DALLAS — Curtis Specialized Moving & Storage has renewed and expanded its industrial lease in Dallas’ South Stemmons submarket. The locally based company renewed its 43,200-square-foot lease at 460 W. Mockingbird Lane and leased an additional 40,500 square feet of neighboring space at Mockingbird Place. Brock Wilson and Joe Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, a private equity firm based in New York, in the lease negotiations. David Easterling of CBRE represented the tenant.
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NEWBERG, ORE. — Portland, Ore.-based Norris & Stevens has brokered the sale of an industrial building located at 2751 NE Wynooski St. in Newberg, approximately 30 miles southwest of Portland. The buyer, 2751 Wynooski Street LLC, acquired the property for $2.6 million. Oregon Mattress, a mattress manufacturing business, formerly occupied the 31,265-square-foot property, which is situated on 1.7 acres. The buyer plans to occupy the asset for its business, Southtown Glass. Todd VanDomelen of Norris & Stevens represented the sellers, Thomas A. Walker, Melissa A. Walker, David R. Walker and Judy Walker, in the transaction. Mike Mosar of Mosar Commercial Properties represented the buyer.
FRANKLIN, N.J. — Canadian developer BentallGreenOak has acquired a 925,000-square-foot industrial facility in Franklin, approximately 50 miles northwest of New York City. Located at 50 Veronica Ave., the facility was fully leased to LG Electronics USA at the time of sale. The building features a clear height of 40 feet, 170 trailer parking spots, 159 dock positions, four drive-in ramps and 394 car spaces. It offers convenient access to the New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 287. LG Electronics USA signed a seven-year lease of the entire building in April. Gary Gabriel, Andrew Merin and Kyle Schmidt of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a partnership between Crow Holdings Industrial and The Carlyle Group, in the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Fine arts logistics company Maquette has signed a 47,850-square-foot industrial lease expansion for its headquarters in Queens. The lease expands Maquette’s existing lease to a total of 95,700 square feet. The space is located within the 275,000-square-foot Matsil warehouse and office building at 48-49 35th St. in the Long Island City submarket. Other tenants at the property include Motorola and Ralph Lauren. Forrest Mas and Chris Pachios represented the landlord, North River Co., internally. The lease was negotiated directly with the tenant.
SAN ANTONIO — Brookwood Properties LLC plans to open a three-story self-storage facility located at 4618 San Pedro Ave. in San Antonio this month. The property will span 119,000 square feet and feature 900 controlled-climate units. New York-based self-storage REIT Life Storage will operate the facility. Baton Rouge, La.-based Brookwood Properties broke ground on the building in June 2019. The project team includes Baton Rouge-based general contractor Rosehill Construction and Wichita, Kan.-based architect Kaufman Design Group. The project is the 51st facility in the Brookwood Properties portfolio.
Colliers Brokers $7.2M Sale of Big Oaks Center Mixed-Use Property in Northern California
by Amy Works
CLEAR LAKE OAKS, CALIF. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Big Oaks Center, a mixed-use property located in Clear Lake Oaks in Northern California. Las Vegas-based Crystal View Capital sold the property to Redding, California-based Berg Family for $7.2 million. Totaling 98,811 square feet, Big Oaks Center features 78,845 square feet of self-storage space, 17,086 square feet of retail space and a 2,880-square-foot United States Postal Service location. Tom de Jong of Colliers International National Self Storage Group represented the seller in the deal. The purchase was partially completed via a 1031 exchange, with the balance financed by Five Star Bank.
COLUMBUS, OHIO — CRG is developing the Cubes at Rickenbacker, a 320,000-square-foot speculative distribution warehouse in Columbus, on behalf of an affiliate of Lexington Realty Trust. Contegra Construction Co. is the general contractor. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of this year. Situated in the Rickenbacker submarket of Columbus, the project is four miles from the Rickenbacker International Airport. The development will feature a clear height of 36 feet, 32 dock doors, two drive-in doors, a trailer lot and parking for 132 cars. Jeff Lyons and Joseph Kimener of CBRE will serve as leasing agents.
LIVONIA, MICH. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sales of two industrial buildings totaling nearly 250,000 square feet in Livonia, a western suburb of Detroit. Sales prices were undisclosed. In the first transaction, Anthony Avendt of Cushman & Wakefield represented Country Fresh in the sale of 31770 Enterprise Drive to Caresoft Global LLC. The 148,000-square-foot property, partially renovated in 2004, will be upgraded to meet the needs of the global technology and solutions company. In the second transaction, Avendt and colleague Evan Miller represented Livonia East Corporate Center in the disposition of 12622-645 Inkster Road, a 101,089-square-foot building. MobilityTRANS acquired the asset for its assembly and manufacturing operations. The property underwent renovations beginning last year.
Skyview Advisors Arranges Sale of 530-Unit Self-Storage Facility in Florida’s Space Coast
by Alex Tostado
TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Skyview Advisors has arranged the sale of Prestige Self Storage, a 530-unit, 57,600-square-foot facility in Titusville. The self-storage property is situated on five acres at 4706 S. Washington Ave., four miles south of downtown Titusville and 37 miles east of downtown Orlando. Zack Urow and Ryan Clark of Skyview Advisors represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Further details of the sale were not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — A&R Logistics Inc., a supply chain services provider to the chemical industry, has leased 133,333 square feet at AmeriPort Industrial Park in Baytown. The property is located at 703 Logistics Drive S. near Trinity Bay in metro Houston. Charles Fertitta Jr. of Colliers International represented A&R Logistics in the lease transaction. Robert Alinger, also with Colliers, represented the landlord, National Property Holdings. AmeriPort Industrial Park comprises 4 million square feet and sits on more than 1,000 acres. In addition to the Baytown facility, A&R Logistics is opening a new facility in Charleston, S.C., in September and another in Savannah, Ga., in December.