Industrial

PEMBROKE PINES, FL-A GlobeSt.com public records search finds the developer of the Bergeron Park of Commerce & Industry plans to add two million sf at an estimated total investment of about $100 million. Pembroke Pines is 18 miles north of Downtown Miami.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA-The I-290 Industrial Park, currently owned by the Ohio Teachers Retirement System, is reportedly being purchased by the RREEF Funds. The broker, manager and seller of investment grade real estate is said to be acting on behalf of institutional investors.

SAN DIEGO-A biotech research company is getting ready to move into two buildings totaling 97,500 sf later this year at Eastgate Pointe in the University Towne Centre area.

FRAMINGHAM, MA-Genzyme Corp., a biotechnology and health care products company, plans to develop a 300,000-sf manufacturing plant here next to the company's existing campus. The plant is part of a company strategy to increase its manufacturing capacity.

HOUSTON-A valve manufacturer and a tire supplier have found new warehouse spots in the city. The two deals total 17,997 sf in the ongoing race for Houston's industrial space. Nutron heads to northwest Houston and Big State Tire goes to a northern suburb.

AUSTIN-Research and development in Austin might have to take a back seat to logistics and distribution in a few years. Lots of land and proponents hope to turn the corridor into an L&D hub, a potential bolstered by cargo capability expansion at the airport.