Industrial

Ashland

ASHLAND, VA. — MacKenzie Investment Group LLC, the development and investment arm of Baltimore-based The MacKenzie Cos., has delivered a 202,000-square-foot warehouse and industrial building in Ashland, about 16.5 miles north of Richmond. The development is part of Phase I of the North Richmond Industrial Park, a 75-acre business park that can support up to 600,000 square feet of warehouse and industrial space. The building, which was constructed on a speculative basis, is fully leased to three tenants including The Home Depot; MS International Inc., an importer and distributor of natural stones and countertops; and Sentara Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare organization serving Virginia and North Carolina. Each tenant expects to take occupancy over the next several months. The project features 32-foot clear heights, 46 dock doors, a surface parking lot that can accommodate nearly 160 cars and 46 trailers and freight service via CSX and Northern Southern rail lines. Located at 11060 Johnson Road, the property is situated near US Route 1 and Interstates 95, 64, 85 and 295. Additionally, the project is located 23.6 miles from the Richmond International Airport.

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ROCKAWAY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $19.6 million sale of a 121,038-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Rockaway. The property sits on 13.7 acres and formerly served as an office building for Party City. Charles Berger, Mark Silverman, Elli Klapper and Thomas Mallaney of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE has also been tapped to market the complex for lease on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.

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WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate has purchased a 37,247-square-foot industrial building in Waukegan for an undisclosed price. The single-tenant property is located at 1429 Shields Drive. Constructed in 2004, the building features a clear height of 28 feet, four exterior docks, one drive-in door and 5,738 square feet of office space. Venture One plans to make improvements such as office renovations, new paint and new LED lighting. The undisclosed tenant is vacating the property in December of this year. Chris Volkert, Ned Frank and Pat Hake of Colliers will market the building for lease. Venture One’s acquisition fund, VK Industrial V LP, is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.

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VISTA, CALIF. — Lee & Associates – NSDC has arranged the sale of a single-tenant industrial property located within Oak Ridge Business Center in Vista. Elion Partners acquired the asset for $11.7 million from Tom E. Dixon Trust. The 47,560-square-foot property features three dock-high doors, two grade-level doors and heavy power. Additionally, the building is 100 percent temperature controlled. Rusty Williams, Chris Roth and Jack Rubendall of Lee & Associates Williams-Roth Group represented the seller, while Greg Pieratt of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal.

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HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners will develop Raceway NW Distribution Center, a 156,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be located in northwest Houston. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 109 car parking spaces and 22 trailer parking stalls. Construction is set to begin in the second quarter, and completion is scheduled for December. Project partners include Randall-Paulson Architects and civil engineer Halff Associates. A general contractor has yet to be selected.

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NEWARK, N.J. — JLL has arranged the sale of a 131,205-square-foot industrial warehouse and distribution center located on a five-acre site at 241 Oraton St. in Newark. The property features a clear height of 25- to 28-feet, nine loading docks and 9,789 square feet of office space. Jordan Avanzato, Marc Duval, Jose Cruz, Nick Stefans and Josh Stein of JLL represented the seller, Jewels Transportation, in the transaction. David Sitt, Peter Rotchford, Matthew Pizzolato and Jake Moore of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the deal through National Life Group on behalf of the borrower, Thor Equities. The nonrecourse loan was structured with an 11-year term and a fixed interest rate.

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PASSAIC, N.J. — A partnership between locally based investment firm STRO Cos. and The Millstein Family Office has acquired a 90,000-square-foot warehouse and manufacturing building located at 147 Falstrom Court in Passaic, about 30 miles northwest of Manhattan. James McNerney of McBride Corporate Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.

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NEW YORK CITY — New York City-based Ready Capital has closed a $31 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and stabilization of a 200,000-square-foot industrial property located in the Andover/Lawrence submarket of Boston. The nonrecourse, interest-only loan carried a 48-month term and a floating interest rate and includes a facility to fund capital improvements. The borrower was not disclosed.

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LAKE ZURICH, ILL. — Factor, a ready-to-eat meal delivery service, has opened a new fulfillment and distribution center in Lake Zurich, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The nearly 100,000-square-foot facility is located at 1325 Ensell Road. Factor already occupies production facilities in Aurora and Burr Ridge, as well as a distribution center in Lyons and corporate offices in Batavia. Factor was founded in 2013 and acquired by HelloFresh in 2020. Dan McGillicuddy, Charlie Kenning and Charlie Mintz of JLL represented HelloFresh in the Lake Zurich deal.

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Westchester

HAWTHORNE, ELMSFORD AND YONKERS, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $455 million refinancing loan for a portfolio of 45 properties totaling approximately 2.6 million square feet across three industrial parks in New York’s Westchester County. Bank of America provided the floating-rate, non-recourse loan to the borrower, Robert Main Co. Mike Tepedino, Andrew Scandalios, Jose Cruz, Peter Rotchford and Tyler Peck of JLL arranged the financing transaction. The loan terms were not disclosed. The portfolio is situated in infill locations within in the New York metropolitan area. The properties benefit from significant barriers to entry, limited new supply and access to Interstates 287 and 87. Over the past few years, Robert Martin Co. has made improvements to the properties including new roofs, LED lighting upgrades, solar panel installations, paving and landscaping. The three industrial campuses include Mid Westchester Executive Park at 2 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne; Cross Westchester Executive Park at 100 Clearbrook Road in Elmsford; and South Westchester Executive Park at 7 Odell Plaza in Yonkers, according to the Commercial Observer. The properties are occupied by approximately 300 tenants in a wide variety of industries including warehousing, transportation, mechanical, child care, health technologies and quantum computing research. “This portfolio has …

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