Industrial

DURHAM, N.C. — Beacon Partners has purchased 119 acres of industrial-zoned land at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and Leesville Road in south Durham. Situated two miles south of Raleigh-Durham International Airport and near Research Triangle Park, the site will support the development of approximately 1.3 million square feet of Class A distribution, manufacturing and life sciences space. The project represents Phase I of Durham Gateway, a 308-acre master-planned campus that will also include 1,750 residential units, offices, shops and restaurants. The City of Durham granted Beacon entitlements for the full 308 acres in September. Durham Gateway is a joint venture between Beacon, HM Partners and SFRE Holdings. The project team includes Advanced Civil Design (civil engineer) and Merriman Schmitt (architect). Ann-Stewart Patterson, Austin Nagy and John Hogan of CBRE will lead leasing and marketing efforts for the industrial space at Durham Gateway.

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SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Avison Young has brokered the sale of 479 Trade Center Parkway, a 448,765-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility located within Charleston Trade Center in Summerville. The facility’s sole tenant at the time of sale was IFA Rotorion, an automotive supplier of prop shafts and joint competencies for auto manufacturers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Ferrari. California-based Goldrich Kest purchased the 32-acre property for an undisclosed price. Erik Foster, Michael Wilson and Alex Irwin of Avison Young brokered the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.

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GREENCASTLE, PA. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 251,043-square-foot distribution center in Greencastle, located near the Pennsylvania-Maryland border. The cross-dock facility at 12316 Molly Pitcher Highway was built on a 32.8-acre site in 2023 at and was fully leased at the time of sale to U.S. government entities. Building features include a clear height of 32 feet, 45 dock-high doors, three drive-in doors, 130-foot truck court depths, parking for 125 cars and 300 trailers, vehicle repair and wash bays and climate-controlled storage areas. John Plower and Ryan Cottone of JLL represented the seller, Atapco Properties Inc., in the transaction.

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IRVINE, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $4.5 million in refinancing for Armstrong Industrial, a light industrial building in Irvine. The 26,195-square-foot property is situated within a larger industrial park and features 105 parking spaces. The undisclosed borrower intends to implement a value-add business plan to convert the facility into a RV and self-storage property. Michael Tanner and David Sarnoff of PSRS secured the nonrecourse loan through a debt fund execution, providing a two-year, interest-only term.

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CHICAGO — Matterhorn Venture Partners (MVP) has formed a joint venture with TPG Angelo Gordon U.S. Real Estate to acquire a portfolio of industrial value-add assets in metro Chicago and surrounding Midwest markets over the next four years. The joint venture has an initial equity commitment of $300 million to deploy across industrial acquisitions in Chicago and surrounding target markets, with total buying power of over $900 million. As part of the new venture, the firms recently acquired two vacant industrial assets totaling $30 million in capitalized value. The first building totals 184,902 square feet in Elk Grove Village, while the second spans 47,175 square feet in Lombard. Brian Colson of Avison Young is handling leasing for the Elk Grove Village property, while Joe Karmin of Transwestern is the leasing agent for the Lombard facility.

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By David Steinbach, JLL As artificial intelligence (AI) acceleration, cloud expansion and high-performance computing reshape the digital economy, cities across the U.S. are reevaluating whether they can meaningfully compete for data center investment. St. Louis is increasingly part of that national conversation — and the reasons are structural, not speculative. With competitive power pricing, repurposable industrial infrastructure, developable land and a strengthening policy framework, the region is positioned to capture the next wave of large-scale digital infrastructure. This moment represents more than a real estate opportunity. It’s an inflection point that could redefine the region’s industrial future if public and private stakeholders act in alignment. Cost, infrastructure profile Data center site selection begins with power and connectivity, and St. Louis offers meaningful advantages on both. Missouri’s industrial electricity rates continue to trend below the national average, with the state at 7.69 cents per kilowatt-hour compared with the U.S. industrial average of 8.65 cents per kilowatt-hour, according to the latest EIA data.  This is a significant differentiator for large-scale campuses with substantial, long-duration energy needs. The region’s legacy industrial and former generation sites also come with high capacity transmission infrastructure that can be repurposed, reducing both development timelines and the cost …

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PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has completed CapRock West 202 Logistics, a 3.4 million-square-foot industrial warehouse complex in central Phoenix. The final phase of the infill development features 825,000 square feet of Class A space spread across three buildings on 43 acres in the Southwest Phoenix submarket. Located at 675 N. 55th Ave, Phase 2 includes Building F (301,771 square feet), Building G (295,586 square feet) and Building H (227,107 square feet). The facilities feature clear heights ranging from 32 feet to 36 feet and a combined 139 dock-high doors. The project completion coincides with CapRock securing a 1.1 million-square-foot lease for Building C, the largest building within the project, to an undisclosed corporate tenant. As part of Phase 1, Building C is a cross-dock facility with a clear height of 40 feet, 159 dock-high doors, four drive-in ramp doors, 500 auto parking stalls and 279 trailer parking stalls. Currently 85 percent occupied, Phase 1 features five buildings totaling 2.5 million square feet across 140 acres. Payson MacWilliam, Don MacWilliam, Chris Reese and Casey Koziol of Colliers represented CapRock in the Building C lease transaction and are handling all leasing efforts for CapRock West 202 Logistics.

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SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — TireHub, a national tire distributor created by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Bridgestone Americas, has signed a lease to occupy 404,725 square feet of industrial warehouse space at 1089 E. Mill St. in San Bernardino. Singapore-based Mapletree owns and manages the property, along with more than 66 million square feet of industrial assets across the United States. Kenneth Andersen and Rick John of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services, alongside Steve Provencio of Mapletree, represented Mapletree in the transaction.

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TEMPE, ARIZ. — Creation, as developer, and LGE Design Build, as architect and general contractor, have completed Source Business Center, a Class A industrial facility in Tempe. Situated on 15 acres at the southeast corner of Warner Road and Hardy Drive, the 144,885-square-foot Source Business Center features a clear height of 32 feet, extensive power and an expansion 6 acres of contiguous yard space to support flexible storage and vehicle parking. Designed to accommodate up to two tenants, the property provides 204 parking spaces, including eight electric vehicle charging spaces, as well as bicycle parking and separate pedestrian paths. Creation developed the facility with CrossHarbor Capital Partners as an investor.

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ATLANTA — BKM Capital Partners and Kayne Anderson Real Estate have purchased a six-property industrial portfolio in metro Atlanta totaling 404,424 square feet. JLL represented the sellers, Berkeley Partners and Brookfield Secondaries Group, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed. The portfolio of shallow-bay properties was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale, with a weighted average lease term (WALT) of 2.7 years. The assets include three properties in the northeast Atlanta region — 3400 Corporate Way, Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Young Court — as well as two properties in northwest Atlanta — Rubicon Business Center and Cobb International. The sixth property was an infill facility located in the city’s Upper Westside district at 4938 S. Atlanta Road. BKM and Kayne Anderson plan to make capital improvements across the portfolio, including exteriors, landscaping, roofs and HVAC systems and renovating vacant space to accelerate the lease-up process.

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