ST. PAUL, MINN. — CBRE has brokered the sale of University Crossing in St. Paul for $14.8 million. The 84,150-square-foot medical office and industrial technology building is located at 2200 University Ave. The fully leased property was built in 1990. Judd Welliver, Sonja Dusil, Ryan Watts, Bentley Smith and Tom Holtz of CBRE represented the seller, Essjay Investments Co. LLC. Capital Partners LLP was the buyer.
SAN FRANCISCO — Paceline Investors has completed the disposition of 1270 Bush Street, a light industrial property in San Francisco. Sterling Organization acquired the asset for $19.3 million. Situated on a 18,906-square-foot lot, the 38,000-square-foot building is zoned for a wide range of residential and commercial uses. Mark Geisreiter, Seth McKinnon and Nadav Kariv of Newmark represented the seller and Florida-based buyer in the deal.
LAREDO, TEXAS — An entity doing business as TDB Land Holdings Ltd. has acquired a 683-acre vacant site in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo for the development of a 7.5 million-square-foot industrial park. The development, which will be branded World Industrial Park, will be located along Interstate 35. Andrew Brittingham of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the buyer in the sale of the land. The land seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Tampa-based self-storage brokerage firm SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of an 881-unit facility in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton that is operated by Life Storage. The property spans 90,656 net rentable square feet. Zachary Urow and Ryan Clark of SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
ROCKAWAY, N.J. — A joint venture between Ivy Realty, an investment firm with three offices along the East Coast, and an institutional investment fund advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management has purchased a 352,461-square-foot industrial property in Rockaway, about 40 miles west of New York City. The property sits on 45.8 acres and serves as a printing, assembly and distribution facility for media giant Gannett. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jason Emrani, Maria Betancourt and Chris Koeck of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
By Tony Phu, Senior Executive Vice President, Colliers Rental rates and land values continue to outpace construction cost inflation, driven by the insatiable need for industrial and distribution space across the entire Western U.S. This is especially true in Southern California where a critical mass of population/tenant demand and high barriers to entry for development have created an exacerbated supply and demand imbalance. Scarcities of land for new development, as well as existing and under-construction buildings, are the main drivers. Entitlements are difficult to secure with a timeline between 24 and 30 months from start to finish. As a result, scarcity will remain the name of the game, and tenants will continue to pay increased costs to secure a building. With roughly 29 million square feet expected to deliver over the next five quarters, vacancy should remain flat as demand stays high for these buildings. Lease rates will continue to rise as existing tenants renew while expanding tenants compete for limited space that comes to market. Total net absorption for 2021 will break the record set in 2018, likely falling just shy of 30 million square feet. Activity levels in both the Inland Empire East and West remain about the same. There are so …
SYLMAR, CALIF. — Xebec Realty Partners has purchased a 6.1-acre redevelopment opportunity in Sylmar from Howmet Aerospace for $24 million. Located at 12975 Bradley Ave., the property is currently improved with an approximately 104,903-square-foot industrial building, which will be torn down in favor of a high-bay, Class A industrial building. The property is zoned M2, permitting a wide range of uses including wholesale, storage, limited commercial, manufacturing and media products. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
WALLER, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 78-acre industrial development site in Waller, a northwestern suburb of Houston. The site is located within Beacon Hill, a 564-acre mixed-use development by Wolff Cos. John Simons, Gray Gilbert and Chris Haro of NAI Partners represented Wolff Cos. in the transaction. The buyer, Houston-based Hines, plans to develop an industrial park that will be able to support up to 1.3 million square feet of warehouse, distribution and/or manufacturing space. NAI Partners has also been tapped to market the project.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Avera Cos. has acquired 68 acres at the intersection of U.S. Highway 290 and Kermier Road in northwest Houston for the development of 290 Grand Logistics, an industrial project that will feature up to 1.3 million square feet of space. Building features will include 40-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking and build-to-suit office space. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
MINOOKA, ILL. — Ridgeline Property Group has unveiled plans to develop I-80 Logistics Park, a 416-acre logistics and rail park in Minooka, about 13 miles southwest of Joliet. The site can support more than 7 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Ridgeline plans to break ground on the first building this spring. The 1.1 million-square-foot facility will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 241 exterior docks, four drive-in doors, 766 car parking stalls and 434 trailer stalls. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2023. Ben Harris of Ridgeline’s Chicago office will lead the project. Matthew Stauber and Jim Estus of Colliers will market the development for lease.
