Industrial

Columbia’s Turbocharged Manufacturing Renaissance is Alive and Well in 2019

by Alex Tostado August 12, 2019

There is a lot of buzz about the dominance of e-commerce and its effects on the industrial market. Columbia has its fair share of retailers with e-commerce distribution facilities as Amazon, The Home Depot and Target all have major distribution centers in the Midlands region of South Carolina. However, retail distribution is not the main driver of this industrial market. The heart and soul of the central South Carolina industrial market is manufacturing. Manufacturing properties make up approximately 35 percent of the 70 million square feet of industrial product in the Columbia metropolitan statistical area. While the balance of space is classified as warehouse/distribution, a large portion of that is used to service manufacturers, pushing the total amount of manufacturing-related space well above 50 percent. Since 2013, the pace of South Carolina’s manufacturing job growth has been four times faster than the national growth rate. This manufacturing renaissance has created demand for Class B multipurpose buildings that have manufacturing infrastructure, such as heavy electric services, cranes, HVAC and support facilities including locker rooms, restrooms, cafeteria and parking to handle larger employee requirements. In the 1970s and 1980s, industrial buildings constructed in central South Carolina were part manufacturing facility and part …

August 12, 2019

Industrial Market Reports Washington Western Western Market Reports

Seattle’s Demographics, Economy Make It Attractive to Industrial Users

by Taylor Williams August 10, 2019

Seattle has always been a strong industrial market, known for its busy ports and, more recently, its position as one of the most successful tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley. As the global economy continues to shift toward the Internet of things (IoT), Seattle industrial space is catapulting into a new category of demand. That growth is spurred on by companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Google, which continue to expand their footprints here and generate a growing inflow of technology, population and industrial requirements. The ports of Seattle and Tacoma were ranked among the busiest in the nation at the end of 2018. They collectively processed nearly 3 million TEUs (or 20-foot equivalent shipping container unit) in volume. Year-over-year, Seattle’s TEU has also grown by 27.5 percent, one of the fastest growth rates of all U.S ports. This activity has kept the Puget Sound industrial vacancy rate at 4.9 percent as of the second quarter of 2019. Industrial inventory in close-in areas of South Seattle like the Georgetown submarket has tightened to an even lower 1 percent vacancy rate. Rents, meanwhile, have increased north of $1.20 per square foot as more and more buildings are converted to creative office and …

August 10, 2019

Industrial Loans Texas

JLL Arranges $200.6M Credit Facility for Industrial Portfolio in Texas

by Taylor Williams August 9, 2019

HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a $200.6 million, seven-year credit facility for a portfolio of industrial properties located throughout the four major markets of Texas. The Class A portfolio, which was fully leased at closing time, spans 18 single-tenant properties totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet. Thirteen of the assets are in Houston industrial markets, with two each in Austin and Dallas markets and one property in San Antonio. Tyler Ford and Tolu Akindele of JLL handled the transaction on behalf of the owner and borrower, Welcome Group LLC through Global Atlantic Financial Group. The parties involved in the deal could not disclose what the funds would be used for.

August 9, 2019

Development Industrial Texas

Hillwood to Develop Two Industrial Spec Buildings Totaling 1.3 MSF in Fort Worth

by Taylor Williams August 9, 2019

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood will develop two speculative industrial buildings totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet at its 26,000-acre AlllianceTexas development in Fort Worth. Alliance Center North 7 will offer 810,908 square feet in Fort Worth, and Alliance Northport 2 will total 459,762 square feet in Northlake. Both buildings are located in Denton County with direct access to Interstate 35 West. Hillwood will start construction on these new facilities in September, with completion scheduled for mid-2020. Both facilities will include 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock configuration, onsite trailer storage and adjacent land for expansion. In addition, the properties will offer proximity to Interstate 35, State Highway 114 and the ground hubs of FedEx and UPS.

