HOUSTON — D&R Signs has inked a 44,978-square-foot industrial lease in Houston. The space is located within Constellation Post Oak, a two-building, 424,011-square-foot development in the Uptown area that features 32- to 36-foot clear heights. Zack Taylor and Barkley Peschel of Colliers represented the landlord, a partnership between Constellation Real Estate Partners and an affiliate of Crow Holdings Capital, in the lease negotiations. Heath Donica of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Illinois-based Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has purchased a 2.2-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property at 2130 Hightower Drive houses a 7,368-square-foot building with eight drive-in doors. Caleb McCoy and Paul Davis of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and are marketing the facility for lease.
SEATTLE — Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform of the Seattle-based e-commerce giant, has announced plans to invest $11 billion in the state of Georgia. This comes a couple weeks after AWS announced a similar $10 billion investment in Ohio. The move will expand the infrastructural capabilities of AWS in Georgia and support the company’s cloud computing and generative AI technologies. Details of the planned investment in Georgia, including construction timelines for any new data centers, were not disclosed, though AWS says the investments would be concentrated in Douglas and Butts counties. AWS expects to create at least 550 new high-skilled jobs with this investment, including for technical roles such as data center engineers, network specialists, engineering operations managers and security specialists, as well as indirect jobs such as construction and those in the data center supply chain. Since 2010, Amazon has invested $18.5 billion in Georgia and contributed $20.1 billion to the state’s gross domestic product. The parent company supports 34,000 full- and part-time jobs in the Peach State, including at Amazon MGM Studios where the film studio regularly shoots movies and TV shows.
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA. — Avison Young has arranged the sale of 66.8 acres across four land parcels in Flowery Branch, a city near the upcoming Northeast Georgia Inland Port. The buyer, Alliance Industrial Co., plans to develop two speculative facilities on the newly acquired land, which is situated directly off I-985. The properties, collectively known as Alliance 985 Business Park, will include Building 100 (113,536 square feet) and Building 200 (426,872 square feet). Alliance plans to break ground on the project this quarter and deliver in early 2026. Chris Hoag, Jason Holland and Andrew Joyner of Avison Young represented the buyer in the transaction. Stephen Lovett and Zach Tibbs of Norton Commercial brokered the sale of one of the parcels. Alliance has tapped the Avison Young team to lease Alliance 985 Business Park moving forward.
DAYTON, MINN. — States Manufacturing Corp. has signed a 503,440-square-foot industrial lease to occupy half of The Cubes at French Lake in Dayton, a suburb of Minneapolis. CRG developed the 1 million-square-foot facility, which marks the largest speculative industrial project ever completed in the state. Built in 2024, the cross-dock warehouse features a clear height of 40 feet, 169 dock doors, four drive-in dock doors, 60-foot speed bays, a concrete truck court with 185-foot depth, 231 trailer parking spaces and 652 car parking spaces. Dan Swartz, James DePietro and Austin Lovin of CBRE represented CRG in the lease, while Brent Masica and Danny McNamara of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant. The lease marks the largest industrial lease signed in the Twin Cities market in the past two years, according to CBRE. States Manufacturing has started building out its space to support the fabrication and manufacturing of custom electronic and metal products. The company will maintain its current headquarters in Champlin, Minn. CRG integrated partner Lamar Johnson Collaborative designed The Cubes at French Lake, and parent company Clayco served as general contractor.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Illinois-based Industrial Outdoor Ventures (IOV) has purchased a 3.6-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The property at 2210 Hightower Drive houses an 18,564-square-foot building with 20-foot clear heights and six drive-in doors. Caleb McCoy and Paul Davis of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and are marketing the facility for lease.
GREENWICH, N.J. — New Jersey-based Faropoint will develop a 73,800-square-foot industrial project in Greenwich, located on the Delaware Bay in Southern New Jersey. The site spans 9.2 acres along Swedesboro Road, and the facility will feature a clear height of 32 feet, two drive-in doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. Wendy Banscher of Fox & Roach represented the undisclosed sellers in the land deal, while Faropoint was self-represented. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — JLL has brokered the sale of a 513,560-square-foot industrial park located in Orlando’s Northwest Orange County submarket. LaSalle Investment Management purchased the property from an affiliate of PGIM Real Estate for an undisclosed price. Luis Castillo, Cody Brais and Taylor Osborne of JLL brokered the transaction. Built in 2018-2019, the five-building park represents Phase I of Princeton Oaks and was fully leased to 15 tenants at the time of sale. Justin Ruby and Joey Woodman of Foundry Commercial spearhead the leasing assignment at Princeton Oaks.
SALT LAKE CITY — Arizona-based ViaWest Group has completed the sale of a freestanding warehouse located at 3255 W. 500 South in Salt Lake City. A St. Louis-based private real estate investment firm acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. Built in 2016 on 2.2 acres, the property offers 40,709 square feet of single-tenant space, which is fully leased on a long-term basis to a provider and distributor of industrial and manufacturing products. Phil Haenel, Will Strong, Foster Bundy and Katie Repine of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Phillip Eilers and Jon Schreck of Cushman & Wakefield provided market leasing services.
DENVER — Unique Properties Inc./TCN Worldwide has brokered the sale of an industrial building located at 1301 S. Cherokee St. in Denver. The 11,102-square-foot property traded for $1.6 million, or $144 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Michael DeSantis, Brett MacDougall and Carson Lang of Unique Properties brokered the sale.