HARRISBURG, PA. — Dallas-based investment firm Rosewood Property Co. has acquired a 342-unit self-storage facility at 5700 Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. The property, which spans 35,430 net rentable square feet of primarily climate-controlled space, was converted from a warehouse into a self-storage facility in 2019. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — ARRI Rental, a camera, lens and grip equipment rental service company, has signed a 42,000-square-foot industrial lease for its new headquarters space in the Long Island City area of Queens. The three-story property at 47-27 36th St. was built in 2004. Joseph Grotto, Joseph Meyerson and Michael Deutsch of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, JDA Realty Corp., in the lease negotiations. Justin Butts of DY Realty represented the tenant, which expects to open its new facility in the first quarter of next year.
WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Tampa-based Coca-Cola Beverages Florida LLC (Coke Florida) has purchased a 407,000-square-foot warehouse within Central Intermodal Logistics Center, an industrial park in Winter Haven. The sales price was $19.6 million, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. The seller was not disclosed. The purchase includes 37 acres of land. Coke Florida’s new warehouse is still under construction. The more than $30 million buildout of the new location is expected to conclude in the spring of 2022. The location is home to more than 200 associates, and the company expects to add over 100 additional jobs in the next 12 months. Coke Florida offers jobs in sales, merchandising, warehousing and distribution, and the company currently has openings for drivers, warehouse associates and sales merchandisers.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of Sunny’s Self Storage, a 622-unit facility located at 1555 W. Grand Parkway N. in West Houston. The facility sits on a 2.5-acre site and spans 93,455 net rentable square feet. Ryan DeGennaro of NAI Partners represented the seller, Hetsun Partners, in the transaction. DeGennaro also assisted the buyer, an undisclosed regional investment firm, in closing the deal.
MANTENO, ILL. — Provender Partners has acquired a 570,028-square-foot industrial facility in Manteno, about 55 miles south of downtown Chicago. The purchase price was $30 million. Located at 1125 Sycamore Road and built in 1999, the property is fully temperature-controlled. It features 84 docks, 132 trailer stalls and rail service. The facility serves as the Midwest distribution center for McKesson’s pharmaceutical supply chain. The acquisition also includes 50 acres of excess land, which is fully entitled for the development of an additional 620,000 square feet of industrial space. Provender is considering several options for the land, including future expansion of the existing building, speculative or build-to-suit development. This is the fourth and largest food-related industrial building that Provender has acquired in the Chicago area over the past 18 months. Will Mura and Ted Gates of CBRE brokered the sale, the seller in which was undisclosed.
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Construction is underway on Edgewood Logistics Park, a 204,000-square-foot speculative industrial building in Cedar Rapids. The 21-acre project will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 48 docks, 200 vehicle parking stalls and 130 semi-trailer parking spaces. Completion is slated for spring 2022. Dave Drown of GLD Commercial is marketing the project for lease. The development group is privately held and locally owned. Garling Construction is the general contractor.
EAST WINDSOR, CONN. — A joint venture between Wharton Industrial, an investment arm of New York City-based Wharton Equity Partners, and Boston-based Long Wharf Capital has acquired a 279,256-square-foot warehouse in Connecticut. The property, which is located in East Windsor, a northern suburb of Hartford, was built on 40 acres in 1979. Building features include a clear height of 18 to 20 feet, over 300 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of designated office space. Chris Metcalfe and Jack Reed of CBRE brokered the deal and will also handle leasing of the property on behalf of the new ownership, which will implement a capital improvement program.
NORCO, CALIF. — CapRock Partners, with Premier Design + Build Group as general contractor, has broken ground on Saddle Ranch Phase II in Norco. Situated on 23.8 acres at 3166 Horseless Carriage Drive, the development will feature three buildings offering a total of 387,180 square feet. The speculative structures will feature 32-foot clear heights, 8,000 amps of power in each building, ESFR K17 @ 52 PSI fire sprinklers, three drive-in doors and 35 dock doors. Additionally, Premier will add parking to accommodate approximately 36 trailers and 309 vehicles. The project scope also includes 270,000 square feet of landscaping. Project partners include RGA, Office of Architectural Design, X Engineering and Darin Fong and Associates. Completion is slated for third-quarter 2022.
At the mid-year mark, industrial occupancy in the greater Richmond area remains strong, closing with an overall occupancy rate of 93 percent in the categories we track (Class A, B select C vacant and investor-owned product with a minimum of 40,000 square feet total). Class A occupancy increased to 96 percent at the end of the second quarter, up from 93 percent at the end of the first quarter. Class B occupancy experienced a slight decrease to 91 percent, down from 92 percent at the end of the first quarter. CoStar Group reports overall industrial occupancy at 95 percent for product of all sizes, including investor-owned facilities, but excluding flex space (minimum 50 percent office). Richmond’s strategic Mid-Atlantic location along Interstate 95 provides access to 55 percent of the nation’s consumers within two days’ delivery by truck, and in addition to being the northernmost right to work state on the Eastern seaboard, Virginia has once again been named as the top state for business by CNBC. Business Facilities also ranked Richmond as one of the top locations for corporate headquarters. With 12 Fortune 1000 companies located in the region, Richmond is home to the most Fortune 1000 headquarters compared to …
DENVER — Brookfield Properties has broken ground for the development of Central Park Logistics Center, an industrial project located at 9300 and 9400 E. 46th Place in Denver. Slated for delivery in spring 2022, Central Park Logistics Center will feature two buildings offering a total of 695,899 square feet of last-mile warehouse and industrial space. The buildings will feature 32-foot and 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock and front-park/rear-load designs, TPO cool roofs, clerestory windows, ESFR sprinkler systems, modern truck courts with ample car and trailer parking, and speculative office space completed with core and shell construction. Building 1, which will be located at 9300 E. 46th Place, will total 201,501 square feet, divisible down to 35,000 square feet. Building 2, located at 9400 E. 46th Place, will total 494,398 square feet, divisible down to 75,000 square feet. Ware Malcomb is serving as project architect and Brinkman Construction is the general contractor. Mike Wafer and Mike Wafer Jr. of Newmark are exclusive leasing agents for the project.