VALLEY VIEW, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of a 20-acre industrial development site in Valley View, about 50 miles north of Fort Worth. The site has frontage along I-35. Jarrett Huge and Alex Wilson of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer, which also requested anonymity, plans to develop an RV parking facility at the site.
FONTANA, CALIF. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management, in joint partnership with Hillwood Investment Properties, has received a $756 million financing package for the construction of Phase I of Speedway Commerce Center in the Inland Empire city of Fontana. Located at 9300 Cherry Ave., Speedway Commerce Center will be a multi-building logistics project with highly functional, larger scale buildings offering 40-foot clear heights, cross-docked loading, 185-foot concrete truck courts, employee parking, optimal circulation and more than 100 acres for excess trailer parking. Construction is underway at the site, which is entitled for up to 6.6 million square feet of logistics space. The first two buildings are slated for completion in early 2025. Eastdil Secured arranged the financing on behalf of CBRE Investment Management. Dan de la Paz, Eloy Covarrubias and Barbara Perrier of CBRE are handling leasing efforts for the development.
GREENFIELD, WIS. — Founders 3 Real Estate Services has brokered the $1.7 million sale of a 21,848-square-foot flex industrial facility in Greenfield, a southern suburb of Milwaukee. The property is located at 3442 S. 103rd St. Derek Yentz of Founders 3 represented the seller, Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. The buyer was an entity doing business as SAM-Progressive LLC.
PLEASANTON, CALIF. — Ware Malcomb, serving as civil engineering, interior architecture and design-and-build measurement services, and Metcon, as general contractor, have completed a 120,000-square-foot tenant improvement project for Unchained Labs. Located at 4747 Willow Road in the Bay Area city of Pleasanton, the two-story building features 53,887 square feet of office space, 20,379 square feet of manufacturing space and 14,779 square feet of lab and warehouse space. The newly designed facility also includes an “all hands room;” a gym and locker area with specialty private shower areas; wet labs for life sciences research and development designed with a plug-and-play approach; a lab area with a clean room and humidity-controlled room facilities; electric vehicle charging stations; and loading docks. Unchained Labs develops new tools for biologics and gene therapy researchers.
SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 251-unit self-storage facility located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Spring Cypress Self Storage was built on 4.4 acres in 1970 and totals 74,872 net rentable square feet across 18 single-story buildings. A private investor sold the property to a limited liability company, with both parties requesting anonymity. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented both sides in the transaction.
LEBEC, CALIF. — Dedeaux Properties and joint venture partner Basis Investment Group have completed the sale of a warehouse building, located at 5665 Dennis McCarthy Drive in Lebec, approximately 90 miles northwest of Los Angeles. An owner/user acquired the asset for $37.1 million, or $159 per square foot, in an off-market transaction. The buyer, a national clothing and textile distributor, will relocate its operations to the 233,217-square-foot building, which features 36-foot clear heights, 29 dock-high doors and parking for 90 trailers. The property is on 12.3 acres in Tejon Ranch Commerce Center, a 20-million-square-foot, master-planned development on Interstate 5.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CapRock Partners has acquired Chandler Airport Business Park, a newly finished, Class A industrial asset in Chandler. The 318,683-square-foot property features four freestanding warehouse buildings ranging in size from 56,756 square feet to 103,639 square feet, as well as access to Phoenix’s Southeast Valley region. Chandler Airport Business Park features ESFR sprinklers; ample power; large, secured, concrete truck courts; and space for 428 auto stalls, including electric vehicle charging stations. Individual building specifications include: The 20-acre property is located at the northwest corner of Cooper Road and Queen Creek Road. Stein Koss, Tom Louer and Fenton Kelly at Lee & Associates represented CapRock Partners in the transaction. The team is also leading leasing for the property.
LA MARQUE, TEXAS — Locally based firm CMI Brokerage has arranged the sale of a 24,000-square-foot industrial property in La Marque, located southeast of Houston. The property spans 3.6 acres at 412-500 Main St. Trent Vacek of CMI Brokerage represented the seller in the transaction, and Debbie Grigg of Nexthome First Source represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OHIO AND OREGON — Intel Corp. and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed funding would help advance Intel’s critical semiconductor manufacturing and research-and-development (R&D) projects at its sites in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon. CHIPS Act funding aims to increase U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research and development (R&D) capabilities. According to a release, Intel is the only American company that both designs and manufactures leading-edge logic chips. “Today is a defining moment for the U.S. and Intel as we work to power the next great chapter of American semiconductor innovation,” says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “Artificial intelligence is supercharging the digital revolution, and everything digital needs semiconductors.” Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel is building two new fabrication plants in Chandler, Ariz. The new factories on the company’s Ocotillo campus are part of Intel’s multibillion-dollar global manufacturing build-out, which includes new or expanded facilities in Oregon, New Mexico, Ohio, Malaysia, Ireland, Poland, Israel and Germany. Construction is underway on Intel’s Fab 9 factory in Rio Rancho, N.M. Fab …
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Cove Capital Investments, a California-based firm that specializes in Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and 1031 exchange deals, has acquired a 39,597-square-foot industrial and retail property in Pearland, a southern suburb of Houston. The newly renovated property consists of a 28,310-square-foot industrial flex building, a 7,287-square-foot restaurant and a 4,000-square-foot storage warehouse. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.