Industrial

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BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Westcore has purchased an 11-building industrial complex at West Midway Boulevard and Burbanks Street in Broomfield. Commander Leasing LLC sold the asset for $48 million. Westcore plans to implement an extensive renovation and branding plan at the 509,164-square-foot campus. Renovations include a new paint scheme, parking lot upgrades and various other improvements. Tyler Carner, Jeremy Ballenger, Jim Bolt and Jessica Osternick of CBRE represented the seller, while Westcore was self-represented in the deal.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Speedway Logistics Crossing, a newly built, 798,246-square-foot industrial complex in Fort Worth. The two-building property is situated on 55 acres within two miles of the intersection of Interstate 35 and State Highway 114 and was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Building features include 36-foot clear heights, 134 dock-high doors, 173 trailer parking spaces and ESFR sprinkler systems. John Huguenard, Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa and Zach Riebe of JLL represented the seller, Scannell Properties, in the transaction. James Campbell Co., a Hawaii-based investment firm, purchased the property for an undisclosed price.

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NORMAL, ILL. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has unveiled plans to build Phase II of the North Normal Industrial Park in Normal near Bloomington. The 500,000-square-foot addition will be built on 30 acres of land at 301 W. Kerrick Road. In June, Phoenix acquired the partially completed Phase I, which consists of 500,000 square feet that is leased to electric vehicle company Rivian. Phoenix expects to complete construction of Phase I in early 2021 and Rivian plans to take occupancy in March. Plans for Phase II include a clear height of 32 feet and 50 exterior docks. The space will be easily divisible for two users. The City of Normal approved tax-increment financing for the project.

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HAYWARD, CALIF. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a light industrial property located at 3340 Arden Road in Hayward. Roxborough Group sold the asset to Berkley Partners for $20.7 million. At the time of sale, the three-building, 102,122-square-foot facility was 87 percent occupied. Greig Lagomarsino and Nick Ousman of Colliers represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

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WARRENDALE, PA. — Postal Realty Trust (NYSE: PSTL), a New York-based REIT, has acquired a 431,000-square-foot industrial building located in the northern Pittsburgh suburb of Warrendale for $47 million. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to three tenants, with a USPS processing and distribution facility occupying roughly 75 percent of the space. The other tenants are Omnicell Inc., a provider of operational solutions for healthcare facilities, and DBC Real Estate Management LLC, a regional multifamily owner-operator. The seller was not disclosed. Postal Realty Trust now owns 714 properties in 47 states totaling 2.6 million square feet of net leasable commercial space.

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EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Pennsylvania-based self-storage REIT CubeSmart has opened a 1,100-unit facility in the Northern New Jersey city of East Brunswick. New Jersey-based TFE Properties developed the facility, which spans more than 130,000 square feet of net rentable space. The facility is located along State Route 18 at the site of a former Kmart and is situated within TFE’s Junction Pointe retail project.

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FREEHOLD, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated the $4.9 million sale of a 46,000-square-foot industrial building in Freehold, located in the central part of the state. The property was built on 10 acres in 1984. Charles Berger, Elli Klapper and Mark Silverman of CBRE represented the seller, L&M Realty Associates LLC, which originally acquired the asset for $3.5 million in 2013. The team also procured the buyer, a New Jersey-based limited liability company.

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HARTWELL, GA. — Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. has unveiled plans to invest $550 million to expand its pet food manufacturing facility in Hartwell, located in Northeast Georgia. The expansion, which is expected to create up to 130 jobs, comes just one year after the factory opened in November 2019. By expanding the facility, Purina will add more processing, packaging and warehousing capacity. The expansion is also part of a broader growth plan for Purina, which includes new factories recently announced in Williamsburg Township, Ohio, and Eden, N.C. Purina brands feed 49 million dogs and 66 million cats each year, according to the company. The Hartwell location produces several of the company’s flagship brands, including Fancy Feast. When Purina first announced plans for the Hartwell facility in 2017, it committed to investing $320 million and employing 240 people. Purina will now combine $320 million of refinanced bonds to a new $550 million investment, according to local paper The Hartwell Sun. Purina now expects to employ up to 370 people by the end of 2025, and the new jobs in Hartwell will include positions in manufacturing and assembly. Purina expects to complete construction of the expansion by the end of 2021. Currently, …

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MEDLEY, FLA. — First Industrial Realty Trust has broken ground on First Park Miami, a 2.5 million-square-foot industrial campus in Medley. Phase I will comprise three buildings totaling 600,000 square feet. The facilities will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and 120- to 180-foot truck courts. Phase I is expected to be delivered in third-quarter 2021. Butters Construction & Development is the general contractor, while RLC Architects is the designer. At full buildout, First Park Miami will comprise 13 buildings spanning 2.5 million square feet. The property is situated on 126 acres along NW 87th Avenue between NW 80th and 90th streets, nine miles north of Miami International Airport and 14 miles northwest of PortMiami.

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RESTON, VA. AND KENSINGTON, MD. — Arcland Property Co. has opened two self-storage facilities totaling 2,414 units. The first property is located at 1808 Michael Faraday Court in Reston. The four-story building is situated 20 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The property offers 1,100 climate-controlled and drive-up units. According to property manager Self Storage Plus, rents at the facility range from $31 to $443 per month. The second property is located at 4900 Nicholson Court in Kensington, 12 miles north of downtown D.C. The asset offers 68 drive-up and 1,246 climate-controlled units. Rents at the location range from $28 to $434 per month. Self Storage Plus will manage both properties, marking the Washington, D.C.-based company’s 44th and 45th managed facilities.

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