Industrial

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TUKWILA AND KENT, WASH. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased a five-building, 401,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Spanning 19 acres and offering 21 units, the portfolio includes Southcenter West Business Park, a three-building, 287,000-square-foot campus in Tukwila; Kent Valley Distribution Center III, a 50,450-square-foot facility in Kent; and a 64,000-square-foot asset in Kent. Built between 1973 and 1979, the properties feature 24-foot clear heights, 90- to 110-foot truck court depths, wet pipe sprinklers, LED lighting, “ample” parking and a mix of dock-high and ground-level loading. The portfolio has a 2.9-year weighted average lease term, with no more than 26 percent of net rentable area expiring in any given year. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 84 percent occupied. Brett Turner and Michael Grossner provided in-house representation for BKM, while Buzz Ellis of JLL Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.

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SANDY, UTAH — ARKA Properties Group has purchased a 98,820-square-foot industrial building in Sandy, part of the Salt Lake City metro area, from a Southern California-based private developer. Lucas Burbank, Jeff Heaton, Kyle Roberts and Kelsie Akiyama of the DRAY Logistics Group at Newmark Mountain West represented the buyer and seller in the deal. The sales price was not disclosed. The facility features 32-foot clear heights and 16 dock-high loading doors. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Pella Windows, NanoYield and Artisan Design Group. All tenants are signed to long-term leases through at least 2030.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — LITEON Technology Corp., a provider of power management and AI (artificial intelligence) infrastructure solutions, will invest $919 million for a new manufacturing campus in McKinney, located north of Dallas, that is expected to add about 600 new jobs to the local supply. LITEON has purchased more than 650,000 square feet of existing industrial space within Core5 Logistics Center, a newly developed industrial park, and plans to undertake capital improvements prior to hiring and commencing operations. LITEON collaborated with both the City of McKinney and the McKinney Economic Development Corp. to facilitate the deal, and leaders from those organizations say that “the investment strengthens McKinney’s growing base of high-tech employers, expands opportunity for residents and adds meaningfully to the city’s long-term tax base.”

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MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS. — REXA Inc., a provider of engineered process control solutions, is nearing completion of a 110,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Middleborough, located south of Boston. REXA purchased a parcel within The Campus at Canopy Drive, an approximately 700,000-square-foot development owned by VMD Cos., in fall 2025 for $6.6 million. The facility features a clear height of 28 feet and 20,000 square feet of office space. CBRE is the leasing agent for The Campus at Canopy Drive.

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WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Newmark has negotiated the $132 million sale of Featherstone Industrial Park, a 13-building, 734,606-square-foot industrial property in Woodbridge, a city in Northern Virginia that sits about 23 miles from Washington, D.C. The park is located about three miles from I-95 and was fully leased to 45 tenants at the time of sale. The acquisition includes industrial outdoor storage (IOS) and redevelopment opportunities. Ben McCarty, Cris Abramson, Will Bradley, Dustin Volz and Nick Signor of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not released, but Washington Business Journal reports that an affiliate of Boston-based TA Realty purchased the park from Rosenthal Properties and Stockbridge.

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JOLIET, ILL. — Mapletree Investments has broken ground on a 419,520-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Joliet. Completion of the 29-acre project is slated for the first quarter of 2027. Situated along the I-80 and I-55 interchange, the development will provide direct connectivity to the Joliet Intermodal Center, North America’s largest inland port that is home to the Union Pacific and BNSF Joliet Intermodal Terminals. The property will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 78 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 172 car parking spaces and 97 trailer stalls. Singapore-based Mapletree currently owns and operates approximately 9.8 million square feet of industrial assets in Chicagoland. The group’s broader U.S. logistics footprint totals more than 60 million square feet. The project team includes Keeley Construction and Colliers.

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MINNEAPOLIS — Transwestern has acquired Forte Real Estate Partners, a commercial real estate firm based in the Twin Cities. The transaction adds 12 healthcare, office and industrial tenant advisory team members and a broad property management portfolio. Established in 2021 through the merger of Excelsior Advisory and Paramount Real Estate Corp., Forte provides brokerage and property services across the Twin Cities region. Founders Steve Brown, Jim Jetland and Philip Simonet will join Transwestern, bringing decades of experience and knowledge across healthcare, office and industrial real estate, respectively. Forte has advised clients on more than $885 million in transactions and managed nearly 1 million square feet of commercial property. Following the acquisition, Transwestern maintains roughly 475 team members across the Midwest and oversees more than 52 million square feet of office, industrial, healthcare, retail and government properties. The Forte team will join Transwestern’s Minneapolis office at 705 Marquette Ave.

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REDDING, CALIF. — Panattoni Development Co. has completed a 95,000-square-foot Amazon delivery station within Stillwater Business Park in the Northern California town of Redding. The logistics space is located at 5855 Venture Parkway. Panattoni worked in coordination with Shasta Economic Development Corp. and the City of Redding to deliver the facility within Stillwater Business Park.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hawk Logistics has signed a 26,707-square-foot industrial lease in East Fort Worth. The space is located within Building 1 of the Riverbend East development. Tomas Wilson, Alex Wilson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Brian Gilchrist of CBRE, along with Wilson Brown of HPI Real Estate Services & Investments represented the landlord, Leon Capital.

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MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 20,092-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The space is located within Building 2 at McKinney Trade Center. Brett Lewis and Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blount Fine Foods Corp., in the lease negotiations. Ken Wesson and Adam Graham, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, Chicago-based ML Realty Partners.

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