MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — Ready Capital has closed on a $9.3 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 696-unit, Class A self-storage property in Miami Beach. Upon acquisition, the sponsor plans to reconfigure the unit mix to drive occupancy and maximize revenue. The non-recourse, interest-only, floating-rate loan features a 48-month term, one extension option and is inclusive of a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has acquired Everman Crossroads, a two-building industrial complex in Fort Worth totaling 954,611 square feet. The buildings were constructed on a combined 47 acres in 2021. Building 1 totals 310,292 square feet and includes 88 dock doors and 36-foot clear heights. Building 2 spans 644,319 square feet and features 182 dock doors and 40-foot clear heights. Pet food provider Purina occupies Building 1, and Building 2 is available for lease. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Matthew Barge of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between Dallas-based Bandera Ventures and Invesco Real Estate, in the transaction. Scott Moore of CBRE represented MDH Partners in conjunction with internal agent Georga Rowe.
COMMERCIAL POINT, OHIO — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 1 million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center occupied by Bath & Body Works Inc. in Commercial Point, a southern suburb of Columbus. The sales price was undisclosed. The retailer plans to add 500 employees to its central Ohio workforce to fill online orders at the facility. Located at 514 Exchange Way, the property is the first building within the 875-acre Rickenbacker Exchange at Commercial Point industrial park. Alex Cantu, Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Michael Linder of Colliers represented the seller, VanTrust Real Estate. The Mid-America Management Corp., an Ohio-based investment firm, was the buyer.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $6.3 million loan for the acquisition and stabilization of a 40,000-square-foot industrial property in South Philadelphia. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan carried a 48-month term with one extension option, as well as a facility to fund future capital improvements. The borrower was not disclosed.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has secured joint venture equity via Pacolet Milliken to develop the first phase of Shamrock Commerce Center, an industrial park in Orangeburg that will ultimately span 2 million square feet across 200 acres. Patterson also secured separate debt financing via United Community Bank, which provided a senior construction loan. The equity and debt financing amounts were not disclosed. Appian Investments/NAI Earle Furman plans to break ground soon on Building A, which will be an approximately 535,000-square-foot industrial facility. Building A will sit on approximately 50 acres at the interchange of Interstate 26 and US Highway 301, about 76.4 miles from the Port of Charleston. Slated for completion by the fourth quarter of 2022, the property will be a cross-dock facility with 36-foot clear heights.
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — Magnus Development has acquired a 10-acre site in Ridgeville for the development of Vantage Point I, a 157,500-square-foot Class A industrial building at Camp Hall Campus 1. The sales price and seller for the land deal were not disclosed. Construction for Vantage Point I is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2022. Robert Barrineau, Brendan Redeyoff and Tim Raber of CBRE will lease and market the project on behalf of Magnus. Vantage Point I will be a multi-tenant, rear-load facility that can accommodate tenants from 21,000 to 157,500 square feet. The building’s features will include 30-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, 144-space parking lot, two drive-in doors and 16 dock doors that are expandable to 45. The project is located across from Volvo Cars U.S., 2.3 miles northeast of Interstate 26, 37.7 miles from Charleston and 38.5 miles from Port of Charleston.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on the second phase of Empire West Business Park, located in the western Houston suburb of Brookshire. Phase II of the development will consist of six buildings totaling 2.3 million square feet that are expected to be complete in July 2022. Phase I of Empire West Business Park comprised three buildings totaling 1 million square feet that were delivered in April and are now fully leased. A JLL team led by Colby Mueck and John Ream arranged construction financing for the project through Square Mile Capital Management.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 249,093-square-foot industrial lease at 2075 Midway Road in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. According to LoopNet Inc., the property sits on 28 acres and features 32- to 36-foot clear heights and 185-foot truck court depths. Adam Graham, Mark Graybill and Johnny Anderson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, First Industrial Texas LP, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, Swiss chemical provider Sika, was not disclosed.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Haribo of America Inc. has signed a 157,656-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at Bristol Highlands Commerce Center in Bristol near the Wisconsin-Illinois border. Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate is the owner and developer. The first phase of Bristol Highlands, which was completed in 2020 and includes a 472,176-square-foot warehouse, is now fully leased. Haribo, known for its gummy bears, plans to occupy the space in the first quarter of 2022. Haribo’s first North American production plant is currently under construction in Pleasant Prairie, which is two miles from Bristol. Whit Heitman, Sam Badger and Jared Paff of CBRE represented Haribo in the lease transaction. Jeff Hoffman of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield represented ownership.
HILLSIDE, ROCHELLE PARK AND CLIFTON, N.J. — Locally based firm Quinlan Development Group has sold a portfolio of three self-storage facilities totaling 3,606 units to New York City-based RXR Realty for $108.5 million. The properties, which were completed between fall 2019 and summer 2021 and total 422,609 gross square feet, are located in the Northern New Jersey communities of Hillside, Rochelle Park and Clifton. Additional terms of the sale were not disclosed.
