EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. — HDA Architects and Kadean Construction have completed a 768,678-square-foot speculative distribution center in Edwardsville near St. Louis. Known as Lakeview 5, the warehouse is designed for four tenants with office spaces at each corner of the building. This is the second distribution center that HDA has designed at Lakeview Commerce Center on behalf of Panattoni Development.
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Newport Beach, Calif.-based BKM Capital Partners, through its BKM Industrial Value Fund II, has acquired three industrial portfolios for a combined consideration of $138.7 million. The company purchased a two-property portfolio consisting of four buildings totaling 99,187 square feet in metro San Diego. 3G Properties sold the properties for $16.6 million. At the time of sale, the property was 96 percent occupied with rents that range from 20 percent to 39 percent below market rate. The properties include Del Abeto Commerce Center, located at 6325 and 6354 Corte del Abeto in Carlsbad, Calif.; and Waples Industrial Centre, located at 9540 and 9550 Waples St. in Sorrento Mesa, Calif. Mark Avilla at Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, while BKM was self-represented in the deal. BKM also acquired South Bay Portfolio, a five-building light industrial portfolio in Fremont, Calif., from Stockbridge for $49 million. Located at 48430-48490 Lakeview Blvd. and 48500-48560, 48400, 47745-47787 and 47703-47737 Fremont Blvd., the portfolio totals 221,651 square feet. At the time of sale, the portfolio was 94 percent occupied by a diverse range of 13 tenants with unit sizes ranging from 4,800 square feet to 42,500 square feet. Eastdil Secured represented the seller, …
GILBERT, ARIZ. — EastGroup Properties has acquired a 23.6-acre land site, located near Germann and Gilbert roads in Gilbert, from the Rockefeller Group for $6.4 million. The REIT plans to develop Gilbert Crossroads Business Park, a two-phase industrial park at the site. Slated to break ground in April, the first phase of the project will include the construction of a 58,000-square-foot building and an 82,000-square-foot facility. Both buildings are speculative development and available for lease. Paul Sieczkowski, Rob Martensen and Phil Breidenbach of Colliers International in Arizona negotiated the land sale. Colliers is also serving as exclusive leasing agent for the new project.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Soft-Tex International Inc., a global pillow and bedding supplier, has expanded its lease in North Charleston to fully occupy a 236,843-square-foot warehouse at 3191 Ashley Phosphate Road, about 15 miles north of the Port of Charleston. This is the fourth expansion in North Charleston for the Waterford, N.Y.-based company since 2013, when it occupied just 25,000 square feet of industrial space. Alan Bolduc, Courtney Marous, and Kathleen Isola of Avison Young represented the tenant in the lease agreement. Colliers International represented the undisclosed building owner.
ROCKFORD, ILL. — An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has acquired a former Bon-Ton distribution center located at 4650 Shepherd Trail in Rockford. The 517,000-square-foot facility features 25,000 square feet of office space, one drive-in door, 127 dock doors and a clear height of 26 feet. Phoenix plans to renovate the property in the coming months. River Valley Bank provided senior mortgage financing.
VISTA, CALIF. — Del Rey Avocado Co. has purchased an industrial property located at 1390 Engineer St. in Vista. Vista Carlsbad LLC sold the asset for $7.8 million. Situated in the North County Industrial Park, the 41,944-square-foot property features 24-foot to 28-foot clear heights, nine grade doors, four dock doors and a high-quality truck loading/circulation area. Based in Fallbrook, Calif., the family-run business has packed California avocados from San Diego to San Luis Obispo since 1969. Roger Carlson, Adam Molnar and Greg Lewis of CBRE represented the seller, while Robert Gunness, also of CBRE, represented the buyer in the deal.
When we last reported on the health of Oahu’s industrial market in December 2017, we offered rationale for a then 1.88 percent industrial vacancy rate. This was fueled by demand from contractors building large residential condo developments, the construction of a nearly $10 billion light rail system (voter approved at less than $5 billion), booming tourism and military sectors and large public infrastructure improvements. Oahu’s small 40.4-million-square-foot industrial market was under further compression as industrial product was being taken by the state to support rail construction, or lost due to high rise residential construction and the expansion of our main Honolulu harbor. A prohibitive industrial construction cost scale, which generally exceeds $125 per square foot for metal skin shell warehouse, had also slowed spec and build-to-suit construction. Fast forward to late 2018, and our statistics reflect an industrial vacancy rate bouncing off the bottom at just 2.02 percent. The monthly industrial base rent average is $1.20 per square foot and monthly operating expenses are $0.40 per square foot. This vacancy rate average reflects a small increase over the previous quarter as tenants scrape the bottom of the inventory barrel looking for suitable space. LoopNet cites six industrial availabilities of more …
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — NorthMarq has arranged a $4 million loan to refinance an 82,835-square-foot industrial facility in Hauppauge. The property is located at 90 Nicon Court. NorthMarq arranged the 10-year, permanent loan for the borrower, 90 Nicon Realty LLC, through lender Lincoln Financial Group. The non-recourse loan features a fixed interest rate of 4.33 percent and a 25-year amortization schedule. The building is currently fully occupied by W.B. Mason.
SAVANNAH, GA. — Americold, a global owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehouses, has acquired PortFresh Holdings for $35 million. PortFresh is a privately owned operator servicing produce mainly out of the Port of Savannah. Americold’s acquisition includes 163 acres of land adjacent to PortFresh’s Savannah site, on which, Americold plans to build an approximately 60,000-square-foot warehouse. The planned building is expected to feature 37,000 pallet positions, advanced blast freezing capabilities and space and infrastructure to support refrigerated-containerized trade. Atlanta-based Americold plans to open the facility in early 2020 and expects it to cost between $55 million and $65 million to develop.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 21,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2740 Global Parkway in Oklahoma City. The property is situated just off Interstate 40 on the southeast side of the city. Randy Lacey and Austin Lacey of CBRE represented the buyer, BGI Investments LLC, in the transaction. The representative of the seller was, Genprop Operators LLC, was not disclosed.
