TINTON FALLS, N.J. — New Jersey-based Denholtz Properties has refinanced two industrial facilities located in the Northern New Jersey community of Tinton Falls. The newly constructed properties at 150 and 151 Tornillo Way total 50,923 square feet and were 100 percent leased to five tenants at the time of the loan closing. Michael Klein, Jon Mikula and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the fixed-rate financing, the amount of which was not disclosed, through Spencer Savings Bank on behalf of Denholtz Properties.
Industrial
Stream Realty, AEW to Build Two Metro Atlanta Industrial Facilities Totaling 768,000 SF
by John Nelson
ADAIRSVILLE AND UNION CITY, GA. — Stream Realty Partners and AEW have partnered to develop two new speculative industrial projects in metro Atlanta totaling more than 768,000 square feet. The duo are set to develop Adairsville Logistics Center at 3048 U.S. Highway 41 in Adairsville and Union City Logistics Center at 4811 Flat Shoals Road in Union City. Justin Robinson, Virginia Crabtree, Isaac Weeks, Nick Peacher and Scott Jones of Stream Realty will provide construction management, leasing and property management services at both properties, which are set to come on line by the second quarter of 2023. Evans General Contractors will serve as the general contractor for both projects.
ADELANTO, CALIF. — Joseph W. Brady Inc., doing business as The Bradco Cos., has arranged the sale of an industrial manufacturing facility located at 9400 Holly Road in the San Bernardino County city of Adelanto. Molded Fiber Glass sold the asset to an undisclosed buyer for $11.8 million. Paul Casilla and Joseph Brady of The Bradco Cos. represented the seller, while David Moore of NAI Capital represented the buyer in deal. Situated on 9.3 acres, the property features 71,246 square feet of manufacturing space. Molded Fiber Glass used the asset for its Western operation until it closed the facility in early 2020.
INDIANA, OHIO, ILLINOIS AND KENTUCKY — Extra Space Storage Inc. and its subsidiaries (NYSE: EXR) have completed the acquisition of multiple entities doing business as Storage Express, which owns 107 storage properties across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky. The sales price was approximately $590 million. The acquisition includes all Storage Express assets, including trademarks, contracts, licenses, intellectual property and 14 future development sites. The transaction was funded in part by the issuance of $125 million in operating partnership units, with the balance in cash drawn from its credit facilities. Latham & Watkins LLP served as outside legal counsel to Extra Space.
CONROE, TEXAS — A partnership between locally based developer Lovett Industrial and private investment firm Cresset Partners has broken ground on NorthPort Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot logistics project in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The Class A facility will be situated on a 75-acre site within Conroe Park North and will feature 40-foot clear heights, 224 dock-high doors, 190-foot truck court depths and a minimum of 273 trailer parking stalls. Powers Brown Architecture is designing the project, and Alston Construction is serving as the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent, and Citizens Bank provided construction financing. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.
EAGAN, MINN. — Colliers Minneapolis-St. Paul has brokered the sale of The Waters Business Center, a six-property industrial portfolio totaling 325,947 square feet in the Twin Cities suburb of Eagan. The sales price was undisclosed. Constructed between 1999 and 2007, the buildings feature both office and warehouse space. Mark Kolsrud, John McCarthy, Peter Loehrer, Kyle Delarosby, Pia Robertson and Lydia Turczyn of Colliers represented the seller, B9 Polar Waters LLC. Hyde Development was the buyer.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, Likewise Partners LLC has acquired a 134,805-square-foot industrial property in the Milwaukee suburb of Mount Pleasant for $6.2 million. Located at 1901 Chicory Road, the building features a clear height of 26 feet. Wrought Washer Manufacturing Inc. was the seller. The company will continue to occupy the entirety of the building for storage and distribution. Travis Tiede and Barry Chavin of Newmark represented Wrought Washer. Raymond Zanca and Scott Modelski of Black Bear Capital arranged acquisition financing. The transaction marks the third acquisition for Likewise in Wisconsin.
IRVING, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of DFW Park 161 AMZL, a 219,000-square-foot industrial property in Irving that was constructed in 2022 as a build-to-suit for Amazon. The property sits on 55.7 acres and features 32-foot clear heights, 1,440 parking spaces and a 9.3 percent office finish. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Jack Copher of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Invesco Real Estate and Perot Development Co., in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Lineage Logistics, a third-party provider specializing in cold storage real estate, has signed a 315,111-square-foot lease at Houston ColdPort, a newly built facility located near Port Houston. The facility sits on 22.5 acres and features 50-foot clear heights, 200-foot truck court depths and the capacity to support 40,000 pallet positions. The developer, a partnership between CenterSquare Investment Management and Boomerang Interests, broke ground on the facility in April 2021.
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS — Colorado-based Spartan Investment Group has begun a 303-unit expansion project at the FreeUp Storage facility in Huntsville, about 70 miles north of Houston. The facility currently comprises 45,000 net rentable square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space across 320 units. On a net rentable basis, the expansion will add 31,700 square feet of climate-controlled space and 12,940 square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Spartan Investment Group expects to complete the project before the end of the year.