AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 550-unit self-storage facility in Austin. Public Storage currently operates the facility, which comprises 52,303 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Nick Walker and Nate Holash led a CBRE team that represented the seller, global investment firm KKR, in the transaction. Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners is nearing completion of Howard 130, a 376,380-square-foot industrial project in northeast Austin. The site spans 29 acres between I-35 and State Highway 130, offering proximity to both The Domain and the downtown area. The development’s three buildings will range in size from 94,400 to 197,980 square feet. Completion is slated for the second quarter.
HOUSTON — Cadeco Industries, a provider of raw coffee processing services, has signed a 258,450-square-foot industrial lease at 1211 Kress St. in Houston. The site spans 10.5 acres and is located just east of the downtown area. Zack Taylor of Colliers represented Cadeco Industries in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Beau Kaleel of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Merfish Realty.
— By Jerry Holdner, Southern California Region Lead, Innovation & Insight, AVANT, Avison Young — The industrial market in the Inland Empire has been performing beyond what most of the industry projected over recent quarters. The region boasts a low unemployment rate of 4.2 percent, as of November 2022, which is below the anticipated 5.4 percent estimated a year ago. It is important to highlight, however, that job creation has been uneven. Leisure and hospitality jobs are still underwater, for example. The bright spot is that high-value-added jobs in a broad range of sectors like technology, software development, aerospace, scientific research, medical products and pharmaceutical development continue to grow, which bode well for the industrial sector. Here are some key market indicators, according to Avison Young’s fourth-quarter Inland Empire Industrial Insights report: • There was 38.9 million square feet of new industrial construction underway at the end of 2022. This is down 37.1 percent as compared to the end of 2021 when 28.4 million square feet was under construction. • There was 13.9 million square feet of positive absorption in 2022, down 53.5 percent when compared to 2021’s record-high total of 29.9 million square feet of positive absorption. This represents 2.5 percent …
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Trinity Capital Advisors has leased Interchange Logistics Center, a 224,797-square-foot industrial building located in Huntersville, roughly 15 miles north of Charlotte. Orbus Holdings, a lightbox and display manufacturer operating as SEG Systems, will occupy the entire building on a 10-year lease. Construction of the center is scheduled for completion in May, with the tenant upfit to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year. Adam Green of Stream Realty Partners represented Orbus Holdings in the lease negotiations. Spencer Yorke and Brad Cherry of JLL represented ownership.
SPRING HILL, FLA. — Associated Bank has provided an $8.6 million loan to an affiliate of Metro Storage LLC for the construction of a self-storage facility located in Spring Hill. Upon completion, the development will comprise 62,856 square feet across 543 units, 504 of which will be climate-controlled. The property will also feature 83 covered and 31 uncovered RV and boat parking spaces. Edward Notz of Associated Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Division originated the loan.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Baranof Holdings has purchased a 1,041-unit self-storage facility in Austin. The site offers frontage along I-35 on the city’s north side. Pennsylvania-based REIT CubeSmart manages the facility, which comprises 100,417 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space and was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale. Nick Walker and Nate Holash led a CBRE team that represented the seller, global investment firm KKR, in the transaction.
IRVING, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm CanTex Capital has acquired three industrial buildings totaling 313,626 square feet in Irving. The buildings are situated on a 50.9-acre site and were fully leased at the time of sale. Chase Miller of NAI Robert Lynn represented CanTex Capital, which purchased the assets from an undisclosed institutional investment firm, in the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Quality Honeycomb, a supplier of aircraft parts, has signed a 60,000-square-foot industrial lease at 624 107th St. in Arlington. According to commercialcafé.com, the single-tenant property was built on three acres in 1970. Scott Voelkel of Dickey Property Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed landlord.
MILWAUKEE — Crow Holdings has unveiled plans for the South Cargo Logistics Hub at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. The proposed, on-tarmac air cargo facility will total 288,000 square feet and feature 74 docks and 99 trailer stalls. Crow will develop the facility on behalf of the airport. David Prell and Scott Furmanski of CBRE will market the project for lease. The project, which is undergoing the approval process, is slated for completion in the second half of 2024. According to a news release, the proposed project would serve as an option for cargo tenants looking to avoid the much higher congestion and costs associated with centering operations out of the Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The project site was home to the 440th Air Reserve Base from the 1950s until July 2010 when it was formally deeded back to the county upon the closure of the base by the Department of Defense. The site has remained physically unchanged since then. The airport has been marketing the site to real estate developers for several years. Crow has led and financed all efforts to date and will continue to do so after the project progresses through permits and any potential remediation.
