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Latest Atlanta & Southeast Industrial Stories
Walmart plans to build a high-tech fulfillment center in Carnesville, creating 1,000 new jobs and bringing $1.3 billion in investment to Franklin County. Carnesville is approximately 85 miles northeast of Atlanta. The new 1.5 million-square-foot automated facility will be located at the Franklin 85 Logistics Center in Carnesville. Walmart’s fulfillment centers are located in strategic markets …
JLL Capital Markets announced the sale and financing of a 46-building industrial portfolio totaling approximately 10.5 million square feet across the southeastern United States. The Southeast Industrial Portfolio includes Class A logistics buildings spanning 10 markets in the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. JLL represented the seller, EQT Real Estate, in the transaction. LBA Realty purchased the portfolio. JLL …
Latest Boston & New England Industrial Stories
JLL has arranged a refinancing for a recently built self-storage facility managed by Extra Space Storage Inc. in South Portland, ME. Working on behalf of the borrower, The Ardent Companies, a JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory team secured the five-year loan through a regional bank. Located at 193 Western Ave., just south of Portland International …
A partnership between Wheelock Street Capital and Camber Development has secured a $62.5 million loan for a purpose-built advanced manufacturing campus in Bedford, MA. JLL Capital Markets worked on behalf of the borrower to arrange the financing through Blue Light Capital. The 23.4-acre campus, 44 Middlesex Turnpike, features a 148,458-square-foot manufacturing facility and an adjacent …
Latest California Industrial Stories
JLL Capital Markets arranged $81.6 million in financing for Otay River Business Park, a 369,803-square-foot industrial and retail business park located at 2925-2945 Main St. and 2775-2970 Faivre St. in Chula Vista, California. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, Sudberry Properties, to secure a floating-rate, five-year loan through a debt fund. The loan includes future …
A nationwide contractor with 16 offices across the U.S., HITT Contracting has been performing work in California for more than 20 years and has offices in Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and San Francisco. The nature of its projects and the demands of building them have certainly evolved over time, but the company considers its involvement …
Latest Chicago & Midwest Industrial Stories
Colliers has completed the sale of the Indianapolis West Infill Industrial Portfolio, a 1,533,112-square-foot, 29-building light industrial portfolio located in the Park 100 and Park Fletcher industrial parks in Indianapolis, Indiana. The portfolio spans the city’s Northwest and Southwest submarkets, with access to Indianapolis’ primary interstate network and Indianapolis International Airport. The portfolio is 94% …
Marcus & Millichap completed the sale of 421 W. Industrial Ave., a vacant, single-tenant industrial property in Effingham, Illinois. “This was an off-market owner-user sale that resulted from years of relationship-building with the sellers,” said Forest Bender, managing director of investments. “We sold the property to them years ago as part of a 1031 exchange …
Latest Florida & Gulf Coast Industrial Stories
The oldest of the 14 properties in the recently sold Doral industrial portfolio was built in 1973. Martin Waas, of Waas Realty handled the leasing and management of many of those warehouses. Many were separately owned with different LLC’s. Midtown Capital Partners was the buyer. The 300,000-square-foot portfolio sold for $86 million, or $296 per …
BTH Development Partners is moving ahead on Phase 1 of Tradition Commerce Park, a 530,000 square foot industrial park in Port St. Lucie. Miller Construction Company is building the project at 12051 SW Tom Mackie Boulevard. Claren Architecture and Planners is the architect., Tradition Commerce Park is master-planned industrial and flex development spanning about 34 …
Latest Global Industrial Stories
KKR and Mirastar, KKR Real Estate’s industrial and logistics platform in Europe, have acquired a portfolio of four prime UK logistics assets from PLP for approximately £170 million (US$228.5 million). Comprising assets in Stafford, Crewe, Ellesmere Port and Wakefield, the portfolio totals 1.25 million square feet. The buyers said the portfolio is located within established …
Prologis, Inc.’s pursuit of UK-based industrial landlord Segro plc has paid off with the Segro board agreeing Tuesday to terms of an acquisition. The all-stock deal values Segro at approximately US$18.8 billion. For San Francisco-based Prologis, which had sought a takeover since at least early 2024, the acquisition of Europe’s largest industrial real estate landlord …
Latest National Industrial Stories
The U.S. cold-storage market is navigating a near-term supply-demand imbalance, posting negative net absorption during the first six months of 2026. On the other hand, the sector’s long-term demand fundamentals remain intact. Newmark’s 1H 2026 Cold Storage Market Overview pointed to population growth, domestic food production, e-grocery and increasingly sophisticated pharmaceutical and biologics supply chains …
