NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — CapRock Partners, a Newport Beach-based industrial real estate manager, has raised $700 million for CapRock Logistics Venture, its new development fund. The raised amount exceeds the fund’s initial $450 million target. CapRock Logitsics Venture is seeded with large-scale industrial real estate projects and will fund nearly $2 billion worth of projects in the Western United States totaling 15 million square feet. The seed portfolio includes CapRock’s Palomino Business Park, Saddle Ranch Business Park, Phase 2 and the I-15 Logistics asset. The new fund is an expansion of CapRock’s fund strategy that previously focused on value-add investments. Hodes Weill Securities served as global placement agent and financial advisor to CapRock.
Industrial
PHOENIX — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of an industrial asset in Phoenix’s Deer Valley submarket. The four-building property features 110,679 square feet of industrial space. California-based Greenwood & McKenzie sold the asset to Mountain West for an undisclosed price. Chris Rogers and Trevor McKendry of DAUM represented the seller and procured the buyer. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield also brokered the transaction. The buildings, which are fully leased to 38 tenants, are located at 23021, 23025, 23005 and 23015 N. 15th Ave. in Phoenix. The buildings offer 20-foot clear heights, two shared truck wells and 10-foot by 12-foot grade-level doors.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 250,000-square-foot industrial lease in Fort Worth for goTRG, a provider of reverse logistics services. The space is located within a newly built speculative development that consists of three buildings that are owned by Denver-based Black Creek Group. Mark Collins led the Cushman & Wakefield brokerage team that represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Scott Moore and Bob Scully of CBRE represented Black Creek Group.
EFFINGHAM, ILL. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $58.2 million sale of a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center occupied by Sherwin-Williams in Effingham, about 90 miles southeast of Springfield. The property sits on 71 acres at 711 W. Wabash Ave. John Redfield, Britt Raymond and Kyle Fant of SRS represented the seller, a private partnership. JRW Realty represented the buyer, ExchangeRight. The facility serves as the only center that Sherwin-Williams uses to distribute coatings for the automotive industry. More than 300 workers are employed at the property.
HIALEAH, FLA. — CBRE has arranged the sale of North Dade Distribution, a 16.5-acre industrial site under development in Hialeah. Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial purchased the site for $26.4 million. Christian Lee, Chris Riley, José Lobón, Amy Julian and Royce Rose of CBRE represented the seller, Coconut Creek, Fla.-based Butters Realty, in the transaction. Slated to be completed in March 2023, North Dade Distribution will total 298,354 square feet. The rear-load warehouse will feature 32-foot clear heights, a 120-foot truck court, 240-foot building depth, separate ingress and egress access for cars and trucks and an ESFR sprinkler system. Located on the corner of 97th Ave. and 165th St., the site provides access to Interstate 75 and the Florida Turnpike via NW 138th St.
WINCHESTER, VA. — Bethesda, Md.-based Meridian Group has purchased One Logistics Park, a 277-acre distribution center campus in Winchester that will be built over multiple phases. The sales price was not disclosed. JGR Three, Hockman Investments and Governor’s Hill LLC were the sellers. The Meridian Group has selected Colliers to market the $150 million project once completed. Construction will break ground in the first quarter of 2022 with delivery of Phase I set for the second half of 2023. The first phase will span nearly 1.4 million square feet spread across two facilities: a 1 million-square-foot building and a 360,000-square-foot building. Meridian Group and co-developer Wickshire Industrial plan for One Logistics Park to feature 2.8 million square feet of distribution logistics space and over 100,000 square feet for gas service, quick-service restaurants and other retail options. One Logistics Park will be located along Interstate 81 and offer access to the Baltimore-Washington Corridor via Interstates 66 and 70, with close proximity to the Virginia Inland Port, which is also located in Winchester.
Joint Venture Acquires 54-Acre Land Parcel in Buckeye, Arizona for Logistics Park Development
by Amy Works
BUCKEYE, ARIZ. — Buckeye 54 LLC, a joint venture between Contour Real Estate and Shopoff Realty Investments, has purchased a 54-acre industrial development site at the southeast corner of Southern Avenue and Rainbow Road in Buckeye. KWC Motorsports LLC sold the property for $6.5 million. The joint venture plans to develop a logistics park with two warehouses totaling 900,000 square feet. Paul Borgesen and Dylan Sproul of SVN Desert Commercial Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
Dermody Properties Acquires 961-Acre Land Parcel Near Phoenix for Industrial Development
by Amy Works
EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Dermody Properties has purchased 961 acres of land in El Mirage, a suburb of Phoenix. The company plans to develop Copperwing Logistics Center, an industrial park with approximately 10 million square feet of speculative space over the next 10 years. Additionally, the company will develop approximately 300 acres for other third-party owners/users and build-to-suit customers. Initial development is slated to begin in 2022. Novo Development, which has been involved with the project since its inception, will continue to assist with the new venture. The land is being purchased from John F. Long Family Trust, known for developing more than 30,000 homes over four decades, including Arizona’s first master-planned community, before focusing efforts on retail and commercial projects in the West Valley Arizona market. Industrial zoning was already in place for the land. In addition, the property is within an approved Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), meaning companies within the park that are active uses of FTZ can receive up to a 75 percent reduction in real estate and personal property taxes. Dermody Properties also intends to bring new water and sewer sources to the site along with new roads and park amenities. Pat Feeney, Rusty Kennedy and …
HARLINGEN, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based BH Properties has acquired an 86,640-square-foot industrial building located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Harlingen. The property was built in 1970 as a regional distribution facility for Sears. Most recently, Valley Baptist Hospital operated the property as a laundry and supply storage facility prior to it being damaged in a storm. BH Properties will undertake a multimillion-dollar capital improvement program to address deferred maintenance, install a new roof and restore power and building systems. Conrad McEachern and Carlos Telles with CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
PORTAGE, IND. — Dayton Street Partners LLC has purchased 42 acres in the Northwest Indiana town of Portage. The developer plans to build a 538,000-square-foot speculative industrial development known as DSP Crossroads Portage. Corey Chase and Chris Hill of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller, which sold three assembled land sites. Chase and Hill will also be retained to market the project for sale or lease.