Chicago & Midwest + Midwest + Industrial | March 15, 2021

Visual Pak Inks Lease for 472K SF in Southeast WI

Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate and Boston-based Washington Capital Management, on behalf of a client, signed Visual Pak Companies to a 472,176-square-foot lease for an entire building at the newly developed first phase of the Bristol Highlands Commerce Center in Bristol, WI. Waukegan, IL-based Visual Pak provides contract packaging and manufacturing solutions for a variety of well-known food, personal care, automotive and healthcare brands.

“With new distribution facilities for Amazon, Uline, Haribo and more, the scope and pace of economic development occurring in southeast Wisconsin is truly remarkable, and we are grateful to play our part in transforming the area through the development and leasing of this business park,” said Tim Thompson, EVP for HSA.

CBRE’s Whit Heitman represented Visual Pak Companies. Jeff Hoffman and Eric Fischer of Cushman & Wakefield | Boerke, together with Tim Thompson of HSA Commercial Real Estate, represented ownership.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 13-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 15-20 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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