FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mastertronics Inc., a global supplier of computers and consumer electronics, has signed a 49,072-square-foot industrial lease at Northern Crossing Business Park in Fort Worth. George Jennings, Hogan Harrison, and Matt Carthey with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Windsor at Northern Crossing, in the lease negotiations. Nick Karanges with Woodcrest Capital represented the tenant.
NORTH LAS VEGAS — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has completed the development of LogistiCenter at Speedway, a distribution center located at 6565 Nascar St. in North Las Vegas. Situated on 14 acres, LogistiCenter at Speedway features 251,800 square feet of distribution space and immediate access to Interstate 15 via the Speedway Boulevard off-ramp. Dialog Direct, a marketing company offering direct mail, print and fulfillment services, has leased 75,800 square feet at the facility. The remaining 176,600-square-foot space features a 32-foot clear height, 38 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors, a 135-foot truck court, an ESFR fire protection system and tilt-up concrete panel construction. The space is divisible from 31,800 square feet to 112,000 square feet.
LAS VEGAS — LM Construction and Brass Cap Development have completed SanTico, an industrial property located at 6425 Santa Margarita St. in Southwest Las Vegas. Situated on 2.5 acres, the facility features 40,000 square feet of industrial mid-bay space that can be divisible into two 20,000-square-foot spaces. LM Construction provided design, planning and construction for the project. Michael DeLew and Greg Pancirov of Realcomm Advisors are handling the leasing and sale of SanTico.
HALETHORPE, MD. — Barker Steel Mid-Atlantic has signed a 133,520-square-foot industrial lease at 1954 Halethorpe Farms Road in Halethorpe. The landlord, Blue Ocean, acquired the historic property in 2015. The 692,492-square-foot building was once used to manufacture aircraft components during World War II. The property is located near Interstates 95 and 695, eight miles southwest of downtown Baltimore and five miles north of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Milford, Mass.-based Barker Steel will use the property as a block manufacturing and distribution site. Jared Engel and Steve Cornblatt of Trout Daniel & Associates represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Toby Mink of CBRE represented the tenant.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Orix USA Corp. has provided a $15.5 million construction loan for a 1,115-unit self-storage facility in Woodbridge, a southern suburb of New York City. Orix provided the nonrecourse loan to a partnership between Woodbridge Self-Storage and 112 New Brunswick Properties Urban Renewal LLC. The loan covers costs of the land acquisition and construction of the facility, which will total 130,000 net rentable square feet.. Utah-based REIT Extra Space Storage will operate the facility. David Merkin and Barry Dollman of Eastern Union arranged the loan.
COMMERCE, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Rexford Industrial has acquired an industrial facility located in Commerce, approximately eight miles southeast of Los Angeles. A private seller sold the property for $21 million. Situated on five acres located at 6687 Flotilla St., the divisible, 120,000-square-foot property features office space, 20-foot to 24-foot clear heights, extensive dock-high loading and a large secured yard. Color Image Apparel, a Los Angeles-based clothing manufacturing company, currently occupies the facility. Jeff Stephens, Jack Mergenthaler and Evan Crawford of CBRE represented the seller, while the buyer was self-represented in the deal.
CHICAGO — Provender Partners has acquired two food processing facilities in metro Chicago. In the first transaction, Provender purchased a 141,000-square-foot facility located at 5420 St. Charles Road in Berkeley. Preferred Meals Inc., a provider of fresh and frozen prepared snacks and meals to schools, fully leases the property. Jonathan Wolfe and Jordan Shtulman of STREAM Capital Partners LLC brokered the $18 million sale-leaseback. In the second transaction, Provender acquired an 80,000-square-foot meat processing facility located at 525 W. Crossroads Parkway in Bolingbrook. It is currently available for lease. Provender maintains a portfolio of more than 5 million square feet of refrigerated real estate assets throughout the United States.
RACINE, WIS. — Budd Van Lines Inc. has leased a 115,823-square-foot industrial building in Racine. The property is located at 6200 Regency West Drive. John Sharpe, Jeff Janda and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented Budd Van Lines, which is a moving and van company. Todd Hendricks of Darwin Realty represented the owner, Welbic III Racine 6200 LLC.
Reno’s industrial real estate market has kept a jaw-dropping pace over the winter months. The fourth quarter of 2019 saw record-setting gross absorption numbers for any quarter at 3.34 million square feet with 10 transactions above 100,000 square feet. This amount of activity so late in 2019 typically suggests a slow start to the new year. However, activity seems to have picked up steam, as many users are considering new growth in Reno/Sparks. As a whole, 2019 was a fruitful year for industrial real estate. The market continues to draw attention for its West Coast distribution fundamentals and pro-business environment from tenants, developers and investors. Developers constructed 3.5 million square feet of industrial product, split almost equally between speculative and build-to-suit construction. About 17 million square feet of our 90-million-square-foot market changed hands at market-low cap rates to industrial investment groups. This included many groups that were new to the market, as well as several existing groups doubling down in Northern Nevada. Inventory remains the primary concern for tenants and developers as we come into 2020. With some minor caveats, new construction is getting absorbed as quickly as it is brought to the market. Given the strong start to 2020, …
CARTERSVILLE, GA. — Alston Construction has delivered a 646,380-square-foot distribution center and showroom for Loloi Rugs in Cartersville. Ware Malcomb provided architecture and interior design for the build-to-suit facility, which is located at 840 Cassville White Road, less than one mile from Interstate 75 and 50 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The single-story building features tilt-wall construction, 32-foot clear heights, 10,000 square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of showroom space. Dallas-based Loloi Rugs is family-owned and -led and has been in operation since 2004. The textile company produces rugs, pillows and throws.