WESTERLY, R.I. — JLL has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for Cornerstone Self Storage, a 359-unit facility in the coastal Rhode Island city of Westerly. The property sits on 1.8 acres and offers 48,025 net rentable square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space, as well as 28 RV storage spaces. Michael Pagniucci and Henry Schaffer of JLL arranged the five-year, fixed-rate loan through Rhode Island-based Washington Trust Co. on behalf of the borrower, The Storage Investment Group.
FRASER, MICH. — Stan Johnson Co. has brokered the sale of a 186,443-square-foot manufacturing facility in the northeast Detroit suburb of Fraser for $7.6 million. AAM Metal Forming, an automotive supplier, fully leases the facility, which is located at 18450 15 Mile Road in Macomb County. Situated on 14 acres, the property was renovated in 2020. At the time of sale, there were 15 years remaining on the primary lease term. Asher Wenig of Stan Johnson represented the seller, ACW Fraser American LLC, which is an Arizona-based institutional investor. The buyer was Fraser Fifteen LLC, an institutional investor based in New Jersey.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — TSI Global Cos. LLC has moved into its new 40,000-square-foot headquarters in St. Charles, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. The technology company provides custom-built audio-visual systems, infrastructure cabling, electric and security systems. The project team included Al Droste & Sons Construction, Gray Design Group and developer 370 Tech Center LLC. TSI performed the cabling, technology and electrical systems engineering and installment. TSI also plans to open an office in Charlotte, N.C. in effort to facilitate major clients outside of the Midwest area.
WEST SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avison Young has arranged the purchase of an industrial building located at 879 F St. in West Sacramento. The Bendetti Co. acquired the property from INNOVA Fund I LLC for $6.9 million. Built in 2001 on two acres, the property features 55,000 square feet of industrial space with fully insulated warehouses and concrete tilt-up construction. Alan Pekarcik and Chris Smith of Avison Young’s Irvine office represented the buyer, while Kevin Jasper of Newmark represented the seller in the deal.
RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of 2728 Capital Blvd., a 520,431-square-foot, last-mile industrial facility in Raleigh. Patrick Nally, Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Michael Scarnato of JLL represented the seller, SharpVue Capital. Charlotte-based Beacon Partners purchased the facility for an undisclosed price. The property is situated on 32 acres and is located about 4.6 miles from downtown Raleigh.
CHARLOTTE AND DURHAM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a four-property industrial portfolio located in Charlotte and Durham. Rob Cochran, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Nolan Ashton, David Finger, Sara Owen, Fermin Deoca and Eric Ridlehoover of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, funds managed by Rialto Capital Management LLC, in the transaction. DRA Advisors, on behalf of a separate account client, acquired the properties for $71 million. The portfolio totals 869,916 square feet and was 88 percent leased to five tenants at the time of sale. The buildings include a 406,001-square-foot building located at 1001 Bond St. in Charlotte, a 187,000-square-foot building located at 4001 Performance Road in Charlotte, a 107,968-square-foot building located at 2710 Weck Drive in Durham and a 168,847-square-foot building located at 2910 Weck Drive in Durham.
OMAHA, NEB. — Investors Realty has brokered the sale of the Hi-Park Campus in Omaha for $11.4 million. The asset consists of eight flex industrial buildings that were fully leased at the time of sale. Located on the southeast corner of 94th and F streets, the campus spans 150,000 square feet. Ember Grummons of Investors Realty represented the buyer, Fulton Acquisitions. Clint Seemann of Investors Realty and John Dickerson of OMNE represented the seller, Hannibal Properties.
COTTAGE GROVE, MINN. — The Opus Group will build a 35,600-square-foot expansion for North Star Sheets at Southeast Industrial Park in Cottage Grove, about 10 miles south of St. Paul. North Star Sheets, a producer of corrugated paper products for manufacturing needs, currently occupies a 168,000-square-foot building on 16 acres. The company will use the expansion to increase capacity and add another rail spur to enhance its rail service infrastructure. Opus will serve as developer, design-builder, architect and structural engineer. Hillcrest Development LLLP owns Southeast Industrial Park. Eric Rossbach and Andy Heieie of Colliers International are the leasing agents for the property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HomeGoods, a division of Massachusetts-based discount retail giant TJX Cos., will open a 1 million-square-foot distribution center within Carter Park East, a 556-acre industrial development in Fort Worth. The 100-acre build-to-suit property will also serve as a regional distribution center for HomeGoods’ sister brand, Homesense. Seth Koschak, Jeff Rein and Forrest Cook of Stream Realty Partners represented the developers of the building, New York-based Clarion Partners and a fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital, in the lease negotiations. Tony Kepano and Nathan Lawrence with CBRE represented the tenant. Rob Riner Cos. is the master developer of Carter Park East, which is located south of Interstate 20 and east of Interstate 35 on the south side of Fort Worth.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based Stonemont Financial Group has broken ground on three speculative industrial buildings totaling 699,000 square feet in Fort Worth. The developments will consist of a 213,000-square-foot building at FM 156 near Chaplin Drive and two buildings totaling 486,000 square feet at Golden Triangle and Harmon Road. Construction of all three buildings is set to begin in the coming weeks, with completion of the first project slated for March 2022 and delivery of the second and third buildings scheduled for May 2022.