HOUSTON — DCT Industrial Trust has acquired the 98,000-square-foot DCT Claymoore Center, two Class A industrial properties located in Houston's Northwest submarket, in an off-market transaction. The properties are 95.8 percent leased, and this acquisition brings DCT Industrial's Houston portfolio to 3.5 million square feet.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Appliance Depot has signed a five-year lease for 38,400 square feet of industrial space in Tempe. The facility is located at 2424 W. University Drive. Appliance Depot was represented by Chad Neppl and Jeff Hays of NAI Horizon. The landlord, Sigour Investment Trust, was represented by Matt McDougall & Stein Koss with Lee & Associates.
MIAMI — Sunshine Bouquet has signed a 95,000-square-foot lease at the 215,000-square-foot Miami International Distribution Center, located at 2003 NW 70th Ave. in Miami. Thomas Kresse, Walter Byrd and Ben Eisenberg of Transwestern represented DCT Industrial, the landlord, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Levey Group will build an 18,000-square-foot industrial tilt-wall property, located in the Northwest Place Industrial Park at West Little York and Bingle roads in Houston. The build-to-suit property is leased by GHX Industrial. The new facility includes 3,670 square feet of office and showroom space. GHX is slated to take occupancy in September 2012. Jim Foreman and Beau Kaleel of Cushman & Wakefield represented Levey in the lease transaction. Eric Lestin of TGB Crosswell represented the tenant.
INDIANAPOLIS — IDI plans to develop a 794,608-square-foot industrial building at AmeriPlex Business Park, adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport. The construction, which will begin in two weeks, will mark the first new distribution center in the greater Indianapolis market since 2008. The IDI World Connect Building I will be located at 6161 Decatur Blvd. The facility will include skylights and 60-foot structural bays, and is expected to open this December. Cushman & Wakefield/Summit Realty Group and Develop Indy will work together to lease the property.
SORRENTO MESA, CALIF. – Mesa Rim Corporate Center, a 23,277-square-foot flex industrial building in the Sorrento Mesa region of San Diego, has sold to SR Commercial for $2.12 million. The property is located at 6675 Mesa Ridge Road. SR was represented by Vincent Punzi with VPC. The seller, ECT Mesa Ridge, LLC, was represented by Paul Komadina of CBRE Private Capital Group, along with Paul Lafrenz of CBRE Private Capital Group.
WYLIE — Colliers International has arranged the purchase of a 41,700-square-foot industrial property, located at 940 Hensley Lane in Wylie. The property consists of three properties — an 8,500-square-foot office building, a 30,000-square-foot warehouse and a 3,200-square-foot storage building. Allen Gump of Colliers International, along with Hugh Resnick of Pizel & Associates Commercial Real Estate, represented the buyer, Barthalow Rentals Co., in the transaction. Jeff White and Mike McCartan of Mark V Commercial represented the seller.
GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Jones Lang LaSalle has arranged the $30 million sale of an eight-building industrial portfolio, located in Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg. The buildings total 285,000 square feet and are approximately 75 percent leased. Tenants include M&T Bank, Ferguson and Cianbro. Jones Lang LaSalle's Washington, D.C., office represented the sellers, Zarpas 1 through 5 LPs., in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership led by Potomac, Md,-based Willco Cos. BB&T Bank provided acquisition financing.
COLUMBUS — Qual-Med Supply has signed a 30,000-square-foot industrial lease at 2775 Westbelt Dr. in Columbus. Doug Falor of Cassidy Turley represented the tenant in the transaction. The landlord is Trident Capital Group.
LAPORTE — A joint venture between National Property Holdings and ML Realty Partners has broken ground on a 261,630-square-foot industrial property, located in the Port Crossing Commerce Center at S. 16th St. in LaPorte. The new property will feature 47 exterior docks, significant trailer storage and 16 rail-served doors. The property serves the Port of Houston and is located between the Barbours Cut and Bayport Container terminals.
