MONCURE, N.C. — Uniboard is nearly finished developing its $160 million medium- and high-density fiberboard plant in Moncure. The foundation is 80 percent complete, and the production and warehouse areas are 50 percent done. The facility will supply fiberboard to cabinet and furniture manufacturers as well as Pergo, a laminate flooring manufacturer. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Michael Maffia of NAI BT Commercial’s San Francisco office represented an undisclosed party in the sale of a FedEx Freight facility to a private buyer for $8.66 million. The property, which spans 45,735 square feet, sits on 19.37 acres at 4256 Shallowford Rd. in Chattanooga. FedEx has a 15-year net lease on the property, which was built in 2008.
JOLIET, ILL. — Ecolab has renewed its lease for 177,829 square feet at 3501 Corporate Drive, a 408,394-square-foot industrial building located in Joliet. The building is situated within Southfield Business Park; it is currently 70 percent occupied with a 124,552-square-foot space still available. Ecolab is currently occupying the space on a short-term basis, but has the option to expand into it permanently at a later date. Ecolab has been a tenant at the building since 2004. Geoffrey Kasselman and Daniel Dakhil of Op2mize LLC represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust. The tenant was represented by Patrick Lederer of Korman Lederer Associates and Ken Boyd of Jackson Cooksey. Terms of the lease were not released.
KENT, WASH. — Kimberly-Clark is consolidating and relocating its northwest regional distribution operations to East Valley Warehouse in Kent. The company has leased 516,000 square feet of industrial space at the distribution center, which is owned by AMB Properties Corp. The global health and hygiene company will occupy the space in September. Additional details of the transaction were not disclosed.
FREDERICKSBURG AND RICHMOND, VA. — Liberty Property Trust has recently secured two industrial lease renewals in Virginia totaling more than 215,000 square feet. The Simmons Manufacturing Company has renewed its 128,500-square-foot lease at 9601 Cosner Dr. in Fredericksburg. Brian Witthoefft served as in-house representation for Liberty. Terry’s Tire Town Virginia has re-leased 90,000 square feet at 4501 Carolina Ave. in Richmond. Porter Realty’s Richard Porter represented the tenant, and Brian Felton represented Liberty in house.
MENOMONEE FALLS AND OCONOMOWOC, WIS. — Colliers Barry has brokered the sale of two industrial facilities in Wisconsin. The first property is located in Menomonee Falls Industrial Park in Menomonee Falls. It comprises a 24,500-square-foot building situated on more than 3 acres of land. It also has a 12-foot clear ceiling height. Kanehl Properties LLC purchased the building from a group led by Norbert Miller. The buyer is expanding from Milwaukee to this building. James Young of Colliers Barry brokered the transaction on behalf of the seller and Jim Allen and Terry McMahon of Boerke Co. represented the buyer. Colliers Barry also brokered the sale of a 14,000-square-foot building located at 1815 Executive Dr. in Oconomowoc. JM Development purchased the building from the Trainor Family Q TIP Trust. JM Development will renovate the building by adding offices and converting the space into a two-tenant layout. Young again represented the seller, and Dave Hazenfield of Dickman Co. represented the buyer.
MIAMI — Parsons Brinckerhoff will undertake an $18 million improvement project for the Miami-Dade Seaport Department’s 50-acre Miami Seaboard Marine Cargo Terminal. The project is the second phase of a redevelopment plan and includes grading, paving, drainage and lighting work. Parsons Brinckerhoff will begin construction this fall. Completion of the phased project is slated for 2014.
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Donaldson South Distribution has leased 210,891 square feet of industrial space to an undisclosed tenant in Greenville. The property is located at 513 Old Griffin Rd. Laurens C. Nicholson of Greenville-based Bentley Commercial represented the landlord, and Colliers Keenan’s Givens Stewart represented the tenant.
LEXINGTON, KY. — The scented candle manufacturer Scentsy Wickless Candle has signed a lease for 80,000 square feet of industrial space in Lexington. The company will use the space, which is located at 2471 Palumbo Dr., to house 70 to 100 new employees and serve as a distribution center for the East Coast. Bruce Isaac of NAI Isaac Commercial Properties represented the tenant.
COLLEGE PARK, GA. — Greenline Foods, a trimmed green bean producer, has leased 64,030 square feet of warehouse space in College Park. The property, which spans 6 acres with additional room for expansion, is located at 4280 Stacks Rd. The warehouse also includes more than 28,000 square feet of freezer space. Art Murray of Atlanta-based Lavista Associates represented Greenline.