GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has arranged the sale of a 65,000-square-foot warehouse located at 1205 E. Avenue H in Grand Prairie, roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn handled the transaction. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
NORTHLAKE, ILL. — Imperfect Foods has signed a long-term lease to expand its cold storage operations at Bridge Point Northlake by 45,000 square feet. Formerly known as Imperfect Produce, the company now occupies a total of 106,000 square feet at the cold storage facility in Northlake, about 17 miles west of Chicago. Imperfect Foods says the expansion was in effort to meet the exponential increase in demand for delivered food and household products brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bridge Development Partners and PGIM Real Estate are the landlords. Jason Lev and John Suerth of CBRE brokered the lease transaction on behalf of both parties. Bridge Point Northlake totals 480,464 square feet of cold storage freezer and cooler space, of which 39,000 square feet remains available for lease.
DENVER — Development partners Bradbury Properties and Confluent Development have completed the disposition of three newly constructed buildings within Highland Business Park, a 100-acre industrial campus in Denver. A separate account investor advised by Invesco acquired the assets for an undisclosed price. Delivered in June, the acquired properties are a 202,000-square-foot, built-to-suit distribution center, a 160,000-square-foot industrial building and a 130,000-square-foot facility. Ware Malcomb served as architect with Brinkmann Constructors as general contractor for the largest asset, while Intergroup Architects served as architect with Murray & Stafford as general contractor for the other two buildings. CBRE’s Jeremey Ballenger, Jim Bolt, Tyler Carner and Jessica Ostermick brokered the sale and are serving as leasing advisors for the three assets. Confluent and Bradbury began their partnership in 2016 with the Highland Building 5 project, then marking the fifth development within the business park. The partnership has now achieved full build-out of the business park, capping off its approximately $100 million venture.
PHOENIX — PSRS has secured a $6 million loan for the refinancing for Phoenix Commercial Center, a six-building industrial campus in Phoenix. The name of the borrower was not released. Kostas Kavayiotidis and Jacob Lee of PSRS arranged the non-recourse, fixed-rate loan, which features a 20-year term and a 20-year amortization schedule, through a correspondent life insurance company lender. Phoenix Commercial Center offers 131,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Logistics firm BFS Services Inc. has signed a 126,100-square-foot industrial lease extension at Lakeside Trade Center in the Fort Worth metro of Flower Mound. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2003, renovated in 2005 and totals 462,200 square feet. Building features include 30-foot clear heights and 148-foot truck court depths. Jeremy Kelly and Sarah Ozanne of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, New York-based Clarion Partners, in the lease negotiations. Lee & Associates represented the tenant.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Rowe Casa Organics, a provider of household and personal products made from organic materials, has leased 4,700 square feet of industrial space at TexAmericas Center in Texarkana. The company is effectively tripling its space at a newly renovated building. TexAmericas Center is an owner-operator of 12,000 developable acres and 3 million square feet of commercial space that serves Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
The Memphis industrial market was off to another record-setting year for the third straight time. Then, the Mike Tyson punch no one could have ever expected came: the shutdown of the entire country. Even after sheltering in place for months and nonessential businesses out of the office until further notice, our industrial market is holding firm. The Memphis industrial market holds over 285 million square feet of useable space and offers the basic tenets for distribution. Memphis International Airport is the second largest cargo airport in the world. Additionally, Memphis is home to 400 trucking companies; it is the third-busiest trucking corridor (Interstate 40 spans from East Coast to California); it is one of only four cities to be served by five long-haul Class 1 rail systems; it has the fourth largest inland port in the country; and it has the second largest stillwater port. Memphis is also home to the FedEx worldwide hub and also houses UPS and US Postal Service hubs. All these companies operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Because of this, Memphis provides the most cost-effective distribution and logistics operations in the country. And in the midst of a worldwide pandemic and shelter-in-place …
TAMPA, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of an Extra Space Storage facility in Tampa. The 713-unit, 83,270-square-foot property is situated at 9343 E. Fowler Ave., 13 miles northeast of downtown Tampa. The facility sits on six acres and features a covered loading bay, 24-hour surveillance and four concrete buildings. Charles LeClaire and Adam Schlosser of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a joint venture between Florida-based Flagship Cos. Group and Chicago-based Blue Vista Capital Management, in the transaction. Current property manager Extra Space Storage, a self-storage REIT based in Utah, acquired the property for an undisclosed amount.
ELIZABETH, N.J. — NAI Hanson has brokered the sale-leaseback of an 8.2-acre industrial property at 349-369 First St. in Elizabeth, located just south of Newark. The site is located approximately one mile from the Port of New York/New Jersey and three miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. Christopher Todd and Scott Perkins of NAI Hanson represented the buyer, Illinois-based CenterPoint Properties, in the transaction. Marc Imrem, J.D. DeRosa and Colby Moore of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller.
AKRON, OHIO — Emerald Creek Capital has provided a $2.8 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed borrower. The loan is secured by a 45,540-square-foot warehouse in Akron. Situated on a seven-acre site with 277 parking spaces, the climate-controlled property features 21-foot clear heights, eight grade-level doors and two drive-in doors. Amazon occupies the warehouse and will use it in conjunction with the company’s new 2.7 million-square-foot fulfillment center that is currently under construction in southwest Akron. Matt Fantuzzi of Emerald Creek Capital originated the financing.