BURBANK, CALIF. — IKEA’s relocated Los Angeles-area store within Burbank will open on Feb. 8, replacing the existing IKEA Burbank that will close permanently on Feb. 4. The 456,000-square-foot new store will include 1,700 parking spaces on 22 acres west of San Fernando Boulevard and south of Providencia Avenue. The closing store was 242,000 square feet and opened on 6.4 acres in 1990, the first IKEA store in California. IKEA will install a solar array atop the new store, as well as six electric vehicle charging stations. IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943. There are currently more than 390 IKEA stores in 48 countries, including 43 in the U.S.
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HOUSTON — Gupta Partners has acquired Beltway 8 Industrial Park, a nine-building flex property located at 5829 W. Sam Houston Parkway North in Houston, for an undisclosed price. The 276,000-square-foot property offers flex space ranging from 2,400 to 12,000 square feet for small businesses. Jace Auto Wheel and Tire Specialists and Lumber Liquidators, as well as retailers, professional offices, healthcare providers, technology/communications firms and wholesale service companies, occupy the property. Bradley Kovach of Moody Rambin represented the buyer, while Jim Authenreith, also of Moody Rambin, represented the seller, a California-based investment group, in the deal.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has arranged the sale of an office building located at 10555 Richmond Ave. in Houston. US Harmony LLC acquired the four-story, 49,865-square-foot building from Zenith Equity Group for an undisclosed price. At the time of sale, the multi-tenant building was fully occupied. David Carter of Colliers represented the seller in the deal.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Courtside Plaza, a retail property located at 5920 W. Interstate 20 in Arlington. Tuesday Morning anchors the 32,012-square-foot center. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased to a mix of national, regional and local tenants. Vincent Knipp and Bill Jordan of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company. The name of the buyer and the acquisition price were not released.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Crestone Group has decided to keep its Southwest regional commercial bakery and distribution center at Heritage Business Park in metro Dallas by leasing 70,531 square feet of commercial space at the property. The company signed a long-term lease for space at Heritage Building 6, located at 800 Industrial Blvd. in Grapevine. Michael Spain and Nick Talley of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, KTR DFW LLC, while Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant in the deal.
HOUSTON — EDGE Capital Markets has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 13740 East Freeway in Houston. Montgomery Land Co. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Whataburger occupies the site on a long-term, triple-net corporate ground lease. Burdette Huffman and Kevin Holland of EDGE represented the undisclosed seller.
KENOSHA, WIS. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 9949 58th Place in Kenosha. The sales price was not disclosed. The 173,000-square-foot warehouse will serve as the manufacturing facility for Colbert Packaging Corp., a manufacturer of folding cartons, boxes and paperboard specialty products. Constructed in 2015, the property features 18 loading docks, 216 parking spaces, 30-foot clear heights and an ESFR sprinkler system. Colbert will consolidate and relocate manufacturing centers from Lake Forest, Wis. and Libertyville, Ill. The company’s headquarters will remain in Lake Forest. Eric Fischer, Brett Kroner, Keith Puritz and Bradley Migdal represented Colbert in the transaction. Sergio Chapa of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the seller, Zilber Ltd.
EVANSTON, ILL. — FD Stonewater has acquired a multi-tenant office building in Evanston, 13 miles north of Chicago. The Class A, 164,845-square-foot building is located at 1007 Church St. Architect Helmut Jahn designed the building. The property was 79 percent leased upon acquisition to tenants in the education, healthcare and technology sectors. The building has been renamed Evanston MetroCenter. FD Stonewater, based in Arlington, Va., plans to make building improvements at Evanston MetroCenter and expand tenant services.
PARK RIDGE, ILL. — Baum Realty Group LLC has arranged the sale of a medical building in Park Ridge for $4.1 million. The 13,925-square-foot building is located at 101 S. Washington Ave. The property is 100 percent leased. Medical practices have occupied the property for over 20 years. Danny Spitz and Greg Dietz of Baum represented the seller, a national developer. A Chicago-based investment group was the buyer.
DAYTON, OHIO — Capstone Apartment Partners has brokered the sale of Claypool Apartments in Dayton. The sales price was not disclosed. The 69-unit building was constructed in 1963. The property was 90 percent occupied at time of sale. The buyer was Pinnacle Dayton LLC. Stasiu Geleszinski, Sherief Gouda and Nathan Murphy of Capstone represented both the buyer and seller, Claypool Apartments LLC.