Industrial

Farpoint Signs Trendco USA to 168,000 SF Industrial Lease at REAL Park in Tuskegee, Alabama

by John Nelson August 18, 2023

TUSKEGEE, ALA. — Farpoint Development has signed Trendco USA to a full-building lease at Building 100, a 168,000-square-foot industrial facility located within the Regional East Alabama Logistics (REAL) Park in Tuskegee. The Columbia, S.C.-based tenant plans to invest $43 million to launch its manufacturing operation at the site, where it will initially produce nitrile medical gloves before expanding production into other personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gowns. Situated off exit 42 on I-85 in Macon County, Building 100 is the first facility within Farpoint’s 638-acre logistics park, which will span 6.2 million square feet upon completion. The Chicago-based developer delivered the facility in May.

August 18, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 10,825 SF Industrial Building in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams August 18, 2023

SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 10,825-square-foot industrial building located at 12296 U.S. Highway 181 in San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant building was constructed on 2.8 acres in 1965. Adam Abushagur, Tyler Ranft and Ernesto Melgar Campos of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

August 18, 2023

Development Industrial Midwest Missouri

McCarthy to Build $400M Battery Materials Manufacturing Plant for ICL in St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow August 18, 2023

ST. LOUIS — McCarthy Building Cos. will construct a $400 million lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery materials manufacturing plant for ICL (NYSE: ICL) in St. Louis. The facility is expected to be the first commercial-scale LFP battery materials manufacturing plant in the U.S., according to McCarthy. The 140,000-square-foot plant is expected to produce 30,000 metric tons for use in batteries that can store energy needed to run electric vehicles, charging stations or on the electric grid. ICL’s investment in the plant was augmented by a $197 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The new plant will be located on ICL’s existing Carondelet campus in St. Louis. In addition to creating 800 to 900 union construction jobs, the new facility is estimated to create 150 high-paying union and professional jobs for ICL. The plant is expected to be operational by 2025 and will help meet growing demand from the energy storage, electric vehicle and clean-energy industries for U.S.-produced-and-sourced essential battery materials. ICL is a global specialty minerals company, creating solutions for sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture and industrial markets. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The company …

August 18, 2023

California Industrial Leasing Activity Western

BDK Logistics Intelligence Leases 114,190 SF Industrial Facility in Corona, California

by Amy Works August 18, 2023

CORONA, CALIF. — BDK Logistics Intelligence has signed a deal to lease an entire industrial facility located at 1161 Olympic Drive in Corona. Monterey Rancho Mirage LLC owns the property. Terms of the lease were not released. Situated on 4.8 acres, the 114,190-square-foot building features 20 dock-high loading doors. Brett Lockwood and Rick Ellison of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the lease.

August 18, 2023

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Holt Lunsford Negotiates 54,552 SF Industrial Lease in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams August 17, 2023

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 54,552-square-foot industrial lease in the Blue Mound/Saginaw area of Fort Worth. Blake Rogers of JLL represented the tenant, Strato Inc., a manufacturer of various industrial parts, in the lease negotiations. George Jennings, Trey Goodspeed and William Wilson of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Blue Ridge Industrial.

August 17, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

LanCarte Commercial Arranges Sale of 50,138 SF Industrial Property in Northwest Dallas

by Taylor Williams August 17, 2023

DALLAS — Fort Worth-based brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial has arranged the sale of a 50,138-square-foot industrial property located at 11126 Shady Trail Parkway in northwest Dallas. The property consists of three buildings that house 18 units on a 2.9-acre site. Sarah LanCarte of LanCarte Commercial represented the undisclosed seller, which acquired the property in 2020 and implemented a value-add program, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.

August 17, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

CBRE Brokers Sale of 1.4 MSF Industrial Portfolio in Jacksonville

by John Nelson August 17, 2023

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the portfolio sale of two industrial properties in Jacksonville totaling nearly 1.4 million square feet. Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Properties purchased the portfolio from Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Jose Lobon, Trey Barry, Frank Fallon, Royce Rose, Alain Bonvecchio and Ben Stewart of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. The properties include a 772,210-square-foot facility at 1200 Presidents Court that is leased to Unilever. Built in 2008, the property features 32-foot clear heights, 90 dock doors, ESFR sprinklers, 186 car parking spaces and 255 trailer parking spaces. The other asset is a 601,500-square-foot facility located at 2300 Pickettville Road that is leased to Keurig Dr. Pepper. Built in 2009, the building features 32-foot clear heights, 128 dock doors, ESFR sprinklers, 326 car parking spaces and 118 trailer parking spaces. Both facilities feature cross-dock loading and are situated in Jacksonville’s Westside industrial submarket.

August 17, 2023

Development Industrial Midwest Ohio

DHL Breaks Ground on 755,000 SF Distribution Center Near Columbus, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow August 17, 2023

VIOLET TOWNSHIP, OHIO — DHL Supply Chain has broken ground on a new 755,000-square-foot distribution center in Violet Township, an eastern suburb of Columbus. The facility, which will be located near DHL Supply Chain’s U.S. headquarters in Westerville, is slated to open in the second quarter of 2024 and create approximately 200 jobs in the region. The project brings DHL’s total footprint to more than 15 million square feet in its home state and 161 million square feet in North America. The Violet Township facility will leverage the latest robotics technology and automation processes as well as sustainable building planning and construction. DHL Supply Chain’s expansion of its warehousing footprint is led by DHL Real Estate Solutions.

August 17, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial Midwest Ohio

I-70 Logistics Center Trades Hands in Suburban Columbus

by Kristin Harlow August 17, 2023

ETNA, OHIO — The I-70 Logistics Center, located at 9157 Mink St. SW in the Columbus suburb of Etna, has traded hands for an undisclosed price. Hines Global Income Trust Inc. was the buyer. The 700,000-square-foot property is fully leased to a third-party logistics provider and features a clear height of 40 feet. The facility offers convenient access to two rail providers, reaching roughly 60 percent of the North American population within a one-day drive. Ed Halaburt and Ross Bratcher of JLL represented the seller, Core5 Industrial Partners.

August 17, 2023

Illinois Industrial Lee & Associates Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports

New Construction Deliveries Bring Chicago’s Industrial Market Down from the Clouds

by Kristin Harlow August 17, 2023

By John Cassidy and Calvin Gunn, Lee & Associates If you love a good groundbreaking photo — full of shiny shovels, hard hats and smiling development teams — you may be disappointed this year, for all the best reasons. With Chicago’s most recent wave of speculative industrial projects currently being delivered, the market now actually has space to offer industrial tenants — a refreshing change from the past few years. With construction costs and interest rates continuing to rise and credit availability shrinking, many developers with ties to Chicago are pausing new projects as exit cap rates are becoming more difficult to predict. At the same time, market fundamentals are starting to cool from the pandemic-era eruption of demand. The good news: Chicago’s industrial market may be down from the clouds, but it’s still historically quite healthy. Vacancy rate in perspective According to Lee & Associates of Illinois’ second-quarter industrial snapshot, construction deliveries caused the Chicago industrial vacancy rate to tick upward for the second consecutive quarter. However, a 3.68 percent vacant market is still considered a historically low vacancy environment. As a comparison, that vacancy rate measured about 12 percent at the end of 2009 and 6.6 percent in …

August 17, 2023

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