HOUSTON — Clay Development is nearing completion of High Life Distribution Center, a 103,100-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. The facility sits on an 8.1-acre site at 15930 Tomball Parkway and is part of the 21-acre High Life Business Park, which Clay Development originally began working on in 2010. Building features include 32-foot clear heights, 27 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 2,600 square feet of office space and 61 car parking spots. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.
LINDEN, N.J. — NAI DiLeo-Bram has arranged the $21 million sale of a 67,355-square-foot warehouse in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. The facility at 1900 Lower Road is located adjacent to an Amazon fulfillment center and has housed the operations of electrical and industrial distribution company Turtle & Hughes since its original construction in 1960. Christopher Galiano of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the buyer, Service Truck Tire Center, which plans to occupy the property and implement a value-add program, in the deal.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — A joint venture between Harbor Associates and F&F Capital Group has acquired two industrial buildings at 5801 and 5807 Van Allen Way in Carlsbad, approximately 30 miles north of San Diego. An undisclosed seller sold the portfolio for $21.2 million, or $208 per square foot. Situated within Carlsbad Research Center, the 102,360-square-foot portfolio features passive solar cooling with operable windows, two dock-high doors, three grade-level doors and street frontage along Faraday Avenue. The sale included a leaseback with the seller at 5807 Van Allen Way. The buyers will market 5801 Van Allen Way to traditional industrial and life science users. Dennis Visser and Matt Pourcho of CBRE advised the seller in the deal.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Fleet Pump & Service Group has signed a full-building, 31,255-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 455 Knollwood Road in White Plains, a northern suburb of Manhattan. Rick Rakow of Rakow Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Josh Gopan and Sean Heneghan represented the landlord, Simone Development, on an internal basis.
LANCASTER, PA. — Locally based brokerage firm TRUE Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 15,100-square-foot lease at BURLE Corporate Park, a commercial facility located about 80 miles west of Philadelphia in Lancaster. Althea Ramsay Carrigan of TRUE Commercial represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was HealthDirect Pharmacy Services.
NEW YORK CITY AND MIAMI — Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (NYSE: BIP) and its institutional partners have entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) with Miami-based data center owner-operator Cyxtera. Brookfield will acquire “substantially all” of Cyxtera’s assets for $775 million. As part of the agreement, the New York City-based investment firm will purchase the real estate supporting seven Cyxtera data centers in the United States. The locations of the affected properties were not disclosed. According to the company’s website, Cyxtera operates facilities in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York/New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Phoenix, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Tampa and Canada. Brookfield will purchase the real estate that supports the data centers from several landlords, including Digital Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: DLR) and Digital Core REIT. The court-supervised process stems from Cyxtera’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The company cited financial challenges and lack of funding when it filed for bankruptcy this past summer, about two years after it went public. Cyxtera’s stock price peaked at $14.60 per share in May 2022 before dipping below $1.80 by December 2022. “We are pleased to reach this agreement with Brookfield, which represents a favorable path forward for our …
DOUGLASVILLE, GA. — Data center developer and operator DC Blox has broken ground on a $1.2 billion data center campus in Douglasville, about 22 miles west of Atlanta. Situated on a 55-acre site, the two-story data center campus will feature 12 data halls totaling 750,000 square feet. Tenants will have access to 180 megawatts of power and will be connected to DC Blox’s nearly 500-mile dark fiber route, which is slated for completion before the end of the year. The east-west fiber path will connect the company’s major hubs in Atlanta to its holdings in Augusta and on to its newly opened DC Blox Cable Landing Station in Myrtle Beach. Initial customer move-ins at the Douglasville campus is expected for third-quarter 2025. DC Blox is using tax incentives coordinated by Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership to help fund the development. The design-build team includes Evans General Contractors, DLB Associates, Bennett & Pless and Corgan, Thomas & Hutton.
PEORIA, ARIZ. — CBRE has arranged the $12.7 million sale of Arrowhead Ranch Business Park, located at 21461-21509 N. 78th Ave in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. Pacifica Real Estate Group sold the asset to a California-based private buyer in a 1031 exchange. Situated on 9.5 acres, the six-building business park features 18 suites, each with its own private secured yard. The transaction included 11 of the 18 units within the park, totaling nearly 50,000 square feet. Geoffrey Turbow, Gary Cornish, Anthony DeLorenzo and Nick Williams of CBRE Investment Properties, alongside CBRE’s Evan Koplan and Serena Wedlich, represented the seller in the transaction.
ABERDEEN, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of ABC Mini Storage, a self-storage facility at 6221 Olympic Highway in Aberdeen, a coastal city approximately 100 miles southwest of Seattle. Two limited liability companies traded the asset for $2.2 million. Built in 1997, the 20,714-square-foot property features 172 units. Christopher Secreto of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Circle Clothing has signed a 37,000-square-foot industrial lease in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The textile manufacturer is taking space at Sugar Land Corporate Center, an 88,200-square-foot building that is situated within a larger master-planned development. Jim Pratt of Colliers represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jarret Venghaus and Jordan Raney of JLL represented the landlord, Prologis.