ELIZABETH, N.J. — Elberon Development Group has completed a 140,000-square-foot cold storage facility in the Northern New Jersey city of Elizabeth that is a build-to-suit for New Jersey-based FreezPak Logistics. The facility features clear heights of 66 to 80 feet, 18 loading docks and 30,000 pallet positions. Trailer parking is available both on site and across the street. California-based Ware Malcomb designed the project, with Industrial Building Group serving as the general contractor.
NEW BALTIMORE, MICH. — Dominion Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a 14,500-square-foot industrial building in New Baltimore, about 37 miles northeast of Detroit. The sales price was undisclosed. The property, located at 51528 Industrial Drive, previously served as the corporate home of Flood and Fire Solutions Inc. Andrew Boncore of Dominion represented the seller, 2CM Investments LLC. Mathew Cole of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International represented the buyer, Jennifer Bethany LLC, which will use the facility to expand its health and beauty skincare products business.
MISSION, TEXAS — Locally based firm Killam Development has broken ground on Sharyland Business Park, a 175-acre industrial development located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Mission. The development comprises 15 parcels and could span up to 3 million square feet of industrial space across an undetermined number of buildings. Sharyland Business Park will be located within a larger master-planned community that extends into nearby McAllen and will house residential and commercial uses, as well as parks and hiking trails.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — Contegra Construction has completed a 70,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility for Diode Dynamics at Fountain Lakes Commerce Center in St. Charles, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Diode Dynamics, an automotive LED lighting manufacturer, is relocating from Earth City and plans to add 36 new positions over the next five years. The company currently employs 90 people. The new property in St. Charles features a showroom, two drive-in engineering bays, an electronics manufacturing area, engineering laboratory, two-story office space and a warehouse with a clear height of 30 feet. Joining Contegra on the project were Remiger Design, BAX Engineering, SSC Engineering, Kaemmerlen Electric, O.J. Laughlin Plumbing Co. Inc., Wiegmann Associates and Bi-State Fire Protection Corp. Bank of Franklin County provided project financing. James Delgado of Cozad Commercial Real Estate and David Zobel of Danna McKitrick PC represented Diode Dynamics.
GARDEN CITY, GA. — Duke Realty Corp. has signed Newline Interactive, a manufacturer of touch display screens and other interactive communication hardware, to a 113,400-square-foot industrial lease approximately two miles from the Port of Savannah. The tenant will fully occupy a speculative facility currently under development at 15 Aviation Court in Garden City, which is situated on a nearly 10-acre site. The facility is designed to achieve LEED certification and will feature a clear height of 30 feet, 30 dock doors and 32 trailer parking spots. Cushman & Wakefield | Gilbert & Ezelle served as the tenant representative for the lease negotiations, and Brian Sutton represented Duke Realty internally. The lease with Newline brings Duke Realty’s 8.2 million-square-foot portfolio in the Savannah area to full occupancy.
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Houston-based investment firm Lovett Industrial, in partnership with an undisclosed capital source, has acquired Middlebrook Crossroads, a 580,277-square-foot industrial park in the Northern New Jersey community of Bridgewater. The development comprises 18 buildings with an average size of 32,000 square feet on a 38.6-acre site. At the time of sale, Middlebrook Crossroads was close to fully leased to 28 tenants including UPS, Lexus and SCP Distributors. Gary Gabriel, Kyle Schmitt, David Bernhaut and Ryan Larkin of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. The seller was not disclosed.
MELROSE PARK, ILL. — CEVA Logistics and Expeditors International have signed leases at Bridge Point Melrose Park, an industrial property currently under development in the Chicago suburb of Melrose Park. Bridge Industrial owns the property. CEVA, a supply chain management firm, signed a long-term lease agreement for a 707,953-square-foot warehouse. Expeditors, a logistics and freight forwarding firm, will occupy a 669,914-square-foot facility. The project team includes architecture firm Cornerstone, general contractor ARCO Murray and civil engineer SPACECO Inc. CIBC provided project financing last year. Bridge plans to construct one final building that will span 225,009 square feet. Dan McGillicuddy, Charlie Kenning and Brian Carroll of JLL represented Bridge in the lease transactions. Jason Lev and Jimmy Kowalczyk of CBRE, along with Jeffrey Kernochan and Andrew Mager of Fischer, represented the tenants.
GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS AND UPPER ARLINGTON, OHIO — Ready Capital has closed a $22.8 million loan for the acquisition and stabilization of a 1,649-unit self-storage portfolio located in the metro Columbus cities of Grandview Heights and Upper Arlington. The nonrecourse loan features interest-only payments, a floating rate and a three-year term. The borrower was undisclosed.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — Inno-Tech has purchased a 30,990-square-foot industrial building in the Chicago suburb of Glendale Heights for its new corporate headquarters. The property is located at 1879 Internationale Blvd. Inno-Tech, a custom sheet metal and 3D printing group, purchased the asset for $3.5 million. David Conroy of Cawley Chicago represented the buyer. JLL represented the seller, Global Furniture, which relocated to a larger space in Warrenville.
PASADENA, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated a 295,134-square-foot industrial lease at Bayport South Business Park, which is located near Port Houston in Pasadena. According to propertyshark.com, the development was built on 41.5 acres in 2020 and totals 642,994 square feet. Chris Haro of NAI Partners represented the tenant, freight transit company Frederick Trucking, in the lease negotiations. Richard Quarles, March Nicholas and Jarret Venghaus of JLL represented the undisclosed landlord.