NORTH EAST, MD. — Stewart Properties has sold Principio Commerce Center II, a 550,050-square-foot cold storage facility in North East. The asset is fully leased to KeHE Distributors LLC. Stewart Properties delivered the property in February. The building features 36-foot clear heights; LED lighting; wide column spacing; loading positions including 43 dry, 14 cold and 36 additional punch-outs; four drive-in doors; and significant freezer and cooler buildouts. Principio Commerce Center is located at 585 Principio Parkway W., 47 miles northeast of downtown Baltimore and the Port of Baltimore. Bruce Strasburg, Dave Dannenfelser, Jay Wellschlager, Tyler Boykin and Craig Childs of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. CBRE Global Investors acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
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ELKRIDGE, MD. — KeyBank has provided a $66.7 million Freddie Mac refinancing loan for Verde at Howard Square, a 344-unit multifamily community in Elkridge. The 16-year loan features 10 years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule. The property, which was built in 2019, comprises eight four-story buildings spanning 20 acres. Communal amenities include covered parking, a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool, lounge deck, game room and a dog-washing room. Dirk Falardeau of KeyBank originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, Atapco Properties.
ELKRIDGE, MD. — Merritt Properties has acquired The Lyndwood Executive Center, a two-building, 165,000-square-foot office campus in Elkridge. BentallGreenOak’s U.S. Core Fund sold the buildings for an undisclosed amount. The assets were 98 percent leased at the time of sale to 14 tenants. The Lyndwood Executive Center is located at 6085-6095 Marshalee Drive, 14 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore. Jonathan Carpenter and Graham Savage of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
Hill Management Begins Construction on 66,600 SF Industrial Building in Metro Baltimore
by Alex Tostado
GLEN BURNIE, MD. — Hill Management has broken ground on a 66,600-square-foot industrial building within Bay Meadow Industrial Park in Glen Burnie. The property is situated on 6.5 acres and will offer 23-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and dock and drive-in capabilities. The asset will be located at 6730 Dover Road, nine miles south of the Port of Baltimore and seven miles east of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The developer expects to deliver the building this fall. Kate Jordan and Marley Welsh of Lee & Associates | Maryland will handle the leasing on behalf of the owner.
COLUMBIA, MD. — Holland Properties has broken ground on Lakeside Center, a planned 85,000-square-foot mixed-use development in Columbia. The project will comprise 55,000 square feet of retail space and 30,000 square feet of medical and office space. The office space will be designed with COVID-19 in mind, and will include features such as touchless building entry, touchless elevators and medical-grade HVAC systems. The property will also offer a parking ratio of five spaces per 1,000 square feet and exterior building signage for primary office or medical tenants. The property is situated near the intersection of Dobbin Road and Snowden River Parkway, 16 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore. Holland Construction is the owner, property manager and general contractor for Lakeside Center. Ryan Minnehan and Matt Copeland of KLNB will oversee retail leasing at the property, while David Fritz and Spence Daw, also with KLNB, will oversee office leasing. A timeline for construction was not disclosed.
HALETHORPE, MD. — Barker Steel Mid-Atlantic has signed a 133,520-square-foot industrial lease at 1954 Halethorpe Farms Road in Halethorpe. The landlord, Blue Ocean, acquired the historic property in 2015. The 692,492-square-foot building was once used to manufacture aircraft components during World War II. The property is located near Interstates 95 and 695, eight miles southwest of downtown Baltimore and five miles north of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Milford, Mass.-based Barker Steel will use the property as a block manufacturing and distribution site. Jared Engel and Steve Cornblatt of Trout Daniel & Associates represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Toby Mink of CBRE represented the tenant.
MacKenzie Commercial Brokers Sale of 43,000 SF Industrial Property in Baltimore County
by Alex Tostado
TIMONIUM, MD. — MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services LLC has brokered the sale of 1919 Greenspring Drive, a 43,000-square-foot industrial property in Timonium. The facility was originally built in 1962 and sits on 1.8 acres about 13 miles north of downtown Baltimore. The building features both dock and drive-in loading and several mezzanine areas for additional storage space. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to tenants including Opfer Auctioneering, GSI Corp., Wood Floor Warehouse and H&N Printing. The buyer, 1919 Greenspring LLC, purchased the property as part of a 1031 exchange. Dan Hudak and Andrew Meeder of MacKenzie Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
Federal Realty Investment Trust to Implement Program for Contactless Exchanges at its Properties
by Alex Tostado
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Federal Realty Investment Trust will implement a new program dubbed The Pick-Up at its properties beginning Friday, May 15. In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Rockville-based company said the program will offer a singular service across its tenants to limit physical contact. Federal Realty will introduce the new service where permitted by local jurisdictions. When a customer places an order with a retailer or restaurant within a Federal Realty-owned property by phone or online, the customer can designate a pick-up time and will be assigned a designated parking space. Employees will then bring the order to the customer’s car. Federal Realty owns properties including Bethesda Row and Pike & Rose in Maryland, Santana Row in Northern California, and other properties in Florida, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois.
ELLICOTT CITY, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $9.4 million sale of North Ridge Professional Center, a 38,894-square-foot medical office building in Ellicott City. The building was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to anchor Ellicott City Ambulatory Surgery Center, Howard County Government, Seton Medical Group (a division of St. Agnes Healthcare) and Infectious Disease Associates. The property is situated at 2850 N. Ridge Road, 15 miles west of downtown Baltimore. Don Schline, Craig Morrell and Brad Berzins of KLNB represented the seller, Foulger-Pratt, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
COLUMBIA, MD. — KLNB has arranged the $14.5 million sale of Mike’s Train House, a 123,000-square-foot warehouse in Columbia. The property is situated at 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive within the Columbia Gateway Business Park. Mike’s Train House is the only distribution center within the park. The building offers 20-foot clear heights and the option to add more loading doors. Chris Kubler and Don Schline of KLNB represented the seller, MPW Enterprises LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.