Industrial

HANAHAN, S.C. — JLL has arranged the $35.5 million sale of a new 313,650-square-foot distribution and light assembly center in Hanahan, a northern suburb of Charleston. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), a U.S. government contractor, occupies the entire space on a triple net lease. The center is situated on 23.1 acres at 7413 Magi Road. It was delivered in June and features a minimum 32-foot clear height, ESFR sprinkler system, fully conditioned warehouse and tilt-up concrete construction with a glass-lined facade. Patrick Nally, Chris Norvell and Mike Massardo of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between North Signal Capital and a fund managed by Westport Capital Partners LLC, in the transaction. San Francisco-based Stockbridge purchased the building.

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SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Agricultural machinery company Alo will invest $6 million for a new distribution facility in Simpsonville. Alo will create 44 jobs over the next five years at the facility. Alo’s operations will include the distribution of farming equipment manufactured by the company at multiple global locations, steel fabrication of made-to-order mounting kits for the agricultural equipment and assembly of products and hydraulic kits. Distribution will be mainly for the U.S. market. The new facility will be located at 130 Monroe Drive, 15 miles south of Inland Port Greer and 12 miles southeast of downtown Greenville. Alo expects to open the new facility in October.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Commercial real estate loan originations rose 12 percent in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations. The industrial sector climbed 73 percent in loan originations, followed by healthcare (41 percent) and hotels (14 percent). Retail and multifamily both saw increases (9 percent each), while the dollar volume of office property loans was unchanged. “The momentum seen in 2018’s record year of borrowing and lending continued in the first quarter of this year,” said Jamie Woodwell, MBA’s vice president of commercial real estate research. “First-quarter volumes were higher for nearly every property type, and double-digit growth in loan volume for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led the increase among capital sources. Low interest rates and strong property values continue to make commercial real estate an attractive market for borrowers.” While loan volumes ticked up, acquisitions across the four major property types fell 9 percent, says MBA. Apartment sales were roughly flat from last year, while office, retail and industrial property sales fell from 14 to 16 percent. The capitalization rates were flat from 2018 for industrial, retail and …

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WALLER, TEXAS — NRG Manufacturing, a division of AFGlobal Corp., will open a 238,900-square-foot campus within Waller Industrial Park, located on the northwestern outskirts of Houston. NRG has partnered with Houston- and Dallas-based developer Archway Properties to renovate an existing 144,500-square-foot warehouse and office facility and to build a 94,400-square-foot manufacturing and testing center. The latter is under construction and is expected to be complete in November. Don Dennis and Ben Allen of Archway’s advisory division represented the landlord, GeoSouthern Intermediate Holdings, in the lease negotiations.

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SPRING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Redline Storage, a 145-unit self-storage facility located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. The property spans 28,248 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a limited liability company based in the area. Redline Storage was close to full occupancy at the time of sale.

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DALLAS, FORT WORTH AND GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Locally based private equity investment firm MoxieBridge has acquired a 168,600-square-foot industrial portfolio in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, spans seven buildings in Dallas, Fort Worth and Grand Prairie that were built between 2006 and 2009. Combined, the properties offer 560 trailer parking spaces and 34 tenant suites. With this acquisition, MoxieBridge now owns more than 1.3 million square feet of commercial and residential space in Dallas and Houston.

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FORNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Town & Country Self-Storage, a 204-unit facility in Forney, located east of Dallas. The facility spans 20,311 net rentable square feet. Roger Hendricks of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Hendricks also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.

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LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Goodman Group has acquired two industrial estates totaling 127 acres in Southern California. The acquisitions are the 90-acre former Boeing C-17 manufacturing plant in Long Beach, which has been renamed Goodman Commerce Center Long Beach, and a 37-acre former distribution center in Los Angeles renamed Goodman Commerce Center Los Angeles. Brett Hardy, Todd Anderson and Jeff Read of Newmark Knight Frank represented Boeing in the Long Beach deal. David Norrie of CBRE brokered the transaction of the Los Angeles property. The prices were not disclosed.

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SANTA TERESA, N.M. — JLL has arranged the sale of 150 Earhardt Way, a 92,325-square-foot, three-tenant industrial building located in Santa Teresa, 13 miles northeast of El Paso, Texas. JLL’s Zane Marcell and Dustin Volz led efforts on behalf of the seller, GBP Santa Teresa LLC. JLL retained Adin Brown of Sonny Brown Real Estate as a local market expert in the transaction. The asset is 100 percent leased to three tenants and was sold to investment group BRI Earhardt LP. The price was not disclosed. The property is located in the Santa Teresa Intermodal Park adjacent to the Doña Ana International Airport and the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal.

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NEW YORK CITY — W.P. Carey, a publicly traded REIT specializing in sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and single-tenant net-leased properties, has completed the $70 million sale-leaseback of a food production and distribution plant in New York City. The seller and tenant was an undisclosed provider of ice cream and beverage products that has used the 400,000-square-foot property as its headquarters and primary production facility since it was founded. The tenant is under a triple-net lease with a term of 25 years.

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