Industrial

Koontz Corp. to Develop 188-Acre Industrial Project in San Antonio

by Taylor Williams May 2, 2023

SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. will build Frontera Logistics Supersite, a 188-acre industrial project that will be located on the south side of San Antonio. Plans currently call for up to 2.8 million square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space across eight buildings with parking for 3,350 cars and 812 trailers. Carl Olson of Olson Properties represented the undisclosed sellers in the disposition of the land, which is an assemblage of 11 parcels. Koontz Corp. was self-represented in that transaction. Beaty Palmer Architects is designing the project, and Partners Real Estate has been appointed as the marketing and leasing agent. A construction timeline has not yet been finalized.

May 2, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

Partners Real Estate Arranges Sale of 60,680 SF Industrial Property in Pasadena, Texas

by Taylor Williams May 2, 2023

PASADENA, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 60,680-square-foot industrial property in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The multi-tenant facility sits on a 10.6-acre site at 3321-3411 Westside Drive. According to LoopNet Inc., the building rises two stories, was constructed in 1973 and has four drive-in doors. Clay Pritchett and Zane Carman of Partners represented the buyer, Grace Heritage Properties, in the transaction. The seller was also not disclosed.

May 2, 2023

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Finial Group Negotiates 29,105 SF Industrial Lease Renewal Near San Antonio

by Taylor Williams May 2, 2023

ELMENDORF, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 29,105-square-foot industrial lease renewal in Elmendorf, a southeastern suburb of San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 19940 I-27 S was built on 2.2 acres in 2013 and features 16- to 20-foot clear heights. Finial Group owns the building, and internal agents David Durham and Patrick Rubsamen negotiated the deal. Brian Schaffer of Realty Austin represented the tenant, Midwest Hose & Specialty, which serves the energy sector.

May 2, 2023

Development Industrial North Carolina Southeast

Beacon Partners Breaks Ground on 115,831 SF Industrial Building in Metro Raleigh

by John Nelson May 2, 2023

GARNER, N.C. — Beacon Partners has broken ground on 2000 Citation Drive, a 115,831-square-foot, Class A industrial building in the Raleigh suburb of Garner. Ann-Stewart Patterson and Austin Nagy of CBRE | Raleigh are handling leasing for Beacon. The project team also includes general contractor Choate Construction, Merriman Schmitt Architects and Advanced Civil Design. Atlantic Union Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing. Situated near the intersection of I-40 and Jones Sausage Road and two miles south of I-440, 2000 Citation Drive will feature 30-foot clear heights, full concrete truck courts and 180-foot building depths. The site is directly across I-40 from Beacon Commerce Park, a 48-acre, master-planned industrial park under development by Beacon Partners and HM Partners that features 631,000 square feet of distribution space.

May 2, 2023

Industrial Loans North Carolina Southeast

JLL Arranges $29.5M Loan for Industrial Park in Southwest Charlotte

by John Nelson May 2, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has arranged $29.5 million in financing for Whitehall Tech Center, a three-building industrial park totaling 279,150 square feet in Charlotte’s Southwest submarket. The third building in the development, Whitehall III, will break ground this quarter. Kevin MacKenzie, Peter Thompson and Taylor Alison of JLL arranged the three-year, floating-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, CIP Real Estate. Whitehall Tech Center is situated on nearly 27 acres close to I-77 and I-485. At full completion, the park will feature a combined 493 parking stalls, clear heights ranging from 20 to 28 feet and 57 dock-high doors.

May 2, 2023

Acquisitions Industrial Nevada Western

BKM, TerraCore Capital Buy Decatur Business Center in Las Vegas for $25.9M

by Jeff Shaw May 2, 2023

LAS VEGAS — A joint venture between BKM and TerraCore Capital has acquired Decatur Business Center, an 88,205-square-foot light industrial building in Las Vegas, for $25.9 million. The building is located at 5475 S. Decatur Blvd. It features warehouse, office and showroom space in a two-story, concrete tilt-up facility. Decatur Business Center is fully leased to five high-credit tenants across a range of industries. The sellers were Terry York Properties and Heller Cos. BKM represented itself in the off-market transaction.

