SAN ANTONIO — HPI Real Estate has purchased a 775-unit self-storage facility that is situated on a 2.4-acre tract at 5611 Lone Star Parkway in San Antonio. The facility, which is operated by Extra Space Storage, opened in 2017 and spans 93,050 net rentable square feet. Zack Urow and Ryan Clark of Tampa-based SkyView Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Industrial
CBRE Arranges $46.7M Acquisition Loan for Four-Property Industrial Portfolio in Western United States
by Amy Works
ENGLEWOOD, COLO., COMPTON AND STOCKTON, CALIF., AND PHOENIX — CBRE has secured a $46.7 million loan on behalf of San Diego-based Westcore Properties for the acquisition of a four-property industrial portfolio in Colorado, California and Arizona. Totaling 704,065 square feet, the assets are 14101 E. Otero Avenue in Englewood, 19515 S. Susana Road in Compton, 1551 S. Fresno Avenue in Stockton and 4455 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. The properties have a combined vacancy rate of more than 50 percent, providing a value-add opportunity to reposition the space for new tenants. Mark McGovern, Brian Cruz and Colby Matzke of CBRE’s Debt and Structured Finance team in San Diego arranged the loan for the buyer.
SunCap Property, Diamond Realty Investments to Develop SunPoint West Industrial Campus in North Las Vegas
by Amy Works
NORTH LAS VEGAS — SunCap Property Group, along with Diamond Realty Investments, has closed on a 39-acre land parcel in North Las Vegas for the development of SunPoint West, a speculative industrial project. Bounded by West Cheyenne and Brooks avenues and Coleman and Clayton streets, the six-building property will offer buildings ranging in size from 55,473 square feet to 238,057 square feet for single or multi-tenant users. Site work is slated to begin in April, with the first building shell scheduled for delivery by the end of the year. Chris Lane, Jerry Doty, Paul Sweetland and Dan Doherty of Colliers International’s Doherty Industrial Team represented the buyers in the land acquisition.
LAKELAND, FLA. — Lex Lakeland LLC, an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust, has purchased a 222,134-square-foot industrial property at 5275 Drane Field Road in Lakeland for $22.3 million. The newly constructed, tilt-wall facility is located on 19.5 acres approximately 2.8 miles from Interstate 4. Ryan Vaught, Robyn Hurrell and Oliver de la Croix-Vaubois of Colliers International represented the seller, Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Bobeck Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer, a New York-based real estate investment trust (REIT), was self-represented. At the time of the sale, the Lakeland property was 52.9 percent leased to Motion Industries, which occupies 117,440 square feet. Motion Industries is an industrial solutions company based in Birmingham, Ala.
Cushman & Wakefield Arranges $14.5M Sale-Leaseback for Industrial Facility in Orlando
by John Nelson
ORLANDO, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $14.5 million sale-leaseback for a distribution facility in Orlando. GES, a Las Vegas-based marketing and logistics partner for the exhibition and convention industry, is the seller and the sole tenant of the property. Skye Cook, Brad Torell, Jared Bonshire, David Perez, Taylor Zambito, Rick Colon, Mike Davis and Rick Brugge of Cushman & Wakefield represented GES in the transaction. An affiliate of Coral Springs, Fla.-based Eisenberg Investment Group acquired the property. Located at 4805 W. Sand Lake Road, the 192,700-square-foot property is situated on 17 acres and is used for GES’ regional and international operations. The property includes 44,167 square feet of two-story office space, a trailer storage yard, onsite weigh station, clear heights of 21 feet to 29 feet, 38 dock doors and 254 parking spaces. The GES facility is located 12 miles from Walt Disney World Resort.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Austin-based AQUILA Commercial has brokered the sale of Innovation Business Park Building III, a 153,234-square-foot industrial building located at 1150 New Technology Blvd. in Hutto, located northeast of Austin. Dogwood Industrial Properties, a platform backed by TPG Real Estate Partners, purchased the asset from Titan Development for an undisclosed price. Titan Development delivered the building in the fourth quarter of 2020. At the time of sale, the property was 62 percent leased to EDC Moving Systems.
WILMINGTON, ILL. — Silver Creek Development has acquired a 2 million-square-square-foot distribution center in Wilmington within metro Chicago for an undisclosed price. Michelin North America fully occupies the facility, which is located on 91 acres at 29900 S. Graaskamp Blvd. The property is situated within the Ridgeport Logistics Center, which is located in Chicago’s I-80 submarket. Originally constructed in 2015 as a build-to-suit for Michelin, the facility was expanded in 2016. It features a clear height of 32 feet, 126 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors and trailer parking. Matthew Schoenfeldt and Eliott Zeitoune of JLL Capital Markets arranged acquisition financing through Pacific Life Insurance Co.
EAST DUNDEE, ILL. — Mid-American Elevator Co. is building a new corporate headquarters in East Dundee, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. The company is relocating from downtown Chicago. The 45,000-square-foot industrial build-to-suit is situated within the Prairie Lake Business Park. Cory Kay, Jeff Locascio and Mike DeSerto of Entre Commercial Realty represented Mid-American Elevator in the transaction as well as the developer, Triumph Construction. Completion is slated for May. Additionally, the Entre team represented Mid-American Elevator in the sale of its 22,500-square-foot office building in Chicago for $4.1 million.
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Capital Source 1031 has purchased an all-purpose data center, located at 16680 Valley View Ave. in La Mirada, for an undisclosed price. The property was acquired for CS1031 California Data Center, a Delaware statutory trust. Cogent Communications, an internet service provider, occupies the 16,529-square-foot building. Cogent delivers internet, ethernet and colocation services to more than 88,100 customers in more than 207 markets and 47 countries across the globe. The tenant has more than 13 years remaining on its double-net lease with annual rental increases of 3 percent through the initial term and two five-year renewal options. Jeffrey Jackson of CBRE Capital Markets represented the undisclosed seller, while Capital Source 1031 was self-represented the in the deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rastegar Industrial, a division of Austin-based Rastegar Property Co., plans to build a 530,000-square-foot industrial park in Austin. The developer is targeting a third-quarter 2022 delivery and has tapped Newmark to market the property for lease. The unnamed project will span 50 acres near State Highway 130 at 11708 McAngus Road, which is within an opportunity zone. The development will be situated near Tesla’s new Gigafactory, as well as Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. “Austin is one of the fastest growing metros in the United States. The world’s greatest tech companies and manufacturers are all moving to the region, creating an imminent need for more industrial space,” says Ari Rastegar, founder and CEO of Rastegar Property Co. “State Highway 130 stretches all the way down to San Antonio and provides an alternative route to heavily congested Interstate 35, making it appealing to industrial facilities for distribution. It is the most active corridor in the entire region.” Also along the State Highway 130 corridor, Chanel is completing a manufacturing facility and Formula 1 racetrack Circuit of the Americas is being redeveloped to include a hotel and water park. Rastegar is banking on the high demand for contiguous industrial product in …