ONTARIO, CALIF. — WCV Commercial Properties has secured a 4-year, $2.69 million lease with Dirt Cheap Inc. for 185,342 square feet of industrial space, located at 1100 S. Etiwanda Ave., Units A & B, in Etiwanda Distribution Center in Ontario. Colliers International’s Mike McCrary and Jeff Bellitti represented WCV in the transaction, and Anthony Naticchioni of NAI Capital represented the tenant, a landscape services company. The lease makes WCV’s 274,312-square-foot building 100 percent occupied.
DAHLONEGA, GA. — Gold Creek Food has purchased a 342,352-square-foot industrial property from Mohawk Industries for $2.1 million. The property is located on 35 acres at 215 Pine Tree Lane in Dahlonega. A former carpet yarn spinning facility, the warehouse will be used for chicken processing and cooking. Industrial Properties Group represented the buyer in the transaction. David Barber of Philadelphia-based Binswanger represented the seller.
WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Crownhill Packaging Ltd. has leased 45,000 square feet of industrial space at 1696 S. Lakeside Dr. in Waukegan. Crownhill, a Canada-based distribution company, is entering the United States market with this new location. The facility features four loading docks, 2,000 square feet of office space, 24-foot clear ceiling heights and an ESFR sprinkler system. Steve Sullivan of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant; Whit Heitman, Samuel Badger and Jason Weinhaus of Paine/Wetzel•ONCOR International represented the landlord, Five Crowns Capital, in the transaction.
WILLOWBROOK, ILL. — Walsroder Packaging has renewed its lease for 43,681 square feet of industrial space at 7330 S. Madison St. in Willowbrook. The tenant specializes in the sale and distribution of sausage casings. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. Adam Haefner and Victor Deboer of Darwin Realty & Development represented the tenant; Bill Waliewski provided in-house representation for the landlord, Morgan Realty Partners.
ROCKY HILL, CONN. — Colliers Dow & Condon has arranged a 115,000-square-foot lease renewal in Rocky Hill. Cleary Millwork will continue to occupy 115,000 square feet of space at 235 Dividend Rd. Philip Gagnon of Colliers represented Cleary in lease negotiations. Mark Duclos of Sentry Commercial represented the landlord, Bussmann Associates. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
LEBANON, TENN. — United Trust Fund has purchased a 383,000-square-foot distribution center from Cracker Barrel in a sale-leaseback valued at $15 million. The property, located in Lebanon, is the company's sole dry goods distribution center for its more than 500 locations.
GEORGIA — ProLogis has leased 222,000 square feet of warehouse space to two tenants in Georgia. The firm leased 115,000 square feet to Innotrac Corp. at Progress Distribution Center Building One in Lawrenceville, Ga. Auto Metal Direct has also leased 107,000 square feet from ProLogis at Buford Distribution Center Building One in Buford, Ga.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Eisenberg Investment Group has purchased a 125,775-square-foot warehouse from an undisclosed seller for $7.3 million. The property is located in the Beeline Industrial Park at 8751 Skinner Court in Orlando. Deborah Mickler and Forrest Askew of Colliers Arnold's Orlando office brokered the deal.
ELGIN, ILL. — Ryan Cos. US has completed the disposition of a 100,294-square-foot industrial building, which is located within Randall Crossings Business Park in Elgin. Siegle Investments acquired the property, which is fully leased by Boston-based Iron Mountain. Located at 2755 Alft Lane, the property features 5 percent office space, eight exterior docks (expandable to 22), two drive-in doors, 30-foot clear ceiling heights and an ESFR sprinkler system. Ken Franzese and John Cassidy of Lee & Associates represented the seller. Financial terms of the transaction were not released.
MILWAUKEE — Lombard, Ill.-based Avgeris & Associates has purchased a 172,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Milwaukee for an undisclosed price. As part of the sale/leaseback transaction, Avgeris negotiated a 20-year lease with the current tenant, an undisclosed Milwaukee-based company. Sam Dickman of The Dickman Company represented the tenant in the transaction. The lender was Chicago-based Metropolitan Capital Bank.