Industrial

Opus Breaks Ground on 137,178 SF Spec Industrial Building in Blaine, Minnesota

by Kristin Harlow October 14, 2021

BLAINE, MINN. — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 137,178-square-foot speculative industrial building known as Sanctuary Business Center in Blaine, a northern suburb of Minneapolis. The property will feature two drive-in doors, 32 dock positions, parking for 160 vehicles, trailer parking and LED lighting. Completion is slated for July 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Stantec is the civil engineer. Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield is the listing broker for the property.

October 14, 2021

Industrial Market Reports Midwest Midwest Market Reports Minnesota

Institutional Capital Targets Minneapolis Industrial Market

by Kristin Harlow October 14, 2021

By Peter Loehrer, Colliers MSP Minneapolis has secured its position as the darling market of the Midwest industrial investment community. Minneapolis was the quintessential Midwest city: cautious real estate development, durable rents with stately growth and moderate but unwavering absorption growth year to year. This, however, is no longer the case. A combination of repeated institutional capital injections, a highly constrained land market and exponential growth in tenants looking for new space has transformed Minneapolis into an institutional and foreign capital target market. Institutional capital By far the most transformational event in recent history for the Minneapolis industrial market was Link Industrial’s entrance into the market. Beginning in 2018 with the Gramercy acquisition, and continuing in 2019 with the Space Center acquisition — both of which have bits and pieces of the national portfolio located throughout Minneapolis — Link made its first real foray into Minneapolis in May of 2019 with the acquisition of the 2.2 million-square-foot Industrial Equities portfolio. Link quickly followed this up with pieces of the GLP and Colony Capital acquisitions, as well as the largest real estate purchase in Minneapolis history, the 7.2 million-square-foot CSM Corp. industrial portfolio, and most recently the 2.5 million-square-foot Prologis portfolio. …

October 14, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial NAI New Jersey Northeast

NAI Hanson Brokers $26.3M Sale of Industrial Development Site in Kearny, New Jersey

by Taylor Williams October 14, 2021

KEARNY, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the $26.3 million sale of a 5.4-acre industrial development site in the Northern New Jersey community of Kearny. The site is located within five miles of Port Newark, just off Exit 15E of the New Jersey Turnpike. Kenneth Lundberg, Patrick Lennon and Lorenzo Lambiase of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, San Francisco-based REIT Terreno Realty Corp., in the acquisition of the land. The new ownership did not disclose specific development plans.

October 14, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Self-Storage Texas

Simply Self Storage Acquires 4,200-Unit Portfolio in Houston, Dallas

by Taylor Williams October 13, 2021

HOUSTON AND DALLAS — Simply Self Storage, an Orlando-based owner-operator whose holdings total roughly 80,000 self-storage units across 23 states, has acquired a portfolio of eight facilities totaling approximately 4,200 units in Houston and Dallas. Seven of the properties spanning about 620,000 net rentable square feet and 3,600 units are located in Houston, with a roughly a third of that inventory being climate-controlled space. The Dallas property spans 65,950 net rentable square feet and 600 units. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.

October 13, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

JLL Negotiates Sale of 93,945 SF Industrial Park in Sugar Land, Texas

by Taylor Williams October 13, 2021

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Commerce Center Sugar Land, a 93,945-square-foot industrial property located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. Built between 2006 and 2007, Commerce Center Sugar Land consists of six buildings with warehouse, manufacturing and specialized lab space that feature 16- to 18-foot clear heights and a 37 percent office finish. Trent Agnew, Charles Strauss, Katherine Miller and Jack Moody of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Houston-based Griffin Partners, in the transaction. A subsidiary of ARKA Properties Group Inc. purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.

October 13, 2021

Colorado Development Industrial Western

Opus Buys 19.7-Acre Site in Metro Denver to Develop Two Spec Industrial Buildings

by Amy Works October 13, 2021

CENTENNIAL, COLO. — Opus Development Corp. has purchased a 19.7-acre land site at 7801 S. Fairway St. within the Dove Valley submarket of Centennial. Heirborn Partners sold the parcel for an undisclosed price. Opus plans to develop The Ridge at Dover Valley, a two-building speculative industrial development, at the site. The 102,877-square-foot building will offer 26 dock positions, four drive-in doors and 210 parking stalls, while the 116,524-square-foot building will offer 26 dock positions, four drive-in doors and 250 parking stalls. Both buildings will be Class A industrial facilities featuring extensive glass and architectural design elements. Completion is slated for May 2022. Opus is the developer, design-builder, architect and engineer of record for the property. Todd Witty and Daniel Close of CBRE are marketing the buildings for lease. Rick Egitto of Avison Young represented the seller, while Witty represented the buyer in the deal.

October 13, 2021

Acquisitions Colorado Industrial Western

BlueScope Properties Divests of 136,915 SF Logistics Center Near Denver

by Amy Works October 13, 2021

ENGLEWOOD, COLO. — BlueScope Properties Group has completed the sale of a logistics center situated on 12 acres at 14353 E. Otero Ave. in Englewood, a suburb seven miles south of Denver. Terms of the off-market transaction were not released. Completed in 2021, the 136,915-square-foot building features 32-foot clear heights, 37 exterior dock doors, three drive-in bays, ESFR fire protection, office space and ample parking. The single-tenant building, which was vacant at the time of sale, also has a rear-loading configuration. Larry Thiel and Sean Devaney of JLL Capital Markets and Carmon Hicks with JLL Industrial Leasing represented the seller in the deal. Hicks, Chris Schultz and James McGill, also of JLL, are handling leasing for the new owner.

October 13, 2021

Acquisitions Colorado Industrial Western

Gart Properties, Elkco Properties Sell West Sixth Commerce Center in Colorado for $17.8M

by Amy Works October 13, 2021

LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Gart Properties and Elkco Properties have completed the disposition of West Sixth Commerce Center, an industrial property located at 11111 West 6th Ave. in Lakewood. DocuVault acquired the asset for $17.8 million. DocuVault will occupy 52,877 square feet of the 154,950-square-foot building and lease the remaining space. The property features 32-foot clear heights and heavy power. Buzz Miller and Peter Beugg of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, while Matt Capecelatro of Citywide Commercial Properties and Mark Dwyer of Lincoln Property Co. represented the buyer in the transaction.

October 13, 2021

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Krusinski Breaks Ground on 19,000 SF Automotive Center in Joliet, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow October 13, 2021

JOLIET, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has broken ground on a 19,000-square-foot automotive center for Cassidy Best-One Tire & Service in Joliet. The project will be situated within the Rock Creek Logistics Center at 3100 Channahon Road. The facility will provide truck and automobile tire work as well as general vehicle maintenance services. The project will feature 20 drive-in doors, 10 service bays and 1,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for early 2022. Cornerstone Architects is the architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Ketone Partners is the developer of the project and the owner of Rock Creek Logistics Center, which is a 263-acre business park that offers direct access to I-80.

October 13, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Washington Western

Staley Point Capital, Bain Capital Real Estate Purchase 90,000 SF Warehouse in Seattle

by Amy Works October 12, 2021

SEATTLE — A joint venture between Staley Point Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate has acquired 2424 8th Avenue South, a warehouse property located in Seattle’s SODO neighborhood. The price was $31.6 million, or $351 per square foot. The 90,000-square-foot facility features 42 dock-high doors and is within 10 miles of the region’s most significant distribution hubs, including SeaTac International Airport and the BNSF and Union Pacific railway yards. Winston & Strawn LLP served as legal counsel to Staley Point Capital for the transaction. Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and JLL Capital Markets will arrange financing for the transaction.

October 12, 2021

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