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Middlesex Savings Bank Provides $39.1M Construction Loan for Metro Boston Industrial Project

by Taylor Williams

WILMINGTON, MASS. — Middlesex Savings Bank has provided a $39.1 million construction loan for a 214,440-square-foot industrial project in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. The two-building development is scheduled for a January 2023 completion and will feature a clear height of 32 feet, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample car and trailer parking. Brett Paulsrud and Jonathan Schneider of JLL, working with Middlesex’s Nick Giberson, arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Davis Cos.

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JLL Arranges $61M Loan for Acquisition of Industrial Portfolio Across 17 Markets

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has arranged a $61 million loan for the acquisition of a 21-property industrial portfolio across 17 markets in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, New England and Central U.S. The portfolio is 93 percent leased to 18 tenants with an average tenure of nearly 17 years. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Lucas Borges of Chicago-based JLL arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Biynah Industrial Partners. The lender and loan terms were not provided.

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Sonica International Signs 43,672 SF Industrial Lease in Itasca, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow

ITASCA, ILL. — Sonica International, a freight forwarding company, has signed a 43,672-square-foot industrial lease at 1420 W. Thorndale Ave. in Itasca. Dustin Albers, Andrew Maletich and Matt Garland of Cawley Chicago represented the tenant, which will utilize the space to separate its ocean and air freight. Hamilton Partners owns the building.

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LEGO Group Plans $1B Toy Factory in Metro Richmond, Its First in the U.S.

by Jeff Shaw

CHESTERFIELD, VA. — Danish toymaker LEGO Group has released plans for a 1.7 million-square-foot factory in Chesterfield, a southern suburb of Richmond. Over the course of 10 years, LEGO estimates it will invest $1 billion in the project and generate 1,760 jobs. Located on 340 acres, the project also includes a solar park that will produce 100 percent of the factory’s energy needs. Construction is scheduled to begin this fall, with full production beginning in 2025. The property will be LEGO’s seventh factory worldwide, its second in North America and its first in the United States. LEGO factories in Europe and China are also being expanded, and in December 2021, the privately held toymaker announced plans to build a factory in Vietnam to support further growth in Asia. The industrial expansion is part of the company’s goal to shorten supply chains and reduce its carbon footprint. The project is also designed to meet LEED Gold standards. “More and more families are falling in love with LEGO building, and we are looking forward to making LEGO bricks in the United States, one of our largest markets,” says Niels Christiansen, CEO of LEGO Group. “The location in Virginia allows us to build …

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Fort Worth’s Population Growth Spotlights Shortage of Class B Industrial Space

by Taylor Williams

By Jason Baxter, president and CEO, Fort Capital While some might think that industrial warehouses are overflowing with e-commerce tenants, in Fort Worth, we have seen another tenant mix grow at an even more rapid pace: service providers. These are the plumbers, landscapers and electricians that work behind the scenes to keep cities running.  With population growth skyrocketing in Fort Worth, the industrial space needed by these service providers is also growing at a rapid rate. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest population estimates, Fort Worth’s population increase was the third-largest in the country between 2019 and 2020, a period during which the city added more than 19,000 new residents. This increase allowed Fort Worth to jump from No. 13 to No. 12 in terms of the largest U.S. cities based on population.  We often forget that population growth at this scale impacts all facets of real estate — housing, office, entertainment, industrial. Each of these uses requires various types of service providers to maintain.  Fort Worth and similar fast-growing markets do not have enough space to support this growing segment of the tenant base in addition to the e-commerce and logistics users that have become the face of …

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GCP to Develop 237,500 SF Industrial Facility Near Jacksonville Port

by John Nelson

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Growth Capital Partners (GCP), an industrial real estate developer and owner based in Birmingham, plans to develop a 237,500-square-foot industrial facility near JAXPORT (Jacksonville Port Authority). GCP recently purchased a 37.8-acre site on Alta Drive near JAXPORT’s Blount Island and Dames Point terminals with plans to break ground in July on the project. Dubbed Port Commerce Center, the front-load, concrete tilt-wall project will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 130-foot truck court and land for trailer storage. GCP has tapped Bryan Bartlett of Newmark to lease the property. Newmark also represented the land seller, an entity doing business as Alta Jacksonville Holdings, in the transaction. Birmingham-based Vardaman Construction LLC is the general contractor of Port Commerce Center, which is GCP’s fourth industrial project underway. The developer is also building industrial facilities in Texas and Tennessee.

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Verdi Commerce Signs 94,249 SF Industrial Lease in Garland, Texas

by Taylor Williams

GARLAND, TEXAS — Verdi Commerce, a marketing and consulting platform for e-commerce users, has signed a 94,249-square-foot industrial lease at 3901 W. Miller Road in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2008 and totals 435,179 square feet. Merideth Murphey, Evan Hammer, Lauren Pesqueda and Brendan Zrowka of Whitebox Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Robert Allen internally represented the landlord, First Industrial Texas.

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Cushman & Wakefield Arranges Sale of 171,269 SF Industrial Facility in Hamilton, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams

HAMILTON, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 171,269-square-foot industrial facility in Hamilton, a suburb of Trenton. Built in 2021, the property is a redevelopment of a shopping center and features a clear height of 36 feet, 40 loading positions, parking for 150 automobiles and trailer storage. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmidt and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield represented the sellers, Penwood Real Estate Investment Management and Metrix Real Estate Services LLC, in the transaction. Principal Real Estate Investors acquired the property for an undisclosed price.

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Boston Group to Relocate Headquarters to Ravenna, Ohio

by Kristin Harlow

RAVENNA, OHIO — Boston Group, which designs and manufactures custom metal and plastic displays for retail stores, hospitals and pharmacies, has unveiled plans to relocate its headquarters from Boston to Ravenna, about 15 miles east of Akron. The company will also relocate from an existing manufacturing facility in Hubbard, Ohio. The new headquarters and manufacturing facility will span 308,000 square feet of office and warehouse space. The property owner, Industrial Commercial Properties, acquired the asset in March 2021 and renovated interiors and exteriors. David Stubblebine and David Skinner of The Stubblebine Co. and Kevin Joseph of Weber Wood Medinger/CORFAC International represented Boston Group in the transaction.

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Brown Commercial Group Negotiates Sale of 18,240 SF Industrial Building in Suburban Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

BATAVIA, ILL. — Brown Commercial Group has negotiated the sale of an 18,240-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Batavia for an undisclosed price. The property, which features outdoor storage space, is located on Pierson Drive. Mike Antonelli of Brown represented the seller, Rhondarosa Properties LLC, as well as the buyer, H5P LLC. The buyer is a road and snow maintenance company that was looking to expand into a space with outdoor storage for its equipment.

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