PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty (NYSE: DRE) has broken ground on a 216,892-square-foot speculative industrial project that is located on a 21-acre site at 1570 S. Washington Ave. in the Northern New Jersey community of Piscataway. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, 34 dock doors, 38 trailer parking spaces and 125 car parking spaces. Completion is slated for the fall. Colliers represented Duke Realty in its site selection and acquisition of the land and has also been retained to lease the property.
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FORNEY, TEXAS — Locally based investment and development firm Dalfen Industrial has acquired a two-building, 408,308-square-foot industrial park in the eastern Dallas suburb of Forney in a sale-leaseback transaction. The seller/tenant was not disclosed. The site also includes 4.8 acres of undeveloped land that could be used for an outdoor storage yard or a 200,000-square- foot expansion of the western building. Matt Dornak of Stream Realty Partners sourced the off-market deal for Dalfen Industrial.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Locally based developer Committed Industrial has acquired land in Bedford, a northeastern suburb of Fort Worth, for the development of a 181,250-square-foot distribution center. Bill Bledsoe of Henry S. Miller Brokerage arranged the sale of the 15.4-acre site. Bledsoe represented the undisclosed sellers of the two separate parcels that comprise the assemblage. Construction is slated to begin in the second quarter.
Walton Street Capital Affiliate Buys 183,000 SF Manufacturing Facility in Woodland Hills, California
by Amy Works
WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — An affiliate of Walton Street Capital has purchased the former Catalina Yachts headquarters, a manufacturing facility located at 21200 Victory Blvd. in Woodland Hills. Terms of the transaction were not released. Developed in the 1960s, the 183,000-square-foot asset consists of two structures with low coverage, ample vehicular access and flexibility, and 31.5-foot clear heights. The buyer plans to improve the main existing structure to a Class A industrial building with the intention of accommodating multiple users and uses. With access to CA-27 and US-101, the property services a population base of 5.4 million people within a 25-mile radius.
STRATFORD, CONN. — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $55 million permanent loan for an industrial property in Stratford, located in the southern coastal part of the state, that is leased to FedEx. The square footage of the property was not disclosed. Located within Stratford Executive Park near Interstates 95 and 91, the property features a clear height of 36 feet, 52 dock doors and 200 parking spaces, including 57 trailer spots. The borrower was Boston-based GFI Partners. Specific loan terms were not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $1.8 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 34,000-square-foot industrial property in northeast Philadelphia. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan features a 48-month term, floating interest rate, one extension option and a facility to fund future capital improvements. The sponsor was not disclosed.
DOWNERS GROVE AND MOKENA, ILL. — Northmarq has arranged two loans totaling $15.7 million for the refinancing of two industrial properties in suburban Chicago. The buildings total 275,254 square feet and are located in Downers Grove and Mokena. Jeff Frankel of Northmarq arranged the loans through a life insurance company. Both loans feature five-year terms, 30-year amortization schedules and fixed interest rates.
MOUNT VERNON, ILL. — Barber Murphy has brokered the sale of a 16,800-square-foot warehouse with office space in Mount Vernon, a city in southern Illinois, for an undisclosed price. The property is located at 5111 Lake Terrace. Clear Sky Commercial purchased the building from Nealy Glenn Revocable Trust. Barber Murphy represented both parties in the transaction.
The I-40/I-85 Corridor is an emerging distribution area with a remarkably strong tenant mix between national manufacturers and distribution users, making it one of the most fundamentally sound corridors in the Sun Belt. The I-40/I-85 Corridor, squarely centered between the Triad (Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) and the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill), is home to companies such as Walmart, Lidl, Ford, Kidde, Amazon, Chick-Fil-A, UPS, Lenovo, FedEx, Coca-Cola, among others. This corridor is seeing rapid expansion and is poised to be an epicenter of industrial activity in the region as the logistical significance of the area is attracting larger users and a growing amount of institutional capital. Recently, this submarket has seen significant demand from larger users leading speculative developers to plan large, Class A industrial parks. Historically, the market has been dominated by older manufacturing buildings. The newer development in the area is making these properties more obsolete due to their lower efficiencies, a phenomenon marking a larger shift in the composition of the emerging submarket. The industrial inventory’s makeup is continuing to evolve over time, marking the transition from smaller manufacturing properties to distribution and significantly larger manufacturing operations. Buildings currently under construction are average a footprint …
LYMAN, S.C. — Hunt Midwest has broken ground on Fort Prince Logistics Center, a 476,280-square-foot distribution building in Lyman, about 11.3 miles west of Spartanburg. The project, which will be situated within the master planned Fort Prince Industrial Park, is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. Fort Prince Logistics Center will include 189 surface parking stalls expandable to 385, up to 125 tractor trailer parking stalls, a 135-foot-deep truck court, 48 dock positions, 36-foot clear heights, mechanical dock equipment, 7-inch concrete slab flooring, an ESFR sprinkler system and motion-sensor LED lighting. The project team includes civil engineer Seamon Whiteside, architect LS3P and general contractor Evans General Contractors. John Montgomery, Garrett Scott, Brockton Hall and Dillon Swayngim of Colliers are leading leasing on the project. Located on 47 acres at 1090 Fort Prince Blvd., Fort Prince Logistics Center has close access to Interstate 85, Inland Port Greer, GSP International Airport and BMW’s mega plant. Adjacent to the development is Walmart’s $450 million distribution facility that is anticipated to complete in 2024.