CANTON, OHIO — Willoughby Supply of Cleveland has purchased a 39,665-square-foot industrial facility located at 4900 Southway SW in Canton. The building, which is situated on a 4-acre site, was acquired from an undisclosed seller for $862,500. Willoughby Supply’s new location will be used as a warehousing and distribution center with a retail showroom for contractors and customers. Bob Raskow and Harry Stewart of NAI Cummins represented the sellers; Tom Fox, also of NAI Cummins, represented the buyer in the transaction.
WHITEHALL, PA. — Allentown, Pa.-based Summit Management & Realty Co. has arranged the leasing of 12,000 square feet of warehouse space at Riverside Business Center, located at 1139 Lehigh Ave. in Whitehall. Mike Shelton of Summit represented the tenant, Furniture Associates. Tyler Chomik, also of Summit, represented building ownership in the transaction. The lease was valued at approximately $500,000.
PATTERSON, CALIF. — McShane Development Company/MetLife Real Estate Investments has completed the construction of the 529,970-square-foot, phase-one distribution facility at co-developer’s KeyStone West Business Park in Patterson. The facility features 120 docks, 32-foot clear height, 52-foot by 50-foot bays and parking for 90 truck trailers and 348 vehicles. The 123-acre industrial park has been designed for the development of two additional industrial facilities from 125,000 square feet to 1.6 million square feet. McShane Construction Company’s Irvine, Calif., office and Ware Malcomb provided design/build services for the project.
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas-based Crisci Builders, acting as general contractor, has broken ground for the construction of phase one of Par 3 Landscape and Maintenance’s new facility at 4610 N. Wynn Rd. in Las Vegas. The first phase consists of a 28,603-square-foot industrial project, with approximately 16,000 square feet allotted for a material recovery facility and 11,703 square feet for the maintenance portion. The second phase will consist of a two-story, 12,000-square-foot office building. Naples Wynn LLC contracted Crisci Builders for the project. The first phase is scheduled for completion in May, with the second phase slated for completion in winter 2009. Jam Design Studios is the architect of record for the $2.8 million project.
HOWELL, MICH. — Lee & Associates of Michigan has brokered two adjacent land sales totaling 18.5 acres in Howell. Located on Grand Oaks Drive, DeChris Limited Partnership has sold 10 acres of vacant land, and Grand Oaks LLC has sold 8.5 acres of vacant land. Consumers Energy has purchased both sites, which were zoned for industrial use, for an undisclosed amount. The company has plans to construct a service station and call center at the property. Kevin Brady and Mark Schafer of Lee & Associates represented Grand Oaks LLC in the transaction. Brady also represented DeChris Limited Partnership in the disposition.
PLAINFIELD, IND. — Dallas-based SWS, which specializes in the redistribution of supplies for retail chain restaurants, has signed a lease for 173,430 square feet of space within Building 100 of the Plainfield Distribution Center, which is located at 2150 Stanley Rd. in Plainfield. Chip Barnes and Matt Dickerson of Indianapolis-based NAI Olympia Partners represented the landlord, Republic Property Co., in lease negotiations. This spring, Republic Property Co. is scheduled to begin construction on the 446,500-square-foot Building 200 within the Plainfield Distribution Center.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Co. has signed a lease for 151,200 square feet of industrial space located at 1508 N. Chouteau in Kansas City’s Northeast industrial submarket. The company has plans to open a distribution facility for dry cereals at the new property. Ozburn-Hessey Logistics will be handling the distribution at the facility. Nathan Anderson of Kansas City-based Harbinger Property Group represented Malt-O-Meal in lease negotiations. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Dallas-based TIG Real Estate Services has brokered the sale of a 3,984-square-foot industrial building located at 442 Action St. in Garland. TIG’s Ryan Wolcott and Michael Grant represented the seller, Primo’s Unlimited. The property was acquired by JKT Management LLC for an undisclosed amount.
CERRITOS, CALIF. — China-based Winco DWL Industries Co. has acquired a 44,172-square-foot industrial building, which is located at 12765 166th St. in Cerritos, for $4.8 million. The property features 3,638 square feet of office space, ample parking and immediate access to freeways 5 and 91. The buyer, which manufactures and imports kitchenware and tableware to restaurants and chefs worldwide, plans to use the property to house its West Coast distribution operations. Jonathan Fan of RE/MAX 2000 represented the buyer; Clyde Stauff of Colliers International represented the seller, Button Family Trust, in the transaction.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific’s consumer division has signed a lease with Johnson Development Associates of Spartanburg, S.C., to occupy a 546,000-square-foot warehouse in Westlake Industrial Park. The property is located in Jacksonville and will serve as the firm’s regional distribution center. Johnson designed the property as a speculative building on the 182-acre Westlake site. The park can accommodate nearly 2 million square feet of industrial space.