LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP, PA. — Griffin Land & Nurseries has broken ground on the 531,000-square-foot Lehigh Valley Tradeport, a warehouse and distribution park located on Fritch Drive in Lower Nazareth Township. The park will feature a 228,000-square-foot warehouse building and a 303,000-square-foot distribution building. Bill Wolfe and Sean Bleiler of CB Richard Ellis' Lehigh Valley, Pa., office will lease the property. Completion is slated for spring 2012.
Industrial
SEATTLE — The 23-unit Clar-Ann apartment community in Seattle has sold to Eastlake 23, LLC for $2,970,000. The complex was built in 1957 and resides just blocks from Lake Union. Marty Leith and Kenny Dudunakis of Hendricks & Partners’ Seattle office represented the seller, Clar-Ann Apartments, LLC.
NEENAH, WIS. — NAI MLG Commercial has negotiated the sale of a 83,100-square-foot warehouse, located at 2411 Industrial Dr. in Neenah. Steven Boysa of NAI MLG Commercial's Appleton, Wis., office represented Outlook Group Corp., the seller, in the transaction. The buyer was Baitan Enterprises.
ROMULUS, MICH. — DHL Global Forwarding has signed a 100,000-square-foot industrial lease renewal, located at 11400 Metro Airport Center Dr. in Romulus. Brad Viergever and Mark Hamway of Southfield, Mich.-based Signature Associates represented IAC Metro, the landlord, in the lease transaction.
HOUSTON — Consolidated Container Co. of Texas has leased 93,170 square feet of industrial space, located at 3262 E. Loop N. in Houston. Edward Bane of Holt Lunsford Commercial's Houston office represented the landlord, TA Associates Realty. Ron Roberson and Scott Heard of Caldwell Cos.' Houston office represented the tenant in the lease transaction.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. – A 20,200-square-foot industrial building in Huntington Beach has sold to 17832 Gothard, LLC for $2.32 million. The owner-user manufacturing facility is currently occupied by Creative Imaginations. Carl Capitano of Re/Max Masters Realty represented the buyer. Mike Bouma of Voit Real Estate Services’ Anaheim Metro office represented the seller, Empty Suits.
HANOVER, MD. — DTLR has signed a 139,690-square-foot lease for a warehouse facility, located at 7458 Candlewood Rd. in Hanover. DTLR is consolidating its office and warehouse operations at the property. Ben Meisels, Matt Larraway and Mike Elardo of Cushman & Wakefield's Baltimore office represented First Potomac Realty Trust, the landlord, in the lease transaction. Mike Roden and John Wilhide of CB Richard Ellis' Baltimore office represented the tenant.
OAK PARK, MICH. — Southfield, Mich.-based Signature Associates has negotiated the sale of a 95,148-square-foot industrial building, located at 13000 W. Eight Mile Rd. in Oak Park. Paul Hoge of Signature Associates represented the seller, GHB, in the transaction and Steve Gordon, also of Signature Associates, represented B & S Property Holding, the buyer.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Coll Materials has signed a 7-year, 104,400-square-foot industrial lease at 5001 Crackersport Rd. in Allentown, valued at $2.6 million. Michael Adams of NAI Summit's Allentown office represented the undisclosed owner in the lease transaction, and Fort Washington, Pa.-based Gelcor Realty represented the tenant.
LAPORTE — Ferguson Enterprises has leased 206,296 square feet of industrial space at 1701 S. 16th St. in LaPorte. John Nicholson of Transwestern's Houston office represented the tenant in the lease transaction, and Gary Mabray, Jason Dillee and Mike Taetz of Colliers International's Houston office represented the landlord, ML Realty.