BELVIDERE, ILL. — Jensen-Souders and Associates, a provider of warehousing services for chemicals, rubber products and other miscellaneous products, has signed a 105,000-square-foot industrial lease expansion at 3905-3925 Morreim Drive in the Chicago suburb of Belvidere. Jeff Janda and Jeff Galante of Lee & Associates of Illinois represented the tenant, which renewed and extended its current lease of 60,000 square feet while taking an additional 45,000 square feet to occupy the entire building. Shane Van Sickle of LandMark Real Estate Group represented the landlord, STAG Industrial. Jensen-Souders’ headquarters remains in Itasca.
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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided $245.8 million in financing for eight industrial buildings in Pennsylvania and Florida. Six of the buildings are located in Central Pennsylvania, and the other two are located along the I-4 corridor in Florida. PCCP packaged the funds within three senior loans, proceeds of which will be used to refinance existing debt. The eight buildings are concentrated within three industrial developments. The borrower is CBRE Investment Management, and the loans were placed by Scott Lewis, Matt Ballard, Christine Dierker and Brooke Kellam of CBRE. In the first transaction, PCCP provided a $142.4 million loan for Capital Logistics Center in Middletown, Pa. The development consists of six buildings that were constructed between 1970 and 2018 and range in size from 115,890 to 400,060 square feet. Buildings feature an average clear height of 32 feet and a combined 147 dock doors, 10 drive-in doors, 649 car parking spaces and 129 trailer parking stalls. Capital Logistics Center was 92 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. In the second deal, PCCP provided a $70 million loan for Centerstate Logistics Center, a 1 million-square-foot development in Lakeland, Fla. Delivered in 2021, Centerstate Logistics Center …
ROCKWALL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 102,000-square-foot industrial lease in Rockwall, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1605 Research Circle features 28-foot clear heights, 10 dock-high loading doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Lahlouh Family LP, in the lease negotiations. Stan Britton of Regal Realtors represented the tenant, Warehouse-Pro Fulfillment 3PL.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has brokered a 69,680-square-foot industrial lease in northeast Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 9040 Railwood Drive was built on 6.7 acres in 1980, totals 162,200 square feet and features 28-foot clear heights. Garret Geaccone and Boone Smith of Stream represented the landlord, DRA Advisors, in the lease negotiations. Feiyun Cheng with REMAX Memorial Commercial represented the tenant, fiberglass supplier China Jushi Co.
Scout Motors to Invest $300M for New 2.3 MSF ‘Supplier Park’ in Blythewood, South Carolina
by John Nelson
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Scout Motors plans to invest an additional $300 million for the development of a “supplier park” at its advanced manufacturing campus in Blythewood, about 18 miles north of Columbia, S.C. The three new facilities will be situated on 200 acres adjacent to the main production buildings and create 1,000 new jobs, according to Scout Motors. The buildings will span 2.3 million square feet and will have three separate functions: sequencing of parts for final assembly, high-volume battery assembly and the installation of vehicle accessories. Evans General Contractors is constructing the supplier park, and PRP Real Assets is serving as the project advisor. Scout Motors announced its $2 billion Blythewood campus in 2023 with plans to manufacture its fleet of electric trucks and SUVs. The company recently announced it has awarded an estimated $368 million in supplier contracts that will support 1,000 new jobs in South Carolina.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — An affiliate of Equus Capital Partners Ltd. has acquired a six-building, 576,852-square-foot industrial portfolio in Upper Marlboro, about 21 miles outside of Washington, D.C. The properties are situated within Collington Industrial Park in Prince George’s County and range in size from 50,000 to 150,000 square feet. Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd. sold the properties, which were approximately 90 percent leased at the time of sale, for $102.6 million. Jonathan Carpenter, Jim Carpenter, Graham Savage, Dawes Milchling and James Check of Cushman & Wakefield’s Northeast Industrial Advisory Group represented Mapletree in the transaction. Tim Feron, Laura Brestelli and Tucker Scaringe of Equus oversaw the acquisition and financing for the portfolio, which Equus purchased on behalf of a value-add fund that it sponsors.
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. — Locally based firm Standard Brokerage Co. has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 153,400 square feet that are situated “at and around” 620 Van Patten Drive in Clifton Park, located outside of Albany. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 620 Van Patten Drive was built in 2001 and totals 38,400 square feet. The sale included 27 adjacent acres that can support new industrial development. The buildings were leased to four tenants at closing. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
PHOENIX — IDI Logistics has acquired an industrial property, located at 3302 W. Washington St. in Phoenix, from Atlas Capital Partners for $20 million. Situated on 5.2 acres, the 101,794-square-foot vacant building features a clear height of 32 feet, 12 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and a fully secured 140-foot truck court. Tanner Ferrandi, John Wrestler and Cooper Pratt of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal. The CBRE team will also serve as listing agents for the property.
Voit Real Estate Brokers $10M Sale of Multi-Tenant Business Park in Irwindale, California
by Amy Works
IRWINDALE, CALIF. — Voit Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant industrial and distribution park in Irwindale. DJ CRT LLC sold the asset to Dunbar Real Estate Investment Management for $10 million. Located at 1400-1430 Arrow Highway, the property offers 51,487 square feet of space spread across three grade-level freestanding buildings with a total of 16 units. At the time of sale, the asset was 56 percent occupied. Michael Hefner of Voit represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
TOPEKA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio with 580 units in Topeka. Located at 3200 S. Kansas Ave. and 235 SW Gage Blvd., the facilities total 67,721 rentable square feet. The properties are 84 percent occupied and include climate-controlled and non-climate-controlled units, outdoor parking and portable units. Sean Delaney and Colby Haugness of Marcus & Millichap represented the Utah-based seller and procured the buyer, a Pennsylvania-based owner that engaged KO Storage to manage the portfolio moving forward.