SAN DIEGO — Stos Partners, in a joint venture with Boston-based Long Wharf Capital, has purchased an industrial property located in San Diego’s Miramar submarket. A private seller sold the asset for $11 million. Located at 9431 Dowdy Drive, the property features 55,000 square feet of industrial space. The property was 100 occupied the time of sale. Current tenants include a print and sign company and Maketory, a manufacturing co-working facility that offers membership-based, multi-discipline manufacturing workspace. Marc Lipschitz of Compass represented Stos Partners in the deal.
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BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Ready Capital has closed a $14 million refinancing for an industrial property located in Broomfield. The undisclosed sponsor will use loan proceeds for capital expenditures and tenant costs needed to lease up the 140,000-square-foot, Class A asset. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a floating rate, 36-month term, two extension options and flexible pre-payment. Additionally, the financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs.
The Charlotte industrial market continues to see strong construction activity, as developers look to tap into demand for modern space. Approximately 12.7 million square feet has been delivered in the last two years, most notably in the Cabarrus County, Stateline and Airport/West submarkets. Overall construction in the pipeline jumped by 32 percent from third-quarter 2019 to fourth-quarter 2019, reaching 7.2 million square feet. As the first quarter of 2020 takes shape, this development expansion should continue, with an expected 7 million square feet of additional deliveries by year-end. Overall leasing activity in Cabarrus County was strong in 2019, with vacancy declining from 15 percent to 11 percent, which is notable given the 4 million square feet of construction seen in that submarket in the past two years. The Cabarrus County vacancy rate is set to decline significantly when two large deals, totaling more than 800,000 square feet, are factored into the statistics. Once Pactiv (441,000 square feet) and Reynolds (360,000 square feet) are incorporated into the research, the rate will decline to 5.7 percent, as we expected going into year-end. This activity will quickly tighten up the submarket and will open the door for new development. The recent high vacancy …
Partnership Breaks Ground on 158,886 SF Spec Industrial Building in Upstate South Carolina
by Alex Tostado
PIEDMONT, S.C. — A partnership between Atlanta-based TPA Group, Greenville-based Appian Investments and Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos. has broken ground on Grove Reserve, a 158,886-square-foot, speculative industrial building in Piedmont. The building will feature 30-foot clear heights, 60-foot speed bays, a 135-foot truck court, 34 dock doors, more than 150 parking spaces, ESFR sprinklers and LED lighting. The asset is situated within Augusta Grove Business Park, a 1,100-acre industrial park located nine miles south of downtown Greenville. The developers expect to deliver Grove Reserve this fall. Wakefield Beasley & Associates is the architect, BlueWATER Civil Design is the civil engineer and Harper Corp. is the general contractor. Grice Hunt, Clay Williams and Ford Borders of NAI Earle Furman are handling the leasing efforts.
IRVING — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated a 67,200-square-foot industrial lease extension at Freeport/Royal Trade Center, located at 8600 N. Royal Lane in Irving. According to commercialcafé.com, the property was built on 5.8 acres in 1997 and includes office space. John Wolf of NKF represented the tenant, Siemens Real Estate Inc., in the lease negotiations. Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Goldstar Investments.
ENNIS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 62,500-square-foot industrial asset occupied by Party Supplies Group in Ennis, a southern suburb of Dallas. The property was built on 2.1 acres in 1962. Adam Abushagur and Cliff Zimmerman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were private investors that requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 49,100-square-foot industrial property located at 10000 W. Airport Blvd. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property was built on 5.8 acres in 1980. Chris Caudill and Griff Bandy of NAI Partners represented the seller, SES Properties LLC, in the transaction. Tiffany Sebastian of RE/max Vintage represented the buyer, Classic Chevrolet of Sugar Land.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — NavPoint Real Estate Group has negotiated the sale of a multi-tenant office, flex and R&D investment asset in Broomfield. Silverwood Investments sold the property to 295 Interlocken Boulevard LLC for $11.2 million. Built 1965 on 5.5 acres, the single-story building features 65,000 square feet of multi-tenant flex space. At the time of sale, the property was leased to a variety of tenants in the technology, food and transportation industries. The property is located at 295 Interlocken Blvd. Matt Call of NavPoint Real Estate Group represented the seller, while Eric Rutherford of WK Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of 1717 W. Harvester Road, a 465,940-square-foot industrial facility in West Chicago. The sales price was undisclosed. Situated on 30.5 acres, the property features a clear height of 25 feet, 145 car parking stalls, 23 loading docks and four drive-in doors. It is fully leased to two tenants. Boston-based Plymouth Industrial REIT purchased the asset. Jeff Devine and Steve Disse of Colliers represented the institutional seller.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 37-property, 5.5 million-square-foot industrial portfolio spanning 16 counties in South Carolina. The portfolio was 83 percent leased to 57 tenants at the time of sale. Chuck Salley, Dave Mathews, Thomas Beard and John Peebles of Colliers International’s Columbia office represented the buyer, Cleveland-based Weston Inc., in the transaction. The seller was Reger Holdings LLC. The sales price and specific property details were not disclosed. According to CoStar Group, the transaction volume accounts for the largest single acquisition of properties within South Carolina in the past 10 years. Weston hired Colliers International | South Carolina and Columbia-based LCK Construction Services to handle brokerage, marketing, accounting, property management and project management for the portfolio, which includes a team of 40 professionals across Colliers’ Columbia, Charleston, Greenville and Spartanburg offices.