CANOGA PARK, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has directed the sale of a warehouse building located at 805 Deering Ave. in Canoga Park. Chatsworth, Calif.-based Oak Cabessa of MAKS Enterprises acquired the property from 8015 Deering LLC for $3.8 million. Built in 1973, the 12,892-square-foot building features a clear height of 17 feet, grade-level loading, a gated rear concrete yard, fencing and a 1.6:1 parking ratio. Additionally, the property features 6,100 square feet of high-end designer office space with a reception area, hardwood laminate flooring, recessed LED lighting and a full-glass conference room. The buyer plans to use the property as a headquarters for warehousing electronic automobile modules. Dennis Marciniak of DAUM Commercial represented the seller, while Kevin Cooper of Delphi Business Properties represented the buyer in the deal.
Industrial
CHICAGO — The Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has agreed to sell 8.2 acres of vacant land in the Stockyards Industrial Corridor to a joint venture between The Missner Group and Cabrera Capital, which will develop the property into a $23.7 million industrial building. The 126,360-square-foot project at 1924 W. 46th St. is expected to create up to 120 permanent jobs when fully leased. Potential tenants include restaurant suppliers, distribution companies, building material suppliers, event production firms and downtown service providers. The city acquired the site in 2008 for $2.2 million. It was primarily used for outdoor industrial storage since the early 1980s. The proposed purchase price is the property’s market value of $3.3 million. The proposed project was one of three responses to the request for qualifications from the DPD. A public meeting will be scheduled as part of the project’s formal review and approval process.
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Gantry has secured a $12 million permanent loan to refinance maturing debt for a pair of industrial warehouse buildings located at 5640 N.E. Wagon Drive Blvd. in Hillsboro. The 10-acre site features two buildings offering a total of 192,000 rentable square feet, including a single-tenant asset with 152,000 rentable square feet and an adjacent 40,000-square-foot multi-tenant flex building. Blake Hering, Kristin Lapinskas and Abi Hunter of Gantry’s Portland, Ore., office represented the borrower, a private real estate investor. The 10-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan set at a 25-year amortization was secured from one of Gantry’s insurance company correspondents. Gantry will service the loan for the lender.
SACRAMENTO AND CARMICHAEL, CALIF. — Forza Properties has purchased two industrial properties for a combined $9 million. Matt Post, Anthony DeLorenzo and Sammy Cemo of CBRE represented the two sellers, 5753 Auburn Blvd LLC and MCA IGF Carmichael LLC, in the transactions. Matt Susac, Tyler Howell, Todd Sanfilippo and Walter Smyth of CBRE handled leasing for the properties. The multi-tenant property, located at 5753 Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento, sold for $4.8 million. The asset features 22 units spread across four buildings, with suites averaging 1,400 square feet. Each suite has one roll-up door, a 16-foot clear height and convenient access to Interstate 80. At the time of sale, the property was 97 percent leased. The fully leased property in Carmichael sold for $4.2 million. The asset includes 17 units averaging 1,529 square feet, 19 roll-up doors and 12-foot ceilings. The property recently underwent capital improvements, including roof work, exterior paint, asphalt upgrades and interior renovations. The property has immediate access to Interstate 80.
Lee & Associates Brokers $2.3M Sale of 7,770 SF Multi-Tenant Industrial Building in Norwalk, California
by Amy Works
NORWALK, CALIF. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant industrial building located at 13820 Shoemaker Ave. in Norwalk. Parsons sold the property to Rosecrans Associates, an investment buyer, for $2.3 million. Situated on 0.37 acres, the 7,770-square-foot property features 800 square feet of office space, three ground-level doors, a 14-foot warehouse clearance and 300 amps of power. Additionally, the asset offers a secured yard area and a 2:1 parking ratio. The property was originally constructed in 1974. Pat Delaney of Lee & Associates – Orange handled the transaction.
Longleaf Capital Obtains Acquisition Loan for Industrial Property in Spartanburg, South Carolina
by John Nelson
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Nashville-based Longleaf Capital Partners has obtained an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for 185 Littlejohn Street, a two-building industrial property in Spartanburg. The 247,000-square-foot property sits on 24.1 acres in close proximity to interstates 26 and 85, as well as Inland Port Greer and BMW’s U.S. manufacturing headquarters. Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group arranged the senior loan through Georgia Banking Co. Longleaf plans to overhaul the property’s building systems, address deferred maintenance and market the 114,000 square feet of available Class B space to prospective tenants.
PLANO, TEXAS — Riken Vitamin Co. has signed a 12,653-square-foot lease in Plano. The Japanese producer of food additives and vitamins is relocating from California to R&D at Legacy, a 374,275-square-foot flex development. Doug Carignan and Landon Brune of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chase Lopez, James Mantzuranis and Sam Bass of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, BH Properties.
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. — Locally based developer CrownPoint Group has broken ground on an 854-unit self-storage facility in South River, located roughly midway between Newark and Trenton. The three-story facility at 696 Old Bridge Turnpike will span 105,487 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. According to NJ.com, the site formerly housed a car dealership, and the facility will have an average unit size of 90 square feet and will include 15 exterior access units. The local publication also reports that JLL arranged construction financing for the project. ExtraSpace Storage will operate the facility, which is expected to be complete before the end of the year.
PHILADELPHIA — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 33,762-square-foot industrial building in northeast Philadelphia. Built in 2004 and renovated in 2012, the single-tenant facility at 10049 Sandmeyer Lane features a clear height of 20 feet and was fully leased at the time of sale. Andre Fannin and Brian Higgins of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and occupant, Dixon-Shane LLC, a subsidiary of Amneal Pharmaceuticals, in the transaction. The buyer was Faropoint.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Colliers has negotiated a 134,360-square-foot industrial lease in Bensenville on behalf of the owner, Hamilton Partners. The tenant, Consolidated Electrical Distributors (CED), has leased space at 710 Foster Ave. and will move its operations from 2801 Busse Road in Elk Grove Village. The new, standalone building was completed in January. Hamilton Partners demolished five smaller buildings to make way for the project. The developer plans to build office space per the tenant’s specifications to complement the building, which features a clear height of 32 feet, 26 exterior docks and parking for 112 cars. Tom Rodeno, Matthew Stauber and Patrick Turner of Colliers represented the landlord, while Adam Stokes of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant.