JACKSON, GA. — Procter & Gamble (P&G), a consumer goods manufacturer and distributor based in Cincinnati, plans to invest $205 million for a new automated distribution facility in Jackson. The 1 million-square-foot property will be located at 950 Logistics Parkway in Butts County, about 50 miles south of Atlanta near I-75. The global firm partnered with the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team, Development Authority of Butts County, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Ports Authority and Georgia Power on the project, which is expected to bring 350 new jobs to the trade area. The developer and a construction timeline were not disclosed. P&G’s brands include Crest, Pampers, Tide, Bounty, Charmin, Always, Gillette, Old Spice, Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Cascade, Dawn, Febreeze, Mr. Clean and Swiffer, among others. In addition to the new Jackson facility, P&G operates a manufacturing facility in Albany, Ga., and a distribution center in metro Atlanta.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Pennybacker Capital has purchased a 251,314-square-foot infill industrial facility located at 3200 Bush St. in Raleigh. Grayson Hawkins, Chandler Hawkins, Patrick Gildea and Matt Smith of CBRE represented Pennybacker Capital in the transaction. New Market Strategies sold the asset, which was fully leased at the time of sale to an e-commerce user, building material suppliers and Wake Tech, a regional community college, for an undisclosed price. Situated on a 20-acre site, the facility is located north of I-440 near Raleigh’s North Hills district.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale-leaseback of a 59,028-square-foot industrial building in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland. The seller and tenant was Belgian chemical supplier Azelis. The single-tenant building is located at 3857 Miller Park Drive. Travis McEldowney and Jack Gaffney of Finial Group represented the buyer, Faropoint Ventures, in the off-market transaction.
BELLINGHAM, MASS. — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Bellingham Distribution Center, a 345,000-square-foot industrial property located about 40 miles southwest of Boston. The facility was fully leased to restaurant equipment and foodservices supplier TriMark USA at the time of sale. A partnership between global investment manager Barings and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. originally developed the building, which features a clear height of 36 feet, 70 loading docks and 45 trailer parking spaces, in 2021. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Tony Coskren, Brian Pinch, Samantha Hallowell and Nickolas Revers of Newmark represented the seller in the transaction. LaSalle Property Fund purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MINNEAPOLIS — CBRE has arranged the sale and recapitalization of an 11-building industrial portfolio totaling nearly 1.4 million square feet in suburban Minneapolis for $143 million. The properties are located in Oakdale, Maplewood, New Hope, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Minneapolis and Roseville. Michael Caprile, Judd Welliver, Ryan Bain, Zachary Graham and Bentley Smith of CBRE represented the seller, Onward Investors, which recapitalized the portfolio with a new capital partner.
NORTH HAVEN, CONN. — Berkshire Hathaway has brokered the sale of The Storage Depot, a 310-unit self-storage facility in North Haven, located north of Yale University. The property spans 33,260 net rentable square feet. Cameron Vale and Parker Sweet of Berkshire Hathaway represented the seller and secured the buyer, both of which were privately held companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
LEE’S SUMMIT, MO. — Kadean Construction has broken ground on Lee’s Summit Commerce Center, a three-building speculative industrial development totaling 781,000 square feet. Located in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, the 75-acre project will feature clear heights ranging from 32 to 36 feet. Scannell Properties is the developer and Newmark Zimmer is marketing the project for lease. An undisclosed tenant has preleased 215,730 square feet of Building A, which will span 430,000 square feet and is slated for completion by the end of this year. Building B will total 238,000 square feet, while Building C will span 113,000 square feet. Completion of all buildings is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023.
CHICAGO — Avison Young has brokered the sale of a 21-property industrial portfolio totaling 704,270 square feet for an undisclosed price. The properties are located in markets such as Chicago, Atlanta, Memphis, Columbus, Long Island and Philadelphia. Erik Foster and Mike Wilson of Avison Young’s Chicago office represented the sellers, institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives and Realterm. Biynah Partners was the buyer.
WHEELING, ILL. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 119,115-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling for $4.5 million. The property sits on 6.5 acres at 742 Glenn Ave. Tom Boyle of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, JV Global Services. David Haigh of NAI Hiffman and Tak O’Haru of White Cube LLC represented the seller, Tomoegawa, which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Wheeling and manufactures toner products.
SAN DIMAS, CALIF. — Newport Beach-based RanchHarbor and Los Angeles-based Manhattan West have partnered to purchase a multi-tenant industrial warehouse property located at 221-299 Allen Ave. and 906-924 Cataract Ave. in San Dimas. Terms of the transaction were not released. Situated on five acres, the value-add asset includes four individual buildings encompassing 91,000 rentable square feet across 44 individual suites. At the time of sale, the property was 98 percent occupied. The property’s four concrete tilt-up structures feature 14-foot to 18-foot clear heights and 44 ground-level doors. Unit sizes range from 1,232 square feet to 6,250 square feet. The property was originally built in 1979 and renovated in 2005. The buyers plan to perform deferred maintenance and capital improvements to the property. Jack Haley of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, while Todd Launchbaugh and Justin Leewood of Lee & Associates represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.