AURORA AND COMMERCE CITY, COLO. — CBRE has arranged the sale of the Denver Distribution Portfolio, a three-building industrial portfolio located in Denver’s Airport submarket. A confidential investment firm sold the asset to Bethesda, Md.-based ASB Investment Management for an undisclosed price. The portfolio includes a 406,959-square-foot facility at 22100 E. 26th Ave. in Aurora, an 85,604-square-foot building at 18300 E. 28th Ave. in Aurora and a 140,630-square-foot property at 9410 Heinz Way in Commerce City. The 633,193-square-foot portfolio is fully leased to Subaru of America, Old West Mattress Co. and a national retailer. Constructed between 2000 and 2007, the three buildings feature dock-high and drive-in loading, ESFR sprinklers and 28-foot to 32-foot clear heights. Additionally the portfolio includes trailer parking, outdoor storage, covered loading and BNSF rail service. Jim Bolt, Tyler Carner and Jeremy Ballenger of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
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ATLANTA — QTS Realty Trust has begun its data center expansion in Atlanta’s Knight Park/Howell Station neighborhood. The expansion will span 250,000 square feet and be located adjacent to QTS’ existing data center at 1033 Jefferson St. NW, four miles from downtown Atlanta. QTS plans to deliver Phase I of the expansion in mid-2020. QTS has signed a lease with an undisclosed anchor tenant that will consume 12 megawatts of power as part of its lease terms The existing building comprises 970,000 square feet, has more than 250 customers and provides access to more than 2,000 cross connects and more than 200 network, IT and cloud providers.
Magnus Development Breaks Ground on 180,000 SF Building Within Lexington County Industrial Park in Columbia
by Alex Tostado
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Magnus Development Group has broken ground on Midway Logistics V, a 180,000-square-foot industrial building within Lexington County Industrial Park (LCIP) in Columbia. Kardex Remstar, a Swiss automated storage and retrieval solutions supplier, will fully occupy the building upon completion, which is slated for second quarter 2020. The new property will include 50-foot bay spacing, energy-efficient LED motion detection lighting, a 60-millimeter TPO roof, eight dock doors, 20 future knock out dock doors, two 16-foot-by-16-foot drive-in doors and a private 130-foot truck court for receiving and shipping. Magnus Development has developed all five building within LCIP, most recently breaking ground on Midway Logistics IV in March.
DAYTON, OHIO — Crocs Inc., a casual footwear company, has opened a new 550,000-square-foot distribution center in Dayton. The facility will serve as the company’s main distribution center in the United States and Canada and replaces a facility located near Los Angeles. The Dayton facility is approximately 40 percent larger than the Los Angeles facility. The larger property, in combination with the central location, will significantly increase speed-to-market capabilities for wholesale customers and e-commerce consumers, according to Crocs. The company is expected to employ more than 150 full-time employees at the site.
VERONA, WIS. — ACS, an equipment, controls and facility solutions provider, is building a new 48,000-square-foot headquarters within Liberty Business Park in Verona, a suburb of Madison. The property will be situated on 5.7 acres at the southeast corner of Whalen Road and Liberty Drive. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday, Nov. 1. Completion is slated for late 2020. Eppstein Uhen Architects and Ideal Builders make up the project team. Terry McMahon, Steve Styza and Cody Ziegler of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke represented ACS in the land purchase. Katie West of Oakbrook Corp. represented the seller, Whalen Investments LLC.
FREEHOLD, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $11.9 million sale of a 118,400-square-foot industrial property in Freehold, located approximately 30 miles east of Trenton. Completed in 1989, the single-tenant building features 18-foot clear heights. Elli Klabber, Charles Berger, Kevin Dudley, Stephen Beyda and Robert Pine represented the buyer, Treetop Development, in the transaction. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, dietary supplement manufacturer Industries Inc.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — The Mesquite City Council has approved plans for the development of Spradley Farms, a 652-acre mixed-use project that will feature more than 2,500 single-family homes and commercial components. The government body also approved Urban District 30, an 80-acre industrial development. Urban Logistics Realty is developing the $71 million industrial project, which will include five buildings spanning 979,000 square feet and is expected to generate between 500 and 1,000 new jobs. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project was held on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, and completion of the project is scheduled for the third quarter of 2020. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of Urban District 30. Other project partners include MYCON General Contractors and GSR Andrade Architects.
NORTH LAS VEGAS — CapRock Partners has broken ground on Interchange Industrial Center, a Class A industrial complex in North Las Vegas. The site, acquired from a private investor in 2019, is a 33-acre parcel located at the intersection of interstates 15 and 215. Interchange Industrial Center will consist of two industrial buildings, including a 509,000-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse designed for a Fortune 1000-caliber tenant and a 173,000-square-foot warehouse that can accommodate a single tenant or up to four tenants. The properties will also feature 32- to 36-foot clear building heights, ESFR sprinklers, 115 trailer parking stalls and 100 percent concrete 185-foot secured truck courts. Construction is slated for completion by late summer 2020. Interchange Industrial Center is CapRock’s first ground-up development outside of California.
Panattoni Development Breaks Ground on Two Buildings at South15 Airport Center in Nevada
by Amy Works
HENDERSON, NEV. — Panattoni Development has started construction of Building C and D at South15 Airport Center, an office and industrial park located on Bowes Avenue in Henderson. Delivery is slated for early 2020. Building C will be a 183,560-square-foot, cross-dock industrial facility and Building D will be an 83,000-square-foot single-load distribution building. The 153-acre South15 Airport Center also includes a 310,000-square-foot FedEx Ground facility and a 482,300-square-foot distribution building leased to Smith’s Food & Drug. South15 Airport Center is owned by PDCUSIF South 15, a joint venture between Panattoni Development and Hillwood. Alston Construction is serving as general contractor and Tectonics Design Group is serving as architect for the project.
Colliers Brokers $4.8M Purchase of Two-Building Industrial Property in Santee, California
by Amy Works
SANTEE, CALIF. — Colliers International San Diego Region has arranged the acquisition of a two-building industrial asset located in Santee. Poway, Calif.-based Zuantasnid purchased the property from San Diego-based Pearl and Herschel LLC for $4.8 million. Situated on 2.1 acres at 8745-8747 N. Magnolia Ave., the asset features total of 36,345 square feet of industrial space. Evan McDonald and Taylor DeBerry of Colliers represented the buyer, while pat Geary of CEG Advisors represented the seller in the deal.