BUFORD, GA. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and a consortium led by CBRE Japan has broken ground on Buford Creek Business Center, a three-building, 686,400-square-foot industrial park in metro Atlanta. Situated at the northeast corner of Lanier Islands Parkway and Big Creek Road in Buford, the park will sit three miles from I-985 and 30 miles northeast of Atlanta. The developers plan to deliver Buford Creek Business Center by third-quarter 2026. The design-build team includes architect Atlas Collaborative and general contractor The Conlan Co. CBRE is leasing the park, which will comprise Building 100, a 349,440-square-foot cross-dock warehouse with 40-foot clear heights, and Buildings 200 and 300, two identically sized rear-load buildings spanning 168,400 square feet each.
Industrial
Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors Arranges Sale-Leaseback of Industrial Portfolio in Jackson, Detroit
by John Nelson
JACKSON, MISS. AND DETROIT — Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors has arranged the sale-leaseback of a five-property light-manufacturing industrial portfolio totaling 169,043 square feet. Four of the five assets are located in metro Jackson and one facility is located in metro Detroit. Landon Williams and Katie Hargett of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial, along with Pratt Rogers of Kerioth Corp., represented the seller, an entity doing business as Multicraft Real Estate LLC. The buyer, an entity doing business as Harrison Cayden Holdings LLC, purchased the portfolio and leased it back on a 15-year term to Multicraft, which specializes in manufacturing equipment for the automotive, power tool and HVAC industries. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
PORTAGE, IND. — Greenstone Partners has brokered the $16.5 million sale of the Addison and Clark buildings, two multi-tenant industrial properties totaling 166,134 square feet in Portage. The transaction represents the highest price per square foot ever achieved for a multi-tenant industrial investment of 50,000 square feet or larger in the Northwest Indiana region, according to CoStar. Located at 6625 and 6675 Daniel Burnham Drive, the shallow bay buildings are home to a long-term tenant base with an average tenure of 13 years. Flexible suite configurations range from 10,000 to 50,000 square feet. Jason St. John of Greenstone represented the seller, a Florida-based private investor, and procured the buyer, Sperry Equities, a Southern California-based real estate investment group.
VERNON HILLS, ILL. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a 73,150-square-foot light industrial property in the Chicago suburb of Vernon Hills. Built in 1990 on 4.4 acres, the facility features a clear height of 24 feet, three interior recessed loading docks, three drive-in doors and 227 parking stalls. The building is currently fully leased to four tenants with a 5.2-year contractual weighted average lease term. The tenant roster spans home appliance, sports and recreation, and water and wastewater treatment industries. Each user has invested significantly in specialized build-outs for their spaces. The property is situated within Continental Executive Parke, a 600-acre master-planned business park originally developed by Prentiss Properties. Kurt Sarbaugh and Jaime Fink of JLL represented the seller, JMS Capital Group. Wisconsin-based Luther Group was the buyer.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 28,000-square-foot industrial lease near JFK International Airport in Queens. The tenant, freight and logistics operator Kennedy Transport Services LLC, will occupy space at Inwood Logistics Center, a 10-building development. Rico Murtha, Helen Paul, Sonny Singh, Thomas Deluca, David Frattaroli, John Giannuzzi and Joseph Hentze Jr. represented the landlord, a partnership led by Onyx Equities, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Realterm, a Maryland-based investment manager focused on the transportation industry, has purchased a 94,089-square-foot warehouse that is adjacent to Will Rogers International Airport in Oklahoma City. Built on 9.3 acres in 2018 via a ground lease with the Oklahoma City Airport Trust and leased to a multinational logistics user, the warehouse features two dock-high doors, 14 drive-in doors, 25 truck parking spaces and 15 trailer parking spaces. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SECAUCUS, N.J. — Locally based financial intermediary G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged a $23 million permanent loan for an industrial property located in the Northern New Jersey community of Secaucus. The 200,000-square-foot facility, which was fully leased at the time of sale, includes 19 loading docks, one drive-in door and office space. Gretchen Wilcox and Al Raymond of G.S. Wilcox arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Cushman & Wakefield has secured a 25,000-square-foot industrial lease near JFK International Airport in Queens. The tenant, pastry producer Pidy Gourmet Inc., will occupy space at Inwood Logistics Center, a 10-building development. Rico Murtha, Helen Paul, Sonny Singh, Thomas Deluca, David Frattaroli, John Giannuzzi and Joseph Hentze Jr. represented the landlord, a partnership led by Onyx Equities, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Newmark has brokered the $40.2 million sale of a 251,729-square-foot industrial facility located at 3000 Marconi Drive in Alpharetta. Casey Keitchen, Collin BeVier, Barry Gabel, Chris Marchildon and C.J. Osbrink of Newmark represented the seller, JDM Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed. The property offers 10 megawatts of power and was fully leased at the time of sale to a national property and casualty insurance provider, serving as one of the company’s national printing and imaging centers.
DENVER — Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide has arranged the $2.2 million sale of an industrial building located at 5101 Columbine St. in Denver. Sam Leger, Jack Gitlin and Graham Trotter of Unique Properties/TCN Worldwide represented the undisclosed seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.