THORNTON, COLO. — Rockefeller Group has purchased a 35.6-acre parcel in the Denver suburb of Thornton from Confluent Development for an undisclosed price. Confluent originally acquired the site in 2022 and obtained all entitlements and approvals for an industrial development. Rockefeller Group plans to utilize the site to build 25 Commerce Park, a three-building, 453,550-square-foot industrial park located at E. 152nd Avenue and Washington Street. The developer broke ground this week and completion is slated for first-quarter 2025. 25 Commerce Park will feature a 131,250-square-foot distribution center with 28-foot clear heights, 220 parking spaces, 31 dock-high doors and four drive-in doors; a 146,300-square-foot distribution facility with 28-foot clear heights, 224 parking spaces, 33 dock-high doors and four drive-in doors; and a 176,000-square-foot property with 32-foot clear heights, 231 parking spaces, 41 dock-high doors and four drive-in doors. Additionally, there are 39 trailer parking stalls available to tenants at each of the three buildings. The project team includes Grey Wolf as designer, Golden Triangle Construction as general contractor and Kimley Horn & Associates as civil engineer. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE represented the buyer in the land acquisition and will market the project upon completion.
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RIO RIO, ARIZ. — Omega Produce Co. has completed the sale of an industrial space at 891 E. Frontage Road in Rio Rio. Grower Alliance Properties acquired the asset for $3.6 million. Jose Dabdoub of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the seller in the deal.
LEBANON, TENN. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $40 million loan for the acquisition of Alligood Industrial Park, a two-building industrial development located in Lebanon, roughly 30 miles east of Nashville. Totaling 410,370 square feet, the development features 32-foot clear heights, 135-foot truck courts, 76 dock doors and ESFR sprinklers. Aldon Cole, Brian Carlton and Brad Vansant of JLL secured the five-year, fixed-rate financing on behalf of the buyer, Pearlmark Real Estate.
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Focus, together with development partner Fort Union, is scheduled to break ground on a new electric vehicle sales, service and distribution center for Tesla in Northbrook, a northern suburb of Chicago. Focus is hosting a groundbreaking event for the 50,000-square-foot project on Wednesday, Oct. 4. According to a press release, the project will assist the city in achieving the goals set in its 2021 Climate Action Plan.
MENASHA, WIS. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has unveiled plans to convert its industrial property at 2225 American Drive in Menasha into a self-storage facility. Comprising 65,000 net rentable square feet, the property will feature up to 600 self-storage units. There will also be more than 100,000 square feet of RV and boat storage parking and several executive office suites. Formerly operated as a call center, the property is situated near I-41. The single-story building was constructed in 1981 and underwent significant renovations in 1999 and 2020. The self-storage units are slated to be available by early 2024. Store Here Self Storage will operate the facility, marking its third in Wisconsin.
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Go Store It has opened an 86,680-square-foot self-storage facility at 1683 O’Neal Lane in Baton Rouge. Comprising 550 units, the property features 24-hour video surveillance, electronic gate access, climate control and access to Interstate 12.
LANGHORNE, PA. — A partnership between regional developer Greek Real Estate Partners and Principal Asset Management has delivered Langhorne Logistics Center, a 210,564-square-foot industrial project located about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia. The partnership acquired the 19-acre site, which at the time housed two buildings that were constructed in 1980, in 2006. The partnership expanded the first of the two buildings by 60,000 square feet in 2008 and recently demolished the second building to make way for Langhorne Logistics Center. The new facility features a clear height of 40 feet, two drive-in doors, 80 trailer parking stalls and 209 car parking spaces.
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.
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.