MANASSAS, VA. — Merritt Properties has signed an undisclosed e-retailer to a full-building, 137,350-square-foot lease within I-66 Business Park, a six-building property in Manassas. Merritt expects to deliver the property in April and the tenant expects to move in this summer. Tony Russo and Diane Drobia of CBRE represented the developer and the full-building user in the lease transaction. When complete, the six buildings on the property will range in size from 30,600 to 137,350 square feet. Michael Larkin of Merritt says the company will begin construction on the sixth and final building in April and expect to deliver it in the third quarter of this year. The building will span 97,200 square feet. At full build-out, I-66 Business Park will comprise 596,900 square feet. To date, the property is 83 percent leased to 11 tenants. The buildings offer 18- to 32-foot clear heights. Each property is rear loaded and provides dock and drive-in capabilities. Situated along Interstate 66, I-66 Business Park is located 28 miles west of Washington, D.C.
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Norris & Stevens Negotiates $5.3M Sale of Industrial, Office Building in Southeast Portland
by Amy Works
PORTLAND, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has negotiated the sale of an industrial and office property located at 1700 S.E. 11th Ave. in Portland. An undisclosed buyer acquired the asset from Paul R. Pierce and Joanne Fuller for $5.3 million. The asset features a two-story, 19,667-square-foot building and a 10,000-square-foot surface parking lot providing 30 spaces. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent occupied by three tenants, including Portland-based Cinco Design and Woodinville, Wash.-based Sierra Construction. As a condition of the sale, the seller leased back the remainder of the property as the third tenant. Raymond Duchek and Thomas McDowell of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the seller and buyer in the deal.
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SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of 1800 Dobbin Drive, an industrial warehouse located in San Jose. San Diego-based Westcore Properties acquired the asset from an undisclosed seller for $20.5 million, or $252 per square foot. Built in 1967 on 3.5 acres, the 81,475-square-foot property features 29-foot clear heights. The building is partitioned into a 25,000-square-foot unit and a 56,475-square-foot unit. Additionally, the facility is in close proximity to the Berryessa/North San Jose Bay Area Rapid Transit station. Jeffrey Ida, Cole Ferrari and Brendan Gallagher of Marcus & Millichap’s San Francisco office represented the seller in the deal.
Doubletree Partners Divests of Doubletree Centre Industrial Building in Scottsdale, Arizona
by Amy Works
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — Doubletree Partners has completed the sale of Doubletree Centre, a multi-tenant industrial property located in Scottsdale. Quesnell International acquired the asset for an undisclosed price in a 1031 exchange. Located at 9525 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, the property features 22,303 square feet of industrial space. Doubletree Partners acquired the property in 2014 with only one tenant and invested into the building to facilitate owner/use requirements to bring the property to 100 percent occupancy. Michelle Gardner of Kidder Mathews represented the seller in the transaction.
DALLAS — Dallas-based investment firm CanTex Capital has acquired a 92,000-square-foot industrial complex in Dallas. The property is situated on two contiguous lots and is located within two miles of Dallas Love Field Airport. CanTex will implement a capital improvement program at both buildings on the property, which will be rebranded as Stemmons Design Center. Stream Realty Partners will handle leasing of the upgraded space.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of a 713,585-square-foot distribution center fully leased to CVS/pharmacy in Orlando. CVS services 500 stores in Florida and Puerto Rico from the facility. The property is situated at 8201 Chancellor Drive, eight miles south of downtown Orlando and nine miles west of Orlando International Airport. The building was originally developed in 1975 and offers 24- to 35-foot clear heights, 97 dock positions, approximately 500 car parking spaces and 429 trailer parking spaces. The seller was a closed-ended fund owned by a Spanish family office and managed by Exan Capital, an independent real estate fund manager. The buyer was PBV Logistics Center LLC, an affiliate of Phoenix-based logistics investor and developer Tratt Properties. Mike Davis, Wayne Ramoski, Rick Brugge, Rick Colon, Jared Bonshire and David Perez of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
WEST MEMPHIS, ARK. — AKA Partners LLC has acquired Storage Depot, a climate-controlled self-storage facility in West Memphis, for $8.9 million. The Murray, Utah-based buyer plans to expand the property on the adjacent three acres. Storage Depot is situated at 701 Ark. Highway 77, nine miles west of downtown Memphis. AKA Partners has hired Argus Management to manage the property. Barclays provided acquisition financing. The seller was West Memphis-based DSB, a partnership between David Reagler, Scott Ferguson and LaRand Thomas. Larry Goldman of RE/Max represented the seller in the transaction.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Kuehne & Nagel, a global transport and logistics firm based in Switzerland, has signed a 267,902-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1800 Waters Ridge Drive in the northern Dallas metro of Lewisville. Steve Trese and Wilson Brown of CBRE represented the landlord, Teachers Insurance & Annuity of America, in the lease negotiations. Blake Anderson of Savills represented the tenant.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated an 8,817-square-foot industrial lease at 1415-1421 Hutton Drive in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Josh Barnes and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord, Frontier Equity, in the lease negotiations. Michael Haggar of JLL represented the tenant, Aquabella LLC.