Industrial tenant leases 192,700 square feet in tight Oakland market

Purcell Murray Co., a kitchen appliance