Jadian Capital, a New York City and Stamford, CT-based investment firm focused on alternative real estate and asset-intensive businesses, said Wednesday that JIOS, its vertically integrated industrial outdoor storage (IOS) platform, has secured a $277-million loan from affiliates of Apollo Global Management for a 37-property IOS portfolio spanning 23 markets. ”JIOS has now secured over …
Latest New York & Tri-State Industrial Stories
A joint venture of LaSalle Investment Management and Camber Real Estate Partners has acquired a three-property industrial portfolio spanning more than 270,000 square feet on Long Island for an undisclosed price. The 100% leased portfolio includes a 46,000-square-foot facility in the JFK Airport area as well as two separate buildings measuring 100,230 square feet and …
Simone Development Companies has signed two new leases totaling 36,000 square feet at its Mount Vernon, NY industrial center, marking the full lease-up of the two-story, 63,445-square-foot property. Located at 560 South Third Avenue, the facility features on-site parking, high clear ceiling heights, and a drive-in and loading dock, along with convenient access to the …
Latest Phoenix & Southwest Industrial Stories
The Mesa Planning & Zoning Board okayed ER2’s application for a new headquarters at the corner of McDowell and Greenfield roads. The IT services and technology equipment recycling company plans to invest approximately $45 million and nearly double its Valley footprint by building a 155,000-square-foot industrial headquarters on vacant land near Falcon Field Airport. ER2 …
Ogilvie Partners sold the Prospect Innovation Campus, a 226,000-square-foot industrial, flex and research-and-development portfolio in Fort Collins, Colorado, to ZS Capital Partners for $42 million. The campus comprises 11 buildings across four sub-portfolios — Midpoint 3, River Center, Spring Creek and One Prospect — and represents a significant, well-located asset in Northern Colorado’s Front Range …
Latest Seattle & Northwest Industrial Stories
Growing demand from aerospace, defense, space, and emerging technology companies is driving plans for the Kent Manufacturing & Innovation Campus (KMIC), a proposed 9.3-acre industrial development in the Pacific Northwest. Mortenson is advancing the project in partnership with the city of Kent. The 9.3-acre site is emerging as a future home for specialized occupiers seeking …
Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has broken ground on Phase II of Sewell Corporate Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, approximately 20 miles west of Portland. Phase II, located on 17.76 acres, will include two speculative buildings totaling 294,700 square feet. The groundbreaking of Phase II comes less than a year after Phase I delivered two buildings totaling …
Latest Texas Industrial Stories
MDH Partners (MDH) has acquired a 129,301-square-foot, single-tenant industrial facility at 302 Grand Central Blvd. in Laredo, Texas, fully leased to DHL Global Forwarding. The building is located minutes from the World Trade Bridge, the busiest commercial land crossing in North America. Craig Tomlinson of Northmarq represented the seller in the transaction. Makenna MDH’s Makenna …
Logistics Property Company leased 217,758 square feet of build-to-suit warehouse space at CityPark Logistics Center, Building 7 in Missouri City, Texas, with Standex GRID / Amran Instrument Transformers (Standex GRID / Amran). Standex GRID / Amran will use the space as both a warehouse and manufacturing facility. CityPark Logistics Center is a 98-acre industrial park that …
Latest Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic Industrial Stories
Colliers completed a 67,040-square-foot industrial lease at 4780 Winchester Boulevard in Frederick, Maryland. Executive Vice Presidents Thomas Gentner, Brian Siegel and Jason Sullivan represented the landlord in the transaction. Link Logistics is an owner and operator of last-mile industrial real estate, with approximately 500 million square feet of warehouse space across 3,000 properties in North …
Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of 6901 Rolling Mill Road, a single-tenant manufacturing facility in Baltimore. The asset sold for $9.96 million. “The property is leased to a subsidiary of a publicly traded company that has operated at the site for more than two decades,” said Merrey, senior managing director of investments in Marcus …
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LA Water and Power Pension Adds Two Kayne Anderson Real Estate Funds
Alternative Assets | September 4, 2026The Los Angeles Water and Power Employees’ Retirement Plan approved $175 million in commitments to two Kayne Anderson real estate funds, expanding its U.S. property exposure despite holding slightly more than its target allocation. The $26 billion pension system’s board of trustees approved a $100 million commitment to the Kayne Anderson Real Estate Core Fund
Cove Raises $13M for Wichita Retail DST
Alternative Assets | September 4, 2026Cove Capital Investments has fully subscribed its Cove Saddle Creek Kansas 109 DST, raising nearly $13 million as the alternative investment manager continues to expand its lineup of debt-free Delaware statutory trust offerings. The Regulation D, Rule 506(c) offering raised $12.95 million from accredited investors. The DST owns Saddle Creek Crossing, a multi-tenant retail center


























