MILPITAS, CALIF. — Bridge Industrial has completed Bridge Point Silicon Valley, a state-of-the-art industrial facility located at 205. N. McCarthy Blvd. in Milpitas. Bridge purchased the 34.5-acre site in 2019 and secured a long-term lease agreement with a major e-commerce company prior to groundbreaking, which occurred in spring 2020. The construction process was designed based on the lease agreement, which began in July 2021. The tenant will use the entire 34.5-acre site, which includes a 388,240-square-foot warehouse facility and surface parking, to help distribute goods throughout San Jose, Silicon Valley and the Greater Bay Area. To accommodate the tenant’s needs, Bridge completed a complex entitlement process that included the completion of an Environmental Impact Report Addendum through the City of Milpitas, which allowed for the approval of multiple variances to accommodate the tenant’s unique plans at the site.
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CHICAGO AND HOLMDEL, N.J. — Based on a preliminary count of the votes cast at its special meeting of stockholders, Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) did not obtain the necessary stockholder votes to approve the previously announced merger with Sam Zell’s Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC). Holmdel-based Monmouth says it remains open to all available options to maximize long-term stockholder value and realize the full potential of its industrial portfolio. Final results of the meeting will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission once they have been certified, which Monmouth expects to occur within the next few days. “While we recognize that stockholders have a wide range of views and differing time horizons and tax considerations, we are disappointed in the outcome of today’s vote,” said Michael Landy, president and CEO of Monmouth. “We continue to believe in the merits of a transaction that offers Monmouth stockholders the opportunity to continue to participate in the growth of the industrial real estate sector.” As a result of Monmouth’s announcement, Equity Commonwealth has terminated the merger agreement and has requested reimbursement of fees and expenses pursuant to its terms. Founded in 1968, Monmouth is one of the oldest public equity …
LIVERMORE AND STOCKTON, CALIF. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Las Positas Logistics Center in Livermore and Stockton Supply Chain Center II in Stockton. Terms of the transactions were not released. Las Positas Logistics Center is a 106,700-square-foot, front-load distribution building with close proximity to interstates 580, 80, 680 and 880. Stockton Supply Chain Center II features 50,400 square feet and close proximity to Interstate 5 and Highway 99, which provides same-day access to nearly 45 million people in San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland and Seattle. With these acquisitions, Dalfen Industrial has added three Northern California buildings to its portfolio in the last two months.
DORAL, FLA. — The Easton Group and LBA Logistics have acquired a 105,365-square-foot warehouse in Doral for $19.5 million. Hani Jardack of Jardack Commercial Realty represented the locally based seller, Badia, a manufacturer of spices and herbs. Dalton Easton of Easton & Associates represented the Easton-LBA joint venture in the transaction. Located at 9880 NW 25th St., the warehouse property is equipped with air conditioning throughout, solar panels on the roof, 26-foot clear heights and 192 parking spots. Built in 1998, 12,000 square feet is dedicated to office space. Badia was the previous anchor tenant at the property but vacated the building to go to a new location. Easton will begin marketing the property for a new single-user tenant. This warehouse property is Irvine, Calif.-based LBA’s second joint venture with Doral-based Easton Group in South Florida. The two are also partnering on a ground-up development of a 266,760-square-foot warehouse in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., that is due to be delivered in the second quarter of 2022.
ATHENS, ALA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 460-unit self-storage facility located in Athens. The sales price was not disclosed. The storage facility is located approximately 25 miles from Huntsville. The facility features 356 climate-controlled units and 104 non-climate-controlled units. The 60,234-square-foot facility was recently delivered and is not open for public use as of this writing. Gabriel Coe, Brett Hatcher and Eddie Greenhalgh of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction, and the buyer was self-represented. Both the buyer and seller requested anonymity.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Mississippi-based investment firm Eastgroup Properties has acquired DFW Global Logistics Centre, a 611,000-square-foot industrial park located adjacent to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, for $89.7 million. The four-building development was fully leased at the time of sale. The deal increases Eastgroup’s total footprint in the metro Dallas market to approximately 4.5 million square feet. The seller was not disclosed.
Bridge Industrial Transforms Former Asphalt Factory into 415,320 SF Industrial Facility in Long Beach, California
by Amy Works
LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Bridge Industrial has completed its intensive environmental remediation of 2400 E. Artesia Boulevard and construction of Bridge Point Long Beach, a 415,320-square-foot Class A industrial facility in Long Beach. Bridge acquired the property, the former home of an asphalt refinery, in 2019. Following the purchase, the company replaced the outdated facility with a sustainable, 416,000-square-foot warehouse complex with 21,000 square feet of dedicated office space. The property also features 453 parking stalls, including 104 outfitted with electric vehicle chargers; 61 trailer parking stalls; 36-foot clear ceiling heights; extensive landscaping; a solar-ready roof; and ESFR sprinkler systems. The building was pre-leased prior to its completion in August to a leading transportation and logistics provider of choice for the U.S. Postal Service for its warehousing and distribution operations. The company will begin its occupancy in September. The redeveloped site is part of the continued renewal of the Artesia Boulevard corridor and the project included substantial environmental remediation with oversight by the Southern California Regional Water Quality Control Board and South Coast Air Quality Management District.
HANOVER PARK, ILL. — MSC Industrial Supply Co. has signed a long-term lease renewal and expansion at 1575 Hunter Road in Hanover Park. The company is a distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services. MSC is expanding its current 181,635-square-foot footprint by another 106,731 square feet and will now occupy the entire 288,368-square-foot building. The facility features 36 exterior docks, three drive-in doors, 12,000 square feet of office space and a clear height of 30 feet. It serves as MSC’s Midwest distribution hub. Ron Behm and Ken Enos of Colliers International represented MSC in the lease transaction. Britt Casey, Al Caruana and Jeff Mattella of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, Prologis.
CANTON, MICH. — L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International has brokered the sale of a five-building industrial portfolio in Canton, about 30 miles west of Detroit. The sales price and seller were undisclosed. Vail Holdings LLC purchased the properties, which are located within Haggerty II Corporate Park. The sale also included 10 acres of vacant land. Three of the buildings are leased, while two are vacant and currently being offered for lease. Together, the five buildings total 261,241 square feet. Joseph DePonio III and Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani brokered the sale. The duo is also overseeing the marketing of the vacant assets.
NEW YORK CITY — Chicago-based investment firm CenterPoint Properties has acquired an 81,000-square-foot warehouse located at 511 Barry St in The Bronx. Earlier this year, CenterPoint purchased an adjacent property at 1080 Leggett Ave; both buildings are occupied by an e-commerce tenant that the New York Business Journal reports is Amazon. The building covers about 32 percent of a 4.6-acre site, providing ample space for employee and trailer parking. Brian Fiumara, Doug Middleton and Ryan Silber of CBRE, along with Rob Kossar, Tyler Peck, Leslie Lanne and Andrew Scandalios of JLL, brokered the deal.