ST. CLOUD, MINN. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 922,444-square-foot industrial facility in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Cloud for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1950, the property was formerly home to Electrolux Group and its upright freezer manufacturing and production business until it closed in late 2019. The vacant building features 31 dock doors, nine drive-in doors, office space, 980 parking stalls and a clear height of 28 feet. Paul Danko of Savills brokered the sale. Phoenix intends to lease up the property with multiple tenants.
BEDFORD PARK, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate, through its acquisition fund VK Industrial VI LP, has purchased a 63,382-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Bedford Park. Located at 7333 Lockwood Ave., the property was vacant at the time of acquisition. The single-tenant building features six docks, one drive-in door, parking for 43 cars and a two-ton crane. Prior to closing, Venture One received a 6B tax incentive from Bedford Park. Venture One plans to make improvements to the property such as office renovations, warehouse paint, parking lot paving, energy-efficient warehouse lights, roof replacement and sprinkler system upgrades. Rown McDonnell, Traci Payette and Stephanie Park of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller and will be retained to complete lease-up. VK Industrial VI, which is co-sponsored by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group, targets industrial acquisitions in the Chicago, Northeast and Florida markets.
EAST CHICAGO, IND. — Mazzella Lifting Technologies Inc. has signed a 51,318-square-foot industrial lease at 4400 Homerlee Ave. in East Chicago. Ed Wabick and Marc Hale of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented ownership, The Missner Group and RealTerm Logistics. The tenant, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial lifting products, is relocating from Romeoville to a newly constructed building that offers tax savings in Indiana, according to DarwinPW. Completed in 2022, the 249,600-square-foot property features a clear height of 32 feet, 20 exterior docks, 35 trailer parking stalls and 286 car parking spots. National Lease Advisors Inc. represented Mazzella in the lease.
IRVING, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 13,530-square-foot industrial property in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the facility at 2300 Penn St. was built in 1984 and features 14-foot clear heights and six grade-level doors. Hanes Chatham Jr. and Graham Dressel of Partners represented the seller in the transaction. Rad Realty Group LLC represented the buyer, Garcia Laser Screeding. Quinn Conway of Partners arranged acquisition financing for the deal.
MALDEN, MASS. — Manhattan-based DH Property Holdings has completed a 94,095-square-foot industrial facility in Malden, a northern suburb of Boston. DH Property developed the facility, which features a clear height of 32 feet and parking for 197 vehicles, in a joint venture with Pugh Management. Construction began in summer 2022. Brian Pinch, Tony Coskren, Ed Jarosz, Rick Schuhwerk, Matt Pullen, Samantha Hallowell and Jim Tribble of Newmark brokered the sale of the five-acre site on which the project will be built. Newmark has also been named the leasing agent.
PLAINVIEW, TEXAS — MYCON General Contractors has begun construction on a 21,910-square-foot industrial project in Plainview, located roughly midway between Lubbock and Amarillo in West Texas. The facility will consist of five pre-engineered metal buildings and a prefabricated guard shack on a 4.5-acre site and will be used to manufacture electronic-grade sulfuric acid for the cleaning and etching of computer chips. Delivery is slated for next May. The developer is a joint venture that includes Samsung.
CARPINTERIA, CALIF. — PSRS has arranged $5.1 million in refinancing for Baker Bradford Complex, a 172,000-square-foot industrial complex in Carpinteria. PSRS secured the nonrecourse, 10-year, interest-only loan through a correspondent life insurance company. The borrower was not disclosed.
ELGIN, ILL. — Kingsbarn Realty Capital has acquired a 61,888-square-foot industrial facility in Elgin that serves as the headquarters of GoldCoast Logistics. Located at 1425 Madeline Lane, the build-to-suit property was completed in 2022. GoldCoast Logistics has now entered into a 20-year triple net lease with Kingsbarn with rental increases of 2.5 percent per year. The building features a clear height of 30 feet, 12 dock-high overhead doors and four drive-in doors. GoldCoast has a fleet of more than 1,500 trucks and trailers, has more than 1,200 employees and handles over 70,000 shipments each year.
O’FALLON, MO. — Keystone Construction Co. has broken ground on the new $5 million headquarters for commercial lighting solutions company SourceOne Solutions LLC in the St. Louis suburb of O’Fallon. The 37,500-square-foot building, which is being constructed on a 6.4-acre site at 6800 Keaton Corporate Parkway, is slated for completion in fall 2024. Gray Design Group is the architect, and Knapp Engineering and Civil & Environmental Consultants are the engineers. In addition to warehousing and manufacturing space, the facility will feature 6,500 square feet of office space with a covered entry and patio, executive offices, training and conference rooms, open workstations and a café. The project is designed for expansion in the future.
Orlando’s industrial market continues to maintain strong market fundamentals. Despite leasing activity temporarily softening at the midway point of 2023 compared to the end of second-quarter 2022, exceptionally low vacancy rates persist, putting upward pressure on asking rental rates and further strengthening developer confidence in the market. With its strategic locational advantages and diverse tenant mix, the sector is well-positioned for future growth. According to Florida Commerce, Orlando’s unemployment rate is 2.6 percent, well below the national rate of 3.6 percent. Labor shortages remain, as jobs increased by 5,300 in the industrial-using sector and 6,200 in trade, transportation, and utilities. At the same time, Central Florida’s population growth — along with the state’s business-friendly conditions, from no state income tax to relative affordability — consistently spurs demand for e-commerce logistics and warehousing throughout the region. Asking rates surge Year-to-date industrial leasing volume in Orlando has been 4.4 million square feet, 2.4 million square feet of which was in the second quarter. Total vacancy stood at 3.5 percent in the second quarter, significantly lower than the national vacancy rate of 5.4 percent. The average asking rate for industrial properties in Orlando was $10.77 triple-net per square foot, reflecting a 5.4 percent …