BELLMAWR, N.J. — Ivy Realty, an investment firm with three offices along the East Coast, has acquired a portfolio of two industrial buildings totaling 171,500 square feet in the Southern New Jersey community of Bellmawr. The single-tenant buildings, which measure 78,000 and 93,500 square feet, are both located within the 2.8 million-square-foot Interstate Business Park and were fully leased at the time of sale. Stephen Marzullo, Adam Silverman and Dan McGovern of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.
GURNEE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $9.2 million sale of an 81,893-square-foot industrial building in Gurnee, a city in Northeast Illinois. The facility is located at 1111 Lakeside Drive within the Grand Tri-State Business Park directly off I-94. Ohio Medical LLC occupies the building, which was constructed in 1993. The property features a clear height of 24 feet, four external docks and two drive-in doors. Peter Doughty of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investment group, and procured the buyer, a New York-based REIT.
By Anthony Avendt, Cushman & Wakefield Like most markets in the U.S. and Canada, Detroit’s industrial sector has seen its ups and downs. Detroit’s always been a bit of an outlier though due to extreme volatility. What’s more, we’ve (hopefully) learned lessons from past downturns that well position the city and its commercial real estate regardless of continued strong demand and rent growth or any bumps in the road we may encounter. Detroit is a little different from similar-sized markets in the region. First, while it’s certainly part of the U.S. heartland, the city’s geographic position on a peninsula means it’s poorly suited for broad distribution to large swaths of the country. Second, of course, is the auto industry’s impact. The auto industry is widely dispersed across the U.S. now, but Detroit and Michigan remain its heart and brain. As the sector pivots to autonomous and electric vehicles, that is going to drive demand for industrial space. Ford already has announced an investment of $40 to $50 billion over the next decade-plus, including redevelopment of Michigan Central Station as anchor of its Mobility Innovation District. Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, has announced its own $35.5 billion investment …
DALLAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of DalParc Logistics Center, a newly built, 1 million-square-foot industrial development in South Dallas. Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan, Ryan Thornton and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented the seller and developer, Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate, in the transaction. Property Reserve Inc. purchased DalParc Logistics Center, which is fully leased to an unnamed tenant, for an undisclosed price. VanTrust broke ground on the project in summer 2020.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based PHP Capital has purchased CentrePort Tech, a 30,029-square-foot industrial property in Fort Worth. The multi-tenant property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, is located within the CentrePort master-planned business park on the city’s northeast side. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
BLACK CREEK, GA. — Rooker, an Atlanta-based industrial developer and construction management firm, has broken ground on Seaport 16 Trade Center, a 797-acre industrial campus situated about 25 miles from the Port of Savannah in Black Creek. The multi-phased project has the capacity for 7.1 million square feet of logistics space across 10 facilities at full buildout. Rooker has begun construction on Building 1, an 868,160-square-foot speculative building that is expandable to 1.6 million square feet and is scheduled for completion in 2023. Solution Property Group is Rooker’s marketing partner for the project and represented the developer in its land acquisition in 2021. Thomas & Hutton is the civil engineer for Seaport 16, and POH Architects will provide architectural design. Morgan Corp. is the site work contractor. The development will be located at the intersection of Olive Branch Road and Ga. Highway 80, a little over three miles from I-16. The campus will also be situated about five miles from Hyundai’s new electric vehicle assembly and battery factory, which is expected to come on line in 2025.
SPRING HILL, TENN. — Lee & Associates’ Nashville office has brokered the $52 million sale of a 276,056-square-foot industrial facility located at 3555 Cleburne Road in Spring Hill. San Diego-based STOS Partners purchased the property from Effingham, Ill.-based Agracel Inc. Brett Wallach and William Sisk of Lee & Associates represented both parties in the transaction. The property, which is STOS’ first acquisition in the metro Nashville area, was fully leased at the time of sale on a triple-net basis to tenants including automotive firm Fourecia.
PALMETTO, FLA. — Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on Palmetto Industrial Park, a 427,000-square-foot industrial facility located in the Sarasota suburb of Palmetto. Situated near I-75 and I-275 in Manatee County, the property will feature three rear-load facilities, each spanning more than 100,000 square feet. The speculative buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights and the campus will feature 354 car parking spaces and 127 trailer parking spaces. General contractor Landmark Construction Services plans to deliver Palmetto Industrial Park in the second quarter of 2023.
LOS ANGELES — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Sherman Way Industrial Center, a fully leased industrial park located on 5.4 acres in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Ben B. and Joyce E. Eisenberg Foundation, a charitable organization, sold the asset to a joint venture between affiliates of Captiva Partners and Westbrook Partners for $37 million. The seller is donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale to multiple charitable organizations that it supports. Totaling 139,567 square feet, Sherman Way Industrial Center consists of five buildings that were fully leased to 20 tenants at the time of sale. David Hasbrouck, Lars Platt, Benjamin Cooper and Mitchell Neff of Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal. Paul Sims, also of Cushman & Wakefield, provided leasing advisory for the property.
FORT COLLINS, COLO. — Comunale Properties is nearing completion of Mulberry Connection, a two-building industrial facility in Fort Collins. The Class A speculative property is the first of its kind built in Fort Collins since the 1990s, according to the developer. Situated on 13 acres at 4036 and 3874 Redman Drive, Mulberry Connection will offer 164,000 square feet of industrial space upon delivery next month. The buildings feature 22 dock-high and eight drive-in doors, 28- to 32-foot clear heights, ESFR systems, generous power and interstate-fronting signage opportunities. The company has secured two pre-leases from two national credit tenant companies for the properties. Gustave A. Larson, a regional distributor of HVACR equipment, parts and supplies, will occupy 16,500 square feet. The Fort Collins branch of Winlectric, a national full-service electric wholesaler, will occupy 14,900 square feet. The project team includes Alcorn Construction and Grey Wolf Architecture. Travis Ackerman of Cushman & Wakefield is the project’s leasing broker.