MANASSAS, VA. — PRP has sold Manassas Point, a 40-acre data center development site in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County. Data center developer Iron Mountain Inc. purchased the site, which was assembled by PRP between 2022 and 2023 and zoned for heavy industrial, for $113.5 million. Plans at Manassas Point call for a 1.1 million-square-foot data center campus with a 300-megawatt substation. PRP had previously gotten county approval for a three-story design for the data center property and worked with NOVEC (Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative) and Dominion Power on the utilities for the campus. Manassas Point is situated within close proximity to Iron Mountain’s existing data centers in Prince William County.
AMERICAN CANYON, CALIF. — JLL Capital Markets has negotiated the sale of two industrial buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet of Class A space within Napa Logistics Park in American Canyon. A global investment advisor sold the asset to EQT Exeter for an undisclosed price. The assets include: Ryan Sitov, Melinda Marino, Glen Dowling, Matt Bracco and Chris Neeb of JLL Investment Sales and Advisory represented the seller in the deal.
PHOENIX — INDUS Realty Trust has purchased Phoenix Airport Logistics, a Class A warehouse and distribution building in Phoenix’s airport submarket. Located at 3333 S. 7th St., the 393,484-square-foot cross-dock facility offers a clear height of 36 feet, 96 dock-high doors and 62 trailer parking spaces. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to five tenants. The asset was built in 2016. Will Strong, Michael Matchett and Molly Hunt of Cushman & Wakefield’s National Industrial Advisory Group facilitated the transaction as the exclusive real estate brokers.
MOONACHIE, N.J. — Dora’s Naturals, a distributor of perishable food-and-beverage products, has purchased a 70,680-square-foot industrial property in the Northern New Jersey community of Moonachie for $20.9 million. The building at 80 Knickerbocker Road was originally constructed in 1985 and renovated in 2022, according to LoopNet Inc. Kevin Dudley, Nicholas Klacik, Chad Hillyer, Kate Granahan, Brian Fiumara, Elli Klapper and Jeremy Wernick of CBRE represented Dora’s Naturals, which also recently purchased a 105,000-square-foot industrial building in Moonachie, in the transaction. KBC Advisors represented the seller.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has arranged the sale of Eisenhauer North Business Park,a 458,439-square-foot industrial park in northeast San Antonio. Completed in mid-2023, the development comprises three buildings that range in size from 119,200 to 186,324 square feet. Building features include 32-foot clear heights, 109 total dock-high doors, six drive-in doors and aggregate parking for 163 trailers and 330 cars. NIT Industrial sold the property to Goldman Sachs for an undisclosed price. Trent Agnew, Kyle Mueller, Witt Westbrook and Charles Strauss of JLL brokered the deal.
CINNAMINSON, N.J. — PGIM Real Estate has provided a $129.1 million loan for the refinancing of Box Park Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial property located in the Southern New Jersey community of Cinnaminson. The development currently comprises a single building that can be expanded by 300,000 square feet. Building features include a clear height of 40 feet, four drive-in doors, 188-foot truck court depths, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 549 cars and 216 trailers. Both parking figures are also subject to expansion. The borrower is Chicago-based Logistics Property Co.
WHEELING, ILL. — Principle Construction has completed Phase I of a renovation project for SMW Autoblok in Wheeling. This initial phase prepares the facility for a future expansion encompassing office and warehouse space. Principle previously completed a significant expansion for the tenant at the same address in 2008. SMW Autoblok, a manufacturer of turning and grinding machine tools, is implementing an automated parts picking system with the Kardex system. Phase I of the project involved constructing a walled enclosure for the Kardex system, a new shipping office and a pump room. The next phase will add a new showroom, main conference room and general office upgrades. Partners in Design was the project architect.
WILMINGTON, DEL. — Law firm Heyman Enerio Gattuso & Hirzel LLP has signed a 13,918-square-foot office lease in Wilmington, Del. The space is located within PNC Bank Center in the downtown area. John Kaczowka of CBRE represented the landlord, Douglas Development, in the lease negotiations. Cindy Fleming of JLL represented the tenant, which is taking space on the ninth floor of the newly renovated building.
LOUISVILLE, KY. — Stellar Snacks, a snack manufacturer based in Carson City, Nev., has officially opened its new $137 million pretzel bakery in west Louisville. The company held a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by various dignitaries, including Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg. The new Stellar Snacks factory is located within an existing 434,000-square-foot industrial building at 1391 Dixie Highway. The factory will create 350 full-time jobs over the next 10 years, which makes it the largest economic development project in west Louisville over the past 20 years. Stellar Snacks currently operates its original 101,000-square-foot facility in Carson City, where it employs more than 170 people. The company was founded in 2019 by mother-daughter duo Elisabeth and Gina Galvin, making Stellar Snacks the first woman-owned pretzel manufacturer in the United States. The pretzel maker distributes products to more than 5,000 grocery and retail stores nationwide.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — A partnership between Portman and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT has broken ground on Summerville Logistics Center, a two-building industrial campus located along U.S. Highway 78 in Summerville, a Charleston suburb within Dorchester County. The site will include two rear-load facilities — one 313,000 square feet and the second 236,000 square feet — with a shared truck court that will be constructed simultaneously. The park will be situated near I-26 and roughly 25 miles from the Port of Charleston. Truist Bank is providing an undisclosed amount of construction financing, and Lee & Associates will lead the leasing efforts for Summerville Logistics Center. The project team also includes general contractor Frampton Construction, civil engineer Seamon Whiteside and architect McMillan Pazdan Smith. Portman and CapitaLand Ascendas REIT plan to deliver Summerville Logistics Center by the end of 2025.