DORAL, FLA. — Saltbox Inc., a co-warehousing and small business logistics company, has opened a new location at 1701 84th Ave. in Doral, roughly 15 miles northwest of downtown Miami. Comprising 31,000 square feet, the space features 68 flexible warehouse suites, conference rooms, flex storage, access to loading docks and a photo studio. The Doral facility is the first Saltbox in metro Miami and the second facility to debut in 2023, joining a facility in the Minneapolis area. Atlanta-based Saltbox has received Series B investments from firms including Cox Enterprises, Pendulum, Playground Global, XYZ Capital, Fundrise, Kapor Capital, Wilshire Lane Capital, Lincoln Property Co., Flexport and Overline. Overall the company has obtained $56 million in funding.
Industrial
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 244,550-square-foot industrial lease at 121 Esplanade Blvd. in North Houston. The tenant, Maxam Tire North America, a global distributor of specialty tires, plans to occupy the entirety of the facility. Jack Gaffney and William Alcorn of Finial Group represented Maxam Tire in the lease negotiations. Richard Quarles, Joseph Berwick and Eliza Klein of JLL represented the landlord, Pennsylvania-based Equus Capital Partners.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — UPS Supply Chain Solutions has signed a 175,562-square-foot lease at Enterprise Industrial Park in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. John Colglazier, Carlos Marquez and Kyle Kennan of Partners represented the landlord, institutional investment firm BentallGreenOak, in the lease negotiations. Dallas-based brokerage firm ESRP represented the tenant, which will occupy the entirety of Building VII.
ATHENS, TEXAS — Self-storage brokerage firm Versal has arranged the sale of West Loop Storage, a 162-unit facility in Athens, about 70 miles southeast of Dallas. The property, which includes a 2.6-acre parcel for future expansion, was built in 2013 and totals 29,000 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, Logan Foster and Hugh Horne of Versal represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Texas-based limited liability companies, in the transaction.
WHITELAND, IND. — Mohr Capital has expanded its Mohr Logistics Park in Whiteland with an additional building totaling more than 1 million square feet. More than 540,000 square feet is leased, and the remaining 513,000 square feet is under final lease negotiations. Mohr anticipates full occupancy by this summer. Mohr has another 1.5 million square feet currently under construction, and is pursuing build-to-suits for another 1.2 million square feet. The master plan calls for nearly 7 million square feet within the industrial park. The project team includes Pepper Construction, Curran Architecture and American Structurepoint. Mark Writt of CBRE is the leasing agent.
ANNVILLE, PA. — DHL Supply Chain, a developer and third-party logistics firm based in Germany, is underway on construction of a 1 million-square-foot industrial project in Annville, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building will be located within Clear Springs Logistics Park and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 100 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 246 car parking spaces (expandable to 339) and 230 trailer parking stalls. Harris Architects is the general contractor for the project, and Peak Construction Corp. is the general contractor. Warehaus is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for late in the third quarter.
AZUSA, CALIF. — SENTRE, a San Diego-based, vertically integrated real estate investment firm, has completed the disposition of Azusa Center, a two-building industrial property in Azusa. JAR Commercial Investments acquired the asset for $20.5 million. Situated on 3.6 acres at 301 and 411 N. Aerojet Ave., Azusa Center features 75,081 square feet of industrial space. The two buildings offer 22-foot to 26-foot clear heights, concrete tilt-up construction, ESFR fire systems, three dock-high doors and four ground-level doors. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased. Michael Longo, Barbara Perrier, Anthony DeLorenzo, Mark Shaffer, Darla Longo, Rebecca Perlmutter, Brett Hartzell, Joe Cesta, Paige Morgan, Eric Cox, Lynn Knox and Case Dahlen of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.
PERRIS, CALIF. — NFI Industries, a supply chain solutions provider, has renewed its 864,000-square-foot lease at Perris Distribution Center in Perris. Mark Kegans, Ron Washle and Dean Washle of Newmark represented the landlord, Ares Management (formerly known as Black Creek Group). Located at 657 Nance St., Perris Distribution Center is a two-story, cross-dock facility expandable to 1.1 million square feet. The buildings offer 7,000 square feet of office space, minimum 36-foot warehouse clearance, ESFR sprinkler systems, LED warehouse lighting, 112 dock-high loading doors and concrete truck courts. The 43-acre parcel offers 298 auto parking spaces and 224 trailer parking spaces, including an auxiliary parcel to accommodate up to 154 trailer parking spaces or 530 auto parking spaces.
HAVERHILL, MASS. — Locally based design-build firm Dacon Corp. has completed a 135,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Haverhill, located north of Boston. The project is a build-to-suit for Edwards Vacuum, which designs and produces advanced technology parts for a variety of industries. The two-story facility, which will be used for cryopump manufacturing, houses spaces for manufacturing, lab work, offices and warehousing and is LEED certified.
WEST BERLIN, N.J. — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial building located in the Southern New Jersey community of West Berlin. The building, which sold for $4.2 million and was fully leased at the time of sale, features a clear height of 18 feet, five drive-in doors and six loading docks. Ian Richman, Ross Abramsohn and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the seller, metro Philadelphia-based Velocity Venture Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.