WHITSETT, N.C. — JLL has brokered the sale of Greensboro I-40 Logistics Center, a newly built, 475,901-square-foot distribution center located in the Triad community of Whitsett. The Class A property is situated on 47.2 acres along the I-40 corridor near Greensboro, N.C. The developer, Atlanta-based Intersect Development Group, sold Greensboro I-40 Logistics Center to BentallGreenOak for an undisclosed price. Luis Castillo, Patrick Nally, Britton Burdette and Cody Brais of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Paul Spellman, Taylor Allison and Emma Buch, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of BentallGreenOak.
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CHICAGO — NAI Hiffman has brokered the sale of the Chicago Strategic Logistics Portfolio for an undisclosed price. The seven-building portfolio totals 1.4 million square feet. The assets are located throughout metro Chicago and are fully leased by 12 tenants. Patrick Sullivan and Ryan Chambers of NAI Hiffman represented the undisclosed seller. The buyer was Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, a member of CapitaLand Investments, which is headquartered in Singapore.
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 19 light industrial buildings totaling 459,812 square feet in northwest Houston. At the time of sale, the Class B portfolio was 98 percent leased to 93 tenants in the mechanical, logistics, furniture and fabrication sectors, among others. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Partners Supply Chain Solutions (PSCS) has signed a 50,007-square-foot industrial lease at 189 Easy St. in the Chicago suburb of Carol Stream. The lease represents a 25 percent increase in space from the company’s current location at 171 Gary St. in Carol Stream. PSCS expects to take occupancy of its new space in August. Built in 1996, the property spans 75,538 square feet and features 10 docks. Jay Cook of Cresa represented PSCS, which operates bulk and rail operations in more than 1 million square feet in Elmwood. The Carol Stream facility will serve as its specialized operations center, housing food and pharmaceuticals and high-value inventory. Philadelphia-based EQT Exeter owns the building.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Global investment manager Realterm has acquired a 186,344-square-foot distribution center in Arlington that is leased to Amazon on a triple-net basis. The facility was originally built on 15.5 acres in 1987 and was upgraded in 2020 to support last-mile distribution. Building features now include 29-foot clear heights, 10 dock-high doors and 338 van parking spaces. John Huguenard, Dustin Volz, Trent Agnew, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Megan Babovec of JLL represented the seller, Oxford Properties, in the transaction.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — Custom metal products provider Showman Fabricators has signed a 78,000-square-foot industrial lease at 15 Law Drive in the Northern New Jersey community of Fairfield. The newly renovated facility features a clear height of 18 feet and four loading docks. Chuck Fern, Thomas Tucci, Torsten Thaler and Natalie Gorga of Cushman & Wakefield represented both Showman Fabricators and the landlord, The STRO Cos., in the lease negotiations.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Imperial Self Storage, a 791-unit facility located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Operated by CubeSmart, the property features 94,220 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza of JLL represented the seller, SurePoint Self Storage, in the transaction. OB Cos./My Place Self Storage, an investment firm launched by Simply Self Storage founder and former CEO Kurt O’Brien, purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
IRVING, TEXAS — Archway Properties, a developer with offices in Houston and Dallas, will build Royal 114, a 429,027-square-foot industrial project in Irving. Royal 114 will consist of four rear-load buildings that will range in size from 46,261 to 155,050 square feet and will feature 28- to 32-foot clear heights. Pross Design Group is the project architect, and Peinado Construction is the general contractor. Transwestern will lease the property. Construction is set to begin later this summer and to be complete in the first quarter of 2023.
MUSSEY TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Axiom Engineered Systems has signed a lease for a 123,000-square-foot flex industrial building at 14898 Koehn Road in Mussey Township, about 55 miles north of Detroit. The location will serve as the company’s first in the U.S. The automotive company was founded in Canada in 1987. Matthew Buslepp, Jacob Zammit and Jim Becker of Avison Young represented the tenant. Lee & Associates represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 14898 Koehler Capac LLC.
CHICAGO — Timber Hill Group has sold a 3.5-acre outdoor storage and fleet parking property at 4626 W. 42nd St. in Chicago for an undisclosed price. Zenith IOS purchased the property, which is zoned for truck parking and is located near the Cicero Avenue and I-55 interchange. Timber Hill acquired the site in 2017 and added a perimeter fence, gate system and lighting. Brian Vanosky and Tim McCahill of Lee & Associates represented the buyer. Timber Hill is a Chicago-based private equity firm specializing in the acquisition and development of logistics real estate.