DALLAS — Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners will develop Dallas Midpoint Crossing, a 550,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located on a 26.6-acre site about 30 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The facility will offer proximity to Interstates 20 and 45, as well as the Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 282 auto parking spaces and 130 trailer parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and to wrap up in the second quarter of 2022. JLL will market the project for lease.
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WINTER HAVEN, FLA. — Boutique National has arranged the sale of a 407,500-square-foot industrial facility in Winter Haven. The property is situated on 22.3 acres and includes an adjacent 15.1 acres. Bobby Sampson with Boutique National represented the undisclosed buyer. David Murphy with CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
HENRICO, VA. — Amazon plans to build a new robotics fulfillment center on 119 acres in Henrico, about 11 miles from Richmond. The Seattle-based company expects to create 1,000 new jobs at the facility, which is set to open in 2022. The multi-story, 650,000-square-foot property will be situated next to Richmond Raceway. In 2006, Amazon launched its first Virginia fulfillment operations in Sterling. Last year, Amazon started plans on a robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk and a processing center in Chesapeake, which are both expected to launch later this year. Since 2010, Amazon’s investments have contributed an additional $17.5 billion to Virginia’s economy, according to the company. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership worked with the Henrico Economic Development Authority, The Port of Virginia and the Greater Richmond Partnership to secure the new Amazon facility.
BENSENVILLE, ILL. — Yahee Technologies has signed a 306,918-square-foot industrial lease at 1010 Foster Ave. in Bensenville. Mark Baumhart of Lee & Associates represented the owner, Prologis. Terry Herlihy of NAI Hiffman represented the tenant, which is relocating from Arlington Heights.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $15.2 million sale of a 30,697-square-foot industrial building located at 73-99 Empire Blvd. in the Crown Heights area of Brooklyn. The site also houses an 8,000-square-foot retail building. John Brennan, Jason Grunberg, Jakub Nowak and Samuel Finkler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer in the transaction. Both parties were individuals/personal trusts that requested anonymity.
ATLANTA — Ready Capital has closed a $15.4 million loan for the acquisition, renovation and lease-up of an approximately 520,000-square-foot, Class B industrial property in the North Clayton/Airport submarket of Atlanta. Upon acquisition, the sponsor will implement a capital improvement plan to upgrade the property, with improvements including lighting upgrades, parking lot resurfacing and painting. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a 36-month term, floating interest rate, two extension options, flexible prepayment and a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures, tenant leasing costs and interest and carry shortfalls. The buyer plans to lease the property aggressively to maximize occupancy at market-rate rents.
HOUSTON — A subsidiary of Kentucky-based Charah Solutions has purchased and will redevelop the 6,166-acre Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station & Reservoir in Grimes County, located northwest of Houston. The new ownership plans to redevelop the property to support solar, battery, and energy storage uses and will work with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to complete all environmental remediation required for the property. Richard Shields, Richard Hanson, Marissa Rose and Tommy Leblanc of Avison Young advised Charah Solutions on the deal.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Amadco Self Storage, a facility in Fort Worth. The number of units was not disclosed. The property is situated on 10 acres and spans 31,305 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of Golden Heights Business Park, a 48,000-square-foot industrial flex property in Fort Worth. The property consists of four buildings that were built in 2017 and were fully occupied at the time of sale. Cody Payne, Austin Edelmon and Michael Tran of Colliers represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was an out-of-state 1031 exchange investor.
LOUISVILLE, COLO. — Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners has completed the disposition of a 16-property industrial portfolio in Louisville. An undisclosed institutional investor acquired the portfolio for $392.9 million. Totaling nearly 1.7 million square feet, the properties are located within Colorado Technology Center, a 580-acre master-planned business park near US Route 36 and the Northwest Parkway in Boulder County. Jeremy Ballenger, Tyler Carner, Jim Bolt, Tim Richey and Jessica Ostermick of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.