MEMPHIS, TENN. — A fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors has acquired Memphis Global Crossing, a 421,470-square-foot logistics facility in Memphis. DHL leases a majority of the asset, which is situated on 24 acres at 6200 Global Drive, 12 miles southeast of Memphis International Airport. The property features 32-foot clear heights, 125 dock doors, two drive-in doors, ESFR sprinklers and 119 trailer spaces. The seller was not disclosed, though Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners delivered the facility in 2019. The sales price was also not disclosed.
WACO, TEXAS — Hello Bello, a provider of baby and family care consumer products co-founded by actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, will open a 312,000-square-foot diaper manufacturing plant in Waco. The project is expected to bring about 110 new jobs and $31 million in total capital investment to the region. The site of Hello Bello’s new facility formerly housed the manufacturing operations of paper producer Domtar Corp. and is expected to open next summer.
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — Sealy & Co. has acquired a 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Edwardsville near St. Louis for an undisclosed price. The purchase brings the company’s acquisition volume for 2020 to more than $400 million. The Class A facility is located at 3951 Lakeview Corporate Drive within Lakeview Commerce Center. The business park is situated in the Metro East submarket. The building features a clear height of 32 feet, 96 dock doors and 90 trailer stalls. The current tenant has expanded its presence in recent years within Lakeview Commerce Center and occupies three additional properties, one of which Sealy acquired in January of this year. Michael Caprile and Zach Graham of CBRE brokered the sale. Panattoni Development Co. was the seller.
WHITESTOWN, IND. — JLL Income Property Trust has purchased Whitestown Distribution Center in Whitestown, a northwest suburb of Indianapolis, for $62 million. The two-building distribution center spans 720,000 square feet. Completed this year, it is now fully leased. The larger of the two buildings is 440,000 square feet and is leased to an undisclosed investment-grade tenant, while the second building spans 280,000 square feet and is leased to a third-party logistics company servicing the healthcare industry. This acquisition brings JLL Income Property Trust’s aggregate industrial allocation to more than $850 million across 36 properties in 12 markets. The seller was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — SVN Chicago Commercial has brokered the sale of a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Chicago for an undisclosed price. The property, known as the Pierini Iron Works Building, sits on two acres at 6200 S. Sayre Ave. Beverly Hayes and Daniel Vanchieri of SVN brokered the sale.
EASTON, PA. — Life insurance company Thrivent Financial has provided a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of two adjacent distribution buildings in Easton. The buildings range in size from 140,000 to 200,000 square feet, and both feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and extra parking for vehicles and truck trailers. Proceeds from the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan will be used to pay off existing construction debt. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private REIT based in Southern California.
VERNON, CALIF. — Gautier Land Co. has completed the disposition an industrial portfolio located in the Los Angeles County submarket of Vernon. The six buildings offer a total of 464,415 square feet of industrial space. Rexford Industrial Realty acquired the asset for $93.8 million. The buildings are fully leased to a variety of tenants and feature 20-foot to 30-foot clear heights and extensive dock-high loading. Situated on 20.9 acres, the portfolio includes: a 35,000-square-foot building at 1921-1931 E. 27th St.; a 40,437-square-foot facility at 2011-2025 E. 27th St.; a 98,389-square-foot building at 2031-2099 E. 27th St.; a 126,583-square-foot property at 2034-2040 E. 27th St.; a 63,318-square-foot facility at 2750 S. Alameda St.; and a building at 2800-2840 S. Alameda St. Michael Nubel, Jerry Sackler and David Freitag of Daum Commercial Real Estate Services represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. — JLL has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of a 77,875-square-foot industrial facility in the Northern New Jersey community of Berkeley Heights. The property is situated on 4.6 acres near Interstates 78 and 287 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. Greg Nalbandian and Michael Lachs of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through First Bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Camber Real Estate Partners and an institutional investor.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Cohen Asset Management has completed the disposition of a single-tenant light industrial property located in Chandler. An affiliate of Boston-based STAG Industrial acquired the building for $14.2 million. Situated on 8.5 acres at 464 E. Chilton Drive, the 104,352-square-foot building features 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, five dock-high doors, four grade-level doors, low office finish and ample parking. Phoenix Packaging Operations, a subsidiary of Grupo Phoenix, occupies the property on a triple net-lease basis. The tenant has made significant improvements to the building, which was originally constructed in 2000, in both 2011 and 2017, including the installation of two additional cranes. Mark Detmer, Ryan Sitov, Steve Larsen and Bill Honsake of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller in the deal.
EASTVALE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIF. — Orbis Real Estate Partners has completed the sales of two industrial projects totaling 88.5 acres and approximately $140 million in the Inland Empire. Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties acquired The Homestead, a 47-acre logistics park in Eastvale. Orbis redeveloped an existing dairy into a six-building, Class A logistics campus. The buildings range from 48,315 square feet to 501,649 square feet and offer concrete tilt-up construction; 40-foot minimum clearance heights in the larger buildings; large, secured truck courts; ample parking with excess approved trailer stalls; and dock-high and grade-level loading for each building. Additionally, Orbis sold Riverside Logistics Center in Riverside County to Denver-based Black Creek Group. Situated on 41.5 acres, the logistics center features 938,685 square feet of industrial space. Bill Heim of Lee & Associates, along with Barbara Perrier, Eric Cox and Darla Longo of CBRE, represented Orbis Real Estate Partners in the transactions.