WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Union Cross Industrial Center, a two-building industrial portfolio located at 4980 and 4991 Millennium Drive in Winston-Salem. Front Street Capital sold the 340,000-square-foot portfolio to Westcore for $36.9 million. Rob Cochran, Nolan Ashton, Bill Harrison, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Bobby Finch, Jason Ofsanko and Hap Royster of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Both assets were built in 2019 and were fully leased at the time of sale to single tenants. Earlier this summer, Front Street also sold the nearby, 610,000-square-foot Union Cross Distribution Center for $64 million. Cushman & Wakefield brokered that deal as well.
Industrial
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — GAF Energy, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of solar roofing products, will open a 450,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The facility is expected to add about 260 new jobs to the local economy. According to Hello Georgetown, construction is underway and expected to be complete in summer 2023, with the plant becoming fully operational by the end of that year. The local news outlet also reports that Atlanta-based Portman Industrial is leading the development of the facility in conjunction with design-build firm ARCO/Murray. In announcing the project, GAF executives cited Georgetown’s rapid population growth as a driver of a strong labor pool, as well as the city’s track record on green energy initiatives.
HOUSTON — Northmarq has arranged a $4.8 million acquisition loan for an 88,000-square-foot industrial flex property in Houston’s Second Ward district. The crane-served property was originally built on 6.2 acres in 1980 and renovated in 2020. Matt Franke of Northmarq arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan, which carried a 25-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The name of the Houston-based borrower was also not disclosed.
BOSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $107.5 million sale of Yard 5, a 196,000-square-foot industrial property in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The three-building property, which features clear heights of 28 feet and includes two undeveloped parcels totaling seven acres, was fully leased at the time of sale. Dave Pergola, Brian Doherty, Pete Rogers, Rob Byrne and Jim Murphy of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, First Highland Management & Development, in the transaction. Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. purchased the asset.
EASTON, PA. — Los Angeles-based e-commerce firm GOAT Group has signed a 341,400-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in the Lehigh Valley city of Easton. The space is situated within First 33 Commerce Center and features a clear height of 32 feet, 140 car parking spaces, 75 trailer parking stalls and 3,950 square feet of office space. Mark Chubb, Michael Zerbe and Summer Coulter of Colliers represented the landlord, Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — Logistics Property Co. (LPC) has received a $150 million loan for the construction of a multi-story warehouse at 1237 W. Division St. in Chicago. The project will span 1.2 million square feet of logistics space across two floors. Plans call for both rooftop parking and an adjacent five-story parking garage. The development will include direct loading on both the first and second floors, each with a 135-foot truck court. The first floor will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 28 dock doors and two drive-in doors. The second floor, which will be accessible by 53-foot tractor trailers via separate up and down ramps, will feature a clear height of 33 feet, 28 dock doors and two drive-in doors. The project marks the first multi-story warehouse in Chicago, according to LPC. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. Wells Fargo led the financing, along with Inland Bank and Trust and Associated Bank. Michael Svets and Jeff Goodman led the financing on behalf of Wells Fargo.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — DarwinPW Realty has brokered the sale of a 102,950-square-foot industrial building formerly occupied by Dean Foods in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park for an undisclosed price. The 10-acre property is located at 3600 River Road. Constructed in 1954, the building features eight exterior docks, eight drive-in doors, outdoor storage, trailer parking and a 10,000-square-foot cooler. Jerry Sullivan of DarwinPW, along with Axiom Advisors, represented the seller, an entity doing business as NDSM Franklin Park LLC. Jeffrey Provenza of DarwinPW and Brian Carroll of JLL represented the private buyer. The site is ripe for redevelopment, according to Provenza.
MIDDLETOWN, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.7 million sale of a 78,100-square-foot industrial building in Middletown, about 35 miles north of Cincinnati. The property is home to multiple tenants. Joshua Baker, Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an Ohio-based local investor. The team also procured the buyer, a New York City-based investment group.
VanTrust Real Estate Completes 246,400 SF Industrial Building at Tropical Distribution Center in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — VanTrust Real Estate has completed construction of a fourth building at the 120-acre, 1.6 million-square-foot Tropical Distribution Center in North Las Vegas. Designed by HPA Architecture, Tropical IV totals 246,400 square feet of Class A industrial space with convenient access to interstates 15 and 215 via Tropical Parkway. The building features 36-foot clear heights with 43 dock-high doors and two grade-level doors, as well as a large truck court, 51 trailer parking spaces and 203 automobile parking spaces. Martin-Harris Construction served as general contractor for the project.
Gantry Arranges $18M Construction Loan for Spec Industrial Development in Pacific, Washington
by Amy Works
PACIFIC, WASH. — Gantry has secured a $18 million construction-to-permanent loan for the speculative development of an industrial property in Pacific. Situated on 12 acres, the property will feature 160,000 square feet of industrial space. Construction began in second-quarter 2022 and completion is slated for early 2023. Mike Wood and Alex Saunders of Gantry arranged the financing for the borrower, Davis Property Investment. A regional bank provided the seven-year loan with a fixed, sub-4.4 percent interest rate. The financing features an initial two-year interest-only payment period before moving to a 30-year amortization for the remaining term. The initial funding is for $15 million to complete construction, with an additional $3 million earn-out upon lease up and stabilization of the project.