NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $10.3 million sale of a 9,200-square-foot industrial building in The Bronx. The building at 935 Garrison Ave. is located within a Qualified Opportunity Zone and was fully vacant at the time of sale. According to LoopNet Inc., the building was constructed in 1949 and features a clear height of 16 feet, as well as both dock-high and grade-level doors. Jakub Nowak, Steven Siegel and Michael Maldonado of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
PENDERGRASS, GA. — Parts Town Unlimited has signed a 538,450-square-foot, full-building lease at Jackson 85 North Business Park in Pendergrass, about 57 miles northeast of Atlanta via I-85. The owner is a joint venture between affiliates Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and CBRE Investment Management, which is acting as a landlord on behalf of a fund it manages. Parts Town Unlimited is a global parent company and distributor of original equipment manufacturer replacement parts for the food service, residential appliance and HVAC industries. The firm will move into Building One by the end of the year. The facility will be the company’s largest fulfillment center to date, according to TCC. Phase I of Jackson 85 North features two speculative warehouse buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet across 215 acres. Both cross-dock warehouses include 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot concrete truck courts, abundant trailer and car parking spaces, more than 290 dock door positions, four drive-in ramps and a 3,900-square-foot air-conditioned office area. The buildings also feature a roofing system that can accommodate future solar panels, ample electrical service and an ESFR fire protection system.
BILLERICA, MASS. — Frontrunner Bus Group has signed an 88,000-square-foot industrial lease in Billerica, a northern suburb of Boston. The provider of bussing services plans to relocate its headquarters to the 136,421-square-foot building at 23 Esquire Road, which includes 20,000 square feet of office space. Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Dan Driscoll, Greg Klemmer, Tim Brodigan, Anne Coe and Will Torrence of Colliers represented the landlord, a partnership between two local real estate companies, Marcus Partners and Rhino Capital Advisors.
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Merritt Properties has broken ground on the first phase of RDU Business Park, a 150-acre light industrial development located at 2040-2060 Seagirt Ave. in Morrisville, about three miles from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The project will be situated in the jurisdiction of the city of Cary, N.C. Phase I, which is set for completion in late 2027, will span 31 acres and comprise three single-story buildings totaling 201,250 square feet. All three buildings will include 18- or 24-foot clear heights, rear-loading docks, drive-in capabilities, 30- and 40-foot column spacing and surface parking. Two buildings will share a 150-foot truck court, while the third will feature a dedicated 110-foot truck court. At full build-out, RDU Business Park will comprise 13 single-story buildings spanning 790,527 square feet. Merritt Properties is handling the leasing assignment at the park internally.
ORO VALLEY, ARIZ. — Venture West Group has sold Innovation Park, a 333-acre master-planned business park in Oro Valley, to Bourn Cos. for $21.2 million. Robert Glaser, Richard Kleiner, Greg Furrier, Alexis Corona and Natalie Furrier of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in the transaction. Kate Zimmerman, also with Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR, supported the transaction. Located at the northwest corner of Oracle and Tangerine roads, the business park is home to a variety of tenants, including Roche Tissue Diagnostics, the University of Arizona Center for Innovation at Oro Valley and Oro Valley Hospital.
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — ALPLA, a global plastics manufacturer and recycler, has signed a 141,540-square-foot industrial lease at Building A within Craig Road Logistics Center in North Las Vegas. The Class A industrial facility is located at 4340 N. Nellis Blvd., a former Walmart Supercenter, and will support ALPLA’s continued growth in the Las Vegas market. Building A features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED warehouse lighting, 52-foot by 60-foot column spacing, 18 dock-high doors, two grade-level doors, 151 auto parking spaces and 2,535 square feet of office space with separate office and shop restrooms. Jason Simon and Rob Lujan of JLL’s Las Vegas office represented the landlord, Rockefeller Group, in the lease negotiations, while Daniel Wilkins, Lou Hall and Donna Alderson of Cushman & Wakefield represented ALPLA. Lee & Sakahara Architects designed the project. TWC Construction served as general contractor, and Taney Engineering served as civil engineer.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Developer Boyle Construction is underway on an adaptive reuse project in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. Designed by MKSD Architects, the project will convert the historic former Bethlehem Steel Turn & Grind Shop, a 26,000-square-foot structure that was built in the 1860s, into a mixed-use facility for festivals, private events and community gatherings. The Lehigh Valley Health Network is sponsoring the conversion, and Pennsylvania-based nonprofit organization ArtsQuest will operate the new facility. Completion is slated for next year.
UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. — Locally based investment firm Devli Real Estate has purchased a three-building 67,000-square-foot industrial flex property in Upper Saddle River, located along the New York-New Jersey border. The property sits on a 6.3-acre site at 116-118 State Route 17 N and can also support industrial outdoor storage usage. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged $102 million in financing for a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The 92-acre project represents Phase II of Port 99 and will consist of three buildings with cross-dock and front-load configurations. The financing includes both debt and equity. A specific breakdown of each component was not disclosed, but the package includes a senior construction loan of an undisclosed amount from Bank OZK, a $30.4 mezzanine loan from PGIM and a joint venture equity investment from Junction Commercial Real Estate. Warren Hitchcock led the Northmarq team that arranged the financing on behalf of the developer, Provident Realty Advisors.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 645-unit self-storage facility in San Antonio. CubeSmart manages the facility, which sits on a 10.6-acre site on the city’s southwest side and spans 115,240 net rentable square feet. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based limited liability company, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Public Storage, which will rebrand and assume operation of the property. The facility was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale.