CHICAGO — Ryan Cos. US Inc. has formed a joint venture with Washington Capital Management Inc. to build a 170,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility at Pullman Crossings in Chicago. Pullman Crossings is a 50-acre industrial park that is part of Pullman Park, a 180-acre mixed-use project being developed by Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives. The new facility marks Ryan’s third phase of Pullman Crossings with the fourth and final phase expected to kick off later this year. The 10-acre site is located in the historic Pullman neighborhood near I-57. The building will feature outdoor eating areas, exterior bike racks, ESFR fire protection and a clear height of 32 feet in the warehouse. Ryan is serving as developer and builder. Bankers Trust Co. is providing construction financing. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2025. Since 2017, Ryan has developed and built three industrial facilities totaling 685,000 square feet at Pullman Crossings, including a Whole Foods Market distribution center, a SC Johnson warehouse and an Amazon last-mile distribution center.
COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial building at 123 Monte Vista Ave. in the Orange County city of Costa Mesa. An exotic car dealer sold the asset to a private individual for $3.2 million, or $1,054 per square foot. The buyer plans to use the 3,034-square-foot building for personal use. Stefan Rogers of Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office represented the seller, while Matt Fryer of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the transaction.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Fidelis has broken ground on Berry Creek Business Park, a three-building, 520,571-square-foot industrial project located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The development will consist of two rear-load buildings ranging in size from 126,722 to 140,685 square feet with 32-foot clear heights and one cross-dock building that will span 253,164 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights. Project partners include GSR Andrade (architect), Gordon Highlander Construction (general contractor), Westwood Civil (engineer) and Transwestern (leasing agent). Delivery is slated for early 2025.
KATY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 32,900-square-foot industrial building in the western Houston suburb of Katy. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building at 7633 Cherokee St. was originally constructed in 1980. Hunter Stockard and Wyatt Huff of Partners represented the seller, an entity doing business as BC Real Estate Investments LLC, in the transaction. Jeff Peltier and Ben Condara of Colliers represented the undisclosed buyer.
KANSAS CITY AND ST. LOUIS — Pearlmark has provided a $15.5 million mezzanine debt investment for the refinancing of a 10-property industrial portfolio in metro Kansas City and St. Louis. The warehouse and light industrial assets total 1.9 million square feet and are fully leased. Five properties are located in metro Kansas City and five are in metro St. Louis. The assets were constructed between 1994 and 2021. Pearlmark made the investment on behalf of Pearlmark Mezzanine Realty Partners V LP. An entity managed by Argentic Investment Management LLC provided the senior loan. SparrowHawk owns the portfolio. Brian Walsh of JLL arranged the financing on behalf of SparrowHawk. Mark Witt led the transaction on an internal basis for Pearlmark.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — St. Louis-based HDA has been selected to design a new 385,000-square-foot distribution center in Summerville for RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, an intermodal trucking provider. The developer of the build-to-suit project is Equity Industrial Partners, and Frampton Construction is serving as the development’s general contractor. Situated on a 48-acre site northwest of Charleston, the cross-dock facility will feature 32-foot clear heights, 100 dock doors, one drive-in door and parking for 364 trucks and 138 cars. Additionally, the property will include two office spaces with private and open work areas, a conference room, breakrooms, restrooms and a locker room. Site work began for the project in January and is expected to wrap up in January 2025.
LAS VEGAS — BLT Enterprises has purchased an industrial warehouse property, located at 3131 Polaris Ave. in Las Vegas, from PepsiCo for an undisclosed price. In conjunction with the sale, PepsiCo has leased back the 88,457-square-foot property for one year. Once PepsiCo vacates the property, BLT will implement value-add improvements, including upgrading onsite power and refurbishing the parking lot.
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Stos Partners has completed the sale of an industrial building, located at 14575 Firestone Blvd. in the Los Angeles suburb of La Mirada, to an owner/user for $9.2 million. Bulit in 1964, the building features 21,980 square feet of warehouse space with 24-foot clear heights. Stos Partners originally acquired the vacant building in June 2022. The seller implemented a capital improvements program, including parking lot resurfacing, door renovations, LED lighting systems and mechanical improvements. Brad Schenider and Nick Krakower of Lee & Associates represented the seller in the deal.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Time Equities Inc. (TEI) has expanded its Alaska portfolio with the purchase of 501 W. 58th Ave., an industrial facility in Anchorage. 58TH Avenue Warehouse LLC/Chugach Alaska Corp. sold the asset for $9.1 million Spanning 2.4 acres, the industrial site features 48,011 square feet of first-floor space and various mezzanine and outdoor storage space. Platt Electric and Chugach Alaska occupy the property. Ami Ziff, Jonathan Kim, Grant Scott and Eli Smith provided in-house representation for TEI, while Eric Sobolik of Jack White Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.
SAN PABLO, CALIF. — Colliers has brokered the sale of San Pablo Mini Storage, a self-storage facility located at 5310 Riverside Ave. in the Bay Area city of San Pablo. The Reeves Family Trust sold the property to Merit Hill Capital for an undisclosed price. Jacob Becher of the de Jong | Becher Self-Storage Team of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Situated on 2.4 acres, the 11-building San Pablo Mini Storage features 50,503 square feet of rentable space and 522 units. At the time of sale, the property was 83 percent occupied.