MADISON HEIGHTS, MICH. — SkyView Advisors has arranged the sale of a 650-unit self-storage facility in Madison Heights for an undisclosed price. The property, known as Michigan Storage Centers, is situated on 2.6 acres and spans 86,730 square feet. All of the units are climate-controlled. Cameron Vale and Ryan Clark of SkyView represented the undisclosed seller.
RIPON, WIS. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 163,000-square-foot industrial building in Ripon in central Wisconsin. The sales price was not disclosed. The property is situated on 13 acres at 100 Creative Way and is served by the Wisconsin Southern Railroad. The buyer, Rogers & Rogers Inc., intends to occupy about one-half of the building and lease the other half to other companies within Ripon.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Jenkins Organization, a Houston-based developer and manager of self-storage properties, has broken ground on Bergstrom Storage, a 1,090-unit facility located at 530 S. Highway 182 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in southeast Austin. The 238,000-square-foot facility will offer climate- and non-climate-controlled storage space, as well as boat and RV storage, gated security entry, electronic security monitoring throughout and an onsite manager. The opening is slated for March 2020.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — HFF has arranged the sale of Charlotte Pike Storage, a 952-unit self-storage facility in Nashville. Charlotte Pike Storage was delivered in October 2018 and is now managed by Public Storage, a self-storage REIT based in California. Barbara Guffey and Jason Nettles of HFF represented the seller, Provident Realty Advisors Inc., in the transaction. Brent Bowman and Travis Anderson of HFF arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Proffitt Dixon Partners. The sales price and amount of the loan were not disclosed.
TEMECULA, CALIF. — Calavo Growers, an international farm products company known for its distribution of avocados, has completed the sale of an industrial property located at 28410 Vincent Moraga Drive in Temecula. Stos Partners acquired the asset for $7.1 million. Calavo Growers has occupied the 64,678-square-foot industrial property since 1985. The building features an open warehouse, refrigerated cooler space, large yard space, excess land, dock loading, heavy power and 125 parking spaces. Calavo primarily uses the building as an avocado packing plant and will continue its operations under a new long-term, 30,000-square-foot lease in Suite B of the building. Rob Gunness and Kevin Kelly of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.
SHELBYVILLE, IND. — Ranger Power has unveiled plans to build a $175 million, 199-megawatt solar project in Shelbyville, about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis. Ranger Power plans to begin building the project in 2022 with completion slated for 2023. Upon completion, the plant will generate enough power to serve 35,000 households. Electricity generated by the project will be distributed exclusively through Indianapolis-based Wabash Valley Power Association, a wholesale electric supplier to 19 non-profit electric cooperatives in Indiana. The agreement extends through 2057. Approximately 1,014 acres of the 1,200-acre project are devoted to solar panels. Ranger has signed 17 lease agreements with private landowners within Shelby County. The project is called Speedway Solar, a reference to the Indianapolis 500 racing tradition. Shelby County Council approved the development in March.
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. — Avison Young has negotiated the sale of a 182,298-square-foot industrial portfolio in Mount Prospect for an undisclosed price. The two-building portfolio was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The properties are situated on 8.2 acres at 1900-2000 Carboy Drive. Erik Foster, Mike Wilson, Chris Lydon and Chris Tecu of Avison Young represented the owner, Brennan Investment Group. San Francisco-based Glen Una Management Co. purchased the buildings.
BOWLING GREEN, KY. — Georgia-Pacific’s Consumer Products Group has unveiled plans to invest $100 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, a town in southern Kentucky. The investment will expand operations for the production of Dixie-branded plates and bowls. Construction has commenced and the project is slated for completion in the first half of 2020. “This expansion will help us continue meeting the needs of our customers, as demand continues to grow for high-quality, durable paper plates and bowls,” says Erik Sjogren, vice president and general manager of livingware at Georgia-Pacific. “We believe this expansion will also position our Bowling Green Dixie facility to remain competitive in the market and in the local community for the long-term.” The expansion will include a new building and the addition of a new printer and several new plate forming presses. The project will create more than 50 full-time jobs, increasing total employment at the plant to about 200 people. Originally built in 1991, the plant has been expanded several times. Production at the facility represents about 25 percent of all paper plates and bowls produced by Georgia-Pacific. The Atlanta-based company also operates a plant in Lexington, Ky. Within Kentucky, Georgia-Pacific currently …
DETROIT — Morning Calm Management has acquired a nine-property industrial portfolio in metro Detroit for $83.7 million. Promanas Group sold the portfolio, which totals approximately 1.5 million square feet. The assets are located within Livonia, Auburn Hills, Redford, Saline, Lake Orion and Macomb Township. Tom Oldham and Dan Labes of Newmark Knight Frank oversaw the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — Aries Capital LLC, a Chicago-based commercial mortgage and investment banking firm, has closed a $6.5 million CMBS loan for the refinancing of a 16,500-square-foot manufacturing facility in Brooklyn. The property is located at 413 20th St. in the borough’s Greenwood Heights neighborhood and was fully leased at the time of sale to Sedona Marble & Granite, which is also a part owner of the building. Neil Freeman and Brandon Perdeck of Aries Capital handled the transaction on behalf of the borrower, New York-based TKS Development Group. The nonrecourse loan carried a 10-year term, 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and 30-year amortization schedule.
