PEORIA, ARIZ. — Gantry has arranged $12.9 million of permanent financing for the acquisition of a newly constructed, 157,000-square-foot warehouse facility in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria. The space is fully leased to a single credit tenant. The modern facility is the first building completed within Peoria Logistics Park, a 150-acre, master-planned industrial development two miles east of Loop 101. The acquired property includes a dedicated vehicle maintenance building. Tim Storey and Chad Metzger of Gantry’s Phoenix production office secured the loan for the buyer, a private real estate entity. One of Gantry’s correspondent life company lenders provided the fixed-rate, 11-year loan.
Industrial
Lingerfelt, Partners Group Purchase 1.2M SF Industrial Portfolio in Metro Richmond for $105.6M
by John Nelson
COLONIAL HEIGHTS AND ASHLAND, VA. — A joint venture between Lingerfelt and Partners Group has purchased a nearly 1.2 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in metro Richmond for $105.6 million. The seller was not disclosed. The portfolio includes Walthall Distribution Center, a three-building property in Colonial Heights spanning 868,601 square feet, and Northlake Distribution Center, a 293,115-square-foot facility in Ashland. Developed between 2000 and 2003, the facilities include cross-dock and rear-load configurations, 32-foot clear heights, a high ratio of dock positions, ESFR fire protection and ample auto parking spaces. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale to 18 separate tenants. Matt Anderson and Harrison McVey of Colliers will handle the marketing and leasing of the portfolio on behalf of the new ownership. Colliers will also provide property and facility management services for the properties and tenants.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Signs 90,473 SF Warehouse Lease in Landover, Maryland
by John Nelson
LANDOVER, MD. — The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has signed a lease for 90,473 square feet of warehouse space at 6304 Sheriff Road in Landover, about nine miles east of Washington, D.C. Kenneth Fellows, Robert Pugh and Keiry Martinez of Edge represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Nuveen Real Estate is the landlord of the 540,000-square-foot facility, which is situated on a 22-acre site near I-495 and MD Routes 50 and 295. WMATA, the transit authority behind the Metrorail and Metrobus services, expects to occupy the warehouse beginning in the second or third quarter.
DALLAS — TECO Metal Products has signed a 90,364-square-foot industrial lease renewal in northeast Dallas. The steel fabricator has re-committed to its manufacturing and headquarters facility at Northgate Business Park for an additional 10 years. Shannon Johnston and Lance Woodward of SRS Industrial Partners represented TECO Metal Products in the lease negotiations. Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — New York City-based Emerald Creek Capital has acquired a 57,000-square-foot industrial property located at 4701 Pylon St. in Fort Worth. The property, which consists of two buildings that feature 31 loading docks and 13 drive-in doors, is situated on a 9.5-acre site with additional outdoor storage space. Tom Hollins and Christian Gallanti internally negotiated the deal for Emerald Creek, which acquired the single-tenant property via a sale-leaseback with an undisclosed tenant.
MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Pure Development has completed a 111,734-square-foot industrial facility for Domino’s Pizza in Merrillville, a city in Northwest Indiana. The development is now open and is utilized for production, storage and distribution of pizza dough in support of Domino’s operations throughout Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Pure Development broke ground on the project in August 2021.
HANOVER, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Hanover Self Storage, a 238-unit facility located about 115 miles west of Philadelphia. The property spans 32,150 net rentable square feet and includes 10 outdoor parking spaces. Gabriel Coe, Brett Hatcher and Nathan Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
As economic uncertainty remains at the forefront, there is a continued quest to combat the multitude of challenges encountered by the manufacturing industry, as well as the trickle-down effects on commercial real estate markets. At the recent NAI Global Convention in Las Vegas, NAI Global president and CEO, Jay Olshonsky sat down with an industry leader who has spent the last decade mitigating these complexities. “It’s a very clear mission, to balance the goods trade deficit, the difference between imports and exports,” said Harry Moser, who founded the Reshoring Initiative in 2010 to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States. “The deficit last year was $1.2 trillion and balancing that and bringing those jobs back at current levels of U.S. productivity will increase U.S. manufacturing by six million jobs, or about 40 percent.” The emphasis on reshoring is driven by a variety of factors, for example, rising labor costs in foreign countries and corporate understanding of the total cost of offshoring — including intellectual property theft, freight and tariffs. Companies desire greater control over supply chains, especially in a time of rising geo-political tension. By promoting a contained, local approach across the entirety of the manufacturing landscape, industry leaders …
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Texas Installs, a Houston-based provider of appliance installation services, has signed a 41,335-square-foot industrial lease in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. Chris Caudill and Troy Martin of Partners Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Nick Prater with 4M Realty Co. represented the landlord, an entity doing business as FHS Associates-San Antonio LP.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 9,445-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 6001 Centralcrest Drive was built in 2002 and features 16-foot clear heights, five grade-level doors and 4,127 square feet of office space. Andrew Bischoff and John Buckley of Finial Group represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, medical equipment manufacturer Medikon LLC, was not disclosed.