COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Home Depot has signed a 68,040-square-foot industrial lease within Midway Logistics VI in Columbia. Magnus Development is developing the 192,780-square-foot facility, which is situated within Lexington County Industrial Park, less than two miles from the Interstate 26/77 interchange and six miles southeast of the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Midway Logistics VI features 32-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, motion-sensor LED lighting and trailer parking. The Home Depot plans to utilize the space as a last-mile distribution center. A timeline for the Atlanta-based retailer’s move-in was not disclosed. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers represented the landlord in the lease negotiations.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE — Tampa-based Skyview Advisors has brokered the sale of the 603 Self-Storage Portfolio, a collection of 12 properties totaling 2,453 units in New Hampshire. The portfolio spans 325,914 net rentable square feet. Richard Riddle and Ryan Clark of Skyview Advisors represented the undisclosed, New Hampshire-based seller in the transaction. An out-of-state institutional investor purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — A partnership between New Jersey-based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. and Boston-based Cabot Properties will develop a 225,000-square-foot industrial project in Fairless Hills, about 25 miles north of Philadelphia. The property will be situated on 18.3 acres and will feature 36-foot clear heights, 50 trailer parking spaces and 172 parking stalls. Jon Mikula and John Plower of JLL arranged the partnership between the co-developers. The project is expected to be complete by the end of the year. Jeffrey Licht, Adam Lashner and Jared Licht of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Hiossen, a supplier of implants and prosthetics, in the disposition of the land.
NEEDHAM, MASS. — Talonvest Capital, a mortgage banking firm focused on the self-storage sector, has arranged a $15.6 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 970-unit facility in Needham, a western suburb of Boston. The property was built on 1.9 acres in 2020 and spans 92,500 net rentable square feet. Eric Snyder, Erich Pryor, David DiRienzo, Lauren Maehler and Jim Davies of Talonvest arranged the nonrecourse, floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Westport Properties Inc. and investment management firm Heitman.
FAIRFIELD, N.J. — A partnership between Chicago-based Venture One Real Estate and Kovitz Investment Group has acquired a two-building, 72,045-square-foot industrial portfolio in Fairfield, about 25 miles west of New York City. The first building totals 46,536 square feet and was built in 1981, while the second building spans 25,509 square feet and was constructed in 1980. The portfolio was fully leased to five tenants at the time of sale. Thomas Atler of Graham Realty Group LLC represented the seller in the transaction.
ABERDEEN, MD. — A fund sponsored by Los Angeles-based CBRE Global Investors has acquired a two-building, 1.4 million-square-foot industrial portfolio in Aberdeen for an undisclosed price. The two buildings are located at 521 and 531 Chelsea Road, 34 miles northeast of the Port of Baltimore and five miles east of Interstate 95. The buildings serve as warehouse/distribution centers and were fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including cosmetics retailer Sephora and home appliance manufacturer Electrolux. The building housing Electrolux spans 692,000 square feet and was originally developed in 2012. The building at 531 Chelsea Road totals 655,800 square feet and was completed in 2014. Both properties are LEED Silver-certified and feature 40-foot clear heights, 50-foot-by-50-foot column spacing and truck and car parking. Bo Cashman and Jonathan Beard of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $18.5 million sale of Northridge Business Center, a four-building office and warehouse property in Charlotte. The buildings total 174,506 square feet and are situated at 5005-5035 W. W.T. Harris Blvd. in Charlotte’s West Sugar Creek neighborhood. Northridge Business Center was 92 percent leased at the time of sale. Nolan Ashton and Rob Cochran of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, SkyREM, in the transaction. SunCap Opportunity Fund LLC, a privately held, national commercial real estate investment firm, acquired the property.
DETROIT — Amazon has unveiled plans to open six new fulfillment and sortation centers in metro Detroit this year in order to support operations closer to customers. The sites are expected to create more than 2,000 full- and part-time jobs. In addition to a robotics fulfillment center in Detroit, Amazon will build centers in Hazel Park, Pinnacle Park (2), Plymouth and Pontiac. The new Detroit property will span 823,000 square feet and is expected to create 1,200 new full-time jobs upon its opening. Amazon currently operates 10 facilities in Detroit that support customer fulfillment and delivery operations, including four properties that opened in 2020. Since 2010, Amazon has created more than 13,500 jobs in Michigan and invested more than $2.5 billion across the state, including infrastructure and compensation to its employees.
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.9 million sale of a 95,000-square-foot industrial property in Elk Grove Village near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The facility is located at 855 Morse Ave. Peter Doughty of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Doughty also procured the buyer, Texas-based AIC Ventures.
ROSENBERG, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Texas Storage, a 335-unit self-storage facility in Rosenberg, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The property spans 44,718 net rentable square feet. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the seller, locally based firm Diehl Investments II LP, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Delaware-based BCORE Storage Jennetta LP.