ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Schenker has signed a deal to occupy a 150,000-square-foot speculative industrial facility in Albuquerque. The transportation and logistics services company will take occupancy once construction is completed in second-quarter 2022. Situated on more than 10 acres at 7200 Bluewater Road NW, the building features 32-foot clear heights, dock and drive-in ramp access and concrete tilt-up construction. Development of the property commenced in July 2021. Brecken Mallette and Jim Smith of the CBRE Albuquerque Industrial team represented the tenants as local brokers, while David Albert and Nicolas Palazzo of CBRE Miami work with the tenant on a national level. The landlord is Bluewater@Airport Opportunity Partners LLC.
POMONA, CALIF. — DAUM Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of Pomona Business Park, an industrial property located on 3.9 acres in Pomona. A private investor sold the asset to a local investor for $6.8 million. The buyer plans to implement a value-add renovation program at the 60,032-square-foot property, which is located at 201 N. Palomares St. At the time of sale, the property was 95 percent leased to multiple tenants. Dennis Sandoval and Kevin Sandoval of DAUM represented the seller, while Ryan Campbell of NAI Capital represented the buyer in the deal.
NEWTON, MASS. AND HOLMDEL, N.J. — Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) has agreed to acquire all the outstanding shares of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR) for $21 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. The agreement includes the acquisition of $409 million of debt and all of Monmouth’s industrial properties. The transaction is slated to close in the beginning of 2022. Under the agreement, ILPT will add Monmouth’s 126 Class A, single-tenant industrial properties totaling more than 26 million square feet to its portfolio. The Monmouth assets have an average remaining lease term of approximately eight years. The portfolio is over 80 percent leased to tenants that generate yearly rental revenue of $169.4 million. ILPT cites geographic diversity and tenant diversity as benefits of the acquisition. Also, the merger will allow ILPT to improve its tenant base with renters such as Home Depot, Mercedes Benz and Ulta. “This accretive transaction more than doubles the properties in ILPT’s mainland portfolio and this scale is expected to expand ILPT’s growth opportunities and access to capital, which we expect will drive cash flow growth and long-term value for our shareholders,” says John Murray, chief executive officer of …
LAS VEGAS — RealComm Advisors has arranged the acquisition of an industrial property located at 7175 Belcastro St. and 7255 W. Arby Ave. in Las Vegas. Credi Gramercy LLC, Reinhardt LLC, Roman Crescentini Family Trust and Chiara Crescentini Family Trust purchased the asset for $13.9 million. The facility offers 73,468 square feet of industrial space. Greg Pancirov, Mike De Lew and Paul Hoyt of RealComm Advisors represented the buyer in the deal.
MURRAY, UTAH — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of The Storage Center Salt Lake City, a self-storage facility in Murray. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located at 4317 S. Commerce Drive, the 100,450-square-foot property was constructed in phases from 1976 to 1992. The asset features a leasing office, resident manager’s quarters and 570 units. The buyer plans to complete a large-scale renovation on the property to bring it to institutional standards. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated an 81,280-square-foot industrial lease at 6425 Campus Circle in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1981. Ken Wesson, Adam Graham and Chris Hillman of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Longpoint Realty Partners, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, West Shore Homes, was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — A joint venture between Philadelphia-based investment firm Arden Group and global investment management firm Arcapita Holdings Group has acquired a portfolio of 18 industrial properties totaling approximately 5 million square feet. The properties are located in seven U.S. markets: Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbus, Dallas, Houston, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. The acquisition is part of the joint venture’s strategic plan to acquire up to $2 billion in multi-tenant industrial assets across the country. The seller(s) was not disclosed. Sheheryar Hafeez,John Huguenard, John Rose, Brian Walsh, Ross Bratcher, Anderson Granger and Michael Brady of JLL arranged acquisition financing for the joint venture.
By Joe Iannacone, senior vice president, Titan Development; and Omar Nasser, senior vice president, AQUILA Commercial The Central Texas industrial market stretches between Austin and San Antonio along the Interstate 35 “Innovation” Corridor, an approximately 80-mile expanse that encompasses some of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Austin, now the 10th-largest city in the nation population-wise, continues to see unprecedented growth in the tech, e-commerce and household industry sectors. Most notably, Tesla decided to construct its Cybertruck Gigafactory in East Austin along State Highway 130, which has and will be a boon to the region. The electric car maker also recently announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin. San Antonio, the nation’s seventh-largest city, has seen continued growth in the automotive, financial, life sciences and food and beverage sectors. Large companies continue to flock to the region to establish a major presence, including USAA, H-E-B and Toyota. The markets in between Austin and San Antonio from south to north — Schertz, New Braunfels, San Marcos, Kyle and Buda — have benefitted from the synergies of both markets due to their location and strong economies. As a result of the continued economic activity and with the effects …
SIMI VALLEY, CALIF. — Stream Realty Partners and QuadReal Property Group, in a joint venture, have broken ground on Tapo Canyon Commerce Center, a five-building industrial complex in Simi Valley. Located at 1800 Tapo Canyon Drive, the property will feature 344,056 square feet of Class A industrial space. Tapo Canyon Commerce Center will offer buildings ranging from 25,786 square feet to 135,579 square feet with leasing options from 19,239 square feet to the entire 344,056-square-foot campus. The buildings will feature 28-foot to 36-foot clear heights, window-lined office space, above-regional-standard dock-high loading, five different access points and immediate 118 freeway access. The project team includes HPA Architects, Kimley-Horn and KRPS as general contractor. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark are handling leasing for the property.
MISSOURI CITY, SPRING AND SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Lovett Industrial has completed construction of three warehouses totaling approximately 1.6 million square feet in the Houston area. The properties include a 1 million-square-foot building in the southwestern suburb of Missouri City; a 220,000-square-foot facility within 99 North Logistics Park in the northern suburb of Spring; and a 326,000-square-foot asset located within Sugar Land Business Park, also on the city’s southwestern outskirts. The first two projects were executed as build-to-suits for an undisclosed, global e-commerce firm. The third building is 50 percent leased to Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution. Lovett Industrial delivered the buildings with 95 percent of the total space preleased.