MCALLEN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a trio of industrial leases totaling 223,016 square feet at Sharyland Business Park in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. Automotive parts supplier Standard Motor Products Inc. signed a deal for 120,340 square feet; pet products provider Worldwise Inc. committed to 70,676 square feet; and an entity doing business as TCOM LP inked a deal for 32,000 square feet. NAI Partners’ Carlos Marquez represented the locally based landlord, Killam Development, in all three sets of lease negotiations.
DELANCO, N.J. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of a 140,000-square-foot industrial building in Delanco, located outside of Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. The building is currently leased to furniture maker Stylex Seating. Jonathan Klear, Roy Kardon, Jeff Licht, Jared Licht and Fred Meyer of NAI Mertz represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The team also represented the buyer, New Jersey-based investment firm Faropoint. The sales price was not disclosed.
YAKIMA, WASH. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale/leaseback of Franz Bakery, a net-leased property in Yakima. A Seattle-based limited liability company acquired the distribution facility for $3.2 million. Clayton Brown, Peter Nisbet and Ruthanne Romero of the Brown Retail Group team of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, a limited liability company, while Brown also represented the buyer in the transaction. Located at 31 N. 4th Ave., the 47,983-square-foot property is used as a Franz Bakery distribution center.
ELGIN, ILL. — Developer Scannell Properties has selected Peak Construction Corp. to build a new 477,115-square-foot speculative warehouse in Elgin. Slated for completion in late December, the project will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 40 dock doors, four drive-in doors, trailer storage and parking for 372 cars. Harris Architects Inc. and Haeger Engineering make up the project team.
CHICAGO — American Street Capital (ASC) has arranged two loans totaling $9.4 million for the refinancing of a light industrial portfolio in Chicago. The first transaction was a $6.1 million loan for a 102,850-square-foot building. The second was a $3.3 million loan for a 90,975-square-foot, two-building property. Igor Zhizhin of ASC structured both loans with five-year terms and 25-year amortization schedules. A bank provided both loans.
JOLIET, ILL. — Krusinski Construction Co. has completed a new automotive center for Cassidy Best-One Tire & Service in Joliet’s Rock Creek Logistics Center. Ketone Partners, which served as developer for the 19,000-square-foot project, also owns the 263-acre Rock Creek Logistics Center. The auto center features 20 drive-in doors, 10 service bays, 1,000 square feet of office space, nine car parking stalls and seven trailer stalls. Cassidy Best-One will provide truck and automotive tire work as well as general maintenance for a variety of vehicles. The project team included Cornerstone Architects as architect and Jacob & Hefner Associates as civil engineer.
NORCO, CALIF. — CapRock Partners has broken ground on Phase I of Palomino Ranch, a master-planned industrial warehouse development located at 1811 Mountain Ave. in Norco. Spanning 112 acres, the project will total 2 million square feet across 24 buildings. The initial phase of the Class A project will include eight standalone industrial buildings, totaling approximately 700,000 square feet on 44 acres. Phase I buildings will range from approximately 55,000 square feet to 156,000 square feet with clear heights from 30 feet to 36 feet. Buildings larger than 20,000 square feet will offer up to 6,000 square feet of mezzanine office space. Other features will include secured and unsecured concrete truck courts, 125-foot truck court depth, ESFR sprinklers and up to 4,000 amps of power. At total project completion, Palomino Ranch will be the largest industrial real estate development in Norco’s history. The project will be LEED certified and feature design elements such as wrap-around wooden porches and lantern streetlighting that are reflective of the city’s equestrian background and nickname Horsetown U.S.A. Jeff Ruscigno, Brian Pharris, Paul Earnhart, Ryan Earnhart, Austin Hill and Jeff Smith of Lee & Associates have been retained to market the lease availabilities at the project. …
TYLER, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the 1031 exchange sale of Paluxy Drive Self Storage, a 279-unit facility in Tyler, located about 100 miles east of Dallas. The property was built in phases between 1999 and 2010 and spans 35,892 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a locally based family partnership, in the transaction. Karr also procured the buyer, an East Texas-based investor.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Dallas-based Stonelake Capital Partners has purchased a renovated industrial property located at 1503 W. San Pedro St. in Gilbert. Pallisides Trust sold the vacant asset for $11.5 million. Situated on five acres, the 65,531-square-foot building features 9,000 square feet of office space, 24-foot clear heights, LED lighting, air conditioning, a secured yard with motorized gate, advanced security system, new asphalt parking lot, multiple cranes, air compressors and grade-level loading. The property also includes 1.5 acres of excess yard. Phil Haenel, Mike Haenel and Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield’s Phoenix office represented both parties in the deal.
LINDEN, N.J. — Storage Post, an Atlanta-based self-storage owner-operator, has acquired a facility located at 1051 Edward St. in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. The number of units was not disclosed, but the property spans approximately 107,000 square feet of net rentable climate-controlled space. The seller was also not disclosed. Storage Post will assume operations of the property, which previously conducted business under the Public Storage brand.