IRVINE, CALIF. — Lee & Associates Orange has arranged the purchase of an industrial distribution building in 9701 Research Drive in Irvine. Cohen Asset Management acquired the 46,000-square-foot property for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Christopher Destino of Lee & Associates represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SPRING, TEXAS — EastGroup Properties (NYSE: EGP), a Mississippi-based REIT, has broken ground on Springwood Business Park, a 292,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Springwood Business Park will consist of two Class A distribution buildings that can support tenants with requirements from 10,000 to 168,000 square feet. Building features will include 28- to 32-foot clear heights and combined parking for 300 cars and 57 trailers. Construction is slated for a second-quarter 2023 completion. JLL will market the development for lease.
CONCORD, N.C. — Choate Construction has broken ground on a new broadcast facility for NASCAR in Concord, a northeast suburb of Charlotte. The racing organization is moving its live event productions operations from Charlotte to the new 58,000-square-foot facility, which is situated near NASCAR’s existing research-and-development property. The new tilt-wall concrete facility will house NASCAR’s TV and radio production studios, as well as a broadcast equipment room, mechanical system and chemical fire suppression systems. NASCAR’s live event production operation has more than doubled in size since 2018, according to the organization. The project team includes Redline Design Group, ACRO Development Services, Barrett Woodyard and Associates Inc. and Bennett & Pless Inc.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Birmingham, Ala.-based Graham & Co. has purchased 21 acres in Jacksonville’s Westside submarket for the development of a two-building, 250,800-square-foot warehouse and distribution center project. Named after its location, W. 12th/Edgewood Logistics Center is slated to break ground in early 2023 and wrap up construction by the end of the year. Equity partners in the deal include private equity firm Graham Capital and a local investment group led by Sam Easton. The industrial facilities will feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers and a concrete tilt-wall construction and can accommodate tenants from 25,000 square feet to full-building occupiers, according to Graham & Co. The project team includes The Conlan Co. and Randall-Paulson Architects as the project’s design/build team, and England-Thims & Miller will serve as the civil engineer. SouthState Bank is providing construction financing. Mark Scott, John Cole and Andrew Hawkins of Foundry Commercial will market the property for lease. The land acquisition marks the third transaction by Graham & Co. in Jacksonville’s Westside submarket since 2021.
VINELAND, N.J. — California-based investment firm Provender Partners has purchased a 217,540-square-foot food production and distribution facility located in the Southern New Jersey community of Vineland for $22.5 million. Built in the mid-1990s, the facility features clear heights of 28 feet, 23 dock-high doors, ample trailer parking and both freezer and cooler space. The 18-acre site also has the potential to be expanded. Provender Partners acquired the facility from the tenant, Safeway, in a sale-leaseback. Ryan Guittare and Kurt Montagano of Newmark brokered the deal.
BLAKESLEE, PA. — NAI Summit has negotiated a 52,800-square-foot industrial lease at 196 Commercial Blvd. in Blakeslee, located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown. According to LoopNet Inc., the property comprises three buildings on an 8.3-acre site. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the tenant, international freight firm Ally Global Logistics, in the lease negotiations. The duo also represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 196 Commercial LLC.
MONEE, ILL. — PREMIER Design + Build Group has broken ground on Monee Logistics Center, a 621,246-square-foot speculative industrial project in Monee, a southern suburb of Chicago. The facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 52 dock positions, four drive-in doors, parking for 148 trailers and 410 car parking spaces. Seefried Industrial Properties Inc. is the developer, Harris Architects Inc. is the architect and SpaceCo Inc. is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for July 2023.
ELGIN, ILL. — PANCOR has begun construction of the new $20 million headquarters for Maybach International Group in Elgin. The 62,000-square-foot project will be situated on 12 acres at 1384 Madeline Lane. Completion is slated for 2023. Plans call for roughly 47,000 square feet of warehouse and repair space and 15,000 square feet of office space. The building will feature a clear height of 24 feet, 28 docks, 10 drive-in door docks, 57 car parking spaces and 206 trailer parking spaces. Maybach is a logistics company currently based in Alsip. Kelly Disser and Mike Freitag of NAI Hiffman assisted Maybach in the site selection process. The duo consulted on the facility’s design, construction timeline and budget alongside Peter Kenny, director of project services with Hiffman National.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO. — White Co. has acquired three multi-tenant industrial buildings totaling 133,015 square feet in Meadows Corporate Center in Maryland Heights, a western suburb of St. Louis. The purchase price was undisclosed. White Co. has negotiated two new leases for the properties, bringing the overall occupancy to 87 percent. Tom Schenk represented White Co. on an internal basis, while Will Mura of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
PHOENIX — KKR has acquired 101 at Van Buren, a newly constructed industrial park in Phoenix’s Southwest Valley industrial submarket. A real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital and Seefried Industrial Properties sold the asset for $90 million. Completed in June 2022, the two-building park features more than 600,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. The buildings feature 135-foot truck courts and 36-foot clear heights. With this acquisition, KKR now owns nearly 3 million square feet of industrial space across the Phoenix market.
