RALEIGH, N.C. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of South 40 Distribution Center, a 502,495-square-foot, last-mile distribution facility in Raleigh. Patrick Nally, Pete Pittroff, Dave Andrews and Michael Scarnato of JLL represented the seller, LM Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Pennybacker Capital acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located at 2201 and 2126 S. Wilmington St., South 40 Distribution Center is in an infill location situated one mile south of downtown Raleigh. The property is also situated adjacent to Interstate 40. Pennybacker Capital is a real estate private equity investment manager with offices in Austin, New York, Denver and Charlotte. LM Real Estate Partners is a New York-based commercial real estate firm that specializes in the acquisition and operation of industrial properties.
Industrial
WEST DUNDEE, ILL. — The Opus Group has begun construction on a 49,984-square-foot industrial build-to-suit for Chicago Logistic Service in West Dundee, a far northwest Chicago suburb. This is the ninth project Opus has built within the Oakview Corporate Park. The building will feature 10 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 15 trailer stalls, 39 parking stalls, 2,900 square feet of office space and a clear height of 28 feet. Completion is slated for July 2022. Opus is serving as developer, design-builder, interior designer, architect and structural engineer. Noel Liston of Darwin Realty represented both Opus and the tenant.
SOUTH HOLLAND, ILL. — Entre Commercial Realty has brokered the sale of a 40,500-square-foot industrial building in South Holland, a southern suburb of Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. The property is located at 510 W. 172nd St. Chris Wilbur and Jeff Locascio of Entre represented the seller, Hadady Corp. Sam Deihs of Entre represented the buyer, Green Electric Solutions, an electronics recycler.
POWAY, CALIF. — Stos Partners has purchased a corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility located at 13955 Stowe Drive in Poway. A private seller sold the asset for $8.6 million. Stos Partners plans to implement a series of capital upgrades including interior office rehabilitation, roof repair and HVAC system replacement. Shortly after closing, the buyer secured a tenant to fully occupy the 37,500-square-foot office and manufacturing building. James Duncan and Mickey Morera of Kidder Matthews represented Stos Partners in the transaction. C3Bank provided financing for the acquisition.
MANSFIELD, MASS. — CBRE has negotiated the $17.6 million sale of an 81,596-square-foot light industrial building in Mansfield, located south of Boston. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2017, the property is located within the 50-acre Cabot Business Park and was fully leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Scott Dragos, Chris Skeffington, Doug Jacoby, Anthony Hayes, Roy Sandeman, Tim Mulhall and Dan Hines of CBRE represented the seller, QS Forbes Boulevard LLC, in the transaction. Andrew Stone of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Connecticut-based investment firm Brickman.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Titan Development has broken ground on the 294,297-square-foot Building 1 at Gateway35 Commerce Center in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The cross-dock building, which is being constructed on a speculative basis, will feature 36-foot clear heights, four drive-in ramps, 220 car parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. Completion is slated for June 2022. The site of Gateway35 Commerce Center spans 114 acres, and the project will be developed in two phases in partnership with the City of Georgetown.
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. — Frampton Construction Co. LLC has broken ground on three industrial facilities at Camp Hall, an industrial park in Ridgeville. The Camp Hill park spans approximately 6,800 acres with 2,600 acres dedicated as preserved land. The three facilities at Camp Hall will total 940,000 square feet and will be located on the park’s 77-acre Campus 4A site. Portman Industrial, an Atlanta-based logistics developer, recently purchased Campus 4A from EQT Exeter for an undisclosed price. John Gaskin of Portman Industrial is leading the project. The Campus 4A project is located adjacent to Volvo Cars’ manufacturing facility at the intersection of Fish Road and Volvo Cars Drive. The three facilities will be constructed of tilt-up concrete wall panels with structural steel frames. Buildings A and B will span approximately 220,000 square feet each with a rear-loading layout, 32-foot clear heights, 36 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Building C will span approximately 500,000 square feet and feature a cross-dock layout, 36-foot clear heights, 116 dock doors and four drive-in doors. Located at 114 Three Point Drive, Camp Hall has direct access to Interstate 26. The property is also situated 33.7 miles from the Port of Charleston, 27 miles from Charleston …
JOLIET, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has broken ground on an $11 million service center in Joliet for Highway Transport, a company that transports liquid chemicals. The 17,730-square-foot service center, located on nearly 23 acres, will double the size of Highway Transport’s current facility in Joliet where it has operated for two decades. The new facility will feature a tank wash, maintenance shop, conference room, multiple offices and amenities for drivers such as a break room, Wi-Fi access and showers. The property will include parking for tanker trucks from the company’s fleet of more than 400 trucks. Partners in Design Architects is the project architect. Completion is slated for spring 2022.
JOPLIN, MO. — Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has brokered the $7.8 million sale of a 79,454-square-foot industrial facility occupied by FedEx in the Southwest Missouri town of Joplin. The property is located at 3752 Enterprise Ave. Brett Davis and Alexander Harrold of Matthews brokered the transaction. Both the seller and buyer were private investors.
BURNSVILLE, MINN. — KW Commercial | AMK Properties has arranged the $3.1 million sale of Ridgeview Business Center in Burnsville, about 20 miles south of Minneapolis. The 45,503-square-foot industrial property, located on Portland Avenue, features nine loading doors and a clear height of 14 feet. Matthew Klein and Andy Manthei of KW Commercial | AMK Properties represented the seller, Aaron Lake LLC. The undisclosed buyer will occupy space within the facility.