WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — A joint venture between two locally based firms, 2GR Equity and Connell Realty Services Inc., has completed construction of Cardinal Self Storage, a 570-unit facility located in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. Dallas-based Lone Star Self Storage will operate the 76,000-square-foot facility, which is located at the corner of State Highway 77 and Cardinal Road. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the project, and Simmons Bank provided construction financing.
Industrial
Keith Corp., IDM Ventures to Develop 185-Acre Industrial Park in High Point, North Carolina
by John Nelson
HIGH POINT, N.C. — The Keith Corp. and IDM Ventures have formed a joint venture to develop South Point Commerce Center, a 185-acre industrial park in High Point, a city in North Carolina’s Triad region. The eight buildings will be build-to-suits ranging from 73,500 to 342,000 square feet. All of the buildings will feature rear-load configurations and offer auto and truck parking. Also, the site provides the option to combine two parcels to create a larger, cross-dock building spanning more than 600,000 square feet. South Point Commerce Center will be situated one mile from the I-85 business loop and near I-74, I-73 and I-40. Keith Corp. and IDM have tapped Spencer Yorke, Al Williams and Jay Hill of JLL to market and lease the park.
WEST BURLINGTON, IOWA — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a 365,640-square-foot industrial building in West Burlington, a city in Southwest Iowa. Constructed in 1955 with additions in 1964, 1966, 1980 and 1993, the building is located at 510 E. Agency Road. The Burlington Junction Railroad connects the property to the BNSF mainline about 1.5 miles north. The facility also features a variety of cranes. The sales price and seller were undisclosed.
PAPILLION, NEB. — Investors Realty has brokered the sale of 38.5 acres of land at 14289 Prairie Corners Road in Papillion, a southern suburb of Omaha. The sales price was undisclosed. Kevin Stratman of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Keizer Refrigeration/Mid States Utility, which plans to relocate its Omaha operations to a new 50,000-square-foot facility to be built on the site. Located just north of a new Amazon fulfillment center, the tract of land is one of the final undeveloped industrial sites on the Highway 50 corridor, according to Investors Realty. Denny Sciscoe of Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. and Erin Pogge of Traction CRE represented the undisclosed seller.
LAKEVILLE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Community Square Storage, a 496-unit self-storage facility located about 35 miles south of Boston in Lakeville. Built on 3.3 acres in 2022, the three-story facility spans 53,462 net rentable square feet across 436 climate-controlled units and 60 non-climate-controlled units. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed. Thomas Shihadeh of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
YONKERS, N.Y. — First Citizens Bank has provided a $42.2 million construction loan for a film production studio in Yonkers, located north of New York City, that will be operated by MediaPro US, a Spanish language programming company. A joint venture between National Resources and Great Point Media is developing the 112,400-square-foot facility, which will house studio, office and warehouse space. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the acquisition of Airport Industrial Park, a 230,000-square-foot warehouse distribution center in Jacksonville. Located at 14467 Duval Place W, the property was 100 percent leased to 51 tenants at the time of sale. Ben Stewart and Kyle Fisher of CBRE’s Industrial & Logistics team represented the buyer, a joint venture between East Capital Partners and Tramview Capital Management, in the transaction. An entity doing business as BRC Florida Holdings sold the property for an undisclosed price. CBRE will manage leasing at the center, which includes spaces ranging in size from 2,250 to 10,000 square feet.
BURLINGAME, CALIF. — Levin Johnston has arranged the $14.5 million sale of an industrial portfolio in the Bay Area city of Burlingame. The 1.6-acre site consists of eight separate industrial suites in two adjacent buildings. The transaction comprised two adjacent properties with 31,415 square feet of leasable space. Both properties are zoned for warehouse use with flex office space. The properties include on-site external parking, 14-foot ceiling heights and multiple drive-in bays for warehouse access. They are located at 890 Mahler Road and 1550 Gilbreth Road. The Levin Johnston team of Adam Levin, Robert Johnston and Jessica Tomasetti represented both the buyer and seller of the properties.
National Transportation Company Signs 125,480 SF Lease at Logistics Center in Ontario, California
by Jeff Shaw
ONTARIO, CALIF. — CRST The Transportation Solution Inc. has signed a long-term lease for a 125,480-square-foot warehouse in the Inland Empire city of Ontario. The company plans to establish a truck maintenance and logistics center in the facility, which Realterm owns. Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the transaction, while Colliers International represented the landlord.
INDIANAPOLIS — Colliers has negotiated two new leases at 96th Street Commerce Park, a new industrial business park located on the site of the former HH Gregg headquarters in Indianapolis. Virginia Tile, a wholesale building materials supply vendor, leased 51,837 square feet to open a new showroom and finishing facility. Springfield Electric, an electrical supplies vendor, leased 28,817 square feet for its first location in the Indianapolis market. Jimmy Cohoat and Brian Zurawski of Colliers represented the landlord, Citimark.