FULLERTON, CALIF. — BJW Properties has acquired 1451 S. Manhattan, a 22,400-square-foot industrial building in Fullerton, for $3.8 million. Dan Powers of CB Richard Ellis represented the buyer; Jim McFadden and Bob Crenshaw of Grubb & Ellis represented the seller, CP Trust, in the transaction.
DORAL, FLA. — Nippon Express USA has signed a 171,000-square-foot lease renewal with an entity controlled by Seagis Property Group for space in a Doral warehouse. The property, which is Nippon’s Latin American distribution center, is located at 2900 N.W. 112th Ave. Steven J. Medwin, Harry Wardell and Nick Wigoda of Lincoln Property Co.’s Miami office represented the tenant. The landlord represented itself in the lease.
ROCKVILLE, MD. — BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services has signed a lease with an undisclosed landlord for a 139,120-square-foot building. The property is located in the 350,000-square-foot Redland Corporate Center at 520 Gaither Rd. in Rockville. Silver LEED certification is being pursued for the property, and the building meets GSA setback and security requirements. Cresa Partners’ Gene Sachs, Paul Ehrenreich, Lauren Hodgin and Andrew Corner represented BAE. Larry Thau, Jim Cahill and Dave Macklin of CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord.
CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has completed construction for a 37,942-square-foot, built-to-suit distribution facility for Gypsum Supply Co. in Chicago. The building is situated within Stockyards Industrial Park. It comprises approximately 33,000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space, approximately 3,000 square feet of office and showroom space, onsite detention facilities and a significant amount of fenced outdoor space. Sustainable features of the project include a reflective roof and bio-swales. During the construction process, approximately 2,500 tons of concrete and masonry were reused onsite and more than 92 percent of construction waste was recycled or diverted from landfills. The project architect was Cornerstone Architects.
HOUSTON — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has arranged two industrial leases and one office lease in Houston. First, CBRE’s Glynn Mireles represented the landlord, Rental Inc., in the leasing of 15,000 square feet of warehouse space, located at 1060 Goodnight Trail, to Protect Controls Inc. Mireles also represented Envirotech Services in the leasing of 14,000 square feet of warehouse space, located at 421 Rankin Circle N, from landlord Rankin North Business Park. TNRG represented the landlord. Finally, Executive Business Services renewed its lease for 13,181 square feet of office space at 7500 San Felipe St. Kristen Rabel, Steve Rocher and Louann Pereira of CBRE represented the landlord, SanVoss Properties. Jason Whittington of NAI Houston represented the tenant.
ANDERSON COUNTY, TENN. — Carter Logistics has purchased the 48,000-square-foot Flowers Bakery property from an undisclosed party for $2.1 million. The warehouse is located on 19 acres in Anderson County’s David Jones Industrial Park and will be used as a cross-dock facility to support Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North America. Bob Thornton of Baker Realty Co. represented the seller.
CENTRALIA, ILL. — Swansea, Ill.-based The BARBERMurphy Group has brokered the sale of a 434,000-square-foot industrial building located at 2400 S. Wabash Ave. in Centralia. The buyer was Compliance Coals dba American Equipment & Machine, which is a division of Murray Energy Corp. The seller was AS & AG Enterprises. BARBERMurphy represented both parties in the transaction. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has completed a lease for a 44,000-square-foot warehouse located in Chicago. Constructed in 1991, the facility is located at 5565 N. Lynch Ave. It features 18-foot clear ceiling heights, three interior loading docks, two drive-in doors and 52 car parking spaces. The tenant, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio-based Alside Windows & Doors, will occupy the building for a 5-year term. Alside was represented by Jeff Heymann of Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler and Brian Borkan of BKB Commercial. CBRE’s Brad Weiner and Mitch Adams represented the undisclosed landlord.
HOUSTON — The Houston office of Duke Realty Corp. has leased 79,740 square feet of warehouse/distribution space in Houston to RAM Chemical & Supply. The space is located within Westland I, a 262,800-square-foot industrial facility situated within Duke’s Westland Business Park. This most recent lease brings the building to full occupancy. Jim Thompson of Grubb & Ellis represented RAM Chemical in lease negotiations; Cory Driskill provided in-house representation on behalf of Duke. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. Westland I, which is located at 8323 N. Eldridge Pkwy., features 28-foot clear ceiling heights and 84 dock doors.
ARLINGTON AND PLANO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based IDI has leased space at two of its Dallas-area industrial parks. In Arlington, Trane signed a lease for 26,676 square feet at Arlington Commerce Center Building A. The company plans to use the facility for its southwestern distribution operations and will take occupancy in September. In Plano, Enterprise Mobile signed a lease for 22,089 square feet within Plano Business Park Building E. The company is relocating its operations from Rockwall, Texas, and will take occupancy in October. Cushman & Wakefield’s Gary Collett, William Gannon and Bob Sheehy represented Trane in lease negotiations. John Leinbaugh of IDI represented Enterprise Mobile and provided in-house representation for IDI in both transactions.