WATERTOWN, MASS. — Locally based brokerage firm ABG Commercial has arranged the $21.5 million sale of a 145,000-square-foot industrial flex building located at 580 Pleasant St. in Watertown, a western suburb of Boston. Bernard Gibbons and Stephanie Deering of ABG Commercial represented the seller and occupant, Fluid Management Systems Inc., in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a partnership between Griffith Properties and a fund controlled by New York-based DRA Advisors. The new ownership plans to convert the building into a life sciences facility that is slated to be complete in summer 2022.
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Third-party logistics firm National Freight Inc. has signed a 60,143-square-foot industrial lease at Northeast Business Center, a 141-acre industrial park in Newburgh, about 70 miles north of Manhattan. Bob Scherrik of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Sekel represented the landlord, National Realty & Development Corp., on an internal basis.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD. — Cabot Properties Inc. and MRP Industrial are co-developing a speculative 86,840-square-foot warehouse/industrial building in Upper Marlboro, a Washington, D.C., suburb in Maryland’s Prince George’s County. The site is located on an approximate seven-acre parcel within Collington Park, with delivery expected to occur in the fall. Late last year, Cabot Properties acquired the development site from MRP Industrial for an undisclosed price. The property will be a single-story concrete tilt-wall building with 32-foot clear heights, 23 dock and two drive-in doors, LED lighting, a 120-foot truck court to support the movement of large tractor trailers and segregated parking fields for employee and visitor parking for nearly 100 vehicles. The large, open-space floorplate is suitable for a range of light manufacturing, warehouse, logistics and last-mile operations and can accommodate both a single- and multi-tenant use. Located 20 miles from Washington, D.C., and 40 miles from the Port of Baltimore, Collington Park is situated close to Interstate 495 and MD Route 301 and has more than 4 million square feet of industrial/warehouse space, with a current vacancy rate under 3.7 percent. Target and Amazon combined occupy more than 1 million square feet within the park. Other tenants include FedEx, …
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Orange County, Calif.-based Kanasardas Investment has purchased a Class A industrial property located at 3167 W. Armstrong Place in Chandler. An undisclosed seller sold the property for $10 million. Will Strong, Phil Haenel, Greer Oliver and Connor Nebeker-Hay of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group represented the seller in the deal. Built in 2010, the 62,415-square-foot property is fully leased on a long-time basis to a regional credit tenant, one of the nation’s largest integrated designers, manufacturers and installers of products for the commercial building envelope.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A joint venture between Canadian firm Hopewell Development LP and New York-based GTIS Partners LP has acquired land in the Alliance submarket of Fort Worth for the development of Champions Circle Business Park. The 361,000-square-foot industrial project will consist of three buildings that will offer proximity to Interstates 35 and 820. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and to be complete in the first quarter of next year. Nathan Denton and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the development team in its acquisition of the land. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey and Wells Waller of JLL arranged the joint venture partnership between Hopewell and GTIS.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Locally based developer Jackson-Shaw has begun construction on Parc 20, a two-building, 154,127-square-foot industrial project in Arlington. Building 1 will span 96,931 square feet and Building 2 will total 57,196 square feet. Each building will feature flexible space designed to accommodate office, showroom, manufacturing, distribution, assembly and other uses. Ridgemont Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, with GSR Andrade as the architect. Stream Realty Partners is providing leasing services. Completion is scheduled for the third quarter.
CHANNAHON, ILL. — Venture One Real Estate’s Crossroads 55 Business Park in Channahon is now fully leased. CJ Logistics America recently took occupancy of a 1 million-square-foot facility located at 24101 S. Frontage Road, about 13 miles southwest of Joliet. Additionally, Venture One recently began development of a 1.3 million-square-foot build-to-suit for Scotts Miracle-Gro, which will be located at 24231 S. Exchange Blvd. Clayco is building the facility, which is slated for completion in the fourth quarter. The remaining 1.1 million square feet of Crossroads 55 is leased to an undisclosed e-commerce company. Lynn Reich and Suzanne Serino of Colliers International represented CJ Logistics while David Prell and Phililp Pelok of CBRE represented Scotts Miracle-Gro. Jim Estus and Brian Kling of Colliers represented ownership.
INDIANAPOLIS — SomeraRoad, a New York City and Nashville-based real estate firm specializing in restoring and modernizing historic properties, has acquired the majority stake in the historic Stutz Factory in downtown Indianapolis for an undisclosed price. The company will embark on a long-term redevelopment and modernization plan for the 400,000-square-foot property. The seller, Turner Woodard, will retain a minority ownership position and consult on the redevelopment efforts. Woodard, an Indianapolis resident and adaptive reuse developer, has owned the Stutz Factory since 1992. The multi-building property was originally built in 1912 as the home of the Stutz Motor Car Co. It is currently home to more than 200 art studios and specialty businesses. Stutz was an American producer of high-end sports and luxury cars. Stutz manufactured its last car in 1934 and the company closed in 1937. Colliers International has been retained as property manager.
PALATINE, ILL. — Midwest Industrial Funds (MIF) and its joint venture partner PCCP have purchased a 25-acre site on Sellstrom Drive in Palatine, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. The developers are building a $50 million speculative industrial project spanning two buildings and 428,000 square feet. It will be branded as Palatine Corporate Center. Demolition of three existing buildings at the site will commence in February. Completion of the new buildings is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Steve Trapp and Sam Durkin of JLL represented the undisclosed seller. The duo has also been retained by MIF to market the new buildings for lease. MIF’s in-house construction arm, MIF Construction LLC, will serve as the general contractor. Harris Architects and Spaceco provided design services for the project.
NEWNAN, GA. — CA Ventures has entered into a joint venture partnership with AIG to deliver a 215,000-square-foot, Class A light industrial facility in Newnan. The project, known as Coweta Business Center, will feature 32-foot clear heights, 200 auto parking spaces and up to 55 dock doors. The site is located adjacent to Interstate 85, less than one mile from the full diamond interchange at Exit 51. The joint venture partnership is planning to start construction later this year and finish construction in December. Wes Budd and Chris Irby of NAI Brannen Goddard represented CA in the acquisition of the land and will also be leasing the project. Mark Sixour, Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth and Britton Burdette of JLL Capital Markets arranged the joint venture partnership. CA Ventures, a Chicago-based firm, is a global real estate development and investment management company. AIG is a global finance and insurance firm based in New York City.