DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated the sale of a 25,608-square-foot industrial building within the 134,542-square-foot Forest Green Business Park in northeast Dallas. An undisclosed HVAC company was in the process of vacating the single-story building, which was built in 1976, at the time of sale. Brian Pafford and Kyle Espie of Bradford Commercial represented the California-based seller in the transaction.
Industrial
Martens Development Buys 44 Acres in Mesa, Arizona for 603,000 SF Industrial Development
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ. — Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Martens Development Co. has acquired a fully entitled, 44-acre industrial development site at the corner of Ellsworth and Willis roads in Mesa. Silver Creek Development sold the land for $19.1 million. The sale accounts for the first phase of the project and the second phase accounts for an additional 17 acres. In the first phase, Martens plans to build a seven-building 603,000-square-foot Class A industrial project known as The Brickyards. The buildings will range from 35,938 square feet to 259,554 square feet. The facilities will include heavy power, dock-high and grade-level loading, electric vehicle charging stations, innovative building designs, ESFR K-25 fire sprinklers and ample parking. Kirk Kuller, Phil Haenel and Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield, in conjunction with CBRE’s Mark Krison and Luke Krison, represented the seller, while Pete Wentis and Kevin Cosca of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has acquired a single-tenant industrial building, located at 2727 W. Grovers Ave. in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket, for an undisclosed price. Gary Cornish and Geoffrey Turbow of CBRE handled the off-market transaction with the undisclosed seller. The 23,000-square-foot property features six dock-high trailer positions, four grade-level doors and 1.4 acres of gated outdoor yard space. A wholesale distributor of specialty building products currently occupies the building.
MEDFORD, N.Y. — iBorrow, a Los Angeles-based commercial bridge and direct lender, has provided a $5.1 million acquisition loan for a 41,000-square-foot industrial property located in the Long Island community of Medford. The facility sits on 3.1 acres and features a clear height of 22 feet, five drive-in doors and one loading dock, as well as proximity to Montauk Highway and the Long Island Expressway. The borrower was not disclosed.
PARK HILLS, MO. — Hilliker Corp. has brokered the sale of a 515,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Park Hills, about 65 miles south of St. Louis. The sales price was undisclosed, but the list price was $10 million. The 42-acre development, one of the largest manufacturing plants in the state, features 18 dock doors and six drive-in doors. H. Meade Summers, Scott Martin and Jeff Price of Hilliker represented the seller, Piramal Glass Flat River LLC USA, which is part of an international corporation based in India. The plant formerly manufactured glass bottles. Phoenix Investors LLC was the buyer.
DETROIT — Basis Industrial has received an $8.3 million construction loan for a self-storage facility in Detroit. Basis acquired the land at 1610 Algonquin St. in October 2021. Berkadia arranged the construction loan through Old National Bank. Basis plans to break ground on the 78,187-square-foot project in October. The facility will feature 645 climate-controlled units, advanced security systems and other amenities. Completion is slated for fall 2024. Basis plans to have a third party, Public Storage, manage the facility upon completion.
DES PLAINES, ILL. — Advanced Plastic Corp. has signed an 87,703-square-foot industrial lease in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines. The custom plastic extrusion company will occupy the entire building, which is located on Marshall Drive. Rick Anesi of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the tenant. Jeff Janda, John Cassidy and Brad Simousek of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the owner, DRA Advisors.
HOUSTON — Power Electronics USA, a provider of renewable energy solutions, has signed a 166,250-square-foot industrial lease at Airtex Commerce Center in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the rear-load building at 431 E. Airtex Drive was built in 2015 and features 32-foot clear heights. Ben Condara, John Nicholson and Robyn Hurrell of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Gammill, Darryl Noon and Craig Bean of Transwestern represented the landlord.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Extract Production, an equipment manufacturer for the oil and gas industry, has sold a 50,000-square-foot industrial flex property in the West Texas city of Midland for $10 million. The property was built in phases on 14 acres between 2018 and 2022. Kyle Fant, Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Extract Production, which also occupies the building and will lease the space back for the next 15 years, in the all-cash transaction. The team also procured the buyer, an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners has arranged the sale of a 68,000-square-foot industrial park in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. The property comprises five buildings on a 7.6-acre site. Brandon Wuntch and Drew Altmann of Fritsche Anderson represented the seller, an entity doing business as Halik 35 LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Houston-based Baywater Capital.