HUNTLEY, ILL. — Kuriyama of America, an industrial hose supplier, has signed a 329,210-square-foot lease at Huntley Commercial Center in the Chicago suburb of Huntley. The tenant will occupy 60 percent of the 540,960-square-foot development, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of Newmark represented ownership, Huntley Investment Partners, which is a partnership between Craig Realty Group Inc., The Prime Group Inc. and The Capital Cos.
PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has completed Phase I of CapRock West 202 Logistics in Southwest Phoenix. The project spans 140 acres and 2.5 million square feet of Class A industrial warehouse space across five buildings. Colson Group USA has become the first tenant to sign a lease for 118,833 square feet of space. Josh Wyss with Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Payson MacWilliam and Don MacWilliam of Colliers International are leading the leasing efforts for CapRock West 202 Logistics.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southwire, a manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, has signed a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial lease at AllianceTexas in North Fort Worth. Southwire will occupy the entirety of Alliance Westport 25, which was originally launched as a 1 million-square-foot speculative building in August 2022 and is now being expanded to meet Southwire’s requirements. GSR Andrade Architects designed Alliance Westport 25. Sean Boswell and Chris Teesdale of Colliers represented Southwire in the lease negotiations. Reid Goetz, Samuel Rhea and Jack Barkley represented the landlord, Hillwood, on an internal basis.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate will develop a 432,000-square-foot industrial project in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. The speculative structure will be located within North Laredo Industrial Park, which is adjacent to I-35 and the Port of Laredo. Completion of the project, which is expected to be the first of multiple buildings that VanTrust will add to the park, is slated for October 2024. White Ark Enterprises owns North Laredo Industrial Park.
FREEPORT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Blue Water Self Storage, a 295-unit facility in Freeport, located about 60 miles south of Houston. The seven-building facility was built on 8.2 acres in 1999 and spans 56,600 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based limited partnership, in the transaction. Knobler also procured the buyer, a New York-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has acquired Valley Center Business Park, a 6.5-acre, multi-tenant industrial complex in the City of Industry. The property includes about 92,366 square feet of industrial warehouse space across six buildings. It is strategically positioned for value-add investment in the heart of San Gabriel Valley’s industrial market. CapRock plans to enhance the property’s functionality and marketability through immediate capital improvements.
ESCONDIDO, CALIF. — Express Dry has acquired a 14,000-square-foot industrial building located at 1449 Simpson Way in Escondido for $4.4 million. The purchase was made under the entity Expressunits1449 LLC. The building will facilitate the company’s expansion plans in the Escondido submarket of North San Diego County. JLL’s Chris Baumgart represented the buyer. San Diego Commercial represented the seller, Marky Sparky Toys.
REDFORD, MICH. — DTE Energy has inked a new industrial lease for 528,340 square feet at Pinnacle Logistics Park in Redford, a northwest suburb of Detroit. The property is located at 24400 Glendale Road. Jared Friedman of Friedman Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord. CBRE represented Detroit-based DTE, which will use the facility to store equipment.
CHICAGO — Moody Bible Institute has renewed its 36,956-square-foot industrial lease at 2701 S. Western Ave. in Chicago. Situated in the city’s Little Village neighborhood, the property features a clear height of 20 feet, four loading docks and convenient access to I-290 and I-55. Mandy Lewandowski and Chris Mergenthaler of DarwinPW Realty/CORFAC International represented the landlord, Welbic IV. Julie Lane of Cresa represented the tenant.
ANDERSON, S.C. — Kansas City-based Hunt Midwest has completed the construction of a speculative industrial building located within Evergreen Logistics Park at I-85 in Anderson. Located at 1105 Scotts Bridge Road, Evergreen Logistics I totals 258,801 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights, 26 dock positions, 32 additional knock outs with capacity for expansion to 48, 60-foot-deep staging bays, LED lighting, an ESFR sprinkler system and speculative office space. The property also includes a 185-foot-deep truck court with 77 trailer parking stalls and 200 vehicle parking spaces. This marks Hunt Midwest’s second industrial project in the Greenville-Spartanburg industrial corridor, following the development of Fort Prince Logistics Center in Lyman, S.C.
