Industrial

Dorel Renews 528 KSF Industrial Lease in California's Inland Empire

In a deal brokered by services firm Cushman & Wakefield, Dorel Juvenile Group has re-signed for 528,000 square feet of industrial warehouse and distribution space in Fontana, Calif., renewing an arrangement that goes back to 2006.

CHRISTUS Health, Auto Parts Distribution Land Major Leases

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor CHRISTUS Health has chosen a new headquarters in the Las Colinas business park in Irving, where the company will move its 1,000 employees starting this summer. The 210,000 square feet of office space, called One Macarthur Ridge, is considered to be the perfect facility for the company, meeting its layout, […]

Clarion Pension Fund Gets $100M in Secured Credit, Backed by Seven Industrial Properties

Utilizing a 2.1 million-square-foot commercial portfolio owned by a pension fund it advises as collateral, Clarion Partners L.L.C. now has its hands on a $100 million secured credit facility.

ULI: Industry to See Improvements Through 2014, Bolstered by Cap Markets

“Is distress in the real estate markets behind us?” was the main question on the minds of the respondents to the latest survey by the Urban Land Institute — and the consensus seemed to be a cautious “yes.”

1.2 MSF Northmeadow Business Park in Atlanta for Sale

Five years after picking up Northmeadow Business Park in Atlanta for $93.5 million, an affiliate of BPG Properties Ltd. has put a for-sale sign on the 1.2 million-square-foot business park.

Verus Partners Breaks Ground on 138 KSF Indiana Industrial Facility

On the heels of industrial development nationwide, Verus Partners is breaking ground on a 137,500-square-foot new manufacturing-and-distribution facility for Helmer Inc. that will be located across 10 acres in Noblesville, Ind.

Auto Showroom, Brewery Project Planned for Southern Texas

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor HOLT CAT and Alamo Beer Co. both announced projects last week in Southern Texas. HOLT CAT broke ground on a 24,000-square-foot store in the Los Lomas Industrial Park in Laredo, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. The new facility will be certified LEED Gold for efficiency. The new store […]

Prologis Signs 270 KSF Industrial Lease in L.A.

With the signing of a 270,764-square-foot lease in Carson, Calif., Prologis has now fully leased the Prologis South Bay Distribution Center to 3PL Global L.L.C., a third-party logistics provider. The building, which is LEED Silver certified, is located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Shakopee City Council Approves Economic Development Incentives

By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor Shakopee City is set to welcome two new companies that will bring hundreds of jobs to town after the city council approved economic development incentives for SanMar Corp. and Trystar Inc., the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal reports. SanMar Corp., an imprintable-clothing supplier, will invest $35 million to build […]

Brookfield, Hillwood JV on $1B Acquisition Vehicle

With the U.S. industrial market improving, Brookfield Asset Management and Hillwood announced a joint venture that is expected to invest as much as $1 billion in industrial properties over the next three years.