LUMBERTON, N.C. — Northmarq has arranged the sale of a 387,303-square-foot distribution facility located at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 74 in Lumberton. Situated on 49.7 acres, the single-tenant facility was fully leased at the time of sale to Elkay Plumbing Products Co., an affiliate company of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions. The newly built property is a build-to-suit project for Elkay Plumbing, which has a long-term double-net lease at the facility. Brad Pepin and Jonathan Thompson of Northmarq’s Tulsa office represented the seller, an Atlanta-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer, an individual investor based in California, purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
Industrial
Birtcher Development Receives $75M Construction Financing for 492,631 SF Logistics Center in Rialto, California
by Amy Works
RIALTO, CALIF. — Birtcher Development LLC has received $75 million in construction financing for the development of Birtcher Logistics Center Rialto, a Class A logistics facility currently under construction in the Inland Empire city of Rialto. Situated on 21 acres, the 492,631-square-foot property will feature 40-foot clear heights, 62 dock-high doors, 5,642 square feet of ground-floor office space and 5,221 square feet of mezzanine space. Additionally, the site will offer 90 trailer parking spaces and 287 auto parking spaces. Greg Brown, Peter Thompson and Spencer Seibring of JLL Capital Markets’ debt advisory team secured the nonrecourse loan from the lender, Principal Global Investors.
ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — Malman Commercial Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of an 8,050-square-foot industrial building located at 2703 S. Shoshone St. in Englewood, just south of Denver. AMAC Holdings Ltd. purchased the asset from LTW Properties LLC for $1.6 million. Jake Malman of Malman Commercial represented the buyer, while Tim Shay and TJ Smith of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction.
BOSTON — Boston-based investment firm Taurus Investment Holdings has purchased six industrial buildings totaling 589,837 square feet that are located throughout the greater Dallas area. Taurus acquired the buildings, the specific addresses of which were not disclosed, as part of a portfolio sale that also includes six buildings in the Atlanta area totaling 334,863 square feet. The portfolio, which has an average building size of 77,000 square feet, was 99 percent leased to 32 tenants at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Liberty Litigation Support has signed a 4,207-square-foot office lease at 12777 Jones Road in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the four-story building was constructed in 1982, renovated in 2021 and totals 119,388 square feet. Chase Mcateer of Oxford Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Adam Strauss of Belvoir Real Estate Group represented the landlord on an internal basis.
YORK, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and MRP Industrial has broken ground on Expressway Commerce Center, a 674,000-square-foot speculative project that will be located west of Philadelphia in York. The development will consist of a 271,000 and 403,000-square-foot building, both of which will have rear-load configurations, 36-foot clear heights and combined parking for 563 cars and 175 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2024 completion.
Panattoni Begins Construction of 182,184 SF Simmons Airpark Industrial Building in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Panattoni Development has started construction on Simmons Airpark, a Class A industrial facility at 2880 Simmons St. in North Las Vegas. The asset is valued at $18 million. Completion is slated for April 2024. The 182,184-square-foot building will feature 36-foot clear heights, a full concrete truck court and drive aisles, potential for evaporative cooling or full HVAC and the potential for a fully secured truck court. Panattoni Development will own the property.
— By Christopher J. Destino, Principal, Lee & Associates — The geographic area along the border of Los Angeles and Orange County is locally known as the Mid Counties market. This region currently boasts about 130 million square feet of industrial real estate, thanks to its prime location. This is a location that’s only 25 miles from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, and 20 miles from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Like many other parts of the U.S., Mid Counties has begun to see the effects of continued economic uncertainty and a rising interest rate environment. It faces challenges like land scarcity and limited newly constructed buildings to accommodate the growing demand. Thankfully, this area still typically delivers 200,000 to 500,000 square feet of new construction annually (2018 was abnormally high with about 2 million square feet added). One recent deal worth noting is the 94,000-square-foot, Class A industrial distribution building in Santa Fe Springs from Panattoni that leased to BeBella Cosmetics for $2.05 per square foot net per month with an option to purchase at $577 per square foot. Another new development example is the 146,617-square-foot building that Duke Realty developed and leased to Weee!, a …
MIDLAND AND ODESSA, TEXAS — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the sale of a portfolio of seven industrial buildings totaling 93,000 square feet in the West Texas cities of Midland and Odessa. The portfolio was fully leased to seven tenants, including Rexel, Interstate Batteries and North Basin Coating, at the time of sale. Michael Kelleher and Jeff Miller of Matthews brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
Staley Point Capital, Bain Capital Sell Two Southern California Industrial Assets for $54M
by Amy Works
SANTA FE SPRINGS AND BREA, CALIF. — Staley Point Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate have completed the sale of two industrial properties in Southern California for $54 million, or $339 per square foot. The properties are a 58,000-square-foot industrial facility at 10907 Painter Ave. in Santa Fe Springs and a 100,000-square-foot building with 22-foot clear heights and four dock-high positions at 331 Cliffwood in Brea. Both are in suburbs to the southeast of Los Angeles. The joint venture originally acquired the assets in separate transactions in 2021. Latham & Watkins LLP served as legal counsel to Staley Point Capital for the transaction. Eastdil Secured served as the financial advisor, and The Klabin Co. provided local market advisory services.