Industrial

ROCK FALLS, ILL. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired a 645,000-square-foot industrial property in the Northwest Illinois community of Rock Falls for an undisclosed price. Cimco Recycling LLC leases the property, which is known as the I-88 Distribution Center. Cimco has occupied the facility since 2018. It previously served as the home of a Stanley Black & Decker plant. Mary Garnett and Jim Tuesley of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAG Capital Partners in the transaction. Kent Williams, Matt Taylor and Steven Weinstock of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller. Fort Worth, Texas-based MAG Capital Partners is led by principals Dax T.S. Mitchell and Andrew Gi.

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WACO, TEXAS — ABC Supply Co., a Wisconsin-based provider of roofing products, windows and gutters, has signed a 44,200-square-foot industrial lease at 1212 LaSalle Ave. in Waco. The building features 14- to 18-foot clear heights, nine grade-level overhead doors and office space. Josh Carter of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the landlord, California-based Mission Linen Supply, in the lease negotiations. Dan Spika of Henry S. Miller Brokerage represented the tenant.

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HAZELTON, PA. — Endurance Real Estate Group has acquired 360 Maplewood Drive, a 191,979-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility in Hazelton, located roughly midway between Allentown and Scranton. The property was built in 1993, expanded in 1995 and features a clear height of 30 feet, 11 dock doors and rail access. Endurance plans to upgrade the facility’s roof, lighting and sprinkler system. Endurance acquired the property from an undisclosed seller in an off-market sale-leaseback transaction. Mike Hess of CBRE arranged that deal. CBRE will also market the building for lease upon completion of the capital improvements program in the third quarter.

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By Kaden Eichmeier, Director, JLL Capital Markets Strong economic fundamentals bolstered market dynamics in the Puget Sound over the past 12 months. This market is driven in part by significant amounts of capital targeting industrial, the availability of low-cost debt and strong tenant demand. There were 125 industrial transactions totaling nearly $1.9 billion closed last year, and the outlook for 2021 looks even brighter. Competition has stiffened through the first quarter of 2021. Investors have increased allocation requirements, and the list of new entrants targeting the Seattle industrial market continues to expand.  With growing demand, the core market is growing geographically as supply constraints push investors and developers further north and south. For example, Panattoni recently announced it will build a 2.1-million-square-foot, five-story warehouse for an ecommerce company on a 75-acre site just south of the Arlington Airport. Northpoint Development also announced the 4.1-million-square-foot Cascade Business Park in Arlington. To the south, Panattoni is also developing Big Freddy Logistics, a three-building park that will total 771,855 square feet, while Logistics Property Co. is developing the 352,801-square-foot Frederickson One speculative project. There is currently nearly 7.5 million square feet under construction. This includes 3.2 million square feet in Pierce County and …

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CHICAGO AND NEW YORK CITY — Brennan Investment Group and Arch Street Capital Advisors have sold a four-building industrial portfolio with a combined square footage of 2.3 million square feet. The properties in the portfolio are located in Bellingham, Mass.; Lawrenceville, Ga.; Butner, N.C.; and Frederick, Md. The buyers, two unnamed, privately held institutional real estate investment firms, purchased the properties for an undisclosed price. BlueLinx Corp., a distributor of building and industrial products in the United States, is the sole occupant of all four facilities. The company operates through a broad network of distribution centers and is based in Atlanta. Brennan Investment and Arch Street originally acquired the portfolio in a joint venture in 2018. The firms stated they are seeking net-leased properties in their joint investment vehicle USIPA III. Brennan Investment is a Chicago-based, private real estate investment firm that acquires, develops and operates industrial properties. Arch Street Capital Advisors is a full-service real estate investment and advisory firm based in New York City.

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HOUSTON — Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners has purchased a 757,325-square-foot industrial park located near the junction of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8 in Houston. The development consists of three rear-load buildings and two cross-dock buildings that were constructed between 2008 and 2014. The buildings were 62 percent leased to 11 tenants at the time of sale. Equus plans to implement a capital improvement program and to rebrand the properties as Park 845 Crossing. Rusty Tamlyn, Trent Agnew, Charlie Strauss,  Katherine Miller and Jack Moody of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between IDI Logistics and Heitman, in the transaction. John Ream, Michael Johnson and Stuart Hepler of JLL arranged $55 million in floating-rate acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.

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RICHMOND, TEXAS — Texas-based HPI Real Estate has acquired a 745-unit self-storage facility at 10535 Mason Road in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. Extra Space Storage manages and operates the facility, which spans 93,630 net rentable square feet and was more then 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. HPI acquired the asset in conjunction with another Extra Space Storage facility in Naples, Fla.

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GRAFTON, WIS. — Yamato Corp., a provider of automatic, commercial and industrial weighing solutions, has purchased a 96,500-square-foot industrial property located at 1272 Dakota Drive in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee. The purchase price was undisclosed. Yamato is relocating from a 35,347-square-foot space at 6303 Eastwood Court in Mequon, Wis. Mitchell Starczynski and Curt Pitzen of Newmark represented Yamato in the transaction. Rexnord Industries LLC was the seller.

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NOVI, MICH. — Elite Fire Safety has leased 23,000 square feet of industrial flex space at Beck North Corporate Park in Novi. Dan Verderbar of Friedman Real Estate represented the tenant in the lease transaction. The landlord was undisclosed. Based in Southfield, Mich., Elite Fire Safety offers fire alarm, fire extinguisher and fire suppression services.

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BETHEL, PA. — Dallas-based Dalfen Industrial has acquired 149 acres in Bethel, located in the Lehigh Valley region, for the development of Central Logistics Park, an industrial facility that will total approximately 1.2 million square feet. Dalfen plans to develop three buildings on the site, which is located just off Interstate 78. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of 2023.

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