KYLE, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Kyle Premier Storage, a 707-unit self-storage facility located about 20 miles south of Austin. The Class A property spans 81,781 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured the Delaware-based buyer, AGAP Kyle LLC.
TRACY, CALIF. — Seefried Industrial Properties, in a joint venture with Clarion Partners, has broken ground on Tracy Logistics Park, a more than 1 million-square-foot speculative office and warehouse project in East Tracy. Seefried and Clarion originally purchased the 76-acre site in January for an undisclosed amount. Located at the northeast corner of Grant Line and Chrisman roads, Tracy Logistics Park will feature a 210,000-square-foot building, a 507,800-square-foot building and a 309,000-square-foot building. Tenants will have the opportunity to occupy space ranging from 20,000 square feet to 500,000 square feet. The buildings will feature tilt-up construction, clear heights ranging from 32 feet to 36 feet, 180-foot- to 185-foot-deep truck courts, a combined 236 trailer spaces, ESFR sprinkler systems and ample parking. Completion is slated for fourth quarter of this year. HPA is serving as architect, K&W as civil engineer and Alston Construction as general contractor. Mike Goldstein and John Steinbuch of Colliers International will handle marketing and leasing efforts for the project.
RENTON, WASH. — Elion Partners, a vertically integrated private equity real estate investment firm, has purchased a 114,531-square-foot last-mile industrial property located at 600 SW 10th St. in Renton, approximately 13 miles south of the Port of Seattle. An undisclosed seller sold the asset for $27.7 million. The transaction is part of a series of acquisitions the firm has planned for its last-mile portfolio, which focuses on facilities that enable goods to be moved from a transportation hub to a final delivery destination across key logistics markets, including Seattle, San Francisco and Southern California.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage (ACCS) and the State of Alaska have executed a 55-year ground lease agreement at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) for the development of a climate-controlled warehouse facility at the airport. Located on Great Circle Route, the 700,000-square-foot facility will offer 32.5 million cubic feet of capacity, providing the airport, which is the world’s sixth-busiest cargo airport, with a critical piece of infrastructure. ANC is situated within 9.5 hours of 90 percent of key markets in Asia, Europe and North America. In September 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the Alaska Energy Authority a $21 million BUILD grant to administer in support of the ACCS project. The facility will be built in phases, with construction of the 190,0000-square-foot first phase slated to begin in the second half of this year. When fully complete, the facility will offer cold and warm storage, quick cargo, general warehousing options, logistics services and auxiliary space for tenant offices. ACCS is a joint venture of industrialist Chad Brownstein and McKinley Capital Management, which is led by Rob Gillam. David Norrie and Katrin Gist of CBRE, along with Paul Schilling of Schilling Commercial Real Estate, will market …
PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 40,900-square-foot industrial building located at 3440 Bartram Ave. in Philadelphia. The property was built in 1980 and is located near Interstate 95 and Philadelphia International Airport. Michael Kane and Les Haggett of CBRE, along with Vincent Jolly of CVA Commercial Group, represented the seller, the Philadelphia Housing Authority, which has owned and occupied the building since 1990. Alliance HSP purchased the asset for $3.6 million.
INDIANA AND OHIO — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of 12 industrial properties spanning approximately 3 million square feet in Cleveland, Fort Wayne and Bloomington for nearly $140 million. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney, Kurt Sarbaugh and Peter Moriarty of JLL represented the seller, Raith Capital Partners. Plymouth Industrial REIT purchased 10 buildings totaling 2.1 million square feet in the greater Cleveland area. The assets are 90 percent leased. STAG Industrial Inc. acquired the 764,177-square-foot facility in Fort Wayne. The building is fully leased to a supplier of parts and components to the recreational vehicle industry. Lastly, Legacy Investing LLC purchased the 125,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Bloomington. It is fully leased to a healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has brokered the $56.8 million sale of a 383,750-square-foot industrial building located at 8017 Breen Drive in northwest Houston. The sales price equates to approximately $148 per square foot. The building is fully leased to locally based oilfield services firm National Oilwell Varco (NOV) on a triple-net basis. John Berger and Mauricio Olaiz of Lee & Associates represented the buyer in the deal. Colliers International represented the seller.
DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 167,405-square-foot industrial lease at 8801 Autobahn Drive in Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1997 and totals 270,490 square feet. John Gorman and Canon Shoults with Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Boston-based TA Realty, in the lease negotiations. Michael Chiocca and Baron Aldrine of CBRE represented the tenant, cabinetmaker Sunrise Wood Designs LLC.
RIALTO, CALIF. — Farmer Bros. Co., a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, has opened its West Coast distribution center in Rialto. The 156,000-square-foot facility features 18 docking doors and 26 trailer storage spaces enabling Farmer Bros. to improve its delivery capabilities within its company network, as well leverage air, rail and ocean transportation modes. The company plans to utilize the facility to distribute products to its branch locations and service equipment throughout Farmer Bros.’ specialized coffee brewing equipment technicians in seven U.S. states. With 40 percent of Farmer Bros. customers located on the West Coast, the company expects the new distribution center to enable quicker product fulfillment, improved delivery time and better customer service. The Rialto facility is the company’s last major supply chain optimization initiative as part of its broader turnaround strategy. The optimization plan also includes the closing of the Houston manufacturing facility and capacity enhancements to its Dallas/Fort Worth facility.
NEW YORK CITY — Newmark has arranged a $76 million construction-to-perm loan for a last-mile distribution center at 280 Richards St. in Brooklyn that will be occupied by Amazon. Located in the Red Hook neighborhood, the property will span 312,100 square feet and will feature 28 loading docks, 128-foot truck courts and additional rooftop parking for fleet vans and trucks. The borrower and developer is Thor Equities Group, which has owned the site since 2005. Jordan Roeschlaub, Dustin Stolly, Nick Scribani, and Dominick Calisto of Newmark arranged the fixed-rate loan through Apollo Global Management.
