LEBANON, PA. — Logistics firm DHL Supply Chain has begun construction on a 970,000- square-foot warehouse in Lebanon, a suburb of Harrisburg. The project will house manufacturing, storage and distribution space that will serve the healthcare and life sciences industries. DHL Supply Chain is constructing another building at the site as part of an initiative to invest $88 million in the regional economy and create about 200 new jobs. The first building is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of next year.
WINFIELD, ILL. — Conor Commercial Real Estate has sold North Avenue Commerce Center in Winfield, about 30 miles west of Chicago. The 265,550-square-foot industrial building was 82 percent leased by an e-commerce tenant and a furniture manufacturer at the time of sale. The newly developed facility sits on a 17-acre site. Building features include a clear height of 32 feet, 56 truck docks and four drive-in doors. McShane Construction Co. and Ware Malcomb provided construction and design services for the development. Cushman & Wakefield represented Conor in the sale. The buyer was undisclosed.
BONDURANT, IOWA — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 195,500-square-foot speculative industrial development in Bondurant, about 14 miles northeast of Des Moines. Known as Commerce Crossings, the project will have convenient access to I-80 and I-35. The building will feature a clear height of 28 feet, 16 drive-in doors, 18 dock doors and 165 vehicle parking stalls. Completion is scheduled for November. The developer and owner, Signature Commercial Real Estate, plans to also build an adjacent building. Opus is serving as design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Shive Hattery is the civil engineer.
HANOVER COUNTY, VA. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc., an upscale supermarket chain based in Rochester, N.Y., has purchased nearly 221 acres in Hanover County for $4 million. The grocer plans to build a $175 million distribution facility on the site, which is located along Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads and is accessible by Interstate 95. The 1 million-square-foot center will support Wegmans’ Mid-Atlantic stores and will include 30,000 square feet of office space. Wegmans has a total of 106 stores across seven states, including 13 stores in Virginia. J.R. Burdette and Donny Self with Coldwell Banker Commercial Elite represented Wegmans in the land transaction. The seller was Air Park Associates LP, according to Richmond Biz Sense. The news outlet also reported that the facility will support 700 new jobs.
ELDERSBURG, MD. — MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services LLC has arranged a 28,800-square-foot industrial lease in Eldersburg for Hajoca Corp., a privately owned wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating and industrial supplies. The lease is for warehouse space in Londontown Business Center, which is located at 1332 Londontown Blvd. Hajoca will be relocating from Baltimore City. Dennis Boyle and Daniel Hudak of MacKenzie represented the landlord in the transaction. Londontown Business Center is a 365,812-square-foot warehouse and office project located in downtown Eldersburg. The property’s common areas have been recently renovated and include flexible floor plans. Hajoca’s new location will include office space and an outside storage area. There is still approximately 21,000 square feet remaining for lease at the project.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Elements Sleep, a provider of mattresses and bedding, has signed a 177,473-square-foot industrial lease at Building 1 at Urban District 30, an 80-acre development in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. Matt Dornak and Blake Kendrick with Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Urban Logistics Realty, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented the tenant.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Oakville Self Storage, a 934-unit self-storage facility in Alexandria, about 8.3 miles north of Washington, D.C. The sales price was not disclosed. An entity doing business as Potomac Yard Mini U Storage LLC in partnership with Elevation Fund 8 LLC has bought the facility. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Bruce Strasburg and Craig Childs of JLL represented the seller, an institutional investor. Built in 1949, Oakville Self Storage is a three-story building that was converted to a self-storage facility in 1989. The property is now operating under the Mini U Storage brand. The property features non-climate-controlled interior units, dock-high drive-up units and elevator access to upper floors. The facility is roughly 79 percent leased with over 675 tenants. Located at 405 Swann Ave., Oakville Self Storage is situated in the center of Oakville Triangle, a master-planned, 1 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment comprising Class A multifamily, townhomes, retail and healthcare properties. The self-storage facility will undergo exterior and interior renovations, including a complete exterior upgrade and the addition of a new office space and climate-controlled units. The facility will remain open throughout construction. BWD Architects is the design firm for the renovation project.
NEW YORK CITY — B6 Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $25 million sale of a 66,000-square-foot industrial building that consists of 63,000 square feet of warehouse space and 3,000 square feet of office space and is located in the Ridgewood area of Queens. The sale included 61,000 square feet of air rights. Thomas Donovan and Robert Rappa of B6 Real Estate represented the seller, Jason Richard Realty LLC, in the transaction. Brian Jaffe of Jaffe Realty LLC represented the buyer, an entity doing business as MySales LLC.
WINDSOR, N.J. — Elecnor Hawkeye, an underground utilities construction firm, has signed a 13,640-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 92 Main St. in Windsor, a suburb of Trenton. Marc Shein of NAI DiLeo-Bram represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, ILL. — CRG, the real estate development and investment arm of Chicago-based Clayco, has broken ground on The Cubes at Country Club Hills. The 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial project is located at the intersection of I-57 and I-80 in Country Club Hills, about 25 miles south of Chicago. Completion of the 70-acre project is slated for the second quarter of 2022. The development is CRG’s first industrial project in the Chicago area and the first under the firm’s new fund, U.S. Logistics Fund II. CRG’s integrated partner and architecture firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at Country Club Hills, and Clayco is serving as the general contractor. Larry Goldwasser, Colin Green and Ryan Klink of Cushman & Wakefield will market the project for lease. The property will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 239 trailer parking stalls, 128 exterior docks and 212 car parking spaces. The Cubes is CRG’s national industrial brand. There are roughly 18 million square feet of Cubes projects across the country, more than 10 million square feet of which has already been delivered.