DALLAS — Dallas-based Terrydale Capital has arranged a $24.2 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of self-storage properties located in South Texas. The portfolio consists of eight existing facilities, four vacant sites and one site that is under construction. Cody Baker of Terrydale Capital arranged the five-year loan, which carried a fixed interest rate of 3.25 percent, two years of interest-only payments and a 25-year amortization schedule. An undisclosed correspondent bank provided the loan. The borrower was also not disclosed.
CAMPELLSBURG, IND. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired the global headquarters building of Metal Powder Products (MPP) in Indiana. The purchase price of the sale-leaseback transaction was not disclosed. The nearly 16-acre property is located at 596 W. Oak St. in Campbellsburg, about 47 miles northwest of Louisville. MAG Capital Partners also purchased four of MPP’s industrial properties in Pennsylvania for a total portfolio consideration of 500,000 square feet. Newmark’s JC Asensio, Andrew Sandquist and Briggs Goldberg represented MPP in the sale. MAG Capital Partners, a private investment firm led by Dax Mitchell and Andrew Gi, is based in Fort Worth, Texas.
CAREY, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $17 million sale of a 237,155-square-foot industrial building in Carey, about 60 miles south of Toledo. Hanon Systems, a South Korean-based manufacturer of automotive HVAC and cooling systems, fully occupies the facility, which is located at 581 Arrowhead Drive. Joshua Baker, Erin Patton, Craig Fuller and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap’s Patton Wiles Fuller Group represented the seller. The buyer and seller were not provided.
SHELTON, CONN. — JLL has negotiated an 80,000-square-foot build-to-suit commercial lease in Shelton, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The tenant, Ranpak Corp., a provider of paper-based packaging products, has committed to 33,000 square feet of office space and 47,000 square feet of research and development and warehouse space. Evan Behr, Ian Ceppos and Patrick Lennon of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. JLL also represented Ranpak in its site selection and is overseeing development of the space, which was designed by Locus Design Collaborative. Construction of the space, which will also house a showroom and innovation center, is expected to be complete by the fourth quarter of next year.
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Micatu Inc., a provider of optical sensing technology, will open a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in the Upstate New York community of Horseheads. The company also recently completed an expansion of its office and training facilities. Upon completion of the project, which is scheduled for the first quarter of next year, Micatu’s total footprint will span 50,000 square feet. The company also expects to hire about 25 new employees.
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Terreno Realty Corp. has purchased an industrial property in Hyattsville for approximately $8 million. The seller was not disclosed. The industrial property is located on a 2.9-acre land parcel at 5380 Tuxedo Road. The property is situated less than one mile outside of Washington, D.C., and is adjacent to the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. The property is fully leased to two undisclosed tenants. Terreno Realty Corp. is a Bellevue, Wash.-based commercial real estate company that acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles; Northern New Jersey/New York City; San Francisco Bay Area; Seattle; Miami; and Washington, D.C.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Solo Brands, a provider of outdoor apparel and equipment, has opened a 430,000-square-foot headquarters office and showroom in Grapevine, located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Prologis developed the building as a spec project in 2020. ENTORS Design provided architectural services for the development. George Curry and Blake Rogers of JLL represented Solo Brands in its site selection and lease negotiations.
EAST HARTFORD AND WINDSOR, CONN. — Colliers has brokered the sale of The David Associates Connecticut Portfolio, a collection of three industrial flex buildings in the Hartford area totaling 200,950 square feet. Ian Hunt, Nick Morizio and John Cafasso of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. A New Jersey-based private investor purchased the portfolio, which was 90 percent leased at the time of sale, for $13.2 million.
By Steve Kapp, Executive Managing Director, Newmark Strong tenant demand, coupled with a limited supply of Class A industrial product, has pushed industrial rents in the San Francisco East Bay industrial market to new highs. Also known as the I-880 corridor, vacancy rates stood at 6 percent, down slightly from a year ago on a building base of 189 million square feet. Some submarkets like Fremont and Union City, as well as certain building types like new construction Class A warehouse, have performed even better than average. Warehouse rental rates now average above $1 per square foot, per month, in most East Bay markets. These show no signs of slowing down based on strong tenant demand. This demand goes beyond the typical ecommerce giants. Large lease deals were signed by Wine.com, Applied Materials, Home Depot and Chef’s Warehouse in the second quarter alone. Another trend is the rise of the life sciences sector. These firms have traditionally gravitated to research-oriented campuses in South San Francisco, Emeryville or Palo Alto. However, the I-880 corridor is chalking up a number of deals for pilot plants and good manufacturing practices (GMP) facilities. Sana Bio recently leased a 164,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility in Fremont, while Senti Bio …
NORTHBROOK, ILL. — Dermody Properties has agreed to buy the metro Chicago headquarters campus of insurance company Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) for $232 million. The purchase agreement is expected to close in 2022. The buyer, a Nevada-based industrial development and investment firm, plans to redevelop the 186-acre campus, which is located north of Chicago in Northbrook, into a Class A logistics and distribution hub. Doug Kiersey, president of Dermody Properties, said in an interview with REBusinessOnline that the preliminary redevelopment plan, which is subject to change based on tenant demands, currently calls for the delivery of approximately 3.2 million square feet of industrial space and a total capital investment of more than $500 million. Kiersey also discussed at length the aspects of the site that his firm found most appealing, including its location within a major population zone, its scale and its existing onsite and offsite infrastructure. “This particular site fits geographically into an area that can serve a lot of customers in a very short period of time,” he said. “Within a 10-mile radius, there are a lot of rooftops for companies to serve their customers. The site also represents an unusual combination of infill location and scale — …