HOUSTON — Locally based investment management firm LandPark Advisors has acquired Easy Self Storage, a 234-unit facility located in northwest Houston. Originally built in 1984 and expanded in 2021, the facility consists of 43,025 net rentable square feet of space across 62 climate-controlled units and 172 non-climate-controlled units. LandPark Advisors plans to implement a capital improvement program and rebrand the property under the flag of its management company, Right Move Storage. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Alere Property Group has purchased Freeway Business Center, a Class A industrial warehouse facility at 2677 E. Alessandra Blvd. in Riverside. A joint venture between Crow Holdings Industrial and a global real estate investment advisor sold the asset for $199.2 million. Built in 2021 on 39 acres, the property features 709,081 square feet of industrial space with 36-foot clear heights, ample excess trailer parking, heavy power, ESFR and drive-around access. Additionally, the facility features 109 dock-high doors and a large secure concrete truck court. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased on a long-term basis to a national third-party logistics provider. Jeff Chiate, Jeffrey Cole, Mike Adey, Ed Hernandez, Brad Brandenburg and Matt Leupold of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented both parties in the transaction. Phil Lombardo, Chuck Belden and Andrew Starnes of Cushman & Wakefield provided local market advisory for the deal.
CANTON, GA. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased a two-building industrial park in Canton, about 41.5 miles from downtown Atlanta. The sales price and seller were not disclosed. The industrial property totals 112,000 square feet. Located at 505/515 Brown Industrial Blvd., the property is situated close to Interstate 575 and Georgia Highways 20 and 400. The area is home to tenants such as Amazon, Penske, Thyssen Krupp and Papa Johns. With the acquisition, Dalfen Industrial’s Atlanta portfolio reaches over 2.7 million square feet.
WORCESTER, MASS. — Newmark has brokered the $52 million sale of a 176,000-square-foot distribution center in the central Massachusetts city of Worcester. The facility recently underwent a redevelopment project that was completed last year. Robert Griffin, Edward Maher, Matthew Pullen, Tony Coskren, Samantha Hallowell and Brian Pinch of Newmark represented the seller, R.J. Kelly Co., a locally based institutional investment firm, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Boston-based Tritower Financial Group.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — Locally based brokerage firm Sheldon Gross Realty has arranged the sale of a 199,000-square-foot industrial property that is situated on a 30-acre site at 235 Willow Brook Road in Freehold, located in Monmouth County. Jonathan Glick and Matt Leonelli of Sheldon Gross Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE represented the buyer, New York City-based Saadia Group.
ALLEN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 144,128-square-foot industrial facility in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen that is fully leased to KONE, a provider of elevator and escalator systems. The complex was constructed in 2016 and consists of a 121,852-square-foot building with 28-foot clear heights and a seven-story, 22,276-square-foot elevator testing tower with office space. Stephen Bailey, Dustin Volz, Dom Espinosa, Wesley Gilmer and Beth Copeland of JLL represented the seller, Houston-based Sentinel Capital, in the transaction. Tradition Senior Living LP purchased the property for an undisclosed price via a 1031 exchange as part of an effort to increase its exposure to other asset classes.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Amazon will be opening a 220,000-square-foot delivery station in Legacy Park at Tradition, a distribution park in Port St. Lucie. Construction is expected to be complete by September. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant plans to hire 200 full-time workers to prepare customer orders for last-mile delivery at the project. The facility will be a single-story building standing 44 feet. Sansone Group is the project developer, while Threecore is the general contractor. Robert Smith of CBRE worked with Sansone Group to sign Amazon on as a tenant at Legacy Park. Once completed, Legacy Park at Tradition will total approximately 5.4 million square feet of single and multitenant light industrial and distribution facilities. Other tenants at the Class A distribution park includes FedEx Ground and Cheney Brothers.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $18.5 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of three industrial buildings totaling 225,000 square feet in Houston. The portfolio was built in phases, with the most current component delivered in 2019, and is occupied by metal products supplier G&H Diversified Manufacturing. Frank Montalto and Dean Giannakopoulos of MMCC arranged the 10-year loan, which carried a 65 percent loan-to-value ratio and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower was not disclosed.
DECATUR, GA. — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has completed LogistiCenterSM at Miller Road, a 154,440-square-foot distribution facility in Decatur. Located at 2800 Miller Road, LogistiCenterSM is situated 16.7 miles east of downtown Atlanta. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 150 car parking stalls, 23 trailer stalls, 35 dock-high doors, an ESFR fire protection system and build-to-suit office space. LogistiCenterSM, a nationally trademarked brand owned and developed by Dermody Properties, represents the company’s business philosophy of developing Class A distribution and logistics facilities that meet the supply chain requirements for companies. Matt Bentley of NAI Brannen Goddard is the leasing broker for the project. The building is immediately available for lease.
PHILADELPHIA — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $500 million loan to fund the redevelopment of the former PES oil refinery in South Philadelphia into a 15 million-square-foot logistics and life sciences campus that will be known as The Bellwether District. The borrower, a joint venture led by Hilco Redevelopment Partners, acquired the 1,300-acre property in 2020 out of bankruptcy. The transformation of the site includes the decommissioning of the refinery and significant demolition and remediation work, including the abatement of roughly 30,000 tons of asbestos. Redevelopment efforts initially commenced in June 2020. Site work and vertical construction are expected to commence this year, with the first tenants expected to occupy buildings in 2023.