REDnews DFW Industrial Summit

• As multifamily, retail and office “feel the pain,” industrial is holding up well, and accelerating, as e-commerce continues expansion; investors are transferring their attention to industrial from these other sectors
• Companies are bringing back manufacturing from Asia to the U.S. and to Mexico, which is much closer to DFW; companies are coming here from California; labor costs in Mexico now approximate those in China, as China’s economy has strengthened
• Distribution and heavy manufacturers seem strong, but some light manufacturers are seeing stress
• DFW is strategically located in the middle of the country, is in the central
time zone, is one day’s drive from Mexico and Port of Houston, and it is “the” hottest industrial market in the country, and some say “the world;” DFW has a super freeway network and good general accessibility
• Manufacturers wanting to “near-shore” from China to Mexico are hampered from the difficulty of business travel to MX during COVID
• After a pause with the onset of COVID, investment deals are do-able and cap rates are back to where they were at the start of the year
• Loans are available at an average of 60 percent LTV, with lenders requiring ample debt service coverage—however, low leverage requires more expensive equity and mezzanine money
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Two Texas Markets Prove to be Elite When it Comes to Industrial Real Estate

There’s been a lot of talk that the industrial market—particularly that segment serving e-commerce companies—is proving to be resilient to the economic damage wrought by COVID-19. Two Texas markets are helping lead the way as the country forges a path forward during the pandemic. New research by Transwestern suggest that there remained strong demand for large scale industrial space across the country during the first half of
the year. This demand is revving the engines of development, investment and leasing activity. Transwestern indexes the health of the national industrial market by tracking deal velocity and construction activity in 11 growth regions. Dubbed the “Elite 11,” these markets are perennial targets
for both global investors as well as the most sought-after locations for big-box distribution users, lastmile logistics, e-commerce and manufacturing
companies. Two Texas markets, Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, make Transwestern’s Elite 11, along with Atlanta, Chicago, Lehigh Valley (PA), New Jersey, Northern California, Seattle, South Florida, Southern
California and Washington/Baltimore. These core markets are proving that this is one asset class that can’t be beaten by the pandemic. “Many sectors of the real estate market have been put on pause since March—but not the industrial real estate sector, which continues to flourish,” said Transwestern’s Matt Dolly, director of research. “Prior to the pandemic, the core markets led investment activity, and this movement has only intensified in recent months.” Click to read more at www.rednews.com.

New Class A+ Industrial Warehouse Sells Near Dallas

JLL’s capital markets team has closed the sale of Park Row Logistics Center, a new, 155,425-square-foot, industrial warehouse in the Dallas-area community of Arlington, Texas. JLL represented a joint venture between developer Stream Realty Partners and LaSalle Investment Management in the sale to Clarion Partners, LLC for an undisclosed sum. The Class A+ Park Row Logistics Center is fully leased to Mochila Fulfillment, which provides order fulfillment and warehousing services to e-commerce brands. The single-load building was completed in late 2019 and features a 32-foot clear height, 180-foot truck court, 28 trailer parking spaces, 22 dock-high doors, 60 loading bays, one oversized door, one drive-in door, and low office finish. Situated on 9.23 acres at 3301 E. Park Row Drive, the property is in the Great Southwest/Arlington Industrial submarket, which is known for its central location within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. This location has access to major interstates and highways, including Interstates 20 and 30 and highways 183, 161, and 360, which provide the tenant easy access to approximately 58.6 million customers within a one day’s drive. The COVID-19 pandemic and the shelter-in-place policies that ensued have accelerated e-commerce growth and the need for warehouse space across the nation. JLL expects e-commerce sales could hit $1.5 trillion by 2025, which would increase the demand for industrial real estate to an additional 1 billion square feet. JLL reports that strong fundamentals and ongoing demand for space in the DFW market will continue to push rents higher along with new speculative construction well into 2021. The JLL capital markets investment advisory team representing the seller was led managing director Dustin Volz, senior director Stephen Bailey, and analysts Zach Riebe and Austin Ross.

Younger Partners Lists Largest Sublease in DFW at 449k SF

Younger Partners is exclusively listing the five-building headquarters for Thryv Holdings at 2200 W. Airfield Drive at DFW Airport. The fully furnished complex is plug-and-play and available immediately, said Younger Partners corporate services director Bob Acuff, who is exclusively listing the property for Thryv with the assistance of broker Tanja McAleavey. The largest sublease space in Dallas-Fort Worth is a one-of-a-kind corporate campus that was originally a build-to-suit for Braniff International Airways. “All five buildings have been well maintained by Thyrv’s facility management team and are in move-in ready condition right now,” Acuff said. “The property is in a great location and has good ingress/egress off Airfield Drive-by DFW Airport with numerous amenities close by.” The site features more than 1,000 parking spaces with more than 900 covered. It also has back-up generators for uninterrupted power during service failures. The sublease is available through Dec. 31, 2025. “This opportunity is perfect for a large corporate user looking for a low-cost plug-and-play campus setting,” Acuff said. “The floor plates are also easy to demise for smaller users, as well, starting at 5,000 square feet.” The campus includes Building A with three floors of office space on 49,150-square-foot floor plates; Building B includes three floors with a cafeteria, central plant, data center and office space; Building C includes an auditorium and office with training facilities; Building D features a 77,491-square-foot hotel and conference center along with a 30,983-square-foot fitness center and Building E has 8,400 square feet of training facilities and 21,816 square feet of office space.

Maverick Commercial Mortgage Closes $4.5M financing for North Texas Manufactured Housing Communities

Maverick Commercial Mortgage closed on the first mortgage for Hillcrest and Chiesa Manufactured Housing Communities. Hillcrest MHC is located at 2500 Forth Worth Drive in Denton, Texas and Chiesa Estates is located at 7400 Chiesa Road in Rowlett, Texas. Hillcrest MHC sits on 5.84 acres in an “enterprise zone” which encourages more commercial development. Because of this, existing housing is much more valuable, as it will provide housing for people who work in the new developments. The surrounding area also has ample retail, schools and churches which makes it a desirable place to live. Chiesa Estates is situated on approximately 19.81 acres. The park is in the path of growth, mainly in the single- and multi-family housing arena. There are numerous high-end, single-family housing subdivisions in and around this community. The park is within close proximity to churches, schools and shopping. The property features asphalt roads, streetlights, city water and sewer, concrete parking and many mature trees. The 10-year fixed-rate first mortgage was limited to 71 percent loan to value. The loan was non-recourse and amortized over a 30- year period. Proceeds from the first mortgage paid off the existing lender, returned equity to the borrowing entity, and paid for closing costs. The loan was funded by a national lender.