PARAMUS, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Jeffery Realty has negotiated the sale of a 53,000-square-foot industrial building located at 404 Sette Drive in the Northern New Jersey community of Paramus. New Jersey-based investment firm The STRO Cos. purchased the property from an unnamed seller for an undisclosed price. Bill Farkas of Jeffery Realty brokered the deal.
GOLDEN, COLO. — The Coors family, a magnate responsible for Coors beer products, has begun Phase I of the mixed-use redevelopment of its CoorsTek Inc. campus in downtown Golden, just west of Denver. CoorsTek, formerly Coors Porcelain, was founded in 1910 at the multi-block site at Washington Avenue and 9th Street, which is the historical location of the invention of the aluminum beer can in 1959. The new global headquarters for CoorsTek will anchor the 1.3 million-square-foot project, which is the largest redevelopment in the history of downtown Golden. At full buildout, the development will feature new and adaptive reuse office space, multifamily residences, shops, restaurants and a hotel. The costs for the redevelopment weren’t disclosed, but the Denver Business Journal reports that the Coors family is investing $900 million in the project. AC Development, a master-planned community developer established by the Coors family in 2020, is overseeing construction. Owned by the Coors family since 1884, the site was in continuous use for industrial purposes for over 100 years, ceasing its operations earlier this year. CoorsTek is privately owned by the Coors family and is not part of Molson Coors Beverage Co. (NYSE: TAP), the producer of beer and seltzer …
By Paul Sweetland, Senior Vice President, Colliers After a record year in 2021, Southern Nevada’s industrial market does not appear to be slowing down. The first-quarter vacancy decreased to 1.7 percent with 2.9 million square feet of net absorption. This is the lowest vacancy rate we have ever recorded in Southern Nevada. For comparison, vacancy only went as low as 3.1 percent during the boom that preceded the Great Recession. Demand was positive for all industrial subtypes for the first quarter, while rents for warehouse and distribution space increased 46 percent year over year. All industrial sectors added jobs on a year-over-year basis, with the largest increase being in logistics, which added 8,100 jobs. The current industrial boom has been driven by the influx of relocations and expansions from all over the U.S., but primarily from California. Southern Nevada’s strategic location, with its ability to service 12 markets within one day, has also made it an ideal location for regional and national distribution. New industrial completions totaled 2.1 million square feet this quarter, almost all of it being warehouse/distribution product. Southern Nevada is in its third major wave of post-Great Recession industrial development, with more than 8 million square feet now under …
EULESS, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 10 Class B industrial buildings totaling 226,663 square feet in Euless, located in the central part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 98 percent leased to a roster of 36 tenants in industries such as logistics, furniture and fabrication. All of the buildings were constructed between 1964 and 1985, with most construction dates trending toward the latter end of that range. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 38,353-square-foot industrial lease at 9755 Clifford Drive in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the building sits on 8.5 acres and totals 114,500 square feet. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $367.8 million in financing for a portfolio of 23 industrial properties totaling approximately 3 million square feet in the Mid-Atlantic region. Specifically, the properties are located in Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey and were fully leased to 41 tenants at the time of sale. Tenant footprints range in size from 7,238 to 478,715 square feet. John Alascio, Alex Hernandez, Alex Lapidus, Chuck Kohaut, T.J. Sullivan and Jason Blankfein of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through J.P. Morgan on behalf of the borrower, Ares Management.
AVENTURA, FLA. — Aztec Group has arranged the $23 million refinancing of a five-story, climate-controlled self-storage facility in the Miami suburb of Aventura. Glendale, Calif.-based self-storage operator Public Storage operates the property. Built in 2018, the facility offers 84,000 square feet of rentable space across 946 units. Jason Shapiro and Charles Penan of Aztec Group arranged the loan through the direct lender, an affiliate of Miami-based 3650 REIT, on behalf of the borrower, South Florida-based America’s Capital Partners. The nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan will be interest-only for the full 10-year term.
DAYTON, MINN. — CRG has begun development of The Cubes at French Lake, a 1 million-square-foot speculative warehouse in the Minneapolis suburb of Dayton. Located at 11500 Lawndale Lane near the intersection of County Road 81 and Dayton Parkway, the project will be the largest speculative industrial development in Minnesota, according to CRG. Completion is slated for 2023. The facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 652 parking spaces, a 185-foot truck court, 231 trailer parking spaces, 169 dock doors, four drive-in doors and 60-foot speed bays. CRG affiliate Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed the project, while CRG’s parent company Clayco will serve as general contractor. Chris Garcia and Grace McGuire of Lee & Associates are marketing the project for lease.
SAN DIEGO — Dalfen Industrial has acquired a freestanding industrial building, located at 7615 Siempre Viva Road in San Diego’s Otay Mesa submarket. A partnership between Alcion Ventures and Lincoln Property Co. West sold the asset for $24.8 million. Mark Lewkowitz and Chris Holder of Colliers represented the buyer and seller in the deal. Totaling 86,680 square feet, the building is divisible by 45,180 square feet and features 20 dock-high doors, two grade-level roll-up doors, a sprinkler system, 27- to 28-foot clear heights, 1,500 amps, a 180-foot truck court and 6,950 square feet of office space.
LONG BEACH AND FONTANA, CALIF. — The Southern California office of Duke Realty has completed four industrial facilities, totaling 335,984 square feet in Long Beach and Fontana. The properties include: A newly leased, 173,121-square-foot facility at 10905 Beech Ave. in Fontana. A pre-leased, 40,850-square-foot asset at 1180 Spring St. in Long Beach. A 72,526-square-foot building at 2861 Orange Ave. in Long Beach. A 49,487-square-foot property at 2851 Orange Ave. in Long Beach. Zac Sakowski of JLL and Mike Condon Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield are listing brokers for the Long Beach properties, while Clyde Stauff and Jace Gan of Colliers International are listing brokers for the Fontana development. Duke Realty is currently constructing nine additional properties, totaling 2 million square feet and a 4.6-acre trailer yard, in Irwindale, Perris, Redlands, Fontana, Anaheim and Lynwood.