OMAHA, NEB. — Darland Construction will build a nearly 105,000-square-foot packing and distribution center for Food Bank for the Heartland in Omaha. The facility will replace the organization’s current location, which it has outgrown due to a significant increase in demand for emergency food assistance, according to Darland. Since 2018, Food Bank for the Heartland has more than quadrupled its reach and serves 93 counties in Nebraska and western Iowa. The new property will offer expanded cold storage capabilities and a significantly larger Protein Repack Room with a capacity of 4,300 square feet. The new building will be more than 40 percent larger than the current facility, providing increased space for volunteers to repackage food donations. HDR is the architect.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — NAI Summit has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 48,000-square-foot industrial and research and development (R&D) facility in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The facility features 32 clean rooms, warehouse space, an office area and a machine shop. Mike Adams and Sarah Finney Miller of NAI Summit represented the seller and former occupant, semiconductor manufacturer IQE, in the transaction. The buyer, German pharmaceutical company GfM Bremen, will also occupy the building.
HOUSTON — Global investment firm Stonepeak, which is headquartered in New York City, has acquired a portfolio of six industrial properties totaling 2.3 million square feet in Houston. The properties, the names and addresses of which were not disclosed, serve tenants in the logistics sector and are all located within eight miles of Port Houston. JLL acted as Stonepeak’s financial advisor in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Creation, a developer with offices in Dallas and Phoenix, will build 635 Exchange, a three-building, 600,000-square-foot industrial project in North Dallas. The 36-acre site at the intersection of Interstates 35E and 635 formerly housed a City of Dallas landfill, and the new buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. LGE Design Build is handling the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project, with construction scheduled to begin over the summer. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped as the leasing agent.
SOUTHAVEN AND OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of two distribution centers totaling 589,598 square feet in the Mississippi suburbs of metro Memphis. The properties include Stateline Building K in Southaven and Crossroads Building L in Olive Branch. Tulsa-based real estate firm Sealy & Co. was the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed. Motivational Fulfillment & Logistics Services leases the 347,604-square-foot Stateline K facility, and American Music Supply occupies the 241,994-square-foot Crossroads L property. Both assets feature 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems, parking spaces and flexible layouts to accommodate single or multi-tenant uses. Matt Wirth, Britton Burdette, Dennis Mirtchell and Jim Freeman of JLL represented the seller, IDI Logistics LLC, in the transaction. Jack Wohrman of JLL handles leasing efforts for the property.
BUDA, TEXAS — Cintas Corp. has signed a 32,880-square-foot industrial lease in Buda, a southern suburb of Austin. The Ohio-based provider of uniforms and cleaning supplies is taking space at Building 6 of Buda Midway, a development whose second phase comprises four buildings totaling 382,000 square feet. Phase II buildings feature 30- to 32-foot clear heights and speculative office space. Leigh Ellis, Blake Patterson and Omar Nasser of AQUILA Commercial represented the landlord, United Properties, in the lease negotiations.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount on behalf of Albany Road Real Estate Partners for Capital Circle Commerce Park, a six-building industrial portfolio totaling 181,100 square feet in Tallahassee. Ameris Bank is providing the acquisition loan. The portfolio, which was 99 percent leased at the time of sale, is situated less than 10 miles from the Tallahassee International Airport and includes IOS parking for current tenants as well as any future third-party parking needs.
SEATAC, WASH. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased SeaTac Industrial Park, an industrial property located in SeaTac, approximately 15 miles south of Seattle, for $29 million in an off-market transaction. Totaling 129,677 square feet, SeaTac Industrial Park comprises three concrete tilt-up buildings with 18 units ranging from 1,929 square feet to 32,512 square feet in size, with office spaces comprising 16 percent of the total footprint. Located at 18802-19024 13th Place S, the property features 14- to 16-foot clear heights, 45 dock-high doors and 34 grade-level doors. At the time of sale, the asset was 92 percent leased. BKM Capital plans to invest nearly $2 million in capital improvements to elevate the property’s appeal and address deferred maintenance. Upgrades will include roofing, landscaping, HVAC systems, parking lot repairs and updated signage. A key component of the renovation includes converting the park’s largest unit from 32,512 square feet into four smaller units between 6,000 square feet and 16,000 square feet.
LAS VEGAS — Visionary III and Matterhorn Venture Partners have acquired a 6.5-acre development site in the North Las Vegas Valley industrial submarket for the development of North & North Business Park, a speculative industrial project in Las Vegas. Located at the southwest corner of North Nellis and North Las Vegas boulevards, North & North Business Park will offer three industrial buildings for lease for sale to individual users. Construction is slated to begin this summer.
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Captiva Partners has purchased a multi-tenant, small-bay industrial property located at 2209-2211 W. 1st St. in Tempe in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. Captiva plans to rebrand the 40,075-square-foot property as First Street Commerce Center and implement a comprehensive value-add business plan to elevate its appeal and functionality. Planned renovations include new signage, refreshed landscaping, exterior painting and upgraded interiors. Cory Breinholt of Commercial Properties represented the buyer and seller in the deal.