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.
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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.
Johnson Brothers Breaks Ground on 625,000 SF Industrial Facility in Garner, North Carolina
by John Nelson
GARNER, N.C. — Johnson Brothers Mutual Distributing, a wine and beer distributor, has broken ground on a 625,000-square-foot industrial building in Garner, a southern suburb of Raleigh. Upon completion, the property will feature 40-foot clear heights with dock-high, drive-in doors and trailer parking. Johnson Brothers plans to relocate and occupy 420,000 square feet at the development in early 2026. Jim Allaire and Alexis Lambeth of Foundry Commercial will lease the remaining 205,000 square feet. LS3P designed the project, and Evans is the general contractor, with DCI serving as project manager.
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lakeridge Self Storage, a 564-unit facility located in the southern Dallas suburb of Midlothian. The property, which totals 59,517 net rentable square feet, was built in 2005 and expanded by roughly 20 percent in recent years. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the deal. The duo also procured the buyer, an Austin-based investment group that plans to renovate the facility.