will include an oven room, freezer room, humidity room and storage. The Savannah Science & Technology Center currently employs 51 chemists. Jones Lang LaSalle is the project manager and Perkins + Will is designing the project, which is slated for completion in December.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — The Crown Group, a company that provides automotive coating and non-automotive services, has signed an industrial lease for 98,200 square feet at 101 Milledge Road in Greenville. Michael Greer and John Baldwin of NAI Earle Furman represented the landlord in the transaction.
POMPANO BEACH, FLA. — EMC Aerospace has acquired a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing building at 1711 Bount Road in Pompano Beach. The property is located off Coconut Creek Parkway and the Florida Turnpike, and includes 20-foot clear ceiling heights, heavy power and 88 parking spaces. Tony Hoover and Allen Lindow of CBRE represented the seller, CJJ Properties, in the transaction. They also represented the buyer.
MIAMI — Terreno Realty Corp. (NYSE: TRNO), a publicly traded REIT, has acquired a 50,000-square-foot industrial warehouse at 12600 NW 107th Ave. in Miami-Dade's Medley submarket for $5.1 million. CaribTrans Inc., a Caribbean shipping company offering air and ocean freight services, occupies the property. Steven Medwin and Nick Wigoda of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) represented the seller, LMS Realty, in the transaction. According to JLL, Miami’s position as the gateway to and from Latin America and the Caribbean, coupled with increasing trade activity with Europe and Asia, has led institutional-grade owners to make significant long-term investments in the area. Miami broke into the top 10 customs districts in the U.S. in 2012, with a record $124.7 billion in trade volume being routed through the area. The stock price of San Francisco-based Terreno Realty closed at $17.68 per share on Thursday, March 14, up from $13.59 per share one year ago.