FORT WORTH, TEXAS — FedEx Ground Packaging has signed a 110,880-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Crossroads 35/20, a distribution center in Fort Worth. According to the property website, Crossroads 35/20 spans 615,000 square feet and features 32-foot clear heights, 190-foot truck court depths, 35 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. Donnie Rohde and Thomas Grafton of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Sealy Oak Grove LLC, in the lease negotiations.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Cravey Real Estate Services has brokered sale of Huntington Square, a 90,768-square-foot shopping center in Corpus Christi. Shadow-anchored by H-E-B, the center houses tenants such as Dollar Tree, Freedom Fitness, Edward Jones, Jason’s Deli and Pizza Hut. Lynann Pinkham of Cravey Real Estate represented the seller, Hunt Development Ltd., in the transaction. The brokerage firm also procured the buyer, LRIC Corpus Christi LP.
INDIANAPOLIS — Plymouth Industrial REIT Inc. has purchased 10 industrial buildings totaling 2.1 million square feet in Indianapolis for $62 million. Included in the portfolio is Shadeland Commerce Center, a nine-building property totaling approximately 1.7 million square feet. It is 95 percent leased to 26 tenants, including Penske, ABC Supply Co., PPG Industries and Ryder. Plymouth also acquired 7901 W. 21st St., a 353,000-square-foot building that is fully leased to Iron Mountain and Venture Logistics. The seller information was not disclosed. Plymouth is a publicly traded REIT focused on the acquisition and operation of industrial properties located largely in secondary markets across the United States. John Huguenard, Sean Devaney, Brian Seitz and Brian Buschuk of JLL represented the seller of Shadeland Commerce Center.
MOUNT PLEASANT, WIS. — VK Industrial V LP, a partnership between Venture One Real Estate and Kovitz Investment Group, has acquired a 151,474-square-foot industrial building in Mount Pleasant for an undisclosed price. The facility, built in 2007, is located at 3535 Oakes Road. The building features a clear height of 21.5 feet, six exterior docks, two drive-in doors and 8,372 square feet of office space. A concrete parking lot can accommodate 301 cars and 112 trailers. The site can accommodate additional outdoor storage, parking or an industrial build-to-suit on an adjacent 25-acre parcel. Brian Bocci of Entre Commercial Realty represented Venture One in the transaction and will be retained to market the vacant property for lease. The seller was undisclosed.
CHICAGO — First Logistics, an Illinois-based third-party logistics company, has signed a 108,343-square-foot lease expansion at Marina Crossings in Chicago. The company now occupies 439,754 square feet of the 633,059-square-foot facility. Completed in the fourth quarter of 2018 and located at 2075 W. 43rd St., Marina Crossings is the city of Chicago’s largest speculative industrial building since 1905, according to Cushman & Wakefield. Larry Goldwasser, Jason West, Colin Green, Matt Cowie and Michelle Maguire of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Marina Crossings Owner LLC, a joint venture between MAT LP and institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management owns the property.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — CyrusOne, a data center REIT, has broken ground on a data center at 4700 Gifford Road in Council Bluffs. The first phase of the facility is slated for occupancy in fall 2020. Upon full buildout, the site will feature 24 megawatts of total power available across the roughly 60,000-square-foot property.
CLINTON, IND. — MAG Capital Partners LLC has acquired 3900 E. White Ave. in Clinton, which is located in west Indiana near the border of Illinois. The purchase price was not disclosed. The LEED Silver-certified property serves as the headquarters for White Construction Inc., a wholly owned company of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives LLC (NASDAQ: IEA). The campus comprises a three-story, 51,000-square-foot office building that was constructed for the tenant in 2009. It also includes several industrial buildings totaling approximately 51,000 square feet. Jim Tuesley and Mary Garnett of Barnes & Thornburg LLP represented MAG Capital Partners, whose principals are Dax T.S. Mitchell and Andrew Gi, in the sale. Tim Mattingly of American Mortgage & Realty Corp. arranged acquisition financing through First Farmers Bank & Trust. Matt Deahl of Imperium Realty & Investments LLC, along with Alex Cantu and Alex Davenport of Colliers International, represented the seller.
The value proposition for retail investment in New York City is reaching new highs amid an arguably overvalued office market and a multifamily market that continues to grapple with onerous new regulations. Rapid price escalations in both of these sectors have played an integral role in spurring additional investor demand for retail as of late. Analysis of Avison Young’s third-quarter property sales report for Manhattan revealed a rare opportunity, as the average price per square foot for retail properties has now dipped to $1,449, nearly 40 percent below the trailing four-quarter average. In addition, deal volume was also down nearly 40 percent below the trailing four-quarter average, clocking in at just $175 million. The glory days of 2014, when the market eclipsed $3.5 billion in sales volume, are well behind us. “For Rent” signs now cover swaths of the hardest-hit corridors of Broadway in SoHo, Third Avenue on the Upper East Side and Canal Street. What’s The Upshot? All is not lost, however, in the world of retail investment. In fact, it’s very much the opposite. The legislative constraints putting pressure on the multifamily investment market do not currently exist in the retail world. And with retail pricing down significantly …
ATLANTA — Multifamily developers’ definition of luxury is constantly changing, causing general contractors and architects to plan for the unforeseen and possibly change up designs when it comes to unit finishes, community amenities, parking structures or retail space within the communities they help build and design. “A big component of luxury now is creating an environment for community and location within the social hub of the market,” said B.J. Laterveer, principal at Alpharetta, Ga.-based Dwell Design Studios. “The amenity spaces got so big and cavernous, but now they are rightsizing.” Laterveer’s comments came during a panel titled “Developing Apartment Buildings for Today, but with an Eye on Tomorrow: An Architectural, Design & Construction Update,” at the 10th annual InterFace Multifamily Southeast conference hosted by France Media. Joining Laterveer on the panel were Paul Bertozzi, president and CEO at Live Oak Contracting; Ben Hudgins, principal at Brock Hudgins Architects; JoAnn McInnis, vice president at Carlyn & Co. Interiors & Design; Royce Elliott, chief operating officer at Juneau Construction; and moderator Nick Olaya, director of asset management at Alliance Residential. The conference took place Tuesday, Dec. 3 at The Whitley in Atlanta’s Buckhead district and attracted 384 attendees. Laterveer said developers are planning …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Truist Financial Corp., the new company resulting from a recently completed merger between banking giants BB&T and SunTrust, has exercised its option to purchase Hearst Tower in Uptown Charlotte. Cousins Properties sold the property for $455.5 million. The 46-story office tower, located at 214 N. Tryon St., will serve as Truist’s headquarters and be renamed Truist Center. The transaction is expected to close in March 2020. Truist-branded signage at the property will be installed in phases after the transaction is completed. Truist is in the process of transitioning approximately 2,000 employees to occupy more than 550,000 square feet of the 965,000-square-foot tower. The headquarters is already home to Truist’s executive management team. The building will accommodate several leadership teams for corporate groups such as corporate communications, finance, human resources, insurance, legal, risk management and technology. On-site amenities at the property, which opened in 2002, include a 1,400-space parking garage and a wide variety of restaurants. The location is in the heart of the city, two blocks from two separate Lynx light rail stations and Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. The seller, Atlanta-based Cousins, announced its own leadership transition on Monday. Executive Chairman Larry …