May 2, 2023

California Industrial Leasing Activity Western

DrinkPAK Leases Two Buildings of Center at Needham Ranch Industrial Park in Santa Clarita, California

by Jeff Shaw May 2, 2023

SANTA CLARITA, CALIF. — The Center at Needham Ranch, a 1.7 million-square-foot industrial park in Santa Clarita, has reached full occupancy. Beverage manufacturer DrinkPAK has leased the last two buildings in the final phase of the development. This will expand the company’s footprint at the center to 965,000 square feet. Construction on the final phase will be completed by year-end 2023. DrinkPAK will occupy the 107,522-square-foot Building 17 and the 85,802-square-foot Building 18 at the center. The company had previously pre-leased the entire 198,451-square-foot Building 14, following its leasing of 172,324 square feet of space in Building 2 in October 2020 and 400,095 square feet in Buildings 3 and 4 in April 2021. The Center at Needham Ranch is a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners. Patrick DuRoss, John DeGrinis and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented DrinkPAK in the most recent lease. CBRE’s Craig Peters, Cameron Merrill and Doug Sonderegger are the center’s leasing agents.

May 2, 2023

Acquisitions California Industrial Top Stories Western

Kearny Real Estate Sells Corona Lakeside Logistics Center in Inland Empire for $325M

by John Nelson May 2, 2023

CORONA, CALIF. — Kearny Real Estate Co., a Los Angeles-based developer and investor, has sold Corona Lakeside Logistics Center, a five-building industrial park located in the Riverside County submarket of Inland Empire. The buyer, GLP Capital Partners, acquired the 730,000-square-foot development for $325 million. Michael Kendall, Richard Schwartz, Gian Bruno, Joey Reaume and Kenny Patricia of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction. The sales price represents the largest ground-lease ownership transfer in the history of the Inland Empire and one of the largest ever for Southern California, according to Colliers. “The buyer recognized the intrinsic value of this development and is thrilled to be adding it to its growing portfolio of Class A properties,” says Kendall. “Kearny built a best-in-class industrial development at the Inland Empire bullseye that is the I-15/CA-91 interchange.” “This is a culmination of seven years in the making,” adds Schwartz. “It was an honor to work with the Kearny team through the development phase and witness its project come to fruition.” Kearny recently delivered the park nearly two years after breaking ground. The developer signed a 99-year ground lease at the 37-acre site in 2019 with a private family owner, a deal that was …

May 2, 2023

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Lee & Associates’ First-Quarter 2023 Sector-by-Sector Analysis Indicates Market-Wide Cooling

by Sarah Daniels May 2, 2023

High interest rates and economic uncertainty in the first quarter of this year contributed to lower absorption and declining rent growth in industrial, retail and multifamily sectors across the country, with some regional exceptions, according to Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q1 North America Market Report. Meanwhile office continues to struggle. The sector experienced its third-largest quarterly contraction since the beginning of the pandemic, as work-from-home preferences decoupled office occupancy from job growth numbers. The full Lee & Associates report is available (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city) here. The analysis below provides an overview of four major commercial real estate sectors alongside trends, economic background and exceptions within each sector. Industrial Overview: Sharp Decline Hits First-Quarter U.S. Demand There was a sharp first-quarter decline in U.S. tenant demand for industrial space as wholesalers and retailers reconsider their inventory levels out of caution over the economic outlook. Net absorption in the first quarter totaled 39.4 million square feet, a 57 percent drop from the record set a year ago. The overall U.S. vacancy rate settled at 4.4 percent, an increase of 40 basis points from the close of 2022, comfortably …

May 2, 2023

Acquisitions Florida Industrial Southeast

Basis Industrial Acquires Three-Property Tampa Portfolio for $35M

by John Nelson May 1, 2023

TAMPA, FLA. — Boca Raton-based Basis Industrial has purchased portfolio of industrial properties located in Tampa for $33 million. The portfolio includes Brandywine Business Center at 3801 Corporex Park Drive; Corporex Plaza at 3902 Corporex Park Drive and Presidents Plaza Business Center at 4801 George Road. Together the properties total 224,108 square feet. Tenants at the properties, which were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Joffrey’s Coffee, Global Alliance Distributors, Ademco Inc., E-Med Source and Tri-Ed Distribution. Anthony Scavo represented Basis Industrial on an internal basis. Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division represented the undisclosed sellers.

May 1, 2023

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