Industrial

Demand Floods Mid-Atlantic Industrial Market

by Taylor Williams May 18, 2021

By Taylor Williams Demand for industrial space continues to surge throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, prompting developers to undertake more projects on a speculative basis and avail themselves to the classic mantra of “If you build it, they will come.” E-commerce users, spanning every industry from building materials to electronics to food, continue to spearhead the demand side of the equation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2020, a year in which a global health crisis spurred furious increases in online shopping, e-commerce sales accounted for 14.4 percent of all retail sales, up from 7.3 percent in 2015. That figure is expected to grow to nearly 20 percent by 2024. Lenders are eager to finance speculative industrial projects, and developers are scouring the Mid-Atlantic for viable sites as spec projects increasingly account for bigger portions of their portfolios. “Pre-COVID, and even dating back several years, you might see 20 percent of the Mid-Atlantic industrial projects being done as build-to-suits,” says Rob Borny, senior vice president of capital deployment and head of the East Region for Nevada-based Dermody Properties. “It’s now moving toward being significantly less [build-to-suit activity] due to robust tenant demand, as well as the shorter lead …

May 18, 2021

Arizona Development Industrial Western

Marwest, Willmeng Construction Break Ground on 235,000 SF Build-to-Suit Industrial Property in Mesa

by Amy Works May 17, 2021

MESA, ARIZ. — Marwest Enterprises, as developer, and Willmeng Construction, as general contractor, have broken ground on a 235,000-square-foot build-to-suit industrial facility for Canada-based ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a Canada-based designer and manufacturer of environmentally efficient electric vehicles. The facility will feature an assembly line and manufacturing plant, research center, 22,000-square-foot office space and 19,000 square feet of lab space. ElectraMaccanica will lease the building from Marwest Enterprises. Ware Malcomb is serving as architect and Hunter Engineering is serving as engineer for the project. Situated on 18 acres adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, the facility will have the production capacity of up to 20,000 vehicles per year and employ 200 to 500 people. Completion is slated for spring 2022.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Illinois Industrial Midwest

Colliers Brokers Sale of 146,029 SF Industrial Building in Elk Grove Village, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow May 17, 2021

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Colliers International Chicago has brokered the sale of a 146,029-square-foot industrial building in Elk Grove Village, a northwest suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Completed in 2020 and located at 500 E. Devon Ave., the property features a clear height of 32 feet. The facility was 71 percent leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Colliers will continue to represent the new ownership in marketing the vacancy for lease. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the seller, CA Ventures. A fund managed by Goldman Sachs was the buyer.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

JLL Brokers $7.4M Sale of Industrial Property in Norwood, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams May 17, 2021

NORWOOD, MASS. — JLL has brokered the $7.4 million sale of a 44,406-square-foot industrial property in Norwood, a southern suburb of Boston. The facility was built in 1980 and was fully leased to computer hardware manufacturer Source Code at the time of sale. Matthew Sherry and Michael Restivo of JLL represented the seller, Arris Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was locally based investment firm Berkeley Partners.

May 17, 2021

Acquisitions Development Florida Industrial Southeast

CT Realty, Diamond Realty Purchase Land in Jacksonville for 3.2 MSF Logistics Park Development

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — CT Realty, in a joint venture with Diamond Realty Investments, has purchased 250 acres of industrial-zoned land in Jacksonville for the development of an eight-building, 3.2 million-square-foot logistics park. The buyers have begun developing the first phase, which spans 1.7 million square feet across three buildings, and is projected to be completed in 2022. Southeast Toyota Distributors, an independent Toyota automotive distributor, sold the site for $300 million. Guy Preston and Seda Preston of Colliers International represented both Southeast Toyota Distributors and the buyers in the land sale. The site is situated off Pritchard Road, approximately three miles west of Interstate 295 and close to Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), which handles the highest container volume of Florida’s four major seaports. JAXPORT is in the midst of a major dredging project that, upon completion in 2022, will create the deepest port on the East Coast, capable of serving high-capacity post-Panamax container ships.

