Industrial

RICHMOND, VA. — Matan Cos. has purchased two recently delivered, high-bay industrial facilities within Deepwater Industrial Park in Richmond. Located 2.2 miles from the Richmond Marine Terminal, the assets total 321,000 square feet and feature 36-foot clear heights, 52- by 52-foot bay spacing and visibility from I-95. Hourigan, in collaboration with DSC Partners, delivered the facilities earlier this year. The third building within Deepwater Industrial Park is fully leased to Lowe’s Home Improvement. Matan has tapped Charlie Polk, Gareth Jones and Chris Avellana of JLL to lease the newly acquired assets. Sue Caras, Drake Grier and Evan Parker of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Mesa West Capital. The sales price and loan amount were not disclosed.

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SAN ANTONIO — California-based brokerage firm Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a 211,000-square-foot warehouse in San Antonio. The building is located on the city’s west side and was originally constructed on 23 acres in 1969 and renovated in 2021. Jeff Miller and Michael Kelleher of Matthews represented the buyer, Evergen Equity, which plans to implement a value-add program. The seller was not disclosed. The building was leased to Flasher Equipment at the time of sale.

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DALLAS — California-based investment firm Provender Partners has acquired a 185,569-square-foot cold storage facility in southwest Dallas. According to commercialcafé.com, the property at 5225 Investment Drive was built on 12.3 acres in 1986. Provender Partners, which acquired the facility as part of a $50 million portfolio deal, has also entered into a sale-leaseback agreement with the undisclosed seller. Chris Robinson of Fischer Co. and Scott Delphey with Food Properties Group represented both parties in the portfolio sale.   

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LEBANON, IND. — NewCold has opened a $300 million cold storage facility in Lebanon, about 30 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The highly automated warehouse is one of the largest cold storage facilities nationwide, according to the firm. NewCold aims to make its warehouses increasingly grid-dependent, using their own power generated from a variety of sources, including renewable energy. NewCold says its properties are about 50 percent more energy efficient than traditional warehouses. The Lebanon facility serves global food producers.

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PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has acquired a single-tenant, Class A industrial property situated on 3.5 acres in central Phoenix. Buckeye RRV LLC sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 1450 E. Buckeye Road, the building features 39,360 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to Core & Main (formerly HD Supply), a specialized distributor of water, wastewater, storm drainage and fire protection products and related services. The property features cross-dock access, truck-well and grade-level loading, more than 4,600 square feet of office space, drive-around ingress and egress, outside storage yard and heavy power. Paul Boyle of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented the seller and buyer in the deal.

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— By Nellie Day — Jon Pharris, co-founder and president of Newport Beach, Calif.-based CapRock Partners, is in delivery mode. The firm recently debuted Palomino Ranch Business Park and Saddle Ranch South, two new LEED Silver-certified industrial building complexes in Norco, Calif. Palomino Ranch is a three-phased, 2-million-square-foot industrial development, while Saddle Ranch South is a 374,000-square-foot three-building industrial park. Next up is Central Point III, a component of CapRock’s 5-million-square-foot, master-planned Central Point industrial development in Visalia.  WREB recently sat down with Pharris to discuss these new projects, the types of tenants/users CapRock is now targeting and why location is more important than ever.  WREB: Why was Norco the right choice for both the Saddle Ranch South and Palomino Ranch developments? Pharris: Norco is an important location for logistics and distribution due to its position near the convergence of Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties, in addition to its seamless transportation connectivity, robust infrastructure, proximity to major ports and airports, favorable business environment and skilled workforce. These factors collectivelycontribute to the city’s efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and competitiveness for facility operations, attracting businesses seeking to optimize their supply chains and expand their market reach. Norco is highly desired by Orange County, …

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — Boise Cascade Co., a publicly traded producer of engineered wood products and plywood, has purchased a new 120,000-square-foot distribution facility in West Palm Beach. Locally based Brown Distributing Co. sold the property for $31 million. The buyer’s Building Materials Distribution division will occupy the property, which is situated on an infill site totaling 9.8 acres at 1300 Allendale Road. Robert Smith, Kirk Nelson and Jeff Kelly of CBRE’s Industrial & Logistics team represented the seller in the transaction. NAI Miami represented the buyer. Built in 1987 along I-95, the facility includes 91,120 square feet of climate-controlled warehouse space and 20,000 square feet of office space across two stories.

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox has arranged a $30.5 million construction loan for a 152,000-square-foot, speculative industrial project in Northern New Jersey. The exact location was not disclosed, but the site is situated in Middlesex County within 20 miles of the Port of Newark/Elizabeth. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 22 dock doors and excess car and trailer parking space. Bridget Wilcox and Albert Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the financing through an undisclosed, West Coast-based bank. The borrower also requested anonymity.

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FRIDLEY, EAGAN AND BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an eight-building industrial portfolio totaling 941,564 square feet in metro Minneapolis for $88.5 million. The buildings, which range in size from 72,268 to 207,558 square feet, are located in Fridley, Eagan and Brooklyn Center. Judd Welliver, Bentley Smith, Mike Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain and Joe Horrigan of CBRE represented the seller, PCCP. The portfolio, which was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, sold to a joint venture between Minnesota-based Capital Partners and Cincinnati-based Eagle Realty Group. Bill Mork led a JLL Capital Markets team that arranged $57.3 million in acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. A life insurance company provided the five-year, fixed-rate loan, which featured a loan to value ratio of 65 percent.

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SPANISH FORK, UTAH — Colmena Group has completed the sale of a distribution center, located at 3065 N. 200 E. in Spanish Fork, to Caspian Investments for an undisclosed price. Young Living Essential Oils fully occupies the 280,800-square-foot, Class A facility. The property features 56-foot column spacing, 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock loading, a high level of security, a fenced truck court, 35 dock-high doors, four corner storefronts and skylights. Bryce Blanchard of Newmark represented the seller, while Skyler Peterson of Newmark represented the buyer in the transaction.

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