HACKENSACK, N.J. — The Stro Companies (STRO), which specializes in industrial investment throughout Northern New Jersey, has acquired two industrial buildings totaling 83,000 square feet in Hackensack. One property is a 65,000-square-foot divisible building and the other is an 18,000-square-foot freestanding structure. The properties offer convenient access to I-80 and the New Jersey Turnpike. SB One Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal. Zach La Motta of STRO oversaw the acquisition in conjunction with Scott Perkins, Justin Allessio, and Andrew Somple of NAI James E. Hanson. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. With this transaction, STRO has now acquired 11 industrial properties within the last 18 months.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — The Port of Corpus Christi, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Illinois-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. LLC, has begun work on its $92 million Channel Improvement Project. Specifically, the project will deepen and widen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from the Gulf of Mexico to Harbor Island. The project will also increase the depth from 47 feet to 54 feet from the jetties at the entrance of the ship channel to Harbor Island and will deepen the ship channel into the Gulf of Mexico to 56 feet. As one of the larger dredging companies in the United States, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has worked on high-profile projects that include the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill cleanup and the deepening of the Port Miami harbor. Situated on the western Gulf of Mexico with a 36-mile channel, Port Corpus Christi is the fourth-largest port in the United States in total tonnage and is the leading U.S. crude oil export port. Throughout 2018, the port shipped more than $10.8 billion worth of crude to U.S. trading partners.
HOUSTON — The Jenkins Organization, a locally based developer and manager of self-storage properties, has opened EaDo Storage, an 850-unit facility located at 1025 Sampson St. in downtown Houston. The Class A property spans 110,000 square feet and offers climate- and non-climate-controlled space. Additional features will include gated entry, electronic security monitoring throughout and space for a live-in, onsite manager.
DALLAS — A partnership between Houston-based Finial Group and Dallas-based TriGate Capital LLC has acquired Westwood Business Park, a 227,709-square-foot industrial property in Dallas. The development spans 12 buildings and offers proximity to Interstates 35 and 635. Finial Group, which will handle leasing and management of Westwood Business Park, recently acquired another industrial property in the DFW metroplex and is actively seeking additional investment opportunities in the region. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
GERMANTOWN, WIS. — Smart Warehousing has leased a 200,000-square-foot industrial facility at Zilber Property Group’s Germantown Gateway Corporate Park in Germantown, a northwest suburb of Milwaukee. The building, known as Zilber Industrial 3, is under construction and slated for completion this fall. Kansas City-based Smart Warehousing is a warehousing, fulfillment and logistical solutions company with operations located throughout the country. John Sharpe of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Michael Kleber of Zilber represented the landlord. Zilber recently completed a 706,000-square-foot build-to-suit for Briggs & Stratton Corp. at the 140-acre Germantown Gateway Corporate Park. The company is developing another 200,000-square-foot speculative building at the park.
ST. CHARLES, ILL. — Lee & Associates has negotiated the sale of two buildings in St. Charles for undisclosed prices. The first was a 5,100-square-foot office building located on School Road. Jay Farnam of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, AMI Group Inc. The second transaction was the sale of a 13,250-square-foot industrial building located at 2541 DuKane Drive. Mike Androwich Jr. of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, El Milagro.
BEND, ORE. — Rockridge Investments LLC has purchased an industrial property located in Bend from an undisclosed seller for $2.9 million. Situated on five acres at 687 S.E. Glenwood Drive, the asset consists of four industrial buildings, totaling 26,746 square feet and encompassing seven tax lots. At the time of purchase, multiple long-term tenants occupied the property. Ron Ross and Terry O’Neil of Compass Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction.
ZELIENOPLE, PA. — Commercial developer and design/build firm Al. Neyer has broken ground on Jackson Distribution Center, a 220,000-square-foot industrial project in Zelienople, located north of Pittsburgh. The Class A facility, which is being developed as a joint venture project with Bell Properties, will feature 32-foot clear heights, at least 22 dock doors, T-5 light fixtures and an advanced sprinkler system. Jackson Distribution Center will be located near I-80 and I-79, State Route 19 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, as well as within 30 minutes of downtown Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh International Airport. Approximately 27 percent of the space is preleased. Completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.
LINDENHURST AND HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Simply Self Storage has opened two facilities on Long Island totaling 1,945 units. The first property, located in Lindenhurst, totals 1,022 units and offers security cameras, a keypad entry, indoor and outdoor lighting, vehicle storage and packing supplies. The second facility, located in Hauppauge, includes 923 units and offers the same services and amenities as the Lindenhurst facility.
Thirty years ago, there were 33 operating textile mills in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Today, there are scarcely a handful. The jobs and investments disappeared in the wake of regulatory change and international trade agreements. However, the infrastructure, location, existing workforce and entrepreneurial attitude of the area’s leadership saw this as a challenge to evolve. And evolve it did — using the substrate of the textile industry as a solid foundation. The well-trained and manufacturing-oriented workforce, coupled with the existing manufacturing support base (specialty machinery fabrication including maintenance and constituent chemical suppliers), were readily adaptable to new and recast job opportunities. This was the canvas on which the area’s evolution would be painted. Specialty equipment, manufacturing, fabrication, chemical production and other vestiges of the textile industry have remained demand drivers for the Upstate market. They have been reconfigured in the form of investment and expansion by Milliken & Co., Toray Carbon Fiber, General Electric and Keurig Green Mountain. The existing manufacturing-oriented workforce, with its previous experience and mindset, were a prime reason BMW selected Spartanburg County as the home for its first North America production facility. BMW’s Plant Spartanburg and its vast supplier and related support network have emerged as …