HOPKINTON, MASS. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 56,324-square-foot office and data center located in Hopkinton, about 30 miles west of Boston. According to LoopNet Inc., the two-story building at 117 South St. was built in 1981 and renovated in 1985. Mike Restivo and Scott Carpenter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Brett Paulsrud and Tom Sullivan, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, locally based investment firm Rhino Capital. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
— By Robert Peddicord, Executive Managing Director, CBRE South Bay — The Greater Los Angeles (GLA) industrial market is showing stability while enduring challenges like higher vacancy rates, negative absorption and an anticipated decrease in lease rates. Markets across the country continue to adjust post-pandemic, and GLA is no exception. Nevertheless, the GLA industrial market is poised for long-term resilience, thanks, in part, to its proximity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while LA’s large population base drives the need for warehousing. San Pedro Bay Ports The GLA industrial market continues to rely on the San Pedro Bay ports, the two largest ports by volume in the U.S. Although there has been an average decrease of 1.9 percent in cargo volume over the past five years, the San Pedro Bay terminal operators and dockworkers moved 16.6 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) in 2023, outpacing the TEUs moved at other ports. Disruptions from the Suez and Panama canals may divert more U.S.-bound cargo ships from Asia to West Coast ports. The West Coast benefits from lower shipping container costs, with about a 40 percent discount shipping to the West Coast compared to the East Coast. U.S. importers, shippers …
JACKSON, TENN. — Strato Capital has acquired a 771,000-square-foot warehouse located in Jackson, a western Tennessee city that sits between Nashville and Memphis via I-40. Strato Capital purchased the asset in a joint venture with an institutional family office. Located on 80 acres within an industrial park, the property features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, a 400-foot truck court and developable land on the site. A publicly traded entity has occupied the building, which was originally a build-to-suit, for 20 years.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — New York City-based development and investment firm GTIS Partners has broken ground on 121 Commerce Center, a 272,160-square-foot industrial project located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine. The site spans 17 acres, and the facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 135-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and build-to-suit office space. Construction is scheduled to be complete before the end of the year. Stream Realty Partners has been appointed as the leasing agent. First Citizens Bank provided $24.5 million in financing for the project.
HOUSTON — Festival Trading Co. has signed a 168,193-square-foot industrial lease in southwest Houston. The provider of indoor and outdoor furniture is taking the entirety of Building A at Post Oak Logistics Park, a 43-acre development that is under construction and consists of two buildings totaling 536,992 square feet. North Texas-based Jackson-Shaw is developing Post Oak Logistics Park, which is now 31 percent preleased, in partnership with Greystar. Beau Kaleel and Michael Foreman of Cushman & Wakefield represented ownership in the lease negotiations. Young Ni with Pinnacle Real Estate Group represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Pagewood has acquired Georgibelle Business Park, a 102,100-square-foot industrial property in West Houston. The property comprises nine buildings that range in size from 3,798 to 16,800 square feet on a 4.5-acre site. Nick Spearman represented Pagewood in the transaction on an internal basis. Justin Patchen represented the seller, Buffalo Real Estate Partners, also on an internal basis. Texas First Bank provided acquisition financing for Pagewood, which plans to implement a value-add program at the park.
VISTA, CALIF. — Hana Roads Holdings LLC has completed the disposition of an industrial building in Vista to Dangra Inc. for $8.8 million, or $250 per square foot. Vista is in northern San Diego County. Matt Pourcho, Anthony DeLorenzo, Matt Harris and Casey Sterk of CBRE’s Investment Properties team represented the seller, while Sam Sukut of Matthews Real Estate represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 2350 Oak Ridge Way, the building features 25,969 square feet of warehouse space and 9,500 square feet of office space, with 24-foot clear heights. Built in 1999, the building was renovated in 2012 to add a rooftop solar system that fully powers the building.
ELWOOD, ILL. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $74.5 million loan for the acquisition of a three-property industrial portfolio in Elwood, about 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The fully leased buildings total 1.7 million square feet and are located within the CenterPoint Intermodal Center. The properties feature access to the BNSF intermodal terminal. PGIM provided the fixed-rate financing on behalf of Stonepeak.
NAPERVILLE, ILL. — Phoenix Closures Inc. has sold its former corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility located at 1899 Highgrove Lane in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The buyer, Amerikoa Ingredients, is a natural and sustainable ingredients distributor that is relocating from Melrose Park. Built in the late 1970s, the 113,124-square-foot building features BNSF rail access. Jeff Blake of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the seller, while Todd Heine of Colliers represented the buyer.
THOMASTON, GA. — Brightmark LLC, a recycling solutions company based in San Francisco, has announced plans for a $950 million recycling facility project in Thomaston, about 65 miles south of Atlanta. Upon completion, the “circularity center” will comprise 2.5 million square feet with the capacity to repurpose 400,000 tons of plastic per year. According to the company, the project will create 200 advanced manufacturing jobs in the central Georgia area. Plans include a $20 million investment in additive infrastructure in Thomaston, with upgrades to utilities, roadway improvements, rail access extensions and other improvements.