LOUISVILLE—Exeter Property Group just purchased a five-building, 582,541-square-foot Bluegrass Industrial Portfolio in the Louisville area for $31.9 million from SparrowHawk Real Estate. The Conshohocken, PA-based Exeter buys warehouse and logistics facilities across North America and Europe, and the move into Louisville is in some ways not a surprise. The intense competition for industrial properties has many buyers looking at opportunities in secondary and tertiary markets.
“This was a very attractive value-add opportunity in Louisville's premier industrial submarket,” says John Huguenard, international director, JLL. He and managing directors Sean Devaney and Powell Spears led the JLL capital markets team which completed the deal. “The location, combined with the upside opportunity to bring the portfolio to market rents, drove a lot of investor interest.”
The portfolio contains properties in the Airport and East submarkets. Both benefit from the five interstates that converge within Louisville's city limits, Huguenard adds. And both submarkets also allow for easy access to Louisville International Airport.
A diverse roster of credit tenants in industries ranging from retail to technology occupies the portfolio. The buildings range from 71,340 square feet to 190,000 square feet and have recently undergone capital improvements including repaved parking lots, new roofs on four of the buildings, upgraded lighting and HVAC replacement.
As reported in GlobeSt.com, in 2016 the Louisville metro area's industrial Inventory grew by 8.7%, making it the fastest growing market in the Midwest. By contrast, Chicago's grew around 3%.
LOUISVILLE—Exeter Property Group just purchased a five-building, 582,541-square-foot Bluegrass Industrial Portfolio in the Louisville area for $31.9 million from SparrowHawk Real Estate. The Conshohocken, PA-based Exeter buys warehouse and logistics facilities across North America and Europe, and the move into Louisville is in some ways not a surprise. The intense competition for industrial properties has many buyers looking at opportunities in secondary and tertiary markets.
“This was a very attractive value-add opportunity in Louisville's premier industrial submarket,” says John Huguenard, international director, JLL. He and managing directors Sean Devaney and Powell Spears led the JLL capital markets team which completed the deal. “The location, combined with the upside opportunity to bring the portfolio to market rents, drove a lot of investor interest.”
The portfolio contains properties in the Airport and East submarkets. Both benefit from the five interstates that converge within Louisville's city limits, Huguenard adds. And both submarkets also allow for easy access to Louisville International Airport.
A diverse roster of credit tenants in industries ranging from retail to technology occupies the portfolio. The buildings range from 71,340 square feet to 190,000 square feet and have recently undergone capital improvements including repaved parking lots, new roofs on four of the buildings, upgraded lighting and HVAC replacement.
As reported in GlobeSt.com, in 2016 the Louisville metro area's industrial Inventory grew by 8.7%, making it the fastest growing market in the Midwest. By contrast, Chicago's grew around 3%.
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