DOUGLAS, MASS. — CRG, the development arm of Chicago-based construction engineering firm Clayco, has broken ground on The Cubes at Gilboa, a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial project in Douglas, about 20 miles south of Worcester. The facility will be situated on 85 acres and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 171 dock doors, four drive-in doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 651 cars and 220 trailers. Lamar Johnson Collaborative is the project architect, and Clayco is the builder. Newmark is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for fall 2023.
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Greystar Begins Work on 412,500 SF Warehouse, Distribution Center in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. — Greystar has begun construction on a 412,500-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at 798 N. Bedford St. in East Bridgewater, located south of Boston. The project, which is scheduled for a late 2023 delivery, will be the South Carolina-based developer’s first in the greater Boston area. Greystar has tapped JLL to lease the development.
CALHOUN, GA. — Seefried Properties has purchased a 56-acre site in Calhoun with plans to develop Grove 75 Logistics Center, a 738,720-square-foot industrial facility. The spec facility is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. The Class A building will feature 40-foot clear heights, 167 dock-high cross-docking doors (including four drive-in doors), trailer and auto parking spaces, LED interior lighting, ESFR sprinklers and office space. Located on Union Grove Road, the site is located a half-mile from I-75 and near the newly developed Appalachian Regional Port. Project partners include general contractor The Conlan Co., civil engineer Southland Engineering and architectural firm Atlas Collaborative. Joseph Kriss, Tripp Ausband and Doug Smith of Seefried will handle the marketing and leasing for Grove 75 Logistics Center.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Secures $20M Sale-Leaseback of Distribution Center in Norfolk
by John Nelson
NORFOLK, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has secured the $20 million sale-leaseback of a 346,000-square-foot distribution facility located at 1129 Production Road in Norfolk. The undisclosed seller leased back a portion of the property, which is situated on a 18.3-acre site within Norfolk Industrial Park. An entity doing business as 1129 Production Road LLC purchased the property as part of a 1031 exchange. Clark Simpson, Erik Conradi, Geoff Poston and Clay Culbreth of Thalhimer represented the buyer in the transaction. Poston is the exclusive leasing representative for the property and is marketing the remaining industrial space for lease. Christina Erman, also with Thalhimer, has been named portfolio manager of the facility.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based Provender Partners has purchased a four-property food production and distribution portfolio totaling 483,000 square feet from SpartanNash for $29.9 million. The portfolio is made up of four temperature-controlled buildings. These include a 171,371-square-foot food processing and distribution facility in Indianapolis; a 160,986-square-foot food distribution facility in Minot, N.D.; a 103,838-square-foot grocery distribution property in Newcomerstown, Ohio; and a 42,124-square-foot frozen and refrigerated distribution building in Lakeland, Fla. All of the buildings were constructed between 1990 and 2005 and feature clear heights of 30 feet or higher. Provender plans a multi-million-dollar capital improvements program across the portfolio, including a full refrigeration refit, roof repairs, and interior and exterior upgrades to meet the demands of today’s food companies. Chuck Rosien of JLL represented the seller. With this acquisition, Provender has purchased 1.8 million square feet of cold storage and temperature-controlled facilities in 2022.
North Palisade Partners to Develop 141,882 SF Palisade Wild Horse Commerce Center Near Reno
by Amy Works
MCCARRAN, NEV. — Los Angeles-based North Palisade Partners has purchased a 6.4-acre site in McCarran for the development of Palisade Wild Horse Commerce Center, a Class A industrial property. Located at 99 Wild Horse Canyon Drive within Tahoe Reno Industrial Center in McCarran, the 141,882-square-foot facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, more than 80 parking spaces, ESFR sprinklers, 18 dock-high loading positions, two grade-level doors, LED lighting and 2,000 amps of power with the ability to quickly expand power capabilities. The building will also be divisible to spaces of 90,000 square feet and 50,000 square feet. Completion is slated for mid-2024. Chris Fairchild of Colliers brokered the acquisition transaction.
PHOENIX — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an industrial warehouse in Phoenix. James Greaves of G2 Capital sold the asset to a partnership of three private 1031 exchange buyers for $17.2 million. John Werstler, Cooper Fratt and Tanner Ferrandi of CBRE represented the seller, while Geoffrey Turbow and Gary Cornish of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. Built in 1983 and renovated in 2022, the 115,260-square-foot, rail-served warehouse features 28-foot clear heights, 14 dock doors, a grade-level ramp, two rail-served doors, 6,225 square feet of steel mezzanine and 2,035 square feet of office space. Building updates include a new parking lot, paint, landscaping, fencing, roofing, AC units, roll-up doors, rail spurs and exterior metal doors.
CLACKAMAS, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of the 98th & Lawnfield building, an industrial/flex property located at 14200 SE 98th Court in Clackamas. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset from 14200 SE 98th LLC and BF Lawnfield for $5.5 million. Constructed in 1998, the five-tenant 26,219-square-foot flex facility features abundant parking, five drive-in doors and a 17-foot clear height. Additionally, the building has easy access to Interstate 205, Highway 224 and Highway 212. Greg Nesting and Gabe Schnitzer of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of AllSafe Storage, a 648-unit self-storage facility located northwest of Houston in Cypress. The facility comprises 354 climate-controlled units, 107 non-climate-controlled units and 187 outdoor storage spaces for a total of 59,625 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Texas-based limited liability company, in the deal. The duo also secured the buyer, a national REIT. Both parties requested anonymity.
ADDISON, ILL. — Clear Height Properties has acquired a 34,700-square-foot industrial building in Addison, a western suburb of Chicago, for an undisclosed price. The property at 1404 W. Fullerton Ave. features convenient access to I-355 between I-290 and Route 83. The facility features six exterior docks, seven drive-thru service bays and an additional 1.5 acres of secured land for outdoor storage or trailer parking. Nick Saraceno and Howard Caplan of CTK Chicago Partners represented the undisclosed seller. Robin Stolberg and Dominic Carbonari of JLL are marketing the property for lease.