KATY, TEXAS — Mirae Asset Global Investments, a global investment firm based in Seoul, South Korea, has purchased the headquarters campus of sporting goods retail giant Academy Sports + Outdoors (Nasdaq: ASO) in the west Houston suburb of Katy. Phoenix-based Tratt Properties sold the 1.5 million-square-foot campus, which is triple-net leased to Academy Sports on a long-term lease, for $190 million. The 93-acre campus includes a little over 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space, 250,000 square feet of flexible office space and mezzanine space totaling approximately 800,000 square feet. Located at 1800 N. Mason Road, the site has immediate access to Interstate 10 and Texas Highway 99, which circles Houston. “From a logistics perspective, this property is exceptionally well-located, with access to highways in all directions,” says Ken Hedrick, executive managing director of Newmark. “The scarcity and increasing value of land in the west Houston area further enhance the property’s value.” Hedrick, along with Newmark colleagues Jerry Hopkins, Andrew Ragsdale, Alex Foshay and Kristian Nielsen, represented Tratt Properties in the sale. Dustin Stolly, Jordan Roeschlaub and Nick Scribani, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Mirae Asset Global. Tratt Properties is an active logistics real estate investor …
Industrial
MEDLEY, FLA. — CBRE has secured the sale of Medley 104 Industrial Center, a 263,188-square-foot distribution center in Medley. José Lobón, Trey Barry, Frank Fallon, Royce Rose and Devin White of CBRE represented the seller, Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., in transaction. The buyer, an Ares Management fund, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Medley 104 Industrial Center is fully leased to three tenants, including USPLY, PGT Industries and Artefacto. The building features include 25-foot clear heights, 132-foot truck court depths, a rear-load configuration, 40 dock-high doors, three drive-in doors and ESFR sprinklers. The property has recently undergone a $7 million renovation, including converting the north side of the property to a truck court, replacing the dock doors and canopies for the existing truck bays, converting the south side of the building to a car parking lot, constructing three speculative offices, replacing the roof membrane, upgrading the exterior building lighting and adding LED lighting in the warehouse. Located at 9400 NW 104th St., the property is situated approximately 10 miles from Miami International Airport.
BRADENTON, FLA. — Atlanta-based MDH Partners has acquired 301 Corporate Center, a two-building, 208,000-square-foot industrial property in Bradenton. Joe DeHaven served as the acquisition lead for MDH Partners. John Dunphy of JLL represented the seller and developer, Peak Development, in the transaction. JLL will handle the leasing and property management assignment at the property. Built in 2022, 301 Corporate Center is situated on 16 acres and features two 104,000-square-foot buildings available for lease. Amenities include ESFR sprinkler systems, clear heights of 32 feet, 30 exterior dock doors, 375 parking spaces and access to a 175-foot shared truck court. The property is situated close to Tampa International Airport, as well as Interstates 75 and 275.
WAUKEGAN AND ZION, ILL. — Colliers has brokered the sale of the Amhurst Lake Portfolio in northeast Illinois for an undisclosed price. The portfolio consists of 11 buildings totaling 1.4 million square feet. Ten of the buildings are located in the Amhurst Lakes Business Park in Waukegan, while one property is situated in Trumpet Business Park in Zion. Tenants include pharmaceutical, home goods, logistics and manufacturing entities. Jeff Devine, Steve Disse and Chris Volkert of CBRE represented the seller, a global real estate investment advisor. Link Logistics was the buyer.
INDIANAPOLIS — Canadian-based investor Granite REIT has acquired Buildings 1 and 4 within Hendricks Gateway Park in Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The two buildings total 1.3 million square feet and are fully leased to MARS Petcare and LifeScience Logistics. Andrew Morris and Jeremy Woods of CBRE represented the seller, Atlanta-based Core 5 Industrial Partners. Hendricks Gateway Park is home to four buildings totaling nearly 3 million square feet.
BRISTOL, WIS. — Peak Construction Corp. is underway on a 1 million-square-foot speculative industrial building at Bristol Business Park in Bristol, about 40 miles south of Milwaukee. NorthPoint Development is the developer. Completion is slated for this November. The building will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 105 dock doors and four drive-in doors. The project team includes studioNorth Architecture and Manhard Consulting Ltd.
SAN ANTONIO — Kansas City-based VanTrust Real Estate will develop Cornerstone Commerce Park, a 60-acre speculative industrial project in northeast San Antonio. Phase I of the project, construction of which is slated to begin in July and to last about 12 months, will consist of two buildings totaling 413,173 square feet. VanTrust has also acquired land for the second phase, which could comprise up to four additional buildings totaling over 600,000 square feet. CBRE has been tapped to lease the development.
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — A joint venture between locally based developer AVR Realty Co. and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties will develop Precision Innovation Park, a 400,000-square-foot speculative logistics center that will be located in the Long Island community of Brookhaven. The 150,000-square-foot Building 1 at Precision Innovation Park will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 28 dock doors, 28 trailer stalls and parking for 150 cars. The 250,000-square-foot Building 2 will have a clear height of 40 feet, 42 loading doors, 52 trailer stalls and parking for 250 vehicles. Both buildings will be outfitted with LED lighting with motion sensors and ESFR sprinkler systems. JLL has been tapped as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for early 2023.
MAYWOOD, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 17,316-square-foot industrial building in the Northern New Jersey community of Maywood. Jonathan Kristofich of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Maywood Realty Corp., in the transaction. David Williams of Weichert Commercial represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 217 Realty LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Powers Real Estate Activity Along I-85 Industrial Corridor, Say InterFace Panelists
by John Nelson
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Southeast has long been home to automotive giants such as Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Mercedes-Benz, as well as their large network of suppliers. In 2021, BMW led the nation in automotive exports by value, the eighth consecutive year the German automaker held that distinction. BMW produced and exported $10.1 billion worth of cars and SUVs from its mega campus in Spartanburg, S.C., last year, and the company recently announced two new facilities — one on its campus and the other across Interstate 85 — that will total $300 million in investment. Similarly, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, the regional headquarters and only U.S. plant for the South Korean auto giant, announced last week that it planned to invest $300 million to expand and improve its Montgomery plant. The initiative will create 200 jobs and accommodate the manufacturing of the hybrid Santa Fe vehicle line and launch of the first Electrified Genesis GV70 SUV. Hyundai Motor Group said it aims to sell 1.87 million battery electric vehicles (BEVs) annually by 2030 in order to secure a 7 percent global market share of BEVs sold. The automaker announced on April 12 that it plans to invest $7.4 billion in …