IRVING, TEXAS — Total Office Solutions, a commercial moving and office furniture sales firm, has signed a 329,328-square-foot headquarters lease to occupy the entirety of Stadium Logistics Center, a newly built speculative development in Irving. The property spans 20 acres and features 192 trailer parking stalls and 300 car parking spaces. Robert Deptula and Collin Rock of Transwestern represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Craig Jones and Randy Touchstone of JLL represented the landlord, California-based CT Realty. Total Office Solutions will also operate a showroom out of its new headquarters space.
Industrial
Sterling Bay West, Harrison Street to Acquire Life Sciences Portfolio in Sorrento Mesa, Plan 1.1 MSF Development
by Amy Works
SAN DIEGO — Sterling Bay West and Harrison Street have agreed to acquire an office and life sciences portfolio in San Diego’s Sorrento Mesa submarket. City Office REIT is selling the assets for an undisclosed price. Located at 10390-10445 Pacific Center Court, 5910 Pacific Center Blvd. and 9985 Pacific Heights, the portfolio comprises four life sciences lab buildings, an empty building ready for speculative office/lab space, two office buildings totaling 420,229 square feet and five acres of excess land. The buyers plan to develop up to 1.1 million square feet of ground-up, Class A life sciences campus facilities on the site. Construction is slated to begin in 2023 and will be completed in phases.
HOUSTON — Bellomy & Co. has negotiated the sale of Houston Mini Storage, a 256-unit self-storage facility located about four miles north of downtown Houston. The property spans 34,660 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, a Utah-based limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a locally based entity doing business as Houston Mini Storage LLC.
PLANO, TEXAS — Locally based investment and financial services firm Provident Realty Advisors has sold Plano Commerce Park, a 176,000-square-foot industrial development located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Plano Commerce Park consists of two buildings that comprise about 132,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space and 44,000 square feet of office space. Stephen Bailey, Dustin Volz and Zach Riebe of JLL brokered the deal. The buyer was not disclosed. Plano Commerce Park was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
LENEXA, KAN. — Hunt Midwest has completed its fifth StorTropolis self-storage facility in the Kansas City area. The 110,670-square-foot facility is located in Lenexa and includes 760 climate-controlled units. Situated at 19585 W. 102nd St., the three-story property features drive-thru access to fully enclosed loading areas and elevators. The largest units can accommodate RV storage. Strickland Construction, a Kansas City-based construction company specializing in storage complexes, served as general contractor. Storage Asset Management, a privately owned, third-party management company specializing in self-storage, operates the facility. Hunt Midwest launched its StorTropolis brand in 2018.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — In a sale-leaseback transaction, Venture One Real Estate has acquired a 29,898-square-foot industrial building in St. Charles, about 40 miles west of Chicago. Located on Stern Avenue and constructed in 1988, the property is divided into two units and features two docks, three drive-in doors and parking for 70 cars. John Hamilton of CBRE represented the seller, Enginuity Communications Corp., which will lease back roughly 15,428 square feet. The remaining 14,470 square feet is leased. Venture One acquired the facility through its acquisition fund VK Industrial V LP, which is a partnership between Venture One and Kovitz Investment Group.
PHILADELPHIA — Eastern Union has arranged $9.7 million in financing for a 218,961-square-foot flex portfolio in Philadelphia. The portfolio consists of three waterfront buildings with both office and industrial space. The financing comprises a $5.2 million acquisition loan and a $4.5 million credit facility to cover renovations and leasing costs. The borrower was a partnership between Michael Bauer of New York City-based BASH Capital and Joseph Cunane of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Marc Tropp of Eastern Union originated the financing.
NEW YORK CITY — Locally based construction firm Eastman Cooke & Associates has completed an adaptive reuse project that converted a warehouse at 438 W. 51st St. into an ambulatory surgery center for Sovereign Medical Group. The five-story building was originally constructed in 1905. Designed by Stonehill Taylor, the project entailed a three-story roof extension, upgrades of vital operating systems and a complete installation of infrastructure systems. The development team also worked to preserve the façade and marry the cast iron beams supporting the building with structural steel. The new medical facility features examination and diagnostic areas, four operating rooms and pre- and post-surgical rooms.
STRATFORD, CONN. — Lindquist Security has sold a 20,062-square-foot industrial building in Stratford, located in the southern coastal part of the state. Lindquist has owned and occupied the building for the last 25 years. Bruce Wettenstein of Connecticut-based brokerage firm Vidal/Wettenstein represented Lindquist Security Co. in the transaction. Force3 Pro Gear, which manufactures protective equipment for Major League Baseball, has since taken occupancy of the building.
HOUSTON — Goodman Manufacturing Co., a supplier of HVAC systems, has signed a 494,000-square-foot industrial lease to occupy more than half the space at Sam Houston Distribution Center, an 833,720-square-foot speculative development on the city’s northwest side. Seth Koschak of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Gammill, Darryl Noon, Jude Filippone and Carter Thurmond of Transwestern represented the landlord, a partnership between Transwestern Development Co. and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives.