ALSIP, ILL. — Bossard, a fastener distributor, has renewed its 68,310-square-foot industrial lease at 11800 S. Austin Ave. in Alsip. The 162,000-square-foot warehouse was constructed in 2005. Brian Vanosky, Michael O’Leary and Dylan Maher of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Cabot Properties. Ken Franzese, John Cassidy and Jim Martin of Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
KIHEI, HAWAII — DXD Capital has broken ground on a Class A self-storage facility in Kihei, a city on Maui. Upon completion, the facility will offer 355 individual storage units totaling 45,813 net rentable square feet. Situated within the Maui Research & Technology Park, the facility will offer drive-up, non-climate-controlled units. The property is slated to open in second-quarter 2025. DXD acquired the asset in April 2023. RYCON will serve as general contractor, and American Savings Bank will be the construction lender. Extra Space will manage the facility.
By Mary Lamie, Bi-State Development, St. Louis Regional Freightway The St. Louis regional industrial market continues to be a magnet for investment, with significant capital investment dollars flowing into four target industry sectors that remain key drivers of the bi-state economy. These sectors include metals, advanced manufacturing, food and AgTech, and chemicals. They are legacy industry sectors poised for continued innovation, job creation and economic diversification, in part due to the region’s exceptional logistics and transportation assets and established talent pipelines. Metals The St. Louis metropolitan area ranks second in the United States for mineral and ore exports. With more than $2.9 billion exported in 2022, the figures prove the market is well established for metals manufacturing, processing and shipping. The metals market is expected to grow with nearly 17,000 metals industry workers already in the region, and with copper supplier Wieland making a $500 million investment at its East Alton, Illinois, facility — a move that will retain 800 jobs in the region. “Wieland is committed to a sustainable future and is taking significant steps to modernize its East Alton facility,” says Greg Keown, president of Wieland Rolled Products North America. “This effort solidifies our ability to supply the …
HOUSTON — Chemical wholesaler Catalyst Trading Co. has signed a 49,911-square-foot industrial lease near downtown Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the space at 3401 Navigation Blvd. features 32-foot clear heights, 38 exterior dock doors, two drive-in bays and 20 car parking spaces. Jeremy Lumbreras and Boone Smith with Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Stonelake Capital Partners, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — TruCore Investments has purchased a 96,000-square-foot, Class B industrial facility located at 3230 Messer Airport Highway in Birmingham. The property had roughly 60,000 square feet of availability at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Built in 1979, the concrete structure is situated on 4.4 acres and features 14 drive-in doors, 30 dock doors and 48 parking spaces. TruCore plans to improve the facility functionally and cosmetically, including an exterior refresh, as well as boost occupancy. The property represents TruCore’s first acquisition in Birmingham.
SOMERSET, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 49,172-square-foot industrial flex building in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset. The building at 28 Worlds Fair Drive sits on 4.5 acres, features two side doors and 152 car parking spaces and was 40 percent leased to four tenants at the time of sale. Andrew Schwartz, Jordan Sobel, André Balthazard and Dan Bottiglieri of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, SL Industrial Partners.
JOLIET, ILL. — RJW Logistics Group has signed a 639,917-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 275 W. Laraway Road in Joliet. Jeffrey Galante and Jeffrey Janda of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Pritzker Realty Group. Dominic Carbonari of JLL represented the tenant. PRG recently completed the property.
VAN NUYS, CALIF. — LaTerra Development has received an $18.2 million construction loan for the development of Raymer Self Storage, a fully entitled self-storage facility at 14876 Raymer St. in Van Nuys. JLL Capital Markets secured the two-year construction loan through Calmwater Capital LLC. Slated for completion in 2025, the 65,220-square-foot Raymer Self Storage will replace an existing warehouse and industrial building on the 1.2-acre site. The new facility will house 1,017 units consisting of 705 mini-storage units and 312 locker units. Property amenities will include 24-hour surveillance, controlled access, climate-controlled units and rooftop solar panels. Public Storage will operate and manage the facility.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint venture between New York City-based Town Lane and PowerHouse Data Centers, a division of American Real Estate Partners, has purchased 122 acres in southwest Charlotte. Eastdil Secured advised the companies on the land acquisition. The joint venture plans to develop a five-building data center campus on the site called PowerHouse Charlotte that will span 2.5 million square feet. The project will have 300 megawatts of power with the potential to increase to 500 megawatts by April 2027. The site is located near the intersection of I-485 and State Highway 49. Duke Energy plans to build an additional substation on the site.
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA. — Lingerfelt has signed a 106,376-square-foot lease with PECO Pallet Inc. at Port 801, a speculative industrial facility located at 801 Port Walthall Drive in Colonial Heights, a southern suburb of Richmond. Rob Dirom, Wood Thornton and Frank Hargrove III of Colliers represented Lingerfelt in the lease transaction. Graham Stoneburner of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented PECO, which is the second of two tenants in operation at the 239,448-square-foot facility. ARCO Design Build delivered Port 801 on behalf of Lingerfelt in fourth-quarter 2022. The PECO lease brings the facility to full occupancy. PECO Pallet is a provider of rental pallet services to the beverage, grocery and consumer products industries.
