TUCSON, ARIZ. — Tahl Machine, which provides parts for mechanical and electronic equipment, has renewed its lease for 10,500 square feet of industrial space at Tucson Industrial Center. The space is located at 4151 E. Tennessee St., Suites 239 and 257 in Tucson. Cintya Denisse Angulo Garcia of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR represented the landlord in this transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Manhattan Mini Storage is underway on a self-storage redevelopment project on the Upper West Side that will add 1,200 units to the local supply. The company, which is owned by Missouri-based developer and operator StorageMart, plans to redevelop the site of the former CMX Cinema into a six-story self-storage building that offers 65,000 net rentable square feet of space. The project, which is slated for a 2024 completion, will also function as an addition to Manhattan Mini Storage’s existing facility at 420 E. 62nd St.
DALLAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Greenville Self Storage, a 741-unit facility located in the northern-central part of Dallas. CubeSmart operates the four-story, climate-controlled facility, which was built in 2019 and spans roughly 83,000 net rentable square feet. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Matthew Wheeler and Adam Roossien of JLL represented the seller, Wentworth Property Co., in the transaction. Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. Greenville Self Storage was more than 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 4,491-square-foot industrial flex lease at Avion Business Center in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 2155 Chenault Drive was constructed in 1984 and totals 24,944 square feet. Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, FireTron Inc., a provider of fire extinguishers, was also not disclosed.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Rosemont-based Venture One Real Estate has formed a joint venture with DRA Advisors for the recapitalization of a 2.7 million-square-foot industrial portfolio. The venture bought the portfolio from Venture One’s VK Industrial V fund. The $369 million transaction encompasses all the remaining assets within that fund, including 54 infill, last-mile and logistics properties throughout metro Chicago, New Jersey, Long Island and Philadelphia. The partnership plans to continue to add value to the properties through leasing and building improvements. Webster Bank, CIT, Wintrust and Byline Bank provided financing. Michael Caprile, Zach Graham, Ryan Bain, Brad Ruppel and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented Venture One. VK Industrial is a series of funds managed by Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — A joint venture between PCCP and Stotan Industrial is developing a 100,400-square-foot speculative building in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect. The property at 350 N. Wolf Road will feature a clear height of 32 feet, up to 20 exterior docks, two drive-in doors, 20 truck trailer parking spaces, 96 car parking spaces, a 125-foot-deep truck court and office space. The project site was previously home to a vacant single-story office building that was built in 1960 and served as one of Comcast’s local Chicago offices. Demolition of that building was completed in late 2022. Site grading is scheduled to begin in April with completion slated for late this year. Signature Bank provided construction financing, and Principle Construction is the general contractor.
LISLE AND NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Greenstone Partners has arranged the sale of a 117,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in suburban Chicago for $9.4 million. The three-property portfolio includes 2200 Ogden Ave. and 1997 Ohio St. in Lisle as well as 3170-3190 MacArthur Blvd. in Northbrook. The properties are fully leased to 10 tenants in industries such as healthcare, technology, marketing services, e-commerce, wholesale distribution and custom design/build. Paul Tesdal and Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Chicago-based investment group. Greenstone also procured the buyer, a West Coast-based real estate investment group.
PHOENIX — Stevens-Leinweber Construction has completed a 160,000-square-foot custom build-out at Phoenix Logistics Center (PLC) Two in Phoenix. The new space is designed to meet the manufacturing and distribution needs of new tenant Georgia-Pacific LLC and its HP PageWide T1190 Press, the world’s largest high-volume digital pre-print solution for corrugated packing. Built originally on a speculative basis, PLC Two offers 40-foot clear height, 70-foot speed bays, a 190-foot truck court, 160 dock-high doors and six grade-level doors. It is leased to Georgia-Pacific and Owens Corning, which occupies the building’s remaining space.
LITTLETON, COLO. — Canopy Aerospace, a startup manufacturer for emerging space and hypersonic industries, has leased a 18,681-square-foot space at 8101 Midway Drive in Littleton. The industrial asset will serve as the company’s headquarters as it continues to expand its team and manufacturing operations. The company chose Colorado because of its deeply connected space ecosystem and access to talented future hires from this community. Matt Harbert, Morgan Barstad and Alex Hammerstein of Raise Commercial Real Estate represented Canopy Aerospace in the transaction.
DALLAS — Lone Star Event Rentals, which provides furniture for large-scale gatherings, has signed a 12,000-square-foot industrial lease at Bickham Industrial Park in northwest Dallas. The deal brings the five-building complex to full occupancy. Jason Finch and Michael Spain of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Bickham EPA LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.