SWEDESBORO AND LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a pair of industrial leases totaling 331,794 square feet in New Jersey. In the first deal, UPS renewed its 251,044-square-foot lease at 200 Birch Creek Road in Swedesboro. In the second transaction, Ryder Logistics signed an 80,750-square-foot lease at 395 Pedricktown Road in Logan Township. Both cities are located about 30 miles south of Philadelphia on the western part of the state. A brokerage team led by John Gartland of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlords, both of which were undisclosed, in each of the lease negotiations.
GREENWOOD, IND. — Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI) has opened a new 450,000-square-foot fulfillment, delivery and returns super center in Greenwood. Pitney Bowes is a global technology company that provides commerce solutions. The facility has automated parcel sortation equipment and fulfillment solutions powered by robotics to fulfill e-commerce orders, enable deliveries and process returns for both consumers and e-commerce retailers. Building features include 80 dock doors and parking for 144 trailers. Pitney Bowes plans to grow its presence to more than 300 full-time employees in the coming year.
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Mandel Group Inc. has acquired Springs at Jordan Creek in West Des Moines for an undisclosed price. The 160-unit apartment community is situated on 12 acres at 8655 Bridgewood Blvd. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center and coffee bar. The garden-style property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. David Gaines, Sean Fogarty and Jules Sherwood of HFF represented the seller, Continental Properties.
CHICAGO — Meridian Design Build has broken ground on a 174,536-square-foot speculative industrial facility on behalf of Venture One Real Estate and USAA Real Estate Co. in the Southwest Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Known as Rockwell Logistics Center, the property will feature a clear height of 32 feet, 32 trailer parking stalls and two drive-in doors. Forum Studio is the project architect, while Jacob & Hefner Associates is the civil engineer. Terry Grapenthin and Tim McCahill of Lee & Associates will market the property for lease.
BRILLION, WIS. — AriensCo has renewed its 130,000-square-foot industrial lease at 200 Park Ave. in Brillion, about 25 miles south of Green Bay. The company manufactures equipment such as snow blowers, lawn tractors and lawn mowers. Jim Larkin of Colliers International brokered the lease transaction. The landlord was not disclosed.
ST. LOUIS — Fields Foods is opening a store at the Lofts@Euclid in St. Louis. The grocer will occupy the remaining 8,186 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor of the 87-unit loft development, which opened in 2016. Fields Foods plans to be open for business later this year. The property originally opened in 1910 and served as the headquarters for the Langan & Taylor Co.
HOUSTON — A partnership between San Francisco-based FPA Multifamily LLC and Southern California-based Trinity Property Consultants has acquired a mixed-use development located at the intersection of Westheimer Road and Kirby Drive in Houston. The sale includes the 397-unit Gables West Ave. apartment community, which will be rebranded Arrive River Oaks, and the 193,895-square-foot West Avenue River Oaks shopping center, which will be rebranded Shops at Arrive. Retail users at the property include TOOTSIES, Milk & Honey and Eddie V’s Prime Seafood. The new ownership will upgrade the apartment community’s amenity spaces, including the dog park, fitness center and pool area.
SAN ANTONIO — California-based investment and development firm Arrimus Capital has acquired Prado, a 472-bed student housing property located adjacent to the University of Texas at San Antonio in the Alamo City. The 160-unit property features amenities such as a pool, clubhouse with media area, game room, kitchen and study areas, 24-hour fitness center and a business center with study rooms. The property also includes two onsite restaurants, a coffee house and a barbershop. The seller was Dallas-based Fountain Residential.
SAN ANTONIO — Greystone Brown Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $51.7 million sale of Avocet Apartments, a 336-unit apartment property in San Antonio. Built in 2017, the community includes amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, business center, coffee bar, car care center and a dog park. Atlanta-based Benimax Investment Group Inc. purchased the property from Stone River. Taylor Brown, Steve Mack and Bo Brown of Greystone Brown represented both parties in the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Schneider Electric USA, an Illinois-based manufacturer of electrical distribution products and a subsidiary of French multinational firm Schneider Electric SE, has signed an industrial lease in El Paso. The company will occupy 112,721 square feet at 1701 Northwestern Drive, located on the city’s north side. Anthony Mash of CBRE represented the landlord, Boston-based STAG Industrial, in the lease negotiations. Adin Brown of Sonny Brown Associates represented the tenant.