WESTBOROUGH, MASS. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has opened a 350,000-square-foot robotics facility in Westborough, about 30 miles west of Boston, a move that adds about 200 new jobs to the regional economy. The facility will feature corporate offices, research and development labs and manufacturing space for the production of mobile drive units, which are used for inventory selection and transportation in the company’s automated warehouses. Amazon also operates a robotics facility in North Reading, Massachusetts.
SOUTHAVEN, MISS. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Southaven Distribution Center I, a fully leased, 156,825-square-foot, Class A distribution facility in Southaven, a Memphis suburb situated on the Tennessee-Mississippi border. Completed in 2020, Southaven Distribution Center I features tilt-wall construction, 32-foot clear heights, 28 loading positions, ESFR fire protection and office space. The property was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale. Dennis Mitchell, Matt Wirth, Britton Burdette, Mitchell Townsend and Jack Wohrman of JLL represented the seller, Distribution Realty Group, which has offices in Chicago and Nashville. Newport Beach, Calif.-based Bixby Land Co. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Located on 8.7 acres at 8921 Airways Blvd., Southaven Distribution Center I is situated just off Interstate 55 near Memphis International Airport.
MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS — Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. will develop Southern Star Logistics Park, a 548,340-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the southern Dallas suburb of Midlothian. The company has partnered with the Midlothian Economic Development Council on this project, which will be situated on a 45-acre site adjacent to State Highway 67. CBRE is marketing the project for lease. A construction timeline was not released.
HOUSTON — Sealy & Co., an owner-operator with corporate offices in Dallas and Shreveport, La., has purchased Beltway 8 Business Center, a 353,559-square-foot industrial development in Houston. The seven-building property is located on the city’s southwest side near the intersection of Beltway 8 and State Highway 59. Trent Agnew of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jason Gandy and Davis Gibbs represented Sealy & Co. on an internal basis.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated a 353,600-square-foot industrial lease at Bay Area Business Park in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. Doug Nicholson of Newmark represented the tenant, Los Angeles-based logistics firm Custom Goods LLC, in the lease negotiations. Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Bay Bluff LP.
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Principle Construction Corp. has broken ground on a 100,463-square-foot speculative industrial building at 3500 Wolf Road in Franklin Park, a western suburb of Chicago. IDI Logistics is developing the project, which will feature a clear height of up to 32 feet, 24 docks, two drive-in doors and a 130-foot truck court. The nearly seven-acre site features convenient access to I-294. Harris Architects provided design services for the project. A timeline for completion was not provided.
BELLEVILLE, MICH. — Cox Automotive Mobility Solutions has signed a 75,751-square-foot industrial lease at 39635 S. I-94 Service Drive in Belleville, a western suburb of Detroit. The tenant will use the 20-acre property to develop and launch its new global electric vehicle battery service network. Jim Chaconas and Jim Roberts of Colliers International Detroit represented the landlord, Service Drive Investments LLC.
ADDISON, ILL. — ML Realty Partners has acquired a fully leased industrial building located at 2105 Corporate Drive in Addison, about 20 miles west of Chicago. The purchase price was undisclosed. Occupied by Huskie Tools LLC and Shape LLC, the 65,003-square-foot building is located near I-355. Huskie Tools provides hydraulic cutting and compression tools for utility linemen and professional electrical contractors. Shape is a global provider of custom transformers, magnetic assemblies and voltage regulators. Steve Disse, Jeff Devine and Tyler Ziebel of Colliers International brokered the transaction.
LA MIRADA, CALIF. — Brookfield Properties has purchased an industrial property located at 14555 Alondra Blvd. in La Mirada. Interstate 5 Firestone sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Originally built in 1969 and completed in 2016, the 255,000-square-foot property features more than 11,000 square feet of office space, substantial storage facilities, 22-foot clear heights, a concrete-fenced yard and oversized truck doors. The property also features an on-site truck washdown and a full-service mechanics building. Chuck Wilson of Colliers represented the seller and buyer, which acquired the property as a leased investment, in the transaction.
HARRISBURG, PA. — Dallas-based investment firm Rosewood Property Co. has acquired a 342-unit self-storage facility at 5700 Linglestown Road in Harrisburg. The property, which spans 35,430 net rentable square feet of primarily climate-controlled space, was converted from a warehouse into a self-storage facility in 2019. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.