PHOENIX — KKR has acquired 101 at Van Buren, a newly constructed industrial park in Phoenix’s Southwest Valley industrial submarket. A real estate fund advised by Crow Holdings Capital and Seefried Industrial Properties sold the asset for $90 million. Completed in June 2022, the two-building park features more than 600,000 square feet of multi-tenant industrial space. The buildings feature 135-foot truck courts and 36-foot clear heights. With this acquisition, KKR now owns nearly 3 million square feet of industrial space across the Phoenix market.
EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Montana Avenue Capital Partners has completed the sale of 621 Hawaii Street, a two-story creative office building in El Segundo. BLT Enterprises acquired the asset for $27.3 million. Sean Fulp, Ryan Plummer, Mark Schuessler and Geoff Ludwig of Newmark’s private capital group represented the seller in the deal. At the time of sale, the property was 100 percent leased to Nexon America. The building serves as the North American headquarters of Nexon Co. Ltd., the parent company, which is South Korea’s largest video game developer and publicly traded in Japan.
GARDENA, CALIF. — SBH Real Estate Group has completed the disposition of a commercial property located at 3121 Marine Ave. in Gardena. Masuda Investments acquired the asset for $6.9M. 7-Eleven occupies the building on a 15-year corporate ground lease. The asset includes a 3,000-square-foot convenience store and six gas station islands. The tenant opened for business in early 2022. Jeremy McChesney of Hanley Investment represented Eric Silverman of SBH Real Estate Group, while Trevor Morse and Chris Kostanecki of CPPRE represented the buyer in the deal.
SUPERIOR, COLO. — PMB, in partnership with Montgomery Street Partners, has unveiled plans for Coal Creek Innovation Park, a $280 million speculative life sciences development in downtown Superior. Totaling 365,000 square feet between Denver and Boulder, the park will be the first speculative purpose-built life sciences project in Boulder County, according to the developers. Initial plans for the project include three office/lab buildings ranging in size from 85,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet, and a fourth building with ground-floor retail space, amenities and structured parking. The buildings will offer 16-foot floor-to-floor heights and flexible infrastructure to accommodate office, lab and R&D uses. Shared lab services, including RODI (reverse osmosis deionized) water, dedicated laboratory water, compressed air, glass wash and a lab waste system, will be available to all tenants. Additionally, the project will have a gym with showers, bike rooms and shared conference facilities. “Life sciences companies are looking to the Boulder/Denver region as a place where they can plant their flag or grow their operations,” says Erik Abrahamson, senior vice president at CBRE. “They are attracted to Colorado’s highly educated and skilled workforce and ecosystem of educational and research institutions. While historically it has been difficult to find available lab space in Boulder County, projects like …
By Bill Honsaker, Managing Director, JLL Metro Phoenix recorded more than 7 million square feet of industrial absorption during the second quarter of 2022, setting a quarterly record for the market. The average size of local industrial deals has also ballooned, increasing 25 percent year over year to a new high of 91,095 square feet. The Southwest submarket remains the Valley’s industrial powerhouse, accounting for 68 percent of total leasing volume this past quarter. But as demand for big space continues to swell, so does the pressure on inventory. That leaves the market divided into two groups: those already in the market with land or buildings in their possession, and those who missed the land rush and must now buy out someone else’s position. In fact, across the Valley’s industrial core (roughly bounded by the Loop 303 to the west, Phoenix Gateway Airport to the east, Deer Valley to the north and the lower 202 to the south), would-be investors, developers and tenants are beginning to ask, “Where do we go next?” This dynamic has become a boon for further-out markets to Phoenix’s east and west, as well as to the south — particularly Central Arizona. With projects like Inland Port Arizona, Pinal …
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Union Cross Industrial Center, a two-building industrial portfolio located at 4980 and 4991 Millennium Drive in Winston-Salem. Front Street Capital sold the 340,000-square-foot portfolio to Westcore for $36.9 million. Rob Cochran, Nolan Ashton, Bill Harrison, Stewart Calhoun, Casey Masters, Bobby Finch, Jason Ofsanko and Hap Royster of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction. Both assets were built in 2019 and were fully leased at the time of sale to single tenants. Earlier this summer, Front Street also sold the nearby, 610,000-square-foot Union Cross Distribution Center for $64 million. Cushman & Wakefield brokered that deal as well.
MIAMI — Swiss investment firm Empira Group has purchased a half-acre site west of Miami’s Brickell district for the development of CoralGrove Brickell, an 85-unit apartment community. The asset will be situated in the city’s The Roads neighborhood upon completion, which is anticipated for 2025. Max La Cava, Simon Banke and Danielle Fernandez of JLL brokered the land sale on behalf of the seller, an unnamed investment firm based in South America. Empira plans to demolish the existing apartments on the site by the end of the year and break ground on the new apartment project in the second half of 2023. Designed by Revuelta Architecture International, CoralGrove Brickell will comprise one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, as well as a fitness center, rooftop pool, gourmet kitchen and a game room. The property will also feature 900 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — GAF Energy, a San Jose, Calif.-based provider of solar roofing products, will open a 450,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. The facility is expected to add about 260 new jobs to the local economy. According to Hello Georgetown, construction is underway and expected to be complete in summer 2023, with the plant becoming fully operational by the end of that year. The local news outlet also reports that Atlanta-based Portman Industrial is leading the development of the facility in conjunction with design-build firm ARCO/Murray. In announcing the project, GAF executives cited Georgetown’s rapid population growth as a driver of a strong labor pool, as well as the city’s track record on green energy initiatives.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Serendipity Labs, a flexible and coworking operator based in New York, plans to open and operate customizable office suites and supporting services at L&C Tower, an office building located at 159 4th Ave. N in downtown Nashville. The firm will bring two team speculative suites on the second floor spanning 4,800 and 5,800 square feet, which can house 24 and 29 employees, respectively. Additionally, Serendipity Labs will open a traditional office space spanning 10,500 square feet on the third floor that will offer a dedicated café space, several meeting rooms and work-lounge areas that can accommodate 100-plus employees. These spaces can support entrepreneurs looking for a single office or companies and teams looking for flexible and collaborative spaces. Tenants will also be able to access L&C Tower’s existing amenities, including concierge services, a fitness center, conference facilities and a private room with a Main Distribution Frame for secure Wi-Fi connectivity. Additionally, Serendipity Labs has selected Stream Realty Partners as its exclusive brokerage partner to help lease these spaces. Multiple spaces are available with month-to-month terms for up to 24 months.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Arizona-based developer Empire Group of Cos. has acquired 30.6 acres in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto for the construction of a 276-unit build-to-rent residential project. Josh Cameron and Hal Guggolz of Land Advisors Organization brokered the $11 million sale of the land. Village at Hutto Station will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom homes with private backyards, and residential amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling areas, fitness center, walking paths, community clubhouse and a dog park. Construction is set to begin in the first quarter of 2023.