FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — A partnership between Pennsylvania-based Endurance Real Estate Group and Texas-based Thackeray Partners has sold Penn Logistics at Bucks, a 240,358-square-foot industrial complex in Fairless Hills, located in between Philadelphia and Trenton. The sales price was $18 million. The four-building property was built between 1968 and 1970 and features 24-foot clear heights, 42 dock doors and proximity to Interstates 295 and 95. Michael Hines, Brad Ruppel, Brian Fiumara and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. — CBRE has negotiated a 95,808-square-foot industrial lease at 79 Thomas McGovern Drive in Jersey City, a western suburb of New York City. The property sits on five acres and offers 36-foot clear heights, 87 parking spaces, 2,000 square feet of office space and an ESFR sprinkler system. Thomas Monahan, Stephen D’Amato, Larry Schiffenhaus, Anastasia Lazarides, Lauren Hageman, Gerard Monahan and Brian Fiumara of CBRE represented the landlord, California-based CT Realty, in the lease negotiations. The tenant, an undisclosed international e-commerce firm, will occupy the entirety of the building.
KEYPORT, N.J. — Pennsylvania-based automotive parts supplier Best Line Equipment has acquired a 73,468-square-foot industrial complex in Keyport, located in coastal New Jersey, for $5 million. The property spans 14 acres and offers proximity to the Garden State Parkway and Newark Liberty International Airport. The seller was Fragrance Resources Inc.
Western Studio Services Sells 189,000 SF Creative Office, Industrial Campus in Los Angeles
by Amy Works
LOS ANGELES — Western Studio Services has completed the disposition of its creative office and industrial campus at 4561 Colorado Blvd. in Los Angeles. A joint venture between Captiva Partners, Avalon Investment Co. and a private investor acquired the asset for an undisclosed price. The front 146,000-square-foot building has a mid-century modern design with two-story offices, ample warehouse space and a third-level upper deck and community room. The rear 43,000-square-foot facility features an open, clear-span footprint with high ceiling clearance. The seller formerly occupied the property. Matt Dierckman, David Harding, Greg Geraci and Billy Walk of CBRE represented the buyer and seller in the deal.
SAN DIEGO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of Morena Storage, a self-storage facility located in central San Diego’s Morena District. Sherman Street Ventures, the original developer of the property, sold the asset to Invesco Real Estate, in partnership with Baranof Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The buyers plan to maintain the property’s name, Morena Storage. Located adjacent to interstates 5 and 8, the 108,700-square-foot Morena Storage features 1,640 self-storage units. At the time of sale, the property was 90 percent occupied. Greg Wells of Cushman & Wakefield’s Self Storage Advisory Group, along with Bryce Aberg, Zachary Harman and Brant Aberg of the firm’s Industrial/Capital Markets Group, represented the seller in the deal.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of an industrial building located at 6615 W. Boston St. in Chandler. Ivanhoe/Evergreen acquired the asset from Cabot Properties for $9.2 million. The 96,000-square-foot property features 4,405 square feet of office space, 22-foot clear heights, 11 dock-high doors, one grade-level door and up to 189 parking spaces. At the time of sale, Advanced Circuits and a second tenant fully occupied the property. Jackie Orcutt, John Grady and Jonathan Teeter of CBRE represented both parties in the transaction.
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. — Sansone Group plans to develop Tradition Commerce Park, a 3.2 million-square-foot light industrial and distribution center in Port St. Lucie. The St. Louis-based developer entered into an agreement with the Port St. Lucie City Council to acquire 300 acres for the property, which is situated at the northwest corner of Southwest Becker Street and Interstate 95. Sansone expects to break ground by the end of 2020 and deliver Phase I by the third quarter of 2021. Development of Phases II and III will depend on market conditions, according to Peter Crane, regional director of Sansone Florida. Sansone paid the City of Port St. Lucie $5 million for the 63 acres needed for Phase I and will pay $82,764 and $87,120 per acre for the land needed for Phases II and III, respectively. Crane and Alex Pappas of Sansone, along with Lee & Associates, represented the developer in the land transaction.
LOXLEY, ALA. — Aldi will develop a regional office and distribution center in Loxley. The facility will serve Aldi grocery stores in southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Louisiana. Details of the building were not disclosed, but multiple media outlets report the property will span 564,000 square feet upon completion. Aldi operates 180 stores in Florida and Alabama. The German-based grocer plans to break ground on the distribution center in 2021. The exact location of the facility was not disclosed. but Loxley is located 22 miles east of Mobile and 40 miles west of Pensacola, Fla. Aldi plans to open 70 stores nationwide by the end of 2020.
North American Properties Acquires 21 Acres in Florida’s Space Coast for Industrial, Office Development
by Alex Tostado
TITUSVILLE, FLA. — North American Properties (NAP) has acquired 21 acres in Titusville to develop industrial and office space. Phase I of the project will include 135,000 square feet of commercial space spread across multiple buildings. DAG Architects is the designer, NAI Talcor is handling sales and leasing, The Taproot Agency is serving as an advisor, Collins Brown Barkett Chartered is providing legal counsel and Atkins is the civil engineer. NAP expects to have Phase I ready to lease in the next 12 months, according to Shawn McIntyre, NAP Florida managing partner. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. The land is situated on the southeast corner of U.S. Highway 1 and NASA Causeway, seven miles west of the Kennedy Space Center. This is the first project in Florida’s Space Coast for the Cincinnati-based developer, which was attracted to the area’s concentration of global aerospace giants such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance.
FALL RIVER, MASS. — Boston-based investment firm Rhino Capital Advisors has purchased a 200,000-square-foot data center located in the southern Massachusetts city of Fall River. Rhino Capital is acquiring the center in a sale-leaseback deal in which the seller has committed to a new 10-year lease at the newly built property. Brett Paulsrud and Madeline Joyce of JLL arranged a $10.3 million acquisition loan through Cambridge Savings Bank on behalf of the new ownership.