NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Cold-Link Logistics, a South Florida-based operator of cold storage facilities, is underway on construction of a 65,000-square-foot expansion project at its facility in North Kingstown, located south of Providence. The expansion will add freezer space and will increase the building’s total footprint to 129,000 square feet. In addition, the project will add 13,500 pallet positions, three new loading docks and a new fire protection system. Completion is scheduled for early 2027.
ELMSFORD, N.Y. — Helpsy, a regional collector of recyclable clothing, has signed a 30,500-square-foot industrial lease in Elmsford, located north of New York City in Westchester County. The lease term is 10 years, and the space is located within the newly renovated building at 700 Executive Blvd. Michael Rao of New York Commercial Realty Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brendan Hickey internally represented the landlord, GHP Office Realty.
By Kevin Stratman, Investors Realty The Omaha industrial market is essentially at full occupancy. Since 2016, the approximately 115 million-square-foot industrial market in Omaha has grown by an average of 3 to 4 million square feet per year. Yet, for a number of reasons, vacancy has consistently hovered around 3 percent. Activity to start 2026 has created a real problem. In just the first quarter of the year, the market transacted over 1.3 million square feet across six properties. As a result, an already constrained vacancy rate is now approaching a critical point. The roots of this issue trace back to 2024. That year, only four speculative construction projects over 100,000 square feet broke ground. For years, Omaha has faced ongoing sewer infrastructure challenges that have limited development in key areas. At the same time, construction costs approached peak levels, and land prices escalated rapidly. This was driven in part by major build-to-suit activity from users such as FedEx and Amazon, as well as large-scale data center developments from Meta and Google, which collectively absorbed thousands of acres of land. Given these conditions, developers made a logical decision to pause after what had been a historic run of construction. That …
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale of three industrial buildings totaling 19,500 square feet in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the buildings at 5727 Glenmont Drive were constructed in 1978. Jason Gibbons and Andrew Bischoff of Finial Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — Transwestern Investments has completed the disposition of San Bernardino I, a Class A industrial warehouse located in San Bernardino within the Inland Empire East submarket. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Completed in 2019, the asset offers 392,983 square feet of industrial space. The warehouse offers direct access to major interstate highways and proximity to Ontario International Airport and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. The property was developed through a joint venture between Transwestern Development, Transwestern Investments and the separately managed account client.
PHOENIX — Belkorp has acquired an advanced manufacturing facility, located at 3809 E. Watkins St. in Phoenix, from an undisclosed seller for $44.1 million. Situated within the Sky Harbor Airport submarket, the 174,801-square-foot asset features 8,000 amps of power. AZ Pharmacy (PillPatch), a subsidiary of Amazon, with the lease backed by a corporate guarantee from Amazon.com, fully occupies the property. Will Strong, Phil Haenel, Foster Bundy, Molly Miller, Jack Stamets, Michael Matchett and Madeline Warren of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and the seller in the transaction.
NorthPeak Commercial Advisors Arranges Sale of 5,040 SF Industrial Building in Castle Rock, Colorado
CASTLE ROCK, COLO. — NorthPeak Commercial Advisors has negotiated the sale of an industrial property located at 1810 Park St. in Castle Rock. The 5,040-square-foot asset traded for $1.3 million, or $251 per square foot. Andrew Berk and Kevin Calame of NorthPeak Commercial Advisors represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
CHICAGO — Cushman & Wakefield and JLL have brokered the sale of a two-property self-storage portfolio in Chicago. The brokerage firms represented the seller, Self Storage 1. Etude Storage Capital purchased the portfolio, which comprises 2,043 units across 150,216 square feet in the Lincoln Park/Bucktown and Wrigleyville/Lakeview neighborhoods. Cushman & Wakefield’s Greg Wells, Mike Mele, Luke Elliott and Ross Bailey partnered with JLL’s Steve Mellon, Brian Somoza, Dan Reynolds and Tom Kirschbraun. The portfolio offers immediate scale and operating efficiencies, along with upside through continued lease-up, rental rate optimization and unit mix refinement, according to a release.
ROSSFORD, OHIO — Colliers has negotiated the sale of Innovation Industrial Park Building 2, a 208,000-square-foot industrial facility in Rossford near Toledo. Alex Cantu, Alex Davenport, Jeff Devine, Steve Disse, Tyler Ziebel, Tim Breckner and Conor Toomey of Colliers represented the seller, Scannell Properties. Glen Una Management Co. was the buyer. Delivered in 2022, the property is fully leased to Logos Logistics, Norplas Industries Inc. and Grabber Construction Products. The rear-load facility features a clear height of 32 feet, 24 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, a 130-foot truck court and 58 trailer parking stalls.
ATLANTA — Basis Industrial has purchased a 25-building portfolio of shallow-bay facilities in metro Atlanta for $89.5 million. The portfolio features 18 buildings in Stone Mountain and seven assets in Tucker totaling more than 620,000 square feet. The properties were occupied by 119 tenants at the time of sale with a weighted average lease term of 2.2 years. Middour Investments sold the portfolio to Basis Industrial, growing the firm’s Atlanta-area holdings to 1.2 million square feet. Bank of Montreal provided an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing to the buyer. Jake Zebede and Kevin Gonzaelez of Trustone Realty Advisors brokered the transaction.