BARTLETT, ILL. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 50,080-square-foot warehouse in Bartlett for an undisclosed price. Located in Brewster Creek Business Park, the property sits on 2.8 acres at 1291 Humbracht Circle. Built in 2003, the facility features a clear height of 24 feet and 66 car parking spaces. Bremskerl, a Germany-based producer of abrasives for industrial applications, occupies the facility for its North American headquarters. John D’Orazio of Colliers represented the private seller in the transaction. Cabot Properties purchased the property.
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CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 718-unit self-storage facility in Clifton Heights, a western suburb of Philadelphia. The property comprises 82,116 rentable square feet with 590 climate-controlled units and 128 non-climate-controlled units. Units range from 18 to 320 square feet. Mike Mele, Robert Bloch and Noah Obuchowski of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an affiliate of Vertical Fields Capital LLC, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. CubeSmart has been retained as a third-party manager. More than 200,000 people with an average household income in excess of $80,000 live within a three-mile radius of the property.
AUBURN, MASS. — The F.W. Webb Co., a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating and cooling products, has purchased a 75,000-square-foot industrial building at 33 Sword St. in Auburn, just west of Worcester. The property, which fetched a sales price of about $4.4 million, is situated on three acres and was formerly owned by Imperial Distributors, which services non-food merchandisers that sell products in grocery stores. David Stubblebine and James Stubblebine of The Stubblebine Co., a brokerage firm active throughout New England, negotiated the transaction.
CHINO, CALIF. — SteelCo USA has purchased a manufacturing facility located at 13900 Sycamore Way in Chino. A private individual sold the property for $10.7 million. Built in 1986, the 68,175-square-foot facility features 10,116 square feet of office space, 26-foot minimum clear height and eight ground-level drive-in doors with 1.8 acres of excess land. The property will serve as SteelCo USA’s sixth facility in the Inland Empire. West Coast Steel divisions include SteelCo USA, Great Pacific Elbow, Mission Metals and Deluxe Building Products. Tim Pimentel, Chuck Belden and Kyle Kehner of Cushman & Wakefield’s Ontario, Calif., office represented SteelCo USA, while David Nguyen of Lee & Associates and Brad Yates of Colliers International represented the seller in the transaction.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has brokered the sale of a 42,050-square-foot industrial facility located at 3600 S. Thomas Road in Oklahoma City. The sales price was approximately $2.9 million. Jason Hammock, Caitlin Mazaheri and John Lenochan of CBRE represented the seller, Abadan Properties LLC, in the transaction. Brett Price of Newmark Knight Frank represented the buyer, OKC Thomas Road Industrial LLC.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Silgan Containers has inked a deal to lease 525,000 square feet at an industrial building in Kenosha. The facility, known as Zilber Industrial 1, is located within Kenosha Corporate Park and owned by Zilber Property Group. Silgan, a metal food packaging provider, is scheduled to begin operations at the facility this month. Scott Furmanski of CBRE represented Silgan in the lease transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber, in partnership with Whit Heitman and Sam Badger of CBRE, represented Zilber.
NAI Mertz Brokers $25.5M Sale of Industrial Building Near Port of Savannah, Arranges Logistics Firm’s 356,831 SF Lease
by Alex Tostado
POOLER, GA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the $25.5 million sale of 200 S.H. Morgan Parkway, an industrial building situated within Prologis Savannah Logistics Center. Scott Mertz of NAI Mertz represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction. Mertz also represented Pioneer Logistics Systems, a start-up logistics firm, in signing a 356,831-square foot lease within the building. Pioneer Logistics Systems is based in East Rutherford, N.J., and specializes in print and media industries. Prologis Savannah Logistics Center is a 252-acre industrial park located near Interstate 95 and about 10 miles west of the Port of Savannah. Other tenants at the industrial park include FedEx, Home Décor and Matson Logistics.
CITY OF INDUSTRY AND SUN VALLEY, CALIF. — Rexford Industrial Realty has acquired two industrial properties in Southern California for $34.5 million. The company purchased a 190,900-square-foot industrial property at 218 S. Turnbull Canyon Road in City of Industry for $27.1 million, or $142 per square foot. Situated on 8.8 acres, the property was fully leased to a single tenant at a below-market rent. The facility features 30-foot clear heights, 44 dock doors and ESFR fire sprinklers. Additionally, Rexford Industrial acquired an asset located at 9750 San Fernando Road in Sun Valley for $7.4 million, or $63 per square foot. The fully leased, paved site features 35,624 square feet of improvements on 2.7 acres, with significant outdoor storage space and potential for future development of a new distribution building. Year-to-date, Rexford has acquired $463 million in assets.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Steelcase Inc., a manufacturer of furniture for the office, hospitality and education sectors, has signed a 618,000-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The company will occupy the entirety of the space at 1050 and 1150 Luna Road, a facility that Atlanta-based Core5 Industrial Partners built on a speculative basis. Mark Miller and Dave Peterson of NAI Robert Lynn, along with Arie Saloman of NAI Puget Sound negotiated the transaction on behalf of Steelcase. Rick Medinis and Tyson Erwin, also with NAI Robert Lynn, represented the landlord. Steelcase expects to assume occupancy of the new space, which features 32- to 36-foot clear heights and proximity to several major thoroughfares, this summer. Steelcase also plans to hire approximately 400 seasonal employees this year and recently acquired manufacturing space in Plano that was occupied by one of its competitors, Smith System Manufacturing Co.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — The City of Mesquite, located east of Dallas, has approved a change in zoning for the development of Urban District 30, an 80-acre industrial park that will be located near Interstate 30 and Republic Parkway. The project, which will be built on spec by Urban Logistics Realty, will ultimately encompass more than 979,000 square feet of industrial space across five buildings. The developer also expects that the project, which carries a $71 million price tag, will generate more than 500 new jobs in Mesquite. Discussions for economic incentives between the developer and the city’s economic development department are still ongoing, but both sides hope to be able to break ground before the end of the year.