— By Jerry Doty of Colliers — While several other Western markets started to slow down in late 2022 or early 2023, the Southern Nevada industrial market seemed to be relatively unscathed going into 2024. However, the impact was finally felt early in the first quarter of 2024. It lasted through the remainder of the year. Despite this noticeable decline in activity, most remained optimistic that it would be a quick slump. We were hoping 2025 would come out with guns blazing. These prognostications have so far proven to be incorrect. First-quarter 2025 felt very much like the past four quarters. This noticeable slowdown could not have come at a worse time. We are in the midst of a record wave of new completions that will continue to deliver through the third quarter. The Las Vegas industrial market delivered a little less than 16 million square feet of new inventory in 2024, bringing the total market up to 180 million square feet. The Valley is composed of eight different industrial submarkets, with the North being both the largest in total size (75 million square feet) and the largest amount of product under construction (almost 3.6 million square feet). At the …
HOUSTON — Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has purchased the 1 million-square-foot Fairbanks Logistics Park in northwest Houston from Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial with plans to redevelop the property to support advanced manufacturing and AI infrastructure initiatives. According to the Greater Houston Partnership, the redevelopment constitutes an investment of $450 million and could generate as many as 600 new jobs. Fairbanks Logistics Park consists of four front-load buildings on a 100-acre site that feature 32-foot clear heights and 180-foot truck court depths. Garrett Geaccone, Jeremy Lumbreras and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented Dalfen in the transaction. Reggie Beavan and Joshua Brown of Newmark represented Foxconn.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of DHT-4 Last Mile, a 141,360-square-foot industrial building in the northwestern Houston metro of Cypress. Completed in 2022, the buildings sits on 37 acres and features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 233 cars and 940 vans. Trent Agnew, Charlie Strauss and Lance Young of JLL represented the seller, Vigavi Realty, in the transaction. Allegra Holding Group acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Ferguson Enterprises, a Virginia-based distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies, has signed a 31,260-square-foot industrial lease in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The space is located within Stiles Lane Business Park, a two-building, 65,827-square-foot development. Jason Dillee and Nick Bergmann of CBRE represented Ferguson in the lease negotiations. Cape Bell and Greg Holmes, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Pearl River.
EDISON, N.J. — Newmark has negotiated a 35,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Central New Jersey community of Edison. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 115 Newfield Ave. was built in 1988 and totals 45,500 square feet. Kyle Eaton, Robert Loderstedt, Michael Schipper and Haylee McCabe of Newmark represented the tenant, Glenmore Plastics, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
MIAMI — Bridge Industrial has received $77.6 million in permanent financing for Bridge Point AVE, a nearly 600,000-square-foot industrial park located within the master-planned development of AVE Aviation and Commerce Center in Miami. Steve Roth and Bill Jurjovec of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance group arranged the loan. According to public records, State Farm Life Insurance Co. is the lender. Bridge Point AVE features three buildings that span 199,800 square feet, 110,588 square feet and 279,499 square feet. Each building includes 24- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and a mix of rear-load and cross-dock configurations to support tenant flexibility. The property was 95 percent occupied at the time of financing, with roughly 30,286 square feet available for lease. The AVE Aviation and Commerce Center spans 180 acres and features more than 2 million square feet of industrial warehouse and retail amenities.
EVANSVILLE, IND. — Brisky Net Lease has arranged the $16.4 million sale of a 150,000-square-foot industrial building leased to Windstream Communications LLC in Evansville. Built in 2022 and located at 14616 Foundation Ave., the property is situated within the nearly fully developed Vanderburgh Industrial Park. Little Rock, Ark.-based Windstream provides fiber-based broadband to residential and small business customers across 18 states. Brian Brisky of Brisky Net Lease represented the buyer, while Greg Folz of Woodward Commercial Realty Inc. represented the seller.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based Urban Logistics Realty has broken ground on The Brickyard, a 542,851-square-foot speculative project in northwest Houston. The Brickyard will be a three-building development at 5020 Acorn St. whose structures will have a mix of configurations, as well as ample car and trailer parking. Urban Logistics Realty is developing the project in partnership with Principal Asset Management. Other project partners include Powers Brown (architect), Harvey Builders (general contractor), Kimley-Horn (civil engineer), Pinnacle (structural engineer), First United Bank & Trust (construction lender) and Stream Realty Partners (leasing agent). Completion is slated for mid-2026.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Colliers has negotiated a 59,400-square-foot industrial lease in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The tenant was not disclosed. Completed in 2019, the building at 1203 Thompson Park Drive features 28-foot clear heights, 17 dock-high positions, an oversized ramp door, an ESFR sprinkler system, 1,800 square feet of office space and 25 trailer parking stalls. Barrett Gibson and Jason Tangen of Colliers represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations.
SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — MKD Investments has purchased Pine Creek Business Park, an industrial flex business park in Santa Rosa, from Pine Creek Properties for $23.5 million. Located at 3350-3360 Coffey Lane, the park features six freestanding buildings on separate parcels offering a total of 152,925 square feet. The multi-tenant buildings range in size from 20,000 square feet to 31,000 square feet. The flex buildings are leased to several tenants representing a variety of of industries. Additionally, many of the buildings are equipped with floor drains and wine making infrastructure, docks and insulation. Trevor Buck of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction.