WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. — Rooker has begun construction on a 187,000-square-foot, Class A industrial building located at 7526 Old Pasco Road in Wesley Chapel. The facility is Building 1 within North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center, an 85-acre industrial park in metro Tampa located near a new I-75 interchange. North Tampa Bay 75 Business Center can accommodate up to 850,000 square feet of Class A industrial space across four buildings, according to Rooker. The Atlanta-based developer expects to complete construction on Building 1 in the first quarter of 2023. Rick Narkiewicz of Newmark is marketing the project for lease. The design-building team includes civil engineer Coastal Design, architectural firm Pieper O’Brien Herr Architects and general contractor Itasca Construction.
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SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Lee & Associates has brokered the $36.5 million sale of a 200,000-square-foot industrial property located at 18-20 Harmrich Road in South Plainfield, about 40 miles south of Manhattan. The two-building property sits on 18 acres and features clear heights of 28 feet, multiple loading docks and additional outdoor storage space. Rick Marchisio, Crista Governara and Drew Maffey of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller and the buyer, Boston-based investment firm Marcus Partners, in the off-market transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based brokerage firm TerraCRG has negotiated the $8 million sale of a 17,900-square-foot vacant industrial building in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. Dan Marks, Daniel Lebor and Jackson O’Neill of TerraCRG represented the seller, an entity doing business as Buttermilk Warehouse LLC, in the transaction. The name of the locally based buyer was not disclosed.
Seefried Properties Breaks Ground on 447,753 SF Industrial Facility in Adairsville, Georgia
by John Nelson
ADAIRSVILLE, GA. — Seefried Properties has broken ground on a 447,753-square-foot industrial facility in Adairsville, a city in North Georgia equidistant between Atlanta and Chattanooga. The project, dubbed Adairsville 75, is located near I-75 on a 36-acre site at 2334 Trimble Hollow Road, about 36 miles from the newly completed Appalachian Regional Port. Upon completion in June 2023, the new speculative distribution center will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50- by 53.4-foot column spacing, 94 dock doors (four drive-in), parking for 185 vehicles and an additional 71 spaces for trailers. Joseph Kriss and Tripp Ausband of Seefried, along with Austin Kriz and Tom Cromartie of JLL, will handle the marketing and leasing for the project. The design-build team includes general contractor The Conlan Co., civil engineer Eberly & Associates and architect of record Atlas Collaborative.
POMONA, CALIF. — Stos Partners has completed the disposition of a Class A industrial distribution facility in Pomona to Denver-based EverWest Advisors for $45.9 million. Jeffrey Cole, Jeffrey Chiate, Bryce Aberg, Brad Brandenburg, Mike Adey and Zachary Harman of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Stos Partners was self-represented in the deal. Originally built in the 1950s and renovated in the 1970s, the 182,275-square-foot distribution facility features 7,200 square feet of office space, 18 dock-high and 12 grade-level doors, 19- to 21-foot clear heights, a fenced yard and rail service. A leading provider of packaging and protective products fully occupies the property. The property is situated on 8.5 acres at 159 N. San Antonio Ave.
Echo Real Estate, LGE Break Ground on 676,176 SF Echo Park Industrial Project in Glendale, Arizona
by Amy Works
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Echo Real Estate Capital and LGE Design Build, as design-build contractor, have broken ground on Echo Park 303, a two-building industrial facility situated on nearly 40 acres in Glendale. Located near the intersection of Northern Parkway and Reems Road, Echo Park 303 will feature a 455,936-square-foot facility, a 220,240-square-foot building, 743 parking spaces and gated yards for nearly 250 trailer spaces. The buildings will feature two stories of storefront window systems to allow for natural lighting in the lobbies and offices situated on the corners of the buildings. Completion of the 676,176-square-foot park is slated for third-quarter 2023.
HUNTLEY, ILL. — Huntley Investment Partners (HIP), a partnership between The Prime Group Inc., Craig Realty Group Inc. and Capital Cos., has broken ground on Huntley Commercial Center in suburban Chicago. Development Solutions Inc. is the general contractor. The first, speculative building will span 540,960 square feet. Future plans call for an additional 177,320-square-foot, build-to-suit property. Both buildings will feature a clear height of 36 feet. Adam Marshall and Mark Deady of Newmark will serve as the leasing agents. A timeline for completion was not provided.
DAYTON, MINN. — GRACO Inc. (NYSE: GGG), a manufacturer of fluid handling equipment, has opened its new 538,000-square-foot facility in Dayton, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. The building, which houses office and factory space, marks Graco’s fourth campus in Minnesota. Graco, working with Impact Power Solutions, is investing in solar energy with the new building. The company added a 1.4-megawatt solar array, consisting of more than 3,100 solar panels on the roof of the building. Over the next 30 years, the solar array is expected to offset more than 23,000 tons of carbon dioxide. The project team included McGough as general contractor, HGA as architect and Tegra Group as project manager.
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Santa Monica-based-BLT Enterprises has purchased seven industrial and creative office properties throughout Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Diego County, Calif., for a total of $130 million. The acquisitions total nearly 270,000 square feet of buildings on more than 18 acres of land. Names of the sellers were not released. The properties include: A 49,307-square-foot creative office building located at 621 Hawaii St. in El Segundo and fully leased to Nexon America Inc., South Korea’s largest video game developer. A 10,400-square-foot warehouse at 7748 Industry Ave. in Pico Rivera. A 10,246-square-foot warehouse at 2901 Thornton Ave. in Burbank, which is fully leased to Reno Hardware. A 6,900-square-foot creative office building at 6368 Arizona Circle and an 8,100-square-foot creative office building, both in Los Angeles. A 12,620-square-foot warehouse located at 3539 Howard Way in Costa Mesa. A 175,000-square-foot distribution facility on 11.1 acres at 1 Viper Way in Vista.
Panattoni Sells Green Valley Corporate Park in Fairfield, California to TA Realty for $90.5M
by Amy Works
FAIRFIELD, CALIF. — Panattoni has completed the disposition of Green Valley Corporate Park, a three-building industrial campus in Fairfield. TA Realty acquired the asset for $90.5 million. Situated on 26.5 acres at 4550-4750 Business Center Drive, Green Valley Corporate Park offers 415,107 square feet of Class A industrial space. The buildings feature 32-foot to 36-foot clear heights, 51 dock doors, 10 grade-level doors and 392 parking spaces. At the time of sale, the newly completed property was 75 percent pre-leased to Southern Glazer and Landsberg Orora. Ryan Sitov and Mark Detmer of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal. Glen Dowling, Matt Bracco and Chris Neeb of JLL handled leasing for the asset.