FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer Jackson-Shaw has acquired 169 acres at the intersection of Altamesa Boulevard and Campus Drive in Fort Worth for the development of 46 Ranch Logistics Park, an industrial project that will ultimately span about 2.2 million square feet. Jackson-Shaw worked with the City of Fort Worth to rezone the rail-served site, which offers proximity to Interstates 35 and 20, from single-family residential to industrial. The first phase will feature 560,000 square feet of Class A space across three buildings that will be developed on a speculative basis. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin in June and to be substantially complete by the first quarter of 2021. Ridgemont Commercial Construction is the general contractor for the project, and GSR Andrade is the architect. Halff Associates is the civil engineer, and Stream Realty Partners is the leasing agency. Liberty Capital Bank provided construction financing.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 67,161-square-foot office and warehouse asset located at 14211 Industry St. in Arlington in a sale-leaseback deal. The seller and tenant, AMACS Process Tower Internals, a provider of process towers and vessels for the industrial and energy sectors, has signed a 15-year lease. The property was built in 1968 and has been expanded over the years. Clint Holland and Gary Walker of SkyWalker handled the acquisition on an internal basis. Zane Marcell of JLL represented AMACS.
WEST BERLIN, N.J. — Colliers International has negotiated the $16 million sale of a 21-building industrial portfolio in West Berlin, a southeastern suburb of Philadelphia. The portfolio totals 241,410 square feet and includes the 16-building Bloomfield Business Park and five buildings in Commerce Lane Business Park. The Bloom Organization developed Bloomfield Business Park in the late 1980s and early 90s in several phases. The portfolio housed 55 tenants and was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants included United Refrigeration, Cooper Electric and Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply. Ian Richman and Marc Isdaner of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller(s) in the transaction. Michael Brown Sr. represented the buyer, Industrial Investments Inc., on an internal basis.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR has arranged the sale of an industrial space located at 1951 W. Grant Road in Tucson. La Cholla-OG LLC acquired the 25,821-square-foot space from Wright & Case Holdings for $2.6 million. Robert Glaser and Max Fisher of Cushman & Wakefield|PICOR handled the transaction.
NEW YORK CITY — StorQuest Self Storage has opened a 1,092-unit facility in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. Located at 507 Osborn St., the facility offers month-to-month rentals for climate-controlled units and business storage. StorQuest is a subsidiary of The William Warren Group Inc., an owner and operator of self-storage assets.
HOUSTON —A joint venture between Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. and New York-based Clarion Partners has begun construction on Rankin 45 Distribution Center, a 352,000-square-foot industrial project in Houston. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, the Class A property will be located at the northeast corner of Rankin Road and Interstate 45 on the city’s north side. Building features will include 32-foot clear heights, 259 parking spaces and 23 trailer parking spaces. Other project partners include A&F General Contractors and CBRE as the leasing agency. Completion of Rankin 45 Distribution Center is scheduled for August.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 44,800-square-foot industrial lease at 400 International Parkway in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property features 22-foot clear heights, 88-foot truck court depths and 2,351 square feet of office space. Corbin Blount and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Go Green Industries, a provider of recycling services, in the lease negotiations. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, Lightning Propco II.
PHOENIX — ViaWest Group has broken ground on Superior Logistics Center, which will occupy a 9.2-acre land site at the northwest corner of Superior Avenue and 44th Street just south of Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix. Superior Logistics Center will consist of two mid-bay industrial buildings: 71,500 square feet and 79,200 square feet, with divisibility down to 15,000 square feet. The development team includes Alliance Bank of Arizona, Deutsche Architecture Group, Kimley-Horn and Nitti Builders. John Werstler and Cooper Fratt of CBRE’s Phoenix office are handling the leasing of the project.
SAN DIEGO — Stos Partners, in a joint venture with Boston-based Long Wharf Capital, has purchased an industrial property located in San Diego’s Miramar submarket. A private seller sold the asset for $11 million. Located at 9431 Dowdy Drive, the property features 55,000 square feet of industrial space. The property was 100 occupied the time of sale. Current tenants include a print and sign company and Maketory, a manufacturing co-working facility that offers membership-based, multi-discipline manufacturing workspace. Marc Lipschitz of Compass represented Stos Partners in the deal.
BROOMFIELD, COLO. — Ready Capital has closed a $14 million refinancing for an industrial property located in Broomfield. The undisclosed sponsor will use loan proceeds for capital expenditures and tenant costs needed to lease up the 140,000-square-foot, Class A asset. The non-recourse, interest-only loan features a floating rate, 36-month term, two extension options and flexible pre-payment. Additionally, the financing includes a facility to provide future funding for capital expenditures and tenant leasing costs.