SYLMAR, CALIF. — Xebec Realty Partners has purchased a 6.1-acre redevelopment opportunity in Sylmar from Howmet Aerospace for $24 million. Located at 12975 Bradley Ave., the property is currently improved with an approximately 104,903-square-foot industrial building, which will be torn down in favor of a high-bay, Class A industrial building. The property is zoned M2, permitting a wide range of uses including wholesale, storage, limited commercial, manufacturing and media products. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
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WALLER, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 78-acre industrial development site in Waller, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The site is located within Beacon Hill, a 564-acre mixed-use development by Wolff Cos. John Simons, Gray Gilbert and Chris Haro of NAI Partners represented Wolff Cos. in the transaction. The buyer, Houston-based Hines, plans to develop an industrial park that will be able to support up to 1.3 million square feet of warehouse, distribution and/or manufacturing space. NAI Partners has also been tapped to market the project.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Avera Cos. has acquired 68 acres at the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and Kermier Road in northwest Houston for the development of 290 Grand Logistics, an industrial project that will feature up to 1.3 million square feet of space. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking and build-to-suit office space. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
MINOOKA, ILL. — Ridgeline Property Group has unveiled plans to develop I-80 Logistics Park, a 416-acre logistics and rail park in Minooka, about 13 miles southwest of Joliet. The site can support more than 7 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Ridgeline plans to break ground on the first building this spring. The 1.1 million-square-foot facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 241 exterior docks, four drive-in doors, 766 car parking stalls and 434 trailer stalls. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023. Ben Harris of Ridgeline’s Chicago office will lead the project. Matthew Stauber and Jim Estus of Colliers will market the development for lease.
UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. — CRG and Venture One Real Estate have broken ground on an 897,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for Central Steel & Wire Co. (CS&W) at Gateway 57 Business Park in University Park, a southern suburb of Chicago. The new facility will serve as the headquarters and operations hub for CS&W, which is a metals distributor and fabricator. The project is the third development within Gateway 57, a 355-acre industrial park located at the southeast corner of Steger and Central roads. Clayco will serve as the design-builder, Lamar Johnson Collaborative will serve as architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Dirk Riekse, Jordan Rovito and Sean Henrick of Cushman & Wakefield represented CS&W, while Jason West and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield represented the developers. Completion is slated for spring 2023.
LA VISTA, NEB. — Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Co. has negotiated both the lease renewal and sale of 11720 Peel Circle in La Vista, a suburb just south of Omaha. The 178,368-square-foot industrial property sits on 16 acres within the Sarpy West submarket. Denny Sciscoe of Cushman & Wakefield/Lund represented the current tenant in its lease renewal. Upon completion of the lease transaction, Sciscoe also marketed the building for sale. The total consideration for both the lease renewal and the sale was $23 million.
YORK, PA. — Nevada-based Dermody Properties has acquired the former Glen-Gery Corp. manufacturing site in York with plans to redevelop the property into a 342,720-square-foot logistics center. Glen-Gery, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of building products, has occupied the 29.5-acre site for more than 50 years and will lease back the facility for the next two years. Dermody will begin construction of the logistics center at that time. The company also intends to complete roadwork improvements to the adjoining intersection.
SHELTON, CONN. — Avison Young has brokered the $9 million sale of a 102,545-square-foot industrial property in Shelton, located in the southern coastal part of the state. The property was 61 percent leased to four tenants at the time of sale. Sean Cahill and Will Suarez of Avison Young represented the seller, Cambridge Hanover Inc., in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, an entity doing business as DG One Parrot Shelton LLC.
This past year, many commercial real estate sectors and geographies that had been affected by the initial impact of pandemic-induced shutdowns demonstrated improvement. Across Missouri, we saw very robust levels of sales activity, as well as new construction and development — with more than $2.4 billion in overall commercial real estate sales volume through the end of third-quarter 2021. Although statewide growth was reported across all property types and sectors, industrial was especially strong, while retail emerged with slightly less consistency, but was positive nonetheless. The forecast for 2022 is bright, especially as retailers announce expansion plans and developers break ground on new projects. St. Louis is central to growth As an important secondary U.S. market, St. Louis and the surrounding areas are experiencing high levels of demand and activity. In the first three quarters of 2021, the St. Louis market reported $1.7 billion of overall commercial real estate sales volume, representing more than 70 percent of statewide activity. These statistics illustrate the sentiment of today’s active buyers who agree that St. Louis is a stable and attractive market for investment. Within the metro area, St. Charles County stands out as one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, reporting …
FORT PIERCE, FLA. — Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on South Florida Logistics Center 95, a two-building, 1.3-million-square-foot speculative industrial development in Fort Pierce. Construction is slated to be complete by the fourth quarter. South Florida Logistics Center 95 is a Class A development that will include one cross-dock facility totaling 1.1 million square feet with a 40-foot clear heights, along with a rear-load facility totaling 202,400 square feet with 32-foot clear heights. Located at the intersection of South Kings Highway and Orange Avenue, the project is situated adjacent to Interstate 95. The site and buildings are being developed for possible future e-commerce and third-party logistics tenants. JLL is overseeing leasing for the project, which will have spaces ranging from 50,000 to 1.1 million square feet available for lease. The project marks Stonemont’s first venture in the South Florida region, with the firm already active in Jacksonville, Orlando, Lakeland and Tampa. The firm currently has nearly 4 million square feet of new industrial space under construction across Florida.