MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — SUNRGY Solar Distribution has signed a 47,332-square-foot industrial lease in the southwestern Houston suburb of Missouri City. A.J. Williams and Travis Land of Partners, the locally based investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Beau Kaleel and Brooke Swerdlow with Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Logistics Property Co.
As port authorities around the country invest billions of dollars in infrastructural improvements, industrial users are taking notice and looking for sites near all the action. In the Southeast, the elevated demand for new industrial space near the Port of Savannah and Port of Charleston is pushing the boundaries as far as what’s considered normal levels for property performance indicators such as new construction, rent growth and leasing activity. “It’s hard to say that anything is ‘normal’ right now — there are a lot of new phenomena out there,” says Robert Barrineau, senior vice president of CBRE’s Charleston office. “We are seeing nationally now that a tie to a seaport as being key for economic growth and for operational efficiencies for companies.” In one of the bigger announcements in 2022, Hyundai Motor Group chose a 3,000-acre site in Bryan County, which is close to both the Port of Savannah and Interstate 95, for its $5.5 billion manufacturing plant. Construction is already underway, and the facility should be operating at full capacity, which entails production of 300,000 units annually, by the first half of 2025. The South Korean automotive giant intends to use a combination of local labor and AI technology …
NEW YORK CITY AND CHICAGO — A partnership between New York City-based Arch Street Capital Advisors and Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group has sold a national portfolio of 11 industrial properties totaling approximately 2 million square feet. The sales price and buyer were not disclosed. The partnership acquired the portfolio in 2017 for $100 million and implemented a value-add program. The assets are primarily located throughout major markets in the Midwest and Southeast, including Chicago; Minneapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Birmingham, Ala. Arch Street and Brennan launched their partnership in 2011. Since that time, the duo of investment firms has executed seven such ventures in which it acquires, operates and disposes of a portfolio of industrial assets. The partnership will continue to primarily target single-tenant, net-leased industrial assets and/or portfolios as the cornerstone of its investment strategy. “The success of this portfolio demonstrates the unique benefits of this strategy, which provides both residual upside and consistent yield,” says Christopher Collins, vice president of asset management at Arch Street. “We continue to remain bullish on warehouse, distribution and manufacturing assets in both the U.S. and Europe.” Arch Street is a full-service real estate investment and advisory firm that specializes in advising investors on …
JACKSON COUNTY, GA. — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC), with joint venture partner CBRE Investment Management, has broken ground on the first phase of Jackson 85 North Business Park, an industrial park in Jackson County. Situated roughly 60 miles northeast of Atlanta, the industrial development will comprise 2.3 million square feet upon completion. The first phase will feature two buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet. Building 1 will comprise 538,450 square feet, and Building 2 will include 1 million square feet, with delivery scheduled for the first quarter of 2024. Construction of the second phase is expected to begin midway through 2024 and will include a single 713,050-square-foot facility, completion of which is scheduled for 2025. All three buildings will feature 40-foot clear heights, ample power, ESFR fire sprinklers and R-19 roof insulation. Wilson Hull & Neal Real Estate is handling the leasing assignment for Jackson 85 North Business Park.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of a newly developed manufacturing and distribution facility located at 11675 S.W. Tom Mackie Blvd. in the South Florida city of Port St. Lucie. Bridge Net Lease, a subsidiary of Bridge Investment Group, acquired the 411,852-square-foot property, which is situated within Tradition Center for Commerce, a 1,247-acre master-planned development with office, retail, industrial, multifamily, recreational and entertainment space. Jason DeWitt, Luis Castillo, Brian Shanfeld, Cody Brais and Josh Katlin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
WILMER, TEXAS — ALTO Real Estate Investments, a developer with three offices in the United States and one in Israel, will build a 271,339-square-foot industrial project in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The development, named ALTO Intermodal 45, will be located less than a mile from I-45 and the Union Pacific Intermodal railway and will feature 40-foot clear heights. Construction is scheduled to begin during the first quarter and to be complete by the end of the year. Colliers will market the development for lease.
BERKELEY AND BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — Provender Partners and StepStone Real Estate (SRE), the real estate arm of private markets investment firm StepStone Group, have completed a $158 million recapitalization of a 1 million-square-foot cold storage portfolio. Provender acquired the properties over the last three years in a joint venture with an investment management firm that recently sold its interests to SRE. Two of the properties are located in the Illinois cities of Berkeley and Bolingbrook. Additional buildings are in California, Nevada and Alabama. Tenants include local and regional wholesale food logistics companies, food service providers and frozen food packagers with a remaining average lease term of approximately six years. Michael Leggett, Sher Hafeez and Josh Lieberman of JLL advised Provender on the formation of the joint venture. Brian Torp and Peter Thompson of JLL sourced the debt financing.
BELLEVUE, NEB. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 25th Street Storage, a self-storage facility featuring 324 non-climate-controlled units and totaling 57,700 net rentable square feet in Bellevue. The buyer and sales price were undisclosed. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The property also features 92 outdoor parking spaces that are available for rent.
GOODYEAR, ARIZ. — ViaWest Group, Scottsdale Investment Management and building partners Willmeng Construction, DLR Group and Kimley-Horn have broken ground on a build-to-suit industrial warehouse in Goodyear for Sub-Zero Group. The 599,351-square-foot development will be the third facility that the Madison, Wis.-based kitchen appliance company operates in the West Valley. Situated on 36.4 acres, the warehouse and distribution center is located on the southwest corner of Camelback Road and Cotton Lane. The company’s other facilities are located at 3865 W. Van Buren and 4295 N. Cotton Lane.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. — A joint venture between Core5 Industrial Partners and MBK Industrial Properties has broken ground on Arrow Business Center, a Class A industrial building in Rancho Cucamonga. Slated for completion in September, the speculative facility will offer 49,291 square feet of warehouse space. Situated on 2.4 acres at 11770 Arrow Route, Arrow Business Center will feature five dock-high doors, one drive-in position, 32-foot clear heights, 145-foot-deep truck court, six-inch floor slab and an ESFR sprinkler system. The property will also feature solar power and ample parking with five trailer parking stalls and 46 vehicle stalls. David Neault of KW Commercial will handle leasing for the project.