JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — LRC Properties has purchased 600 Whittaker Road in Jacksonville for $29.6 million. The 469,830-square-foot warehouse is the New York-based firm’s first industrial acquisition in Jacksonville. LRC Properties partnered on the deal with Machine Investment Group, and Rialto Capital provided $24.7 million debt financing. The seller was not disclosed. The warehouse property is located in the northside submarket of Jacksonville near Interstates 95, 295 and 10. The property features warehouse space, 32-foot clear heights, loading areas and trailer parking. LRC plans to make cosmetic upgrades to the property and improve signage. With this purchase, LRC owns approximately 6 million square feet of commercial properties in the Southeast. The company recently purchased two properties known as the 640,000-square-foot Technicolor Building in Memphis and a 288,000-square-foot industrial property at 2 Dell Parkway in Nashville.
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HOUSTON — Banta Corp., a printing and imaging company that was acquired by Chicago-based market giant R.R. Donnelly in 2006, has signed a 201,600-square-foot industrial lease renewal and expansion at 6315 West by Northwest Blvd. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 12.8 acres in 1999, totals 259,200 square feet and features 24-foot clear heights. Brian Gammill and Darryl Noon of Transwestern represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
DALLAS — The Arden Group, a Philadelphia-based investment management firm, has acquired Stoneridge Business Park, a 171,025-square-foot industrial flex property in South Dallas. Built in 1987, the property consists of three buildings with 18- to 20-foot clear heights and a 58 percent overall office finish. Stephen Bailey, Dustin Volz, Adam Roossien and Pauli Kerr of JLL represented the seller, MoxieBridge, in the transaction. Stoneridge Business Park was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to 15 tenants.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Mohr Capital has sold MetCenter Building III, a 160,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 7000 Metropolis Drive in southeast Austin that is fully leased to Amazon. The sale of the property, which is located within the 550-acre MetCenter business park, included the 20-acre adjacent parking lot. New Jersey-based Four Springs Capital Trust purchased the asset in an off-market transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
CHICAGO — The Invert Chicago LLC has unveiled plans to build Chicago’s first subsurface business complex on 140 acres on the city’s southeast side that was vacated decades ago by the steel industry. Over the course of 13 years, Invert will develop nearly 6 million net square feet of climate-controlled space 250 to 350 feet below the surface at 11118 S. Buffalo Ave. The project site currently functions as a marine, rail and truck terminal. Initial subsurface space is expected to be available for occupancy by 2024. Invert anticipates making a formal filing with the City of Chicago later this summer.
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — JLL has arranged two loans totaling $16.8 million for the refinancing of a portfolio of three industrial properties that are located in the Lehigh Valley cities of Upper Macungie and Allentown and the coastal New Jersey city of Toms River. The portfolio totals 258,123 square feet across six buildings. Jon Mikula, Michael Klein, Michael Pagniucci and Carlos Silva of JLL placed the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loans with Minnesota Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, Denholtz Properties.
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Kroger Health has signed a 57,317-square-foot industrial lease at 301 Logistics Ave. within River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, just north of Louisville. Robert Walker and Stephan Gray of Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Kentucky represented the landlord, Tratt Properties LLC. Walker, along with Doug Altemuehle of Newmark Cincinnati, represented Kroger Health, which is a division of The Kroger Co. The tenant expects to create 60 new jobs at the facility.
CAROL STREAM, ILL. — Global eParcel Solutions LLC has inked a 32,000-square-foot industrial lease at 835-845 Carol Court in Carol Stream. The company, which provides domestic and international shipping for e-commerce companies via trucking, sea freight and air freight, has expanded its space by 29,000 square feet through multiple leases over the past five years. The 32,000-square-foot space features seven exterior docks, two drive-in doors and 3,217 square feet of office space. The facility is located within Carol Point Business Center. Mason Hezner of Brown Commercial Group represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Al Caruana of Cushman & Wakefield represented the owner, MP Carol Point Business Center LLC.
Focus on the Midwest Amid a global pandemic and its economic repercussions, the American Midwest has remained a place of comparative stability — and opportunity. Wide-open spaces and lower costs of living attract businesses and workers alike. Warehouses, distribution centers and transportation corridors bustle thanks to shifting supply chains and surges in deliveries. Educated workforces and leading universities and research centers nourish hubs in tech and life sciences. In short, there’s a lot in “flyover country” for the multifamily industry to like in 2021. An overview follows of the region stretching from Minnesota to Ohio and from Michigan to Kentucky. Why is the Midwest a good value for multifamily investors today and why is it well positioned for the post-COVID-19 recovery? Read on to learn more. Beneath-the-Radar Metropolitan Areas Blossom Even before COVID-19, Midwestern cities have been attracting people and businesses. Across industries, the Midwest hosts some of America’s largest employers: Kroger (Cincinnati), Salesforce (Indianapolis), Cardinal Health, Nationwide Insurance, Honda of America (Columbus), as well as Target, U.S. Bancorp, General Mills, 3M and Medtronic (all in Minneapolis-St. Paul). Thirteen companies in the Fortune 1000 have set up shop in Milwaukee, and 15 have operations in Columbus. The region has much …
TUALATIN, ORE. — Pennsylvania-based Exeter Property Group has purchased an industrial property located at 19855 SW 124th Ave. in Tualatin. Meriwether Tualatin LLC sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Nortek Air Handling Solutions fully occupies the 329,474-square-foot campus, which includes three warehouse/manufacturing buildings on 25.1 acres. Paige Morgan of CBRE represented the seller in transaction. The seller is a private partnership that includes principals of Meriwether Partners and private investors.