NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Edgewater Ventures plans to develop a 164,850-square-foot build-to-suit distribution facility in North Myrtle Beach for Pepsi Bottling Ventures LLC (PBV). Located in Palmetto Coast Industrial Park, the project will break ground in January of next year. Constructed on 25 acres, the PBV facility will feature tilt-up concrete construction, 30-foot minimum clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and expansion capability up to 217,000 square feet. PBV marks the first tenant at the park, which will comprise 720,000 square feet upon completion and includes a dedicated interchange at Highway 31.
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Crescent Communities, Sumitomo Forestry Plan $19.5M Industrial Project in Central North Carolina
by John Nelson
ARCHDALE, N.C. — Crescent Communities’ AXIAL will develop a 120,000-square-foot built-to-suit manufacturing and distribution center in Archdale for Sumitomo Forestry America Inc., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. AXIAL by Crescent and Sumitomo plan to invest $19.5 million in the project, which will break ground in January of next year. Upon completion, the center will produce materials such as roof and floor trusses and wall panels. Sumitomo acquired Crescent Communities in 2018.
Lovett Industrial Starts Construction of 201,329 SF Broadway Logistics Center in Denver
by Amy Works
DENVER — Houston-based Lovett Industrial closed on 14.9 acres of land for the development of Broadway Logistics Center, a Class A, front-park, rear-load building in Denver. Totaling 201,329 square feet, Broadway Logistics Center will feature 32-foot clear heights, six-inch reinforced concrete slab, 204 auto parking stalls, 57 dock-high doors, 130 truck courts and 50 trailer parking spots. Construction started in November 2022 with completion slated for October 2023. Drew McManus, Ryan Searle and Bryan Fry of Cushman & Wakefield will handle marketing and leasing efforts for the property. Texas Capital Bank provided construction financing. Brinkmann Constructors is serving as general contractor, Powers Brown Architecture is the lead architect and Kimley-Horn is serving as civil engineer.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Broe Real Estate Group has acquired land in southern Indiana’s Jeffersonville with plans to build a 300,000-square-foot speculative industrial building. The Class A facility will be situated within the 6,000-acre River Ridge Commerce Center. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, rear load access and ample trailer parking to support the needs of logistics, manufacturing, research and technology tenants. Broe’s transportation affiliate, OmniTRAX, is expanding the industrial park’s rail infrastructure. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2023. Robert Walker and Greg Charmoli of Commercial Kentucky will market the project for lease. The project team includes architect Ware Malcomb and engineer American Structurepoint.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 73,873-square-foot industrial lease at CenterPoint Logistics Park in San Antonio. The tenant, an undisclosed retail vending company, will occupy approximately half of the space at Building 4, which is under construction and scheduled for a third-quarter 2023 completion. Kevin Cosgrove and Walter Simpson of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Jackson-Shaw, in the lease negotiations.
By Nick Knecht, Senior Advisor, Industrial, Dickson Commercial Group The vibrancy and growth of the Reno-Sparks industrial market has solidified the region’s position as a premier distribution hub of the Western U.S. — even as we head into what is expected to be a nationwide economic slowdown in the near term. The third quarter continued the trend of positive net absorption of 469,970 square feet. This occurred even with four new construction deliveries totaling 1.7 million square feet, 98 percent of which was spoken for upon completion. This momentum is expected to continue to some degree, as our team is actively negotiating RFPs on each of our speculative big box listings, with space requirement inquiries coming in at a steady pace. Alongside this positive activity, our market has been affected by the economic turmoil that has started to take shape over the past two quarters, with similar trends discussed nationwide. A changing debt market has produced several price adjustments mid-transaction for buyers to stay within their underwriting thresholds. The number of developers aggressively acquiring land at a feverish pace has decreased as they face a higher cost of capital and tamp down rent growth assumptions to more reasonable levels. There …
MCCARRAN, NEV. — Mohr Capital has completed the development of a speculative cross-dock building, located at 1500 Waltham Way in McCarran. The 596,400-square-foot was fully leased during construction and sold to Dalfen Industrial upon its completion. ARCO Murray served as general contractor for the building, which will serve as a distribution facility. Additionally, Mohr Capital acquired two land sites in the North Valleys submarket and nearby Fernley for future industrial development.
PHOENIX — Phoenix-based Citywide Commercial Real Estate has arranged the purchase of a five-building mixed-use portfolio located at the southeast corner of Indian School Road and 31st Avenue in Phoenix. Northgate – 72 LLC sold the business park to EL Camino Investment Co. for $7 million. Totaling 86,268 square feet, Thunderbird Business Park features five single-story, multi-tenant office, retail and industrial buildings. The property includes 35 individual suites that are fully occupied. The tenants are mostly small business owners and long-term tenants. El Camino Investment Co. plans to complete improvements to modernize the portfolio and enhance its presence in the community. Adam Shteir, Todd Hamilton and Chad Kirkorsky at Citywide represented the buyer in the acquisition.
Phoenix Investors Purchases 2.7 MSF Fujifilm Manufacturing Campus in Greenwood, South Carolina
by John Nelson
GREENWOOD, S.C. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has purchased the Fujifilm North American Campus in Greenwood, which has been home to Fujifilm Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. since 1988. The 11-building property spans more than 2.7 million square feet over 500 acres. Fujifilm has leased back approximately 50 percent of the campus from the buyer and plans to keep over 300 employees at the site for manufacturing and administrative purposes. Phoenix Investors plans to market approximately 1.4 million square feet of space for lease to new tenants. James Medbery, Doug Faris and Shaun Kirchin of Binswanger brokered the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Frampton Construction has delivered a 204,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility within Portside Distribution Center in Summerville, about 25 miles northwest of Charleston via I-26. Randolph Development is the developer of the facility, the second building within the industrial park. Colliers is leasing the property for lease. The rear-load, tilt-wall facility features clear heights of 32 feet, 38 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 142 car parking spaces and 52 trailer parking spaces. The design-build team includes civil engineer Thomas & Hutton and architect McMillan Pazdan Smith.