RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The Stro Cos., a New Jersey-based investment firm, has received a $27.8 million loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of five industrial properties spanning 340,000 square feet in the northern part of the state. All of the properties feature drive-in doors, high ceilings and adequate truck circulation. Kearny Bank provided the loan, specific terms of which were not disclosed.
LOWELL, MASS. — SVN | Parsons Commercial Group has brokered the sale of a 44,472-square-foot industrial property in the northern Boston suburb of Lowell. The sales price was approximately $2.8 million. Marci Alvarado of SVN | Parsons Commercial Group represented the seller, Pagson LLC, and procured the buyer, 4th Corner LLC.
SAN DIEGO — San Diego-based Murphy Development Co. has commenced construction of two speculative industrial assets – Buildings A and C – at Brown Field Technology Park, a 52-acre corporate industrial and office park in San Diego’s Otay Mesa area. Completion of the two buildings is slated for the third quarter of this year. The 105,150-square-foot Building A and the 123,913-square-foot Building C will both feature 32-foot clear heights, 4,000 amps of 277/480 power, manufacturing sewer and water capacity, ESFR sprinklers, concrete truck courts, wide column spacing and high dock door ratios designed for distribution users. The buildings can accommodate a variety of user requirements ranging from 50,000 square feet to 229,063 square feet. Andy Irwin, Ryan Spradling and Greg Lewis of JLL are overseeing leasing of the two buildings.
SALEM, VA. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a single-tenant manufacturing facility in Salem fully leased to the Mack Trucks division of parent company AB Volvo Group, which is a manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. Rob Gemerchak of Stan Johnson marketed the 280,900-square-foot property on behalf of the undisclosed seller, an individual investor based in Virginia. The undisclosed buyer, a private equity partnership based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, bought the property for $12.7 million. Located at 6450 Technology Drive, the facility launched production in 2020 and serves as Mack Trucks’ only medium-duty assembly plant in the country. The property, originally built in 1997 on 134 acres, is located along Interstate 81 just west of Roanoke and offers access to Interstates 64 and 77. The property is less than 50 miles from Volvo’s truck manufacturing facility in Dublin, Va. Property amenities include 18- to 21-foot clear heights, 11 dock doors with two drive-in doors, a sprinkler system and 400-plus parking spaces.
HOUSTON — Design-build firm ARCO/Murray has completed Calhoun Avenue Storage, a 997-unit self-storage facility in Houston that will be operated by Pennsylvania-based REIT CubeSmart. Miami-based private equity firm FivePoint Capital Management developed the property, which rises four stories, spans 126,000 square feet and features a 1,000-square-foot sales office. Construction began in July 2020.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, ILL. — ML Realty Partners will develop Army Trail Trade Center, a two-building industrial project located along Army Trail Road in Glendale Heights, a western suburb of Chicago. The developer expects to break ground this summer on the buildings, which will total 292,500 square feet. In addition to a clear height of 32 feet, the project will feature ample car parking and 72 exterior docks. Completion of the 21-acre development is slated for spring 2022.
WILMINGTON, MASS. — Homans Associates, a distributor of HVAC supplies and equipment, has signed a 202,435-square-foot industrial lease at 613 Main St. in Wilmington, a northern suburb of Boston. Tony Coskren, Ed Jarosz, Richard Ruggiero, Torin Taylor, Rick Schuhwerk, Brian Pinch, and Lizzie Kusbit of Newmark represented the landlord, a joint venture between The Seyon Group and Connecticut-based Wheelock Street Capital, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
LEVITTOWN, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $21.3 million sale of a 149,180-square-foot industrial property in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Levittown. The Philadelphia Business Journal reports that the last-mile distribution center is leased to Amazon. The property was originally built in 1963 and renovated in 2018-2019. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Larry Maister and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller, Alliance HP, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, publicly traded REIT.
HOUSTON — Moody Rambin has brokered the sale of a 135,296-square-foot warehouse located on eight acres at 5800 Clinton Drive in East Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built in 1947 and renovated in 2007. Building features include 20- to 24-foot clear heights and 12 dock-high doors. Zack Taylor of Moody Rambin represented the locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer was self-represented. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Exegistics Government Solutions, a third-party logistics firm, has signed a 59,517-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Turnpike Distribution Center 4, located at 2130 French Settlement Road in West Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property spans 312,188 square feet on 11.5 acres. Sean Smith and Jade Scott of Whitebox Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Carter Crow of Younger Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.