HOPKINSVILLE, KY. — Toyota Boshoku America, a Toyota supplier based in Erlanger, Ky., will invest $225 million in the development of a new automotive parts manufacturing facility in Hopkinsville, a city in southwest Kentucky. Upon completion, the 327,000-square-foot property will be situated on 48 acres within the South Park Development. Construction began in June, and operations are scheduled to begin at the facility in 2025. The project is expected to create 157 jobs. Additionally, Toyota Motor North America announced last week that it has entered into a $3 billion partnership agreement with LG Energy Solution for lithium-ion battery modules to be used in Toyota battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Under terms of the arrangement, the modules will be produced by LG at its Michigan facility and will support Toyota’s expanding line of BEVs, including a new model that will be assembled at the Toyota Manufacturing Kentucky plant in Georgetown, Ky., in 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Connection Park Logistics Center, a 490,083-square-foot distribution center in San Antonio. Completed earlier this year, Connection Park Logistics Center sits on 42.2 acres and features 36-foot clear heights, six ramped doors and 348 trailer and car parking spaces. Trent Agnew and Josh Villarreal of JLL represented the seller, Houston-based Triten Real Estate Partners, in the transaction and procured the buyer, CAPSTAR Real Estate. Jarrod McCabe and Blake Jones, also with JLL, arranged an equity partnership between CAPSTAR Real Estate and an undisclosed investor and secured a floating-rate, interest-only acquisition loan from Prime Finance for the buyer.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 21,000-square-fooot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1515 Monetary Lane was built in 1980 and totals 116,579 square feet. Adam Graham and Nathan Denton Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GID Industrial, in the lease negotiations. Rich Young Jr. of Rich Young Co. represented the tenant, Binford Supply Co.
MESA, ARIZ. — DWG Capital Partners has acquired a manufacturing and distribution facility, located at 260 S. Hibbert St. in Mesa, for $10 million in a sale-leaseback transaction. AirBagIt fully occupies the 72,780-square-foot property, which is a former concrete tilt-up cold storage facility situated on 1.9 acres. The building features 17-foot clear heights, three docks, one drive-in dock and three external dock levelers. The custom engineering company will continue to occupy the property under an 18-year, triple-net lease. The company specializes in manufacturing innovative motor vehicle parts and accessories. Glen Miles of Calgary, Canada-based Miles Capital Partners represented the seller in the off-market transaction.
ELKHART, IND. — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired Concord Mall in Elkhart, about 15 miles east of South Bend. ICP plans to redevelop the 600,000-square-foot shopping mall and adjacent outparcels into a mixed-use business park. Concord Mall was originally built in 1972 and has been suffering vacancies in recent years. Early this year, JC Penney unveiled plans to close its store at the mall, leaving Hobby Lobby as the sole anchor tenant. Hobby Lobby will continue to operate at the location. A timeline for construction was not provided.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Dallas-based Rosewood Property Co. has acquired Four Oaks Distribution Center, a 170,000-square-foot industrial facility located northeast of San Antonio in Schertz. Rosewood co-developed the 6.5-acre property on a speculative basis with Phelan Bennett Development and is now purchasing the California-based investment firm’s interest. Four Oaks Distribution Center, which features 30-foot clear heights, 32 dock doors and 147-foot truck court depths, was fully leased at the time of sale to building materials provider MSI (65,000 square feet) and shipping company OnTrac (104,000 square feet). John Brownlee and John Bauman of JLL arranged acquisition financing through Lincoln Financial Group for the deal.
INDIANA, ARIZONA, PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS AND UTAH — Newmark has brokered the sale-leaseback of a nine-building industrial portfolio totaling 754,795 square feet across five states. The tenant, Novae Corp., sold the portfolio for an eight-figure price. Four of the properties are in Indiana, while two are in Pennsylvania, one is in Arizona, one is in Utah and one is in Texas. Andrew Sandquist, Daniel Katcher, Adam Petrillo, JC Asensio and Briggs Goldberg of Newmark represented Novae, which is a manufacturer and exporter of utility trailers. According to Newmark, the sale-leaseback transaction provided capital liquidity for several initiatives, including organic growth opportunities and future acquisitions. The buyer was undisclosed.
ELGIN, ROMEOVILLE AND BUFFALO GROVE, ILL. — Colliers has arranged the sale of a three-building industrial portfolio totaling 541,283 square feet in metro Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The properties are located at 277 Alft Court in Elgin, 1881 Normantown Road in Romeoville and 351-355 Hastings St. in Buffalo Grove. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers represented the seller, Ares Industrial Management. Venture One Real Estate was the buyer.
LINDEN, N.J. — Fabuwood Cabinetry has signed a 197,072-square-foot industrial lease at Linden Logistics Center in Northern New Jersey. Tom Carragher led a Newmark team that represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Thomas Monahan, Larry Schiffenhaus, Stephen D’Amato and Brian Golden of CBRE represented the landlord, a partnership between Advance Realty Investors, Greek Real Estate Partners and PGIM Real Estate. Linden Logistics Center will ultimately consist of eight buildings totaling 4.1 million square feet on a 350-acre site, and the development’s first three buildings are now complete.
EDISON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged $4.9 million in financing for an 82,500-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the Northern New Jersey community of Edison. Streamline Realty Funding provided the debt, which the borrower, Catalyst Development Partners, will use to acquire the 6.7-acre site and fund predevelopment costs. John Alascio, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein led the transaction for Cushman & Wakefield.