CHICAGO — Lee & Associates of Illinois has brokered the sale of an 80,000-square-foot, loft-style industrial building located at 325 N. Ashland Ave. in Chicago’s Fulton Market for an undisclosed price. The two-story property will undergo renovations, including a new roof, LED lighting, remodeled office space and a new 45-space car parking lot. It was originally built in 1950. Tom Condon and Sean Austin of Lee & Associates brokered the sale. Rickard Binding sold the asset to Tradelane Properties, which has retained Lee & Associates to market the building for lease.
Industrial
HANOVER PARK, ILL. — Chicago Electric has signed a 46,559-square-foot industrial lease at Turnberry Lakes Business Center in Hanover Park. The company, which offers products, systems and machine solutions for automation in industries with an emphasis on corrugated containers, plastic processing and building materials, is expanding from a 14,000-square-foot location in Carol Stream. The new building, located at 865 Muirfield Drive, features an office and showroom. Michael Marconi, Joe Karmin and Justin Lerner of Transwestern Real Estate Services represented Chicago Electric.
BRANFORD, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Pearce Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 26,000-square-foot industrial facility in Branford for $1.4 million. Carl Russell of Pearce Commercial represented the seller, IBE LLC, in the transaction. Michael Richetelli of Colonial Properties represented the buyer, MAMSCO Construction Supply LLC.
LEVITTOWN, PA. — Colliers International has negotiated a 17,000-square-foot industrial lease at 61 Runway Road in Levittown, located in Bucks County. The property was built in 2012 and features 17- to 19-foot clear heights and both tailgate and drive-in loading doors. Jim Scott of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was HIAB Crane, a provider of hydraulic load handling equipment.
Rocky Mountain Industrials Receives Final Approval for 620-Acre, Rail-Served Industrial Park in Colorado
by Amy Works
ADAMS COUNTY, COLO. — The Adams County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved the final development plan for Rocky Mountain Industrials’ Rocky Mountain Rail Park. Situated in unincorporated Adams County, Rocky Mountain Rail Park is planned as a 620-acre, rail-served industrial park at Manila Road and Interstate 70, adjacent to the Colorado Air and Space Port. Construction is slated to start in fourth-quarter 2020 with the ability for buyers to start building in spring 2021.
SANDY, UTAH — Towne Storage has completed the disposition of Towne Storage Sandy, a self-storage facility located off Interstate 15 in Sandy, approximately 20 minutes south of downtown Salt Lake City. Terms of the transaction were not released. Storage…Etc. will rebrand and manage the 60,700-square-foot facility. Built in 1993 and 1997, the property features 379 rentable spaces ranging from 25 square feet to 400 square feet, a leasing office, gated access, digital video surveillance and an on-site manager. Jordan Farrer and Adam Schlosser of The LeClaire-Schlosser Group of Marcus & Millichap’s Denver office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal.
NEWARK, CALIF. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 8484 Central Ave. in Newark. QQE Properties sold the asset to Atum Biotechnology for $8.8 million. Atum Biotechnology plans to convert the 40,136-square-foot building into lab and office space. The buyer is a provider of tools and solutions to life sciences researchers including gene design; optimization and synthesis; expression vectors; and platforms for protein and cellular engineering and production. Todd Severson of Colliers International represented the seller, while Brian Mason of Avison Young and Jeff Powers of Cushman & Wakefield represented the buyer in the transaction.
TYLER AND LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a portfolio of four self-storage properties totaling 1,835 units across 20.8 acres in East Texas. Two of the properties are located in Tyler, and two are located in Longview, cities that are about 100 and 120 miles east of Dallas, respectively. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a California-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was Colorado-based Spartan Investment Group.
DECATUR, TEXAS — Denver-based Argus Self-Storage Advsiors has brokered the sale of a 101,000-square-foot self-storage facility in Decatur, located northwest of Fort Worth. The property was 76 percent occupied at the time of sale and consists of 30,000 square feet of self-storage space and 71,000 square feet of boat and RV storage space. Chad Snyder and Tyler Trahant of Argus represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed
EAST HANOVER, N.J. — Camber Real Estate Partners has acquired an 88,220-square-foot industrial facility situated on a 6.3-acre site at 601 Murray Road in East Hanover, about 30 miles west of New York City. The property features 24-foot clear heights, seven loading positions and a small office finish. Gary Gabriel and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. Camber has since negotiated a lease renewal with the property’s largest tenant.