QUINCY, MASS. — Boutique commercial advisory firm Talonvest Capital has arranged a $23.1 million acquisition loan for a 1,351-unit self-storage facility located in the southern Boston suburb of Quincy. The climate-controlled property spans 103,562 net rentable square feet. An undisclosed life insurance company provided the nonrecourse loan, which carried a four-year term and three years of interest-only payments, on behalf of the borrower, Madison Capital Group.
There was a time when an investment in the Columbus, Ohio commercial real estate market had to be justified to outsiders and required a higher return to attract investors. After all, it sits squarely in “fly-over country” in the heart of the rust belt. With the exception of getting a superior return, why would an investor choose Columbus, over say, New York or Chicago? But that’s all changed. Cap rates are now as low as, or lower than, other major markets. Investors have been driven to those markets, despite having a lower cap rate, because they knew rent growth was continuous and the sales price would appreciate over time. For decades, Columbus’ sales prices had remained stagnant due to a lack of increase in lease rates. However, over the past two years, lease rates have been rapidly increasing in the industrial market, and projections expect that trend to continue. The Columbus office market hasn’t seen the same rental appreciation — yet. But projections indicate that there will be rental appreciation in office as well, mostly due to increased demand and lack of speculative development over the past two years, but also due to rising land and construction costs. Because of …
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Contegra Construction Co. is underway on Gateway Commerce Center in Edwardsville near St. Louis. The 800,000-square-foot speculative distribution center is slated for completion this fall. EQT Exeter is the developer. Upon completion, the project will feature 146 dock doors, four drive-through doors, 3,000 square feet of office space, a specialized HVAC system and parking for 206 trucks and 538 cars.
ELGIN, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has sold Northwest Pointe III in Elgin for an undisclosed price. The property consists of two industrial buildings totaling 349,080 square feet and is situated within Northwest Corporate Park. At the time of sale, the property was 72 percent leased to three tenants, including Continental Packaging. Both buildings feature a clear height of 32 feet and 20 dock doors. McShane Construction Co. served as general contractor and Ware Malcomb was the architect. Ed Halibert and John Hugenard of JLL represented Conor in the sale to the private buyer.
WESLACO, TEXAS — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 44,304-square-foot warehouse located at 818 E. Expressway 83 in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco. NAI Partners’ Carlos Marquez represented the buyer, Western Industries Corp., in the transaction. Charles Marina of First American Realty represented the seller, Fidelity Bonded Warehouse of Texas.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 31,217-square-foot industrial building located at 3402 Century Circle in Irving. Alex Wilson and Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, locally based investment and development firm CanTex Capital, in the transaction. Blue Fish Sushi DFW, which operates six Japanese restaurants across the metroplex, sold the property for an undisclosed price.
DALLAS — SRS Real Estate Partners, a full-service commercial real estate services firm based in Dallas, has launched an industrial division. Brant Landry, formerly of Landry Commercial Real Estate Services, will lead the Dallas-based SRS Industrial team comprising Joseph Cooper, Shannon Johnston, Dennis Sims, Lance Woodward and Stephanie Martin. Cooper, Johnston and Martin also join SRS from Landry Commercial. Sims was most recently with Mohr Partners Inc., while Woodward comes from Henry S. Miller Brokerage. SRS Industrial is also in the process of building teams in Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and New York.
GASTON, S.C. — Columbia, S.C.-based Red Rock Developments has broken ground on a 497,952 square-foot facility in Gaston. Construction is slated for completion by the second quarter of 2023. The cross-dock property will be the first spec facility within Sandy Run Industrial Park, a 761-acre park that will ultimately span 5.9 million square feet, according to Red Rock. The first building will feature 36-foot clear heights and will be expandable to 663,836 square feet. Chuck Salley, Dave Matthews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers will oversee leasing at the property. Located along Interstate 26, Sandy Run Industrial Park is situated near the Port of Charleston, an Amazon distribution center and Columbia Metropolitan Airport.
LUNENBERG, MASS. — A joint venture between The Brennan Group, John M. Corcoran & Co. and Berkeley Partners has broken ground on Lunenberg Central, a 372,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in the northern central part of Massachusetts. The site offers proximity to Interstates 190 and 495. Building features will include a clear height of 36 feet, 71 dock doors, 402 car parking spots, 94 trailer parking stalls (expandable to 120) and build-to-suit office space. GMA Architects is designing the project, and ARCO National Construction is serving as the general contractor. Construction is slated to be complete in the first quarter of next year. CBRE arranged construction financing on behalf of the joint venture through Cambridge Savings Bank. Newmark will lease the facility.
LOS ANGELES — Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura has arranged the purchases of three multi-tenant industrial properties located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles in two separate deals for the combined total of $21.4 million. Together the properties total 66,019 square feet. In the first transaction, Vineland Group Holdings sold a two-building asset at 6850 Vineland Ave. to LaTerra Development II LLC. Scott Caswell and Eric Balin of Lee & Associates LA North/Ventura represented the buyer. In the second deal, 625 South Pacific Avenue LLC acquired an industrial building at 13401-13431 Saticoy St. from Pine Investment Partners. Caswell and Balin represented the buyer, while Greg Barsamian of CBRE represented the seller in the deal.