GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Sign manufacturer Optimal Elite Management LLC has purchased a 63,483-square-foot office/warehouse building located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The two-story building is situated on 9.5 acres within Great Southwest Industrial Park and comprises 46,950 square feet of light manufacturing space and 16,533 square feet of office space. The seller, Breg Inc., will continue to occupy the site for the next six months through a sale-leaseback. Noah Dodge and Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented Optimal Elite Management in the deal. Steve Koldyke, Brian Gilchrist and Chris Powers of CBRE represented the seller.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Magnus Development Partners will break ground on 803 Industrial Park, a planned spec development that will feature nearly 1 million square feet of industrial space adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Magnus plans to break ground on Building One, a 201,120-square-foot asset, in early 2021. Building One will feature a 130-foot-deep truck court, up to 57 dock-high doors, 72 trailer drop spaces, 50-foot-by-54-foot bays, 32-foot clear heights, ESFR fire protection and LED lighting. The building will be subdividable for users needing as little as 34,020 square feet of space. The industrial park, being developed by Columbia Metropolitan Airport’s development arm, is also situated near the UPS regional air and ground hubs, a FedEx Freight and Norfolk Southern transload rail terminal, and one mile from Interstate 26. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers International | South Carolina will handle leasing efforts on behalf of the owner. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
SKOKIE, ILL. — Bridge Development Partners has acquired an existing industrial facility located at 7800 Austin Ave. in Skokie with plans to develop Bridge Point Skokie, a 171,746-square-foot speculative industrial project. The 12-acre site was previously home to Castwell Products LLC, a manufacturer of high-quality precision metal castings. Bridge will immediately begin demolishing the existing facility before commencing construction on the new project, which will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 25 rear-loading exterior docks, 31 trailer positions and parking for 300 cars. Completion is slated for the third quarter of 2021. Thomas Rodeno and Matthew Stauber of Colliers International brokered the sale. They will serve as the exclusive listing agents for the project.
MAZOMANIE, WIS. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $8.7 million sale of a 225,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center net leased to Roundy’s Supermarket in the suburban Madison community of Mazomanie. Roundy’s is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kroger that operates more than 150 grocery stores throughout Wisconsin and Illinois. The company has used this facility to store dry goods for its stores since 1989. The property features a clear height of 32 feet and 24 dock-high doors. It sits on 31.7 acres at 400 Walter Road. Alex Sharrin, Alex Geanakos, Larry Kilduff and Michael George of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based Ramrock Real Estate LLC. Maxx Carney and Alejandro Ramirez of JLL arranged a $5.2 million acquisition loan on behalf of the undisclosed buyer. A CMBS lender provided the 10-year, fixed-rate loan.
ALBUQUERQUE — The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Storage Bank, a self-storage facility located on San Pedro Boulevard in Albuquerque. A local limited liability company sold the asset to a national self-storage operator for an undisclosed price. The two-story, climate-controlled facility features a 24-hour surveillance system monitoring all entrances, two loading areas at the rear of the property, a commercial lift to access the second floor and an on-site manager’s apartment. Additionally, the asset features a ground-level retail space that a packing and shipping business occupies. Thomas Parsons, Adam Schlosser and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the deal.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — JLL has negotiated the sale of Metrolina Park, a 1.9 million-square-foot industrial campus in Charlotte’s Henderson Circle district. The sales price was not disclosed but multiple news outlets reported the eight-building business park traded for $201 million. The seller, Beacon Partners, developed the asset, which is situated on 163 acres along Statesville Road, less than one mile from Interstate 77 and six miles north of downtown Charlotte. Pete Pittroff, Patrick Nally, Travis Anderson, Jody Thornton and Dave Andrews of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. New York-based Clarion Partners acquired the asset.
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Legacy Companies, a Florida-based food manufacturing and consumer appliance provider, has signed a 78,585-square-foot industrial lease at 2555 Kuser Road in the Northern New Jersey township of Hamilton. Ken Morris of Morris Southeast Group and Mike Witco of Chilmark Real Estate Services LLC represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Scannell Properties owns the building.
AUBURN, WASH. — CenterPoint has acquired an industrial property located at 1701 Pike Street in Auburn. Terms of the transaction were not released. Located approximately 15 miles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and the Port of Tacoma, the 126,000-square-foot property features 26-foot clear heights, 20 dock-high loading positions and three points of access. CenterPoint plans to make the property available for lease after a full repositioning, including an office refresh. The building is currently occupied under a short-term lease that expires in December 2021. Tony Miltenberger and Matt Wood of KBC Advisors and Matt Murray of Kidder Mathews brokered the transaction and will market the property as available for lease.
LYNCHBURG, VA. — Phoenix Investors has acquired the former LSC Communications Printing Co. Inc. plant in Lynchburg. The 760,000-square-foot property is situated on 50 acres at 4201 Murray Place. The asset features 32 dock doors, 62 slots for trailer storage, 523 passenger parking spots, eight drive-in doors and two interior rail spurs supported by Norfolk Southern. The property has sat vacant since LSC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the U.S. Department of Justice blocked a proposed merger with Quad Graphics. Daniel Knopf and Armando Nuñez of CBRE represented the buyer in the transaction. LSC sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors also acquired a 1 million-square-foot former tire plant of Titan International Inc. in Brownsville, Texas.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 50,000-square-foot industrial building located at 4401 Supply Court in South Austin. Troy Martin of NAI Partners represented the buyer, CKD USA, the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese machine manufacturing firm CKD Corp. Joe Novek and Darryl Dadon of CBRE represented the seller. The new ownership plans to invest about $13 million in revamping the facility, which is expected to be operational in fall 2021 and bring about 70 new jobs to the area.