August 9, 2019

Industrial Loans Texas

NKF Arranges Refinancing of 221,763 SF Industrial Flex Portfolio in Houston

by Taylor Williams August 9, 2019

HOUSTON — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Enterprise Park and Town & Country Center, two industrial properties totaling 221,763 square feet in Houston. Enterprise Park is located on the city’s southwest side and spans 153,835 square feet across 14 buildings. Town & Country Center is located on the city’s west side and comprises 67,928 square feet across three buildings. Spencer Hough and Tip Strickland of NKF arranged the financing through Reinsurance Group of America Inc. on behalf of private investor CPM Holdings LLC. The transaction was executed via a 1031 exchange.

August 9, 2019

Acquisitions Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Logistics Property Co. Acquires Infill Site in DuPage County, Plans 274,855 SF Industrial Development

by Kristin Harlow August 9, 2019

ADDISON, ILL. — Logistics Property Co. (LPC) has acquired a 15-acre infill site in Addison within DuPage County. LPC plans to develop two industrial facilities totaling 274,855 square feet. Known as Swift & Lake, the site is situated on the southeast corner of Swift Road and Lake Street. Construction will commence immediately with delivery slated for the second quarter of 2020. Doug Pilcher of Cushman & Wakefield will market the properties for lease.

August 9, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Michigan Midwest

Reichle Klein Group Arranges $1.3M Sale of Industrial Building in Dearborn, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow August 9, 2019

DEARBORN, MICH. — Reichle Klein Group has arranged the sale of a 57,846-square-foot industrial building in Dearborn for $1.3 million. The manufacturing facility sits on 3.5 acres at 6340 Miller Road. Lynette Reichle and Wyen Koan of Reichle Klein Group represented the seller, Nopac LLC. Hussein Bazzi of Real Estate One represented the buyer, Dearborn-based Dabazzi Properties LLC.

August 9, 2019

Acquisitions Industrial Office Texas

JLL Negotiates Sale of 1.1 MSF Office, Industrial Campus, 95 Acres in Austin

by Taylor Williams August 8, 2019

AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Research Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot office and industrial campus located within Austin’s Silicon Hills neighborhood. The sale included approximately 95 acres of undeveloped land on the city’s northwest side. Originally part of a 466-acre tract owned by Texas Instruments, Research Park includes 1 million square feet of manufacturing space that is leased to a subsidiary of Flex Ltd., a global electronics manufacturing firm. JLL marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Equity Commonwealth. Parmer Innovation Centers, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Karlin Real Estate, purchased the assets.

August 8, 2019

Acquisitions Arizona Industrial Western

Westcore Properties Acquires 379,828 SF Industrial Property in Phoenix

by Amy Works August 8, 2019

PHOENIX — Westcore Properties has purchased a newly built industrial building, located at 8001 W. Buckeye Road in southwest Phoenix. A joint venture between Phoenix-based Wentworth Property Co. and a private real estate fund managed by Dallas-based Crow Holdings Capital sold the property for an undisclosed price. The cross-dock building features 379,828 square feet of Class A industrial space, ESFR sprinklers, 60-foot speed bays, 36-foot clear heights and ample dock-high loading. Additionally, the site features all-concrete truck yards, trailer parking, multiple ingress and egress points and proximity to Phoenix’s main east-west transportation, I-10 and the soon-to-be-completed Loop 202. Westcore plans to immediately build out approximately 3,800 square feet of office space within the building shell, paint the interior warehouse walls and install various warehouse improvements to allow for immediate occupancy. The building can be configured for a single tenant or up to three tenants. Will Strong of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while Westcore was self-represented in the deal. Mike Haenel, Andy Markham and Phil Haenel of Cushman & Wakefield will handle the leasing on behalf of Westcore.

August 8, 2019

Development Illinois Industrial Midwest

Meridian Design Build Breaks Ground on 358,879 SF Spec Industrial Building in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow August 8, 2019

CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 358,879-square-foot speculative industrial building on behalf of NorthPoint Development in Chicago. The new facility will be situated on a 31.1-acre site at 12144 S. Ave. O on the city’s southeast side. Plans call for a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 257 auto parking stalls, 106 trailer parking stalls and up to 92 loading docks. The project will be the first building in NorthPoint’s 200-acre Avenue O Industrial Park, a 2.3 million-square-foot master-planned development. The site was previously home to the Republic Steel mill. The project team includes StudioNorth Architecture and Jacob & Hefner Associates.

August 8, 2019

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