MAPLE GROVE, MINN. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $14.5 million sale of a 102,994-square-foot distribution center located at 8175 Jefferson Highway in the suburban Minneapolis community of Maple Grove. The single-tenant property is triple net leased to GAF Materials LLC, a roofing manufacturer. David Berglund and Colin Ryan of JLL represented the seller, a partnership between PCCP and Capital Partners. An affiliate of Boston-based STAG Industrial Inc. purchased the asset.
TOLLESON, ARIZ. — The Phoenix Business Unit of Trammell Crow Co., along with capital partner Clarion Partners, has started construction of Cowden Logistics Center in Tolleson. Situated on 16 acres at 420 S. 104th Ave., the industrial project will bring 285,131 square feet of logistics space to Phoenix’s Southwest Valley submarket. The facility will feature 36-foot clear heights, 237 car parking stalls, 41 trailer parking stalls, five points of ingress and egress, R-38 insulation and an ESFR sprinkler system. The project team includes Butler Design Group as architect and Wespac Construction as general contractor. Phil Haenel, Mike Haenel and Andy Markham of Cushman & Wakefield are handling leasing for the project.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the $9.3 million sale of a 97,000-square-foot industrial flex building located at 780 Fifth Ave. in King of Prussia, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. Scott Mertz and John Adderly of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Fifth Avenue KOP LP, an affiliate of New Jersey-based Rudner Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Philadelphia-based Velocity Ventures Partners. The property was 89 percent leased at the time of sale.
PINEVILLE, N.C. — Nance Cos. and MPV Properties will develop Berkshire Business Centers No. 26, a 30,250-square-foot industrial facility within Pineville Distribution Park in Pineville. The developers are building the asset to accommodate a single tenant. The property will feature 24-foot clear heights, multiple drive-in and dock-high doors and office space. The building will be situated at 10121 Pineville Distribution St., 13 miles south of downtown Charlotte and 15 miles southeast of Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Timmons Group is the engineer and Merriman Schmitt designed the building, which is being developed on a speculative basis. Bailey Patrick Jr. and Billy Thomas of MPV are handling the leasing efforts. The developers expect to deliver the asset in fall 2021. This will mark the third building to be delivered within the distribution park, following Beacon Development’s 525,000-square-foot facility for Campbell Snacks in 2019, and Nance and MPV’s 67,000-square-foot center earlier this summer.
LOS ANGELES — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team has arranged $69 million for the recapitalization of a four-property industrial portfolio totaling 991,634 square feet across the southwestern United States. Shaun Moothart, Bruce Francis, Jennifer Ansari, Dana Summers, Bob Ybarra and Doug Birrell of CBRE secured the 20-year, 2.13 percent loan on behalf of the borrower, Moulton Co., a family-owned and operated private equity asset management firm based in Southern California. The portfolio consists of four core industrial assets: Harbor Gateway, located at 20100 S. Western Ave. in Torrance, Calif. Longley Commerce Center at 6550 Longley Lane in Reno, Nev. The Landing at PMG, located at 7613-7753 E. Ray Road in Mesa, Ariz. Northgate Distribution Center at 4800 E. Tropical Parkway in Las Vegas At the time of sale, all four facilities were fully leased.
GILBERT, ARIZ. — Dalfen Industrial has purchased Gilbert Distribution Center, an industrial property located at 1495 E. Baseline Road in Gilbert, a southeast suburb of Phoenix. The property was acquired in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. The name of the seller was not released. Built in 2014, the property features 109,510 square feet of industrial space. At the time of sale, the facility was 100 percent leased to two longstanding tenants: Scrapbook.com and TLC Label. Dalfen Industrial has acquired and developed more than $1.2 billion of last-mile industrial properties this year.
SAN DIEGO — A joint venture between San Diego-based Hills Properties and a fund managed by Westport Capital Partners has acquired an industrial portfolio in San Diego’s Miramar industrial neighborhood. Providence II Camino Santa Fe LLC sold the assets for $11.3 million. Located at 8250-8260 Camino Santa Fe, the two-building portfolio features 61,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. Evan McDonald of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.
WENTZVILLE, MO. — Cambridge Air Solutions has signed a 68,605-square-foot industrial lease at 1290 Interstate Drive in Wentzville within metro St. Louis. Houston-based SparrowHawk LLC owns the 420,000-square-foot building in a joint venture with American National Insurance Co. Cambridge is a manufacturer and distributor of HVAC systems. This is the second St. Louis-area location for Cambridge, which maintains its headquarters at 760 Long Road Crossing Drive in Chesterfield. Christopher Schmidt of JLL represented Cambridge in the lease transaction. David Branding and Patrick Reilly of JLL represented SparrowHawk.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm MAG Capital Partners LLC has sold a 126,000-square-foot industrial complex at 601 Airport Drive in Mansfield, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. The six-building site spans 7.5 acres and includes a newly built 22,000-square-foot office building and land for future expansion. The buyer was NexPoint, a Dallas-based alternative investment firm. The tenant, Gamma Aerospace LLC, will continue to occupy the complex for the long term. Peter Bauman and Tivon Moffitt of the Scottsdale, Arizona, office of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented both MAG Capital Partners and the Wisconsin-based buyer in the transaction.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — Logistics firm S.I. Warehousing Co. Inc., a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Slay Industries, has signed a 252,203-square-foot industrial lease at Monument Business Park in Deer Park, an eastern suburb of Houston. Monument Business Park consists of a 414,900-square-foot cross-dock building and a 194,610-square-foot front-load building that were completed in the fourth quarter of 2019. The buildings feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights and ample trailer parking. David Munson of Boyd Commercial represented the owner and developer, Molto Properties, in the lease negotiations. Kelley Parker, Coe Parker and John Littman of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
