GALVESTON AND BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two self-storage facilities totaling 790 units in Galveston and Baytown. The facilities, which are together known as the Watson & Taylor Portfolio, total 104,830 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the Texas-based seller in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, New York-based owner-operator Andover Properties, which is perhaps best known for its Storage King USA brand.
HOUSTON — New York-based global investment firm GTIS Partners will develop an approximately 484,000-square-foot industrial project in southeast Houston. The development will consist of a 355,071-square-foot, cross-dock building and a 128,999-square-foot, rear-load building on a 26-acre site. Building features will include 36- and 32-foot clear heights, respectively, and combined parking for 382 cars and 93 trailers. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and to be complete in summer 2024. Other project partners include Powers Brown Architecture and Langan Engineering.
PLANO, TEXAS — Adolfson & Peterson (AP) Construction has been awarded the contract to renovate a 236,000-square-foot industrial building in Plano that is leased to defense and aerospace contractor Raytheon. The project will feature a complete finish-out of the existing four-story building, which includes office space and labs. Additionally, the Plano campus project will include site improvements, security fencing, additional guard shacks and paving modifications. Completion is scheduled for the end of the year. The name of the building owner was not disclosed.
NATALIA, TEXAS — Love’s Truck Solutions, which operates truck stops across the country, will open a 252,500-square-foot distribution center in Natalia, about 30 miles southwest of San Antonio. HDA Architects designed the $23 million facility, the site of which is situated adjacent to an existing Love’s Travel Stop. The facility will house a tire warehouse, temperature-controlled storage space and 5,500 square feet of office space. Building features will include two drive-up doors, 24 full docks and four overhead doors. Construction is underway and expected to be complete this fall.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 14-acre industrial development site located at 19205 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Alex Wilson, Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, Houston-based developer Lovett Industrial, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Specific plans for the site were also not disclosed.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $11.1 million sale of a 38,310-square-foot industrial property in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Built on 2.8 acres in 2004, the property features a clear height of 26 feet, 21 drive-in doors and 50 parking spaces. Mark Gjonbalaj, Alan Cafiero and Giacomo Fiorenza represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
NEWARK, N.J. — Locally based investment firm The STRO Cos. has acquired a two-building, 45,500-square-foot industrial property located at 202-231 Vanderpool St. in Newark. The site spans 1.6 acres, and the buildings feature clear heights of 14 and 18 feet, as well as a combined 12 drive-in doors and seven loading docks. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program.
LAS VEGAS — The Rockefeller Group has acquired seven acres of land in Las Vegas to develop two speculative industrial buildings totaling 145,630 square feet. R A Plaza LLC sold the land for $8.5 million. The project, Cheyenne Industrial Park, will be located at 3102 N. Lamb Blvd. and is fully entitled. Rockefeller plans to begin construction by the end of year. Rockefeller recently started construction on its first development in the region, Nellis Logistics Center, a 134,100-square-foot speculative distribution facility, at the southwest corner of North Nellis Boulevard and East Carey Avenue in Clark County.
BARTLETT, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 3.7-acre industrial site for a build-to-suit project in Brewster Creek Business Park in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett. The corporate headquarters facility will be home to a printing and packaging company relocating from Kane County. Mike DeSerto, Cory Kay and Mike Berkowitz of Entre represented the developer, Triumph Construction. JLL represented the buyer. The deal marks the fourth build-to-suit transaction that Entre has completed in Brewster Creek Business Park on behalf of Triumph.
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — CBRE has arranged a 110,441-square-foot industrial lease within Busch Logistics Park at 1187 Cassville White Road NE in Cartersville. The tenant is Ernesta, a New York City-based direct-to-consumer, custom-fit rug company. The company expects to hire up to 50 people at the location. Matt Von der Ahe and Scott Slappey of CBRE represented the tenant in the leasing negotiations. JLL represented the landlord, Houston-based Hines.