Industrial

1623-SE-Sixth-Ave-Portland-OR

PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of an office/warehouse property located at 1623 SE Sixth Ave. in Portland. Thomas Dwight Short Revocable Trust sold the building to 1623 SE Pants LLC for $1.5 million. Constructed in 1932 with additions in 1945 and 1966, the 11,318-square-foot building offers 2,370 square feet of office space and 8,948 square feet of warehousing space. Todd VanDomelen of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller, while Eli Haworth of Cloud City Realty represented the buyer in the transaction.

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Edwards-Vacuum-Haverhill-Massachusetts

HAVERHILL, MASS. — Edwards Vacuum, a manufacturer owned by Swedish industrial conglomerate Atlas Copco, will open a 121,800-square-foot facility in Haverhill, located north of Boston. The property will feature space for office, manufacturing, warehousing and research and development. The largest portion of the first floor centers on manufacturing, alongside warehouse/storage, R&D labs, a training room, cafeteria, fitness area and bike storage space. Offices, conference rooms and an observation room will be situated in the mezzanine area. Dacon Corp. is designing the project, which is expected to bring about 200 new jobs to the area. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2022.  

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Bridge Point Ave

MIAMI — Bridge Development Partners has secured $78.2 million in financing to develop Bridge Point AVE at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport. The three-building, 589,887-square-foot industrial business park is more than 72 percent preleased and is scheduled to be delivered in the third quarter. Steve Roth of CBRE’s Debt & Structured Finance team arranged the loan through Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Bridge acquired the nearly 50-acre development site located within the master-planned AVE, Aviation and Commerce Centre in late 2019. Building 1 will be located at 5590 NW 145th St. and span 199,800 square feet. Building 2 will be located at 14150 NW 56th Court and consist of 110,588 square feet. Lastly, Building 3 will be located at 14250 Aviation Drive and span 279,499 square feet. All three buildings will feature modern amenities and an ESFR fire suppression system. Bridge Point AVE will be bounded by Palmetto Expressway to the north and Gratigny Parkway to the south. Bridge has acquired 493 acres in 16 separate transactions throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties and delivered approximately 7 million square feet of Class A industrial space across the South Florida region since entering the market in 2012.

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Georgia International Trade Center

RINCON, GA. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Georgia International Trade Center’s (GITC) Building 2B, a 1.1 million-square-foot bulk distribution center in the Savannah suburb of Rincon. Britton Burdette, Patrick Nally, Matt Wirth and Dennis Mitchell of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Stonemont Financial Group and The Davis Cos., in the transaction. Invesco Real Estate purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The cross-dock building is situated on 76.6 acres at 2008 Trade Center Blvd. within the broader, fully occupied GITC. Building 2B is less than 10 miles from Port of Savannah’s Garden City Terminal. Additionally, the property is located close to Interstates 16 and 95 and features access to every major destination east of the Mississippi River via two Class I railroads.

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SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of A-1 Mini Storage, a 280-unit self-storage facility in the northern Houston suburb of Spring that primarily offers climate-controlled space in. Brandon Karr, Danny Cunningham and Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.

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EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — FedEx Supply Chain has leased 769,500 square feet of industrial space at Lakeview Commerce Center in Edwardsville near St. Louis. FedEx will occupy the entirety of Lakeview V, which is located at 3919 Lakeview Corporate Drive. The lease brings FedEx’s total footprint in the area to more than 2 million square feet. Brian Kelley and Timothy Convy of Avison Young and Fischer & Co. represented FedEx in the lease. CBRE represented the owner, Panattoni Development.

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RAVENNA, OHIO — Industrial Commercial Properties (ICP) has acquired a GE Lighting warehouse and distribution building spanning 420,500 square feet in Ravenna, about 15 miles east of Akron. The property sits on 37.5 acres at 150 Loomis Parkway. GE will remain in a portion of the building for a short period of time, but 150,000 square feet will be available for lease immediately, according to ICP. Building features include more than 30 docks, 100 trailer parking spots and rail service. ICP plans to make substantial upgrades to the property, including upgrades to both interior and exterior lighting, a modernized sprinkler system and pavement and interior renovations. Additionally, the developer has 12 acres contiguous to the property under contract. The land could support expansion of the building to 800,000 square feet. This transaction marks ICP’s eighth acquisition in 2021, bringing the company’s portfolio to more than 150 properties and 42 million square feet across five states.

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VISALIA, CALIF. — The Visalia Industrial Park (VIP) continues to grow with numerous projects underway. VIP includes a 425,000-square-foot UPS facility, a 1.3 million-square-foot fulfillment center coming online this summer and two speculative, 300,000-square-foot warehouses, one of which is pre-leased, are nearing completion. Additionally, more than 2.5 million square feet of further industrial space is planned. Millipore Sigma established a $28 million distribution center at the park, while Sorma is planning to expand into a new location and California Dairies’ facilities have undergone expansions. The City of Visalia has invested $152 million to expand the city’s wastewater treatment plant, creating space for another significant water user. The park offers rail access, access to State Route 99, expanded roadways and enhanced utilities.

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100-Precision-Drive-Brookhaven-New-York

BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — Woodmont Industrial Partners has sold a 130,565-square-foot facility located at 100 Precision Drive in the Long Island town of Brookhaven. BlackRock Real Assets purchased the asset for $30.7 million on behalf of one of its institutional clients. The 12.6-acre property was originally built in 2002 and is located less than half a mile from the Long Island Expressway. Woodmont acquired the asset in 2019 and implemented a capital improvement program.

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CAMDEN, N.J. — Dependable Distribution Services, the largest cocoa bean storage company in North America, has signed a 71,445-square-foot industrial lease at 1120 Ferry Ave. in Camden, located near Philadelphia in Southern New Jersey. Marc Isdaner and Richard Gorodesky of Colliers International represented the tenant in the negotiations for the full-building lease. Ian Richman, also with Colliers, represented the undisclosed landlord.

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