LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Annie’s Attic Self Storage, a 422-unit facility located in Longview, about 120 miles east of Dallas. The property sits on 6.2 acres and spans 69,820 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Austin-based logistics firm Lykes Cartage Co. Inc. has signed a 68,818-square-foot industrial lease at 2880 113th St. in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Joe Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services and Russell Todd of Centric Commercial represented the tenant in its negotiations for the new space and the subsequent sublease of its existing 28,000-square-foot warehouse in Grapevine. Michael Peinado of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord, Columbia Texas 113th Industrial LP.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Westcore has purchased a warehouse building located at 28381 Vincent Moraga Drive in Temecula. A private party sold the asset for $16 million. The 108,927-square-foot property features 40- to 42-foot clear heights and an existing in-rack sprinkler system. The 6.6-acre site offers ample dock-high loading and a fully fenced and secured truck yard. The buyer plans to make several cosmetic and deferred maintenance improvements to the property, including new paint, drought-tolerant landscaping, a new roof and skylights, and interior enhancements to the existing office space. Randy Lockhard of Newmark represented Westcore, while the seller was self-represented in the deal.
MONTVILLE, N.J. — A partnership between Diversified Properties, The Hampshire Cos. and 1026 Real Estate Investors has opened a 755-unit self-storage facility for CubeSmart in Montville, located in Northern New Jersey. The fully climate-controlled facility has a gross square footage of 98,000 square feet. Diversified Properties, as lead developer, acquired the site in 2015 when it housed a 35,000-square-foot office building and a 2.5-acre pad site. Hampshire Cos. and 1026 Real Estate co-funded equity for the project.
MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Moorestown Distribution Center, a 272,682-square-foot industrial building that is located approximately 10 miles from downtown Philadelphia. The property was originally built on 15 acres in 1990 as the headquarters for gift shop Sbar’s Inc. and was expanded in 1997. Building features include 34 dock doors, 189 car parking spaces and clear heights of roughly 36 and 21 feet. John Gartland and Jonas Skovdal of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, the Piperno family, in the deal. Boston-based NorthBridge Partners acquired the asset for $23.2 million.
DALLAS — Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners will develop Dallas Midpoint Crossing, a 550,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located on a 26.6-acre site about 30 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The facility will offer proximity to Interstates 20 and 45, as well as the Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 282 auto parking spaces and 130 trailer parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and to wrap up in the second quarter of 2022. JLL will market the project for lease.
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Boutique National has arranged the sale of a 407,500-square-foot industrial facility in Winter Haven. The property is situated on 22.3 acres and includes an adjacent 15.1 acres. Bobby Sampson with Boutique National represented the undisclosed buyer. David Murphy with CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
HENRICO, VA. — Amazon plans to build a new robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres in Henrico, about 11 miles from Richmond. The Seattle-based company expects to create 1,000 new jobs at the facility, which is set to open in 2022. The multi-story, 650,000-square-foot property will be situated next to Richmond Raceway. In 2006, Amazon launched its first Virginia fulfillment operations in Sterling. Last year, Amazon started plans on a robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk and a processing center in Chesapeake, which are both expected to launch later this year. Since 2010, Amazon’s investments have contributed an additional $17.5 billion to Virginia’s economy, according to the company. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Henrico Economic Development Authority, The Port of Virginia and the Greater Richmond Partnership to secure the new Amazon facility.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Yahee Technologies has signed a 306,918-square-foot industrial lease at 1010 Foster Ave. in Bensenville. Mark Baumhart of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Prologis. Terry Herlihy of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant, which is relocating from Arlington Heights.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15.2 million sale of a 30,697-square-foot industrial building located at 73-99 Empire Blvd. in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn. The site also houses an 8,000-square-foot retail building. John Brennan, Jason Grunberg, Jakub Nowak and Samuel Finkler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Both parties were individuals/personal trusts that requested anonymity.