HOUSTON — Pocas International has purchased an industrial building at 8008 W. Sam Houston Parkway S. in southwest Houston that totals 27,893 square feet, according to LoopNet Inc. The move represents an expansion for the food-and-beverage products distributor, which simultaneously sold its previous building, a 16,675-square-foot facility located at 711 Buffalo Run in nearby Missouri City. Wes Williams of Colliers represented Pocas International in both transactions. Travis Land of Partners Real Estate represented the seller of the Sam Houston Parkway building, an entity doing business as Ultra Houston Group LP. Harry Lou of Fidelity Realtors represented the buyer of the Buffalo Run building, Wellcom Realty LLC. Sales prices were not disclosed.
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group has completed the disposition of Project RedHawk, a 1.7 million-square-foot light industrial portfolio spread across multiple markets. The portfolio was sold in four separate transactions to two different buyers between December 2023 and January 2024 and comprises four sub-portfolios totaling 49 buildings in Tempe, Ariz.; San Jose, Calif.; Denver; and Pompano Beach, Fla. BKM Capital Partners acquired Gateway University Park I & II, a 16-building, 258,409-square-foot asset at 1605-1635 and 1705-1797 W. University Drive in Tempe, and Junction Business Park, a two-building, 119,101-square-foot property at 1911-1943 Hartog Drive and 1914-1968 Junction Ave. in San Jose. A partnership between a global manager of alternative investments and Brennan Investment Group purchased The Montebello Industrial Portfolio, a 17-building, 856,013-square-foot asset in Denver, and Powerline Business Park, a 14-building, 444,120-square-foot in Pompano Beach, Fla. Jim Carpenter and Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group, along with IAG’s Kirk Kuller, Michael Matchett, Molly Hunt, Mike Davis, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Dominic Montazemi, Jeff Chiate, Rick Ellison and Matthew Leupold, in partnership with Robert Buckley, Tracey Cartledge, Scott Prosser, Steve Hermann and Jack Depuy of Cushman & Wakefield represented all parties in the transactions. Gideon Gil, …
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — A partnership between Avgeris and Associates Inc., The Missner Group and Wylie Capital has acquired International Corporate Park, commonly known as the former American Hotel Register site, in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. The venture paid $29.5 million for the site from an entity affiliated with American Hotel Register, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Originally developed in 1996, the 70-acre site features a 257,927-square-foot warehouse, which will remain in the redevelopment, and a five-story, 202,000-square-foot office building, which will be demolished. Plans call for more than 900,000 square feet of new industrial space in up to four buildings. Redevelopment of the site is anticipated to begin later this year. The Missner Group will also serve as general contractor. American Hotel Register is a hospitality supplies distributor.
Tejon Ranch Co. Breaks Ground on 700,000 SF Nestlé USA Distribution Center in California
by Amy Works
TEJON RANCH, CALIF. — Tejon Ranch Co. has begun construction on a distribution center for Nestlé USA Inc., the world’s largest food and beverage company. The development is located on 58 acres of Tejon Ranch Commerce Center (TRCC) in Tejon Ranch, approximately 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles. The multi-story, 700,000-square-foot building will be fully automated to serve Nestlé’s portfolio and designed to support future growth and expansion plans. No official opening date has been announced, but Nestlé is targeting 2025 for initial completion of construction and 2026 for commencement of operations. TRCC represents more than 2.5 million square feet of industrial space either under construction or completed. Mac Hewett, Mike McCrary and Brent Weirick of JLL represented Tejon Ranch Co. in the 58-acre land sale transaction.
RED OAK, TEXAS — Alabama-based general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie has topped out a 103,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Red Oak, about 20 miles south of Dallas. The facility is a build-to-suit for Schneider Electric, and the site is located near the campus of one of the company’s partners, Compass Datacenters. Full completion is scheduled for the second quarter.
COMPTON, CALIF. — Bridge Logistics Properties (BLP) has purchased an infill, last-mile logistics facility in Compton, just south of Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at 1215 W. Walnut St., the 57,671-square-foot, rear-load warehouse features 25-foot clear heights, eight dock-high positions, a secured truck court and 83 parking spaces. The property is fully leased through June 2025. The asset is located adjacent to the 91 Freeway in Compton, with connectivity to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Los Angeles International Airport and downtown Los Angeles. Rob Flores and Brian Held of CBRE represented BLP in the deal.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Haribo of America Inc. has signed a full-building industrial lease for 447,216 square feet at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center East in Bristol, a city in Southeast Wisconsin. Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate owns the 68-acre industrial park. The lease marks the largest industrial lease executed in the Southeast Wisconsin submarket last quarter, according to HSA. Haribo, a global manufacturer of gummi products, currently occupies the 157,656-square-foot Building 1 at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center East. The warehousing and distribution operations will move from Building 1 to Building 3 upon completion of the interior build-out in the second quarter. Completed in 2022, Building 3 features a clear height of 36 feet, 73 truck docks and ample employee parking. Once Haribo moves into Building 3, the company’s former space in Building 1 will be available for lease. Haribo also maintains a North American production plant two miles away in Pleasant Prairie. Whit Heitman and Sam Badger of CBRE represented Haribo in the lease. Jeff Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke, Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield and Tim Thompson of HSA represented ownership.
BATH, PA. — San Francisco-based Prologis has acquired a 449,500-square-foot speculative warehouse in Bath, located north of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley. The building is located within the 40-acre Cubes at Lehigh Valley development and features a clear height of 40 feet, 42 dock-high doors, four grade-level doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 111 trailers and 237 cars. CRG, a development and investment firm with eight offices around the country, developed and sold the building, which was fully leased to Smart Warehousing at the time of sale.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — CBRE has brokered the $24.5 million sale of Park 130 at Whitestown Building 2, a 356,900-square-foot industrial building in the Indianapolis suburb of Whitestown. The property at 5828 Commerce Drive is triple net leased to Maxxis Tires, a global manufacturer of high-quality tires. Completed in 2019, the building is situated on nearly 22 acres within the larger Park 130 at Whitestown. The property features a clear height of 32 feet, 42 insulated dock doors and two drive-in doors. Kevin Foley, Anthony DeLorenzo, Andrew Morris and Jeremy Woods of CBRE Investment Properties represented the private seller. A private, high-net-worth buyer purchased the asset at a cap rate of 5.6 percent.
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Bridge Industrial has acquired a 22-acre site in Bolingbrook within the I-55 submarket. The developer plans to build Bridge Point I-55 Commerce Center, a two-building speculative industrial project totaling 292,011 square feet. Bridge acquired the site from Chicagoland-based Orange Crush LLC, which previously used the facility as an asphalt crushing and transloading facility. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter with completion slated for mid-2025. Dan Leahy of NAI Hiffman represented Bridge in the sale and will serve as the leasing agent for the development.