ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 52,032-square-foot industrial lease at 2910-2920 E. Avenue F in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1968 and totals roughly 226,000 square feet. Luke Davis, Sarah Ozanne and James Mantzuranis of Stream Realty represented the landlord, Alpha Trinity LLC, in the lease negotiations. Wells Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, logistics firm JMV Transport LLC.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Archway Properties has broken ground on a 28,222-square-foot industrial project in the West Texas city of Odessa. The project will be a build-to-suit for TEAM Inc., an engineering services firm based in metro Houston, and will feature 21,222 square feet of warehouse and light manufacturing space and 7,000 square feet of office space. Completion is slated for December.
CHICAGO — Focal Point LLC has leased a 60,000-square-foot industrial building located at 4400 W. 45th St. in Chicago. The company manufactures architectural lighting products. Jeff Locascio and Chris Wilbur of Entre Commercial Realty represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Colin Green and Larry Goldwasser of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Talos Capital.
BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, MICH. — Bernard Financial Group has arranged a $6 million loan for the refinancing of a two-building industrial property in Brownstown Township, about 25 miles southwest of Detroit. The 220,760-square-foot property is located at 18640-18650 Dix-Toledo Highway. Dennis Bernard and Joshua Bernard arranged the loan with Symetra Life Insurance Co. Ashley Brownstown North 4 & 5 LLC was the borrower.
HENDERSON, NEV. — Panattoni Development Co. has purchased 38.8 acres of undeveloped land, located at the southeast corner of Bermuda Road and St. Rose Parkway in the West Henderson submarket, for $25.5 million. Panattoni plans to construct a build-to-suit industrial asset on the property for an undisclosed tenant. The project is located within South 15 Airport Center, a 211-acre industrial complex. Dan Doherty, Paul Sweetland, Chris Lane and Jerry Doty of Colliers International’s Doherty Industrial Group represented Panattoni on the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Thorofare Capital has funded a $26 million post-acquisition loan for two R&D and office buildings in El Segundo. A single tenant occupies the full 200,220 square feet of the portfolio. The short-term bridge loan features a 50 percent loan-to-cost ratio, pre-development financing and a two-year base loan term with extension options. Felix Gutnikov, David Perlman, Andrew Kim and Jeff Scappini of Thorofare closed the loan for the undisclosed borrower.
By Riley McKee, Advisor, NAI Maestas & Ward If summarized in one word, New Mexico’s industrial real estate market can best be described as undersupplied. Steady increases in demand, combined with a dearth of new construction, have resulted in record-low vacancy rates in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Santa Fe – the state’s primary metropolitan areas. A string of noteworthy projects are underway in Albuquerque. Food products supplier Ben E. Keith Foods is building a 260,000-square-foot regional headquarters and distribution center to service markets throughout the region. FedEx Freight recently opened a 95,000-square-foot distribution center strategically positioned on a 50-acre site to expedite planned expansions. Brunacini Development, the city’s largest industrial landlord, just completed a 140,000-square-foot multi-tenant distribution center anchored by Bunzl, a London-based food packaging distributor. Finally, and perhaps most notably, nuclear energy firm Kairos Power acquired an 110,000-square-foot research and development facility after a nationwide site selection process. It plans to expand the facility, which sits on 35 acres, as part of an incentive package with the state. Las Cruces is seeing strong development activity as well, specifically in Santa Teresa, an international Port of Entry that sits 21 miles south of the city. W. Silver Recycling, which processes …
PLANT CITY, FLA. — Ace Hardware will relocate its distribution center to Plant City, which will allow the Oak Brook, Ill.-based retailer to add 315,000 square feet to its retail support center. Ace Hardware expects construction to begin in October 2020 with completion slated for November 2021. The general contractor, County Line Farms One LLC, says an estimated 200 construction jobs will be created for the project. Ace Hardware has operated its retail support center in Tampa since 1977. The retail support center currently supports 200 Ace Hardware locations in Florida. The company plans to add 40 jobs to the Plant City location to meet business needs.
DALLAS — Knighthead Funding, a direct lender with offices in Connecticut and Florida, has provided a $26.9 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of industrial flex buildings in Dallas. The portfolio spans approximately 152,000 square feet across 12 obsolete buildings, all of which are located in the Dallas Design District. The borrower, locally based investment firm Quadrant Investment Properties, plans to convert the properties into single- and multi-tenant office buildings. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund tenant improvements and leasing costs.
LAGO VISTA, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has brokered the sale of Texas Hills Storage, a 192-unit self-storage facility in Lago Vista, located about 35 miles northwest of downtown Austin. The property spans 28,500 net rentable square feet and includes climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy represented the locally based seller and procured the Arlington, Texas-based buyer in the deal.