SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Universal Metal Hose, Inc. has purchased an 84,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1711 S. Wallace Ave. in South Holland. The buyer plans to consolidate operations from three existing Chicago locations into the new building. The property features 21.5-foot clear ceilings, 11 docks and 5,500 square feet of office space. Daniel Fanelli of Darwin Realty & Development Corp. represented the buyer. Grant Glattly and Pete Roberson of CB Richard Ellis represented the seller, Alliance Commercial Partners. The acquisition price was not released.
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BARBERTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Sentry Stor-All, a 65,000-square-foot self-storage facility located in Barberton, for $1.1 million. Situated at 3001 Barber Road, the property was constructed in 1978. It contains 418 units and was 68 percent leased at the time of closing. Dan Burkons and Richard Schontz of Marcus & Millichap's Cleveland office represented the seller and buyer, both of which were undisclosed.
LANCASTER, PA. — Daniel Berger of NAI Commercial Partners' Lancaster office has closed two sales in Lancaster. First, 36,540 square feet of industrial space, located at 66-126 Keller Ave., to #B Lancaster L.P. Berger represented both parties. Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services was the buyer. Berger also represented Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company in the sale of 47,808 square feet of office space, located at 2250-2270 Erin Ct. William Rothman of RSR Realtors represented the buyer, County of Lancaster.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Duke Realty Corp. has purchased Westport Buildling B, a 329,396-square-foot, Class A distribution building, in Westport Business Park, located at 2509 Dean Forest Rd. in Savannah, from Dallas-based Stratford Land. Steve Grable of Jones Lang LaSalle's Atlanta office represented the seller in the transaction.
FORT WAYNE, IND. — Precimed Inc., a division of Greatbatch Medical, has purchased 19.5 acres of land at 4723 Kroemer Road in Fort Wayne. The buyer plans to construct an 82,000-square-foot, high-tech manufacturing facility on the site. Bill Cupp of CB Richard Ellis | Sturges represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed.
MILWAUKEE — Bentley World Packaging has signed a lease for a 360,000-square-foot distribution building at 5211 S. 3rd St. in Milawukee. The landlord was Benderson Properties. Kevin Barry, Kenneth Braden and Kurt Van Dyke from local brokerage firm Cassidy Turley Barry arranged the deal. Cassidy Turley also recently assisted Bentley in leasing 125,000 square feet at 10001 S. Howel Ave. in Oak Creek, Wis.
MCCOOK, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has completed a tenant fit-out for American Tire Distributors' new industrial facility at 9450 Sergo Drive in McCook. Construction for the 233,000-square-foot facility includes new roof-mounted exhaust fans, lighting replacements, fire protection upgrades, the addition of emergency exits and the renovation of the building's office component. ML Realty Partners owns the building. Cornerstone Architects was the project architect.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — DB Schenker has bought out its lease for a 132,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1800 Nicholas Blvd. in Elk Grove Village. Phil Reiff, Sr., and Phil Reiff, Jr., of Paine/Wetzel • ONCOR International represented DB Schencker in the deal. The previous landlord was not disclosed. In a subsequent deal, the same Paine/Wetzel team represented DB Schenker in the leasing of 63,618 square feet of space in nearby Bensenville.
DALLAS — Weeks Robinson has acquired a Class A portfolio in the Dallas Logistics Hub from The Allen Group. The property comprises two buildings totaling 827,890 square feet. Located in south Dallas near the intersection of Interstates 20 and 45, the property is adjacent to the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal and the planned BNSF Intermodal Facility. The properties are approximately 40 percent leased. Tom Pearson and Chris Teesdale of Colliers International in Dallas brokered the sale and Scott McGarity and his management team will manage and lease the property for Weeks Robinson. Meanwhile, Atlanta-based Weeks Robinson has opened an office led by Bob Rice, formerly of Seefried Properties, in Dallas. During the past 10 years, Rice has been involved in the development and leasing of more than 7 million square feet of new industrial property.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — The Missner Group has completed a renovation project at the 800,000-square-foot Bolingbrook distribution facility for beverage distributor Diageo. Construction at the facility, which is located at 1704 Remington Blvd., included the complete renovation of the building's 10,200-square-foot office component, lighting upgrades, the build-out of a modular shipping office, and the installation of epoxy flooring and safety systems.