IRVING, TEXAS — Bioworld Merchandising, a global manufacturer and distributor of licensed apparel and accessories, has signed a 123,844-square-foot industrial lease at TCC Passport Park in Irving. John Fulton, Clayton Johnson, Nora Hogan and Jordan Wade of Transwestern represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Steve Koldyke of CBRE represented the landlord, Trammell Crow Co.
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, MICH. — MollerTech LLC has leased 51280 Regency Center Drive, a newly constructed industrial and office building spanning 65,106 square feet in Macomb Township. MollerTech’s luxury automotive leather assembly division will occupy the space. MollerTech expects to move into the new space in March and create more than 75 skilled labor jobs. Joe DePonio and Jason Capitani of L. Mason Capitani CORFAC International represented both the tenant and undisclosed landlord in the lease transaction.
BOONTON, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 55,000-square-foot light industrial property located at 95 Fulton St. in Boonton, about 30 miles west of New York City. The property is situated on 14.2 acres and features 24- to 40-foot clear heights, 112 parking spaces and 11,000 square feet of office space. Howard Weinberg of JLL represented the seller, steel manufacturer Erasteel Inc., in the transaction. Jeffrey Fulton and Jason Levy of Team Resources Inc. represented the buyer, J. Supor & Son Trucking & Rigging.
CLIFTON, N.J. — NAI James E. Hanson has brokered the sale of a 45,670-square-foot industrial building located at 9 Bridewell Place in the Northern New Jersey city of Clifton. Building features include 23-foot clear heights and 11,102 square feet of office space. Ken Lundberg, Darren Lizzack, Randy Horning, Pat Lennon and Lorenzo Lambiase of NAI Hanson represented the seller, Challenge Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was beverage producer and distributor 3 V Co. Inc.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — CBRE has arranged the $154 million sale of an eight-building, 687,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Wilmington. The properties were 96 percent leased at the time of sale to 27 tenants including Crate & Barrel, Energy Sciences, 3Step Sports and Altro USA Inc. A joint venture between Boston-based Oliver Street Capital and Bain Capital Real Estate acquired the portfolio, which spans 49 acres. The buildings are located at 21, 42, 65 and 80 Industrial Way; 42 and 80 Rear Industrial Way; 1 Progress Way; and 844 Woburn St., four miles north of the Interstate 95-93 interchange and 17 miles north of Boston Logan International Airport. Scott Dragos, Doug Jacoby, Chris Skeffington, Tony Hayes, Tim Mulhall, Roy Sandeman and Daniel Hines of CBRE represented the seller, I. Fred Dicenso Trust LLC, in the transaction. “Boston is a target market on all investors’ radar right now, and it’s not very often a true infill industrial cluster becomes available,” says Dragos. “What this portfolio uniquely offered was its scale, location, proximity to I-93 and market opportunities.” — Alex Tostado
JONESBORO, GA. — Brennan Investment Group has acquired 25 acres in Jonesboro to develop Jonesboro Logistics Center, a three-building, 300,000-square-foot industrial campus in Jonesboro. Buildings One and Two will span 50,500 square feet, while Building Three will total 200,000 square feet. Each building is designed to accommodate two tenants. Buildings One and Two will be able to expand to house four tenants. Construction is scheduled to begin this quarter with completion targeted for the end of this year. Nick Peacher of Stream Realty Partners represented Chicago-based Brennan in the land transaction.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Home Depot has signed a 68,040-square-foot industrial lease within Midway Logistics VI in Columbia. Magnus Development is developing the 192,780-square-foot facility, which is situated within Lexington County Industrial Park, less than two miles from the Interstate 26/77 interchange and six miles southeast of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Midway Logistics VI features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, motion-sensor LED lighting and trailer parking. The Home Depot plans to utilize the space as a last-mile distribution center. A timeline for the Atlanta-based retailer’s move-in was not disclosed. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Tampa-based Skyview Advisors has brokered the sale of the 603 Self-Storage Portfolio, a collection of 12 properties totaling 2,453 units in New Hampshire. The portfolio spans 325,914 net rentable square feet. Richard Riddle and Ryan Clark of Skyview Advisors represented the undisclosed, New Hampshire-based seller in the transaction. An out-of-state institutional investor purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — A partnership between New Jersey-based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. and Boston-based Cabot Properties will develop a 225,000-square-foot industrial project in Fairless Hills, about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The property will be situated on 18.3 acres and will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50 trailer parking spaces and 172 parking stalls. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL arranged the partnership between the co-developers. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Jeffrey Licht, Adam Lashner and Jared Licht of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Hiossen, a supplier of implants and prosthetics, in the disposition of the land.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Talonvest Capital, a mortgage banking firm focused on the self-storage sector, has arranged a $15.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 970-unit facility in Needham, a western suburb of Boston. The property was built on 1.9 acres in 2020 and spans 92,500 net rentable square feet. Eric Snyder, Erich Pryor, David DiRienzo, Lauren Maehler and Jim Davies of Talonvest arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Westport Properties Inc. and investment management firm Heitman.