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Southeast Tennessee

LRC Properties, Machine Investment Buy 2 Dell Parkway Warehouse Property in Nashville for $36.2M

by Julia Sanders May 14, 2021

NASHVILLE, TENN. — LRC Properties has bought 2 Dell Parkway, a 288,860-square-foot property comprising mostly warehouse and office space adjacent to Nashville International Airport. LRC Properties co-purchased the property with Machine Investment Group for $36.2 million. Randy Wolcott of Northstar represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, and Melissa Alexander of Foundry Commercial represented the buyers. The property is currently 100 percent leased to Averitt Express and Amazon, which operates its Amazon flex business line from the location. The new ownership group plans to reposition the property by creating a shallow bay, last-mile warehouse and distribution space. Plans include expanding the property’s warehouse capabilities by removing the office and converting the building’s first floor to industrial warehouse space for smaller users in a 20,000- to 40,000-square-foot space. In addition, LRC will also develop an additional estimated 120,000 square feet of shallow bay warehouse space and add trailer parking. 2 Dell Parkway is LRC’s second investment in Tennessee in the past six months. In December, the New York City-based company purchased the 640,000-square-foot Technicolor Building in Memphis. With this purchase, LRC owns approximately 5 million square feet of commercial properties in the Southeast.

May 14, 2021

Company News Industrial Washington Western

Amazon to Hire 75,000 Fulfillment, Transportation Employees at Average Pay Above $17 Per Hour

by Amy Works May 14, 2021

SEATTLE — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is planning to hire 75,000 employees in its fulfillment and logistics network across the U.S. and Canada as the company continues to expand its footprint. Hiring is currently underway with the most openings in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin. Amazon also announced pay increases across its fulfillment and transportation networks with these roles offering an average pay of more than $17 per hour, plus sign-on bonuses in many locations of up to $1,000. Additionally, the company offers full-time employees benefits, including health, vision and dental insurance, 401(k) with 50 percent company match, paid parental leave and access to various company-funded learning opportunities that includes Amazon’s Career Choice program, which prepays 95 percent of tuition for courses in high-demand fields. Amazon is also offering $100 to any new hires who show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. In late March, the company began rolling out on-site vaccination events at fulfillment centers in Missouri, Nevada and Kansas. The program has now expanded to more than 250 locations across the U.S. and Canada and offers access to the COVID-19 vaccine for more than half a million front-line employees, contractors …

May 14, 2021

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Southwest Warehouse Services Signs 175,000 SF Cold Storage Lease in Denton

by Taylor Williams May 14, 2021

DENTON, TEXAS — Southwest Warehouse Services, a Fort Worth-based logistics company, has signed a 175,000-square-foot lease at a 374,560-square-foot speculative cold storage facility in the North Texas city of Denton. Cold Creek Solutions is the developer of the project, which features 45-foot clear heights, 65 trailer parking spaces and multi-temperature zones. MCM Real Estate Advisors LLC represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Cold Creek Solutions was self-represented. Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter and to be complete in the second quarter of 2022.

May 14, 2021

Acquisitions Industrial Texas

PHP Capital Acquires Three Industrial Properties Totaling 194,784 SF in Dallas-Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams May 14, 2021

ARLINGTON, GRAND PRAIRIE AND NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — PHP Capital Partners, a newly launched investment firm, has acquired three industrial properties totaling 194,784 square feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The properties include a 96,124-square-foot building in Arlington; a 37,400-square-foot complex in Grand Prairie; and a 61,260-square-foot asset in North Richland Hills. Additional terms of the deals were not disclosed.

May 14, 2021

Industrial Leasing Activity Texas

Newmark Negotiates 63,000 SF Industrial Sublease in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams May 14, 2021

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated a 63,000-square-foot industrial sublease at Valley View Business Center in Fort Worth. Frank Puskarich, Jim Cooksey, Louis Pascuzzi and Reid Halverson of Newmark represented the subtenant, linen manufacturer Brunton International Inc., in the lease negotiations. The representative of the sublandlord, Tosca Services Inc., was not disclosed.

May 14, 2021

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