Industrial

CORONA, CALIF. — Kearny Real Estate Co., a Los Angeles-based developer and investor, has sold Corona Lakeside Logistics Center, a five-building industrial park located in the Riverside County submarket of Inland Empire. The buyer, GLP Capital Partners, acquired the 730,000-square-foot development for $325 million. Michael Kendall, Richard Schwartz, Gian Bruno, Joey Reaume and Kenny Patricia of Colliers represented both parties in the transaction. The sales price represents the largest ground-lease ownership transfer in the history of the Inland Empire and one of the largest ever for Southern California, according to Colliers.   “The buyer recognized the intrinsic value of this development and is thrilled to be adding it to its growing portfolio of Class A properties,” says Kendall. “Kearny built a best-in-class industrial development at the Inland Empire bullseye that is the I-15/CA-91 interchange.” “This is a culmination of seven years in the making,” adds Schwartz. “It was an honor to work with the Kearny team through the development phase and witness its project come to fruition.” Kearny recently delivered the park nearly two years after breaking ground. The developer signed a 99-year ground lease at the 37-acre site in 2019 with a private family owner, a deal that was …

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Alexander Kovacs Retail

High interest rates and economic uncertainty in the first quarter of this year contributed to lower absorption and declining rent growth in industrial, retail and multifamily sectors across the country, with some regional exceptions, according to Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q1 North America Market Report. Meanwhile office continues to struggle. The sector experienced its third-largest quarterly contraction since the beginning of the pandemic, as work-from-home preferences decoupled office occupancy from job growth numbers. The full Lee & Associates report is available (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city) here. The analysis below provides an overview of four major commercial real estate sectors alongside trends, economic background and exceptions within each sector. Industrial Overview: Sharp Decline Hits First-Quarter U.S. Demand There was a sharp first-quarter decline in U.S. tenant demand for industrial space as wholesalers and retailers reconsider their inventory levels out of caution over the economic outlook. Net absorption in the first quarter totaled 39.4 million square feet, a 57 percent drop from the record set a year ago. The overall U.S. vacancy rate settled at 4.4 percent, an increase of 40 basis points from the close of 2022, comfortably …

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TAMPA, FLA. — Boca Raton-based Basis Industrial has purchased portfolio of industrial properties located in Tampa for $33 million. The portfolio includes Brandywine Business Center at 3801 Corporex Park Drive; Corporex Plaza at 3902 Corporex Park Drive and Presidents Plaza Business Center at 4801 George Road. Together the properties total 224,108 square feet. Tenants at the properties, which were 96 percent occupied at the time of sale, include Joffrey’s Coffee, Global Alliance Distributors, Ademco Inc., E-Med Source and Tri-Ed Distribution. Anthony Scavo represented Basis Industrial on an internal basis. Douglas Mandel of Marcus & Millichap’s Institutional Property Advisors (IPA) division represented the undisclosed sellers.

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ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of an industrial portfolio comprising 241,124 square feet across three buildings in Orlando. Located at 10425 S. Orange Ave., 523 W. Grant St. and 44 27th St., the buildings total 130,400, 62,210 and 48,514 square feet, respectively. GID Industrial purchased the portfolio, which was fully leased to 14 tenants, including USPS, at the time of sale. José Lobón, Trey Barry, Frank Fallon, Royce Rose and Alain Bonvecchio of CBRE Capital Markets represented the undisclosed, Boston-based seller in the transaction. David Murphy and Monica Wonus of CBRE also assisted with the sale, the price of which was not disclosed.

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RICHMOND, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield|Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group has brokered the $7.3 million sale of Wistar Center in Richmond. Located at 8101-8157 Staples Mill Road, the portfolio comprises 49,092 square feet of industrial and retail space. Fully leased to 20 tenants, the retail property features 20,436 square feet. Totaling 28,656 square feet across two buildings, the industrial space was also fully leased at the time of sale. Bo McKown, Catharine Spangler and Eric Robison of Cushman & Wakefield|Thalhimer arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, Fernau LeBlanc Investment Partners. Prudent Growth Partners was the buyer.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — San Diego-based investment firm Westcore has acquired three industrial buildings totaling 485,330 square feet in Fort Worth. Buildings 1, 2 and 4 within North Quarter 35, a development by M2G Ventures, were all fully leased at the time of sale. Seth Koschak and Matteson Hamilton represented the seller in the transaction. Westcore was self-represented. North Quarter 35 features a mix of shallow-bay, read-load and cross-dock buildings totaling 645,000 square feet.

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COLUMBUS, OHIO — Trident Capital Group and The O’Connor Group have completed development of the first phase of Rickenbacker Industrial Center in Columbus. The first phase includes a 1 million-square-foot speculative building on 60 acres. The property features a clear height of 40 feet, 104 docks, four drive-in doors, 347 parking spaces and 9,827 square feet of office space. The project offers convenient access to Rickenbacker International Airport and Norfolk Southern Intermodal Yard. Upon full build-out, Rickenbacker Industrial Center will consist of 3.7 million square feet across 230 acres. Jeff Lyons and Michael Mullady of CBRE are the leasing agents.

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ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Sunland Nutrition has purchased a 40,792-square-foot industrial building in Aliso Viejo for $14 million. The nutritional ingredients distributor will use the building for its headquarters. The facility is located at 81-91 Columbia. It features 28-foot warehouse clear heights, two ground-level loading doors, two dock-high loading doors, large fenced yard, building-top signage and 4.25/1,000 parking ratio.  JLL’s Xavier Nolasco, Brian Thene, Steve Wagner and Cameron Driscoll represented the undisclosed seller. Steve Crane of Daum Commercial represented Sunland Nutrition. 

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — Asian and Hispanic e-grocer Weee! Inc. has leased space at Prologis Mid Counties Distribution Center in Santa Fe Springs. The new space at 13215 Cambridge St. will allow the company to expand from its existing cold storage facility in La Mirada. CBRE’s Ben Seybold and Rick McGeagh represented Prologis in the lease negotiations.

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110-Belmont-Drive-Somerset

SOMERSET, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of a 151,756-square-foot industrial development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Somerset. The fully entitled site is located at 110 Belmont Drive and spans 7.8 acres. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt, Ryan Larkin, Mindy Lissner and David Gheriani of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Braha Properties, in the transaction. Nevada-based Dermody Properties acquired the site with plans to construct a facility with a clear height of 40 feet, 30 loading positions and 93 car parking spaces.

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