FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Colliers International Detroit has brokered the sale of a 222,965-square-foot industrial flex building in Farmington Hills for an undisclosed price. The property, located along Haggerty Road, is known as Tech Park. Barry Swatsenbarg, Gary Grochowski and Bryan Banas of Colliers represented the seller, Promanas. ICAP was the buyer. Colliers has also been hired as property manager on behalf of the new owner.
PHENIX CITY, ALA. — Trillium Capital Resources has arranged financing for two real estate properties in Phenix City. The properties include Windsweep Luxury Apartments, a 108-unit apartment community, and a 103,680-square-foot industrial property. Trillium originated a $7.8 million Fannie Mae loan for Windsweep. The 10-year, non-recourse loan included a fixed 3.63 percent interest rate. The borrower was not disclosed. For the industrial transaction, Trillium arranged a $2.2 million loan through an unnamed regional bank on behalf of The Memory Co., a designer and marketer of licensed sports related gifts, collectibles and home décor. The five-year loan features a fixed 4.2 percent interest rate. Trillium Capital Resources is a commercial mortgage banking firm with offices located in Columbus, Ga., Atlanta and Jacksonville, Fla.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Watchman Properties has sold Amarillo Lock Storage, a 238-unit self-storage facility in northwest Texas. The property spans 42,150 net rentable square feet. An undisclosed national REIT purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Andrew Plunkett, Cameron Vale and Parker Sweet of Berkshire Hathaway Storage Group brokered the deal.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Petoskey Plastics, a manufacturer of resins and other plastic products, has purchased a 53,627-square-foot industrial facility at 2050 Couch Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built on 15 acres in 1985 and renovated in 2001. Evan Hammer of Whitebox Real Estate represented Petoskey Plastics, which will use the building as its new headquarters, in the transaction. The seller was not disclosed. The new ownership will expand the building by 40,00 square feet to accommodate more warehouse and silo space, a move that is expected to add anywhere from 50 to 100 new jobs in the process.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — ColorCoat Inc. has signed a nearly 20,000-square-foot industrial lease at 551 60th Ave. in Cedar Rapids. The company will occupy roughly one-half of the newly constructed building and will use the space for painting vinyl windows and doors. Adam Gibbs of GLD Commercial represented ColorCoat in the lease. The landlord was undisclosed. ColorCoat plans to invest $400,000 and create 40 new jobs in Cedar Rapids. The company currently maintains nine manufacturing operations across the country.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 135,770-square-foot industrial property located at 516 Broadway St. in Lawrence, located north of Boston. The sale included a 275-space parking lot. The property was originally built around the turn of the 20th century and upgraded over the years, most recently to include the additions of five new truck docks and an office showroom. Harrison Klein and Luigi Lessa of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — McCraney Property Co. has purchased 150 acres in an off-market assemblage of four parcels at the intersection of Garrison Road and West Boulevard in Charlotte. This transaction is believed to be the last remaining premium parcel in Charlotte’s Southwest Airport industrial submarket. If the site plan is approved by the City of Charlotte, McCraney will build 485 Logistics Industrial Park, a speculative, Class A industrial park encompassing approximately 1.2 million square feet across five buildings. The new park would bring McCraney’s Charlotte portfolio to more than 2 million square feet. Christopher Skibinski and Chris Loyd of Avison Young represented one of the four sellers in the land transaction.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. and New York-based Clarion Partners has begun work on Seton Lake Logistics Center, a 255,704-square-foot speculative industrial project in northwest Houston. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, the cross-dock building will feature 32-foot clear heights, 36 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. Rosenberger Construction is the general contractor for the 16.8-acre project, which is expected to be complete in October. CBRE has been tapped to lease the building.
HOUSTON — Illinois-based Molto Properties has broken ground on West Gulf Bank Distribution Center, a 115,642-square-foot industrial project located within Brookhollow West Business Park in northwest Houston. Building features include 97 car parking spaces, 24 trailer parking spaces, 28 loading docks and two drive-in doors and ramps. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of Transwestern represented Molto Properties in its site selection and acquisition of the land. The duo also represented the developer in a subsequent sale of the land and building to moving company Armstrong Relocation, which plans to take occupancy of the building upon completion in September.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of an office/warehouse property located at 1623 SE Sixth Ave. in Portland. Thomas Dwight Short Revocable Trust sold the building to 1623 SE Pants LLC for $1.5 million. Constructed in 1932 with additions in 1945 and 1966, the 11,318-square-foot building offers 2,370 square feet of office space and 8,948 square feet of warehousing space. Todd VanDomelen of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Eli Haworth of Cloud City Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.
