ST. CHARLES AND BATAVIA, ILL. — Lee & Associates has arranged the sales of two industrial buildings totaling 168,636 square feet in central Kane County, which is located west of Chicago. In the first transaction, a 102,000-square-foot building in St. Charles sold to a publicly traded REIT. Michael Androwich Jr. of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, while Jeff Holmes of Regional Realty represented the seller, Wise Plastics. In the second transaction, Androwich represented buyer WP Industries in its purchase of a 66,636-square-foot building at 1260 Kingsland Drive in Batavia. Ellerman Commercial represented the undisclosed seller.
DETROIT — Ready Capital has closed a $3.5 million loan for the acquisition and lease-up of a roughly 75,000-square-foot industrial property in the Southern I-275 Corridor of Detroit. The undisclosed borrower plans to address deferred maintenance and lease up the vacant building. The nonrecourse loan features a two-year term, floating rate and interest-only payments.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. — ReadySpaces, a provider of warehousing and logistics services for small businesses, has signed a 164,500-square-foot industrial lease at 575 N. Midland Ave. in Saddle Brook, located outside of New York City in Bergen County. According to LoopNet Inc., the property sits on 7.3 acres and features clear heights of 14 to 28 feet. A supplier of corrugated boxes most recently occupied the facility. Mike Davis and Noah Balanoff of Colliers represented ReadySpaces in the lease negotiations.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — California-based brokerage firm Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the sale of a 133,650-square-foot industrial property located near the Port of New Haven. Ryan Rapoport and Kyler Bean of Matthews represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. New York-based Criterion Group LLC purchased the asset for $21.4 million.
NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $22 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a portfolio of six industrial properties that are located in various parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan carried a 48-month term and a floating interest rate, an extension option and a facility to fund capital improvements. The borrower was not disclosed.
PHOENIX — CapRock Partners has broken ground on CapRock West 202 Logistics, a 3.4 million-square-foot speculative infill industrial property in central Phoenix. Grading has commenced for the first phase of the 183-acre development. The first phase will include the development of approximately 140 acres, delivering 2.5 million square feet of modern industrial warehouse space across five Class A buildings with clear heights ranging from 36 feet to 40 feet. Completion of the first phase is slated for first-quarter 2023. Phase II will include an additional three buildings totaling 827,330 square feet on 43 acres. Timing of the second phase’s start will be announced at a later date. Willmeng Construction is serving as general contractor, Carlile Coatsworth Architects as architect and Kimley Horn as engineer.
CLEVELAND — Bloomfield Capital has provided a $4 million senior bridge loan for a 100,000-square-foot industrial property in Cleveland. The undisclosed borrower has owned the building for several years and plans to utilize the loan to finalize interior renovations and upgrades to the property, which is more than 90 percent leased to retail and food processing tenants. The borrower plans to refinance the bridge loan with a conventional loan in 12 months.
DALLAS — A joint venture between Dallas-based investment firm ATCAP Partners and global asset manager Brookfield has acquired a national portfolio of 51 industrial properties totaling approximately 3.5 million square feet. The exact locations of the properties were not disclosed, but the portfolio includes infill building in markets such as Dallas, Houston, Austin, Denver and Oklahoma City. The seller and sales price were also undisclosed. The portfolio was 94 percent leased at the time of sale. Eastdil Secured represented ATCAP in the deal.
BLAUVELT, N.Y. — Global logistics operator Realterm has acquired two warehouses totaling 307,275 square feet within Hudson Crossing Industrial Park in Blauvelt, about 30 miles north of Manhattan. The building at 200-400 Oritani Road sits on 21.8 acres and totals 175,775 square feet, and the building at 100 Oritani Road spans 131,500 square feet and is situated on 10.2 acres. Both warehouses feature a combination of drive-in and dock-high loading positions. Brian Fiumara of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the undisclosed seller. The sales price was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Talonvest Capital Inc., a California-based boutique financial advisory firm, has arranged a $27.4 million loan for the refinancing of a self-storage facility located at 2727 Knapp St. in Brooklyn. Kim Bishop, Jim Davies, David DiRienzo, Tom Sherlock and Thalia Tovar of Talonvest Capital arranged the nonrecourse financing through an undisclosed investment management fund on behalf of the borrower, a partnership between Clark Investment Group, Metro Storage LLC and Goodfriend Self-Storage. The loan carried a three-year term, floating interest rate and two 12-month extension options.