PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — Strides Pharma Inc. has signed a 57,197-square-foot industrial lease in Pearl River, located along the New York-New Jersey-border. The Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer will occupy the entirety of two buildings within Hudson Valley iCampus, a 207-acre development. James Schroeder of JLL represented Strides Pharma in the lease negotiations. Robert Lella, Sheena Gohil and Charles Hatfield of Colliers, along with internal agent Jamie Schwartz, represented ownership.
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — Saunders Development and NavPoint Real Estate Group have completed construction on two 80,000 square-foot industrial buildings in Castle Rock. The buildings, designed for distribution tenants, feature a ceiling height of 24 feet. Lakewood Electric and Colorado Powerline are the first tenants to operate from one of the buildings. Jeff Brandon and Charlie Davis of NavPoint Real Estate Group are handling the leasing of these two buildings.
TACOMA, WASH. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a self-storage property located at 8233 S. Hosmer in Tacoma. Hosmer Self Storage LLC sold the property, spanning 46,265 square feet and consisting of 454 storage units, to Merit Hill Capital. The price was not disclosed. The facility offers a range of storage unit sizes, including drive-up units and options for indoor vehicle storage. The Colliers de Jong | Becher Self Storage Team represented the seller in the negotiation process.
PALATKA, FLA. — Saint-Gobain North America has announced plans to invest $235 million to expand manufacturing space at its CertainTeed gypsum facility in Palatka, near the Port of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River in northern Florida. The Palatka facility, which currently employs more than 150 people, began operations in 2001. According to Saint-Gobain, the facility is one of the largest gypsum plants in the Southeast. The firm’s expansion project received more than $7 million in cash benefits and high-impact investment tax credits, including a State of Florida Capital Investment Tax Credit, a Career Source Florida Quick Response Training Grant, a grant from Putnam County and a Clay Cooperative Economic Development Rate. According to Saint-Gobain, the expansion will more than double the production capacity of the existing manufacturing plant, as well as create more than 100 new jobs. The investment will be made over the next two years through the firm’s building products subsidiary, CertainTeed Interior Products Group. In line with Saint-Gobain’s goal for carbon neutrality by 2050, the firm plans for sustainability to be an essential aspect of the project. The development will include the installation of new energy-saving equipment and automation technologies, including an energy board dryer that …
IRVING, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 13,000-square-foot industrial flex lease at Las Colinas Distribution Center 5 in Irving. The lease term is six years. Brian Pafford of Bradford represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Las Colinas AAA Investment LLC, in the lease negotiations. Chris Shilling of Minerva Realty Group represented the tenant, automotive maintenance and service provider Repairify.
CLAYMONT, DEL. — Chicago-based REIT First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR) is underway on construction of a 358,000-square-foot facility in the greater Philadelphia area. The site is located within the 425-acre First State Crossing mixed-use development. The rear-load facility will offer a clear height of 40 feet, 68 dock positions and 241 trailer parking stalls. Completion is slated for October. Blue Rock is the general contractor for the project, and Joseph V. Belluccia is the architect. CBRE is the leasing agent. Delivery is slated for the first quarter of next year.
AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Northmarq has brokered the $8.6 million sale of a 77,100-square-foot industrial property in Auburn Hills. The single-tenant facility is fully leased to the Morrell Group, including its division Stegner Controls, which is a motion controls manufacturer that services dozens of industries including the automotive industry. The property at 3333 Bald Mountain Road was built in 1998 and renovated in 2021. It features 57,825 square feet of warehouse space and 19,275 square feet of office space. BJ Feller and Josh Dicker of Northmarq represented the seller, a Michigan-based developer. The buyer was a California-based private investor.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — Sunbelt Investment Holdings and Graycor Construction Company have begun construction on Phase I of Camelback 303, a Class A industrial park in Goodyear. The first phase consists of a 516,320-square-foot building within the Loop 303 Corridor. It is designed for use by a single tenant, or it can be divisible to three tenants. The Camelback 303 project aims to provide warehouse, distribution and manufacturing space. At completion, Camelback 303 is slated for up to 16 buildings ranging from 32,400 square feet to 1.2 million square feet. The development is part of the even larger PV|303 master-planned business park, which totals 1,600 acres and offers 20 million square feet of industrial, office and retail space. Construction on Camelback 303 Phase I is underway now, with completion scheduled for first-quarter 2024. The architect for Camelback 303 is Butler Design Group. Graycor Construction serves as the general contractor. Andy Markham, Mike Haenel and Phil Haenel of Cushman and Wakefield are the project’s exclusive leasing brokers.
JURUPA VALLEY, CALIF. — Lee & Associates-Ontario has facilitated the sale of Riverside Business Park, a fully occupied, multi-tenant business park in Jurupa Valley. Intersection Equities LLC acquired the asset, consisting of 37 units across 22 buildings, for $19.5 million. The park features ground-level and dock-high door loading, private yards, and clear heights of up to 16 feet. The sellers were Bravo Whiskey Properties LLC and Transition Properties LLC. The selling agent, Barret Woods of Lee & Associates-Ontario, represented himself as a principal in the transaction. Brad Yates and Stefan Pastor of Stream Realty represented the buyer.
ORLANDO, FLA. — CBRE has brokered the $23.1 million sale of Windermere Storage, an 89,145-square-foot self-storage facility located at 8550 Old Winter Garden Road in Orlando. CBRE’s Self Storage Advisory Group represented the seller, locally based Schrimsher Properties, in the transaction. Wentworth Properties was the buyer. Built in the second quarter of this year, Windermere Storage features a two-story building comprising 609 climate-controlled units ranging in size from 25 to 450 square feet, as well as a 2,000-square-foot office building and 351 parking spaces.