GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Cherryman Industries, a manufacturer and distributor of office furniture, has signed an 189,200-square-foot industrial lease at Grand Lakes 4053 in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. Duke Realty owns the front-load building, which features 32-foot clear heights, a 185-foot truck court, 112 automobile parking spaces and 44 trailer parking spaces. Krista Raymond and Dave Anderson of CBRE represented Cherryman Industries in the lease negotiations. Randy Wood represented Duke Realty on an internal basis.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Atlanta-based NitNeil Partners will develop an 877-unit self-storage facility at 2021 Airport Blvd in Austin. The four-story, 100,000-square-foot facility will be developed within a Qualified Opportunity Zone on the city’s east side. The opening is currently scheduled for March 2020.
HOUSTON — Austin-based Retail Solutions has brokered the sale of a 28,000-square-foot warehouse located at 2121 Gulf Central Drive on Houston’s southeastern side. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1999. Jeff Fralick and Jim Thompson of Retail Solutions represented the buyer in the sale, and Ed Frantz of CBRE represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
CARLSBAD, CALIF. — RAF Pacifica Group (RPG) has purchased five properties totaling six buildings in the Carlsbad market. RPG acquired the assets for a total consideration of $59.6 million. RPG acquired a 67,528-square-foot, value-add industrial property, located at 6305 El Camino Real in Carlsbad, from an institutional owner for $10.5 million. The property features 20-foot clear heights, seven dock-high doors, 195 parking stalls, approximately 28,941 square feet of office space, 28,940 square feet of R&D space and 9,647 square feet of warehouse space. Aric Starck of Cushman & Wakefield represented both RPG and the seller in the deal. The company also purchased three properties within the Carlsbad Research Center in Carlsbad from A&M CapRE Aston LLC: 2320 Faraday Avenue, 2320 Faraday Avenue and 1905 Aston Avenue. The 23,375-square-foot asset at 2320 Faraday Ave. and the 17,451-square-foot facility at 2330 Faraday Ave. are fully occupied, creative-industrial properties that sold for $12.8 million. Each building offers 16-foot to 18-foot clear heights, two grade-level loading doors, 1,000 amps of 227-480 volts and a parking ratio of 3.5/1,000 square feet. RPG acquired the property, at 1905 Aston Ave., for $12.4 million. The asset features 48,818 square feet of creative industrial R&D and corporate headquarters …
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — The Storage Acquisition Group has sold A Space Station Self Storage in Fair Lawn. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 16-01 McBride Ave., the 117,885-square-foot property offers climate-controlled units, electronic gate access and video surveillance. Bill Sitar Jr. and Thomas Palumbo of Sitar Realty Co. represented the Storage Acquisition Group in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
TORONTO — WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, a publicly traded company based in Toronto, has increased its U.S. holdings by agreeing to acquire a 13-property logistics portfolio for approximately US$226 million. The industrial buildings total 2.2 million square feet and are situated in infill submarkets across the United States. The property names and addresses were not disclosed, but WPT says the portfolio will increase its scale in Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis. The portfolio also includes assets in three new markets for the REIT, including Los Angeles and Miami. Additionally, WPT has confirmed that eight of the assets are leased to a single tenant and the other five are leased to multiple tenants. “We are very pleased to source a high-quality portfolio acquisition that advances the REIT’s strategic priorities to add scale and diversification with a focus on markets and properties that have the greatest potential to drive long-term growth,” says Scott Frederiksen, CEO of WPT. WPT plans to fund the acquisition with cash on hand and proceeds from its senior unsecured credit facility. In anticipation of the purchase, WPT has received lender commitments to amend and extend the credit facility from US$300 million to $450 million. The REIT expects …
HAMILTON, N.J. — HFF has brokered the $20.5 million sale of a 44,975-square-foot truck terminal in Hamilton. Located at 49 Thomas J. Rhodes Industrial Drive, the fully leased facility includes 101 dock-high doors and one drive-in door. Built in 2009, the property is currently occupied by YRC Freight. Jose Cruz, Marc Duval, Jordan Avanzato and Mark Mahasky represented the seller, Matrix Development Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Realterm Logistics.
SAN ANTONIO — Mission Capital Advisors, a financial intermediary with five offices across the country, has arranged the sale of a 484,369-square-foot industrial portfolio in San Antonio. Four properties located on the northwest side of the city comprise the portfolio, which was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale. Will Sledge and Kyle Kaminski of Mission Capital represented the seller, a CMBS special servicer, in the transaction. Alex Draganiuk and Lexington Henn of Mission Capital arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Los Angeles-based Entrada Partners.
OLIVE BRANCH, MISS. — Sealy & Co. has acquired a 1 million-square-foot distribution facility located at 7755 Polk Lane in Olive Branch, about 27 miles south of downtown Memphis and about 18 miles south of Memphis International Airport. The building is leased to Williams-Sonoma Inc. and is equipped with 66 loading docks, 36-foot clear heights and surface parking. Jason Gandy and Scott Sealy Jr. represented Sealy & Co. internally. Hank Martin of NAI Saig represented the seller, Tratt Properties, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — CoConstruct LLC, a construction software provider, has leased 40,000 square feet of office space at 3Twenty3 in downtown Charlottesville. CoConstruct will consolidate its two locations to form one headquarters. Insite Properties is developing 3Twenty3, a five-story, 120,000-square-foot office building located at 323 2nd St. SE that will be situated atop a four-story parking structure. Amenities will include a pedestrian plaza and walkway, common lobby gathering space, rooftop event and conference space, catering kitchen, patio, electric car charging stations and bike racks. A timeline for completion was not disclosed. John Pritzlaff of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Robin Amato of REIII Commercial Properties represented the tenant.