DES PLAINES, ILL. AND DUBLIN, OHIO — NorthMarq has arranged $16.9 million in acquisition financing for two flex industrial properties in Illinois and Ohio. Jeff Frankel of NorthMarq arranged both fixed-rate loans with Ready Capital Structured Finance. The first is a three-building property spanning 140,134 square feet in Des Plaines, a northwestern suburb of Chicago. The second is a three-building property totaling 124,929 square feet in Dublin, a northern suburb of Columbus. The Des Plaines property was 94 percent occupied at the time of acquisition, while the Dublin asset was 80 percent occupied.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the Hanson portfolio, a collection of three industrial buildings totaling 213,370 square feet in El Paso. The sale included 35 acres of developable land. Arturo De la Mora of CBRE represented the seller, private investor Russell Hanson, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between Massachusetts-based Equity Industrial Partners and New York City-based Raith Capital Partners.
HIALEAH, FLA. — Cargill has signed a 70,000-square-foot industrial lease within Building E in Beacon Logistics Park in Hialeah. The industrial park will span 1.3 million square feet upon completion. A joint venture between Codina Partners and USAA Real Estate is developing the 146,021-square-foot Building E, which features a non-shared truck court and a building depth of 160 feet with a 60-foot speed bay. The Minnesota-based meat and grain supplier is the first tenant to sign a lease within the property, which is situated at NW 145th Place and NW 107th Avenue, 23 miles northwest of downtown Miami. RLC Architects designed the industrial park, and Rycon Construction Inc. is the general contractor for Building E.
NORWALK, CONN. — Talonvest Capital Inc., a California-based self-storage advisory firm, has arranged a $16.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of Secure Self Storage, a 766-unit facility in Norwalk, an eastern suburb of Stamford. A Midwest-based bank provided the 42-month loan, which carried 36 months of interest-only payments. Located at 587 Connecticut Ave., the property totals 72,490 square feet. Eric Snyder, Kim Bishop and Jim Davis led the Talonvest team that arranged the loan. A joint venture between TVG Partners and Clark Investment Group was the borrower.
MARION, FINDLAY, OTTAWA AND CLYDE, OHIO — Whirlpool has entered into a $178.9 million sale-leaseback agreement for a 3.1 million-square-foot industrial portfolio largely in the state of Ohio. In addition to four distribution centers in Ohio (Marion, Findlay, Ottawa and Clyde), the portfolio includes one manufacturing facility in Tennessee and two office buildings in Italy. Bruce Westwood-Booth, Guy Ponticiello, Maury Vanden Eykel and Kyle Sals of CBRE represented Whirlpool in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed. Corporate clients with multi-continent real estate holdings are entering into more sale-leaseback deals today, according to Westwood-Booth.
CAMARILLO, CALIF. — STAG Industrial has completed the disposition of two freestanding industrial buildings in Camarillo for $88 million. An undisclosed Southern California-based real estate investment and development company acquired the assets. John DeGrinis, Patrick DuRoss and Jeff Abraham of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller, while DeGrinis, DuRoss, Abraham, Kevin Shannon, Jim Linn, Bret Hardy and Andrew Briner, also of NKF, represented the buyer in the transaction. Located at 3001 Mission Oaks Blvd., the 308,780-square-foot asset features 28- to 30-foot clearances, 23 dock-high positions with the potential for 15 additional doors, a 14,540-square-foot office space, ESFR sprinklers and ample parking. The second property is a 425,039-square-foot building located at 3175 Mission Oaks Blvd. that features 30- to 35-foot clear heights, 31 dock-high loading doors, 19,680 square feet of office space, ESFR sprinklers and parking.
FEDERAL WAY AND AUBURN, WASH. — Ready Capital has closed $13.2 million in financing for the recapitalization, renovation and stabilization of an industrial/flex portfolio located in Federal Way and Auburn, located in metro Seattle. The assets offer approximately 138,000 square feet of Class B industrial and flex space. Proceeds will be used for the recapitalization of funds, capital improvements, tenant leasing costs, and interest and operating shortfalls. The non-recourse, floating-rate loan features a 36-month term, two extension options, flexible pre-payment and collateral release provisions.
EL PASO, TEXAS AND SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO — CBRE has negotiated the sale of the IDI Logistics portfolio, a collection of 20 buildings totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet in El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Seventeen of the buildings are located in El Paso and three are located in Santa Teresa. The portfolio was 96.4 percent occupied at the time of sale. William Caparis, Andres Sandoval and Jonathan Bryan of CBRE represented Atlanta-based IDI Logistics in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between Massachusetts-based Equity Industrial Partners and New York City-based Raith Capital Partners.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Allied Stone Inc., a provider of quartz, granite and marble countertops, has signed a 226,000-square-foot industrial lease at Eagle Park 20/35 in the southern Dallas suburb of DeSoto. The building spans 454,408 square feet, is situated off Interstate 35 and features a cross-dock configuration with 32-foot clear heights. Matt Dornak and Drew Feagin of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Ridgeline Property Group, in the lease negotiations.
WESTBROOK, CONN. — Lyman Real Estate has negotiated a 4,000-square-foot industrial lease in Westbrook, located approximately 30 miles east of New Haven. Septic system servicer Skips Wastewater Services plans to occupy the space at 132 Cross Road beginning in March. Ron Lyman of Lyman Real Estate represented Skips Wastewater in the lease negotiations. Lyman also represented the landlord, 132 Cross Road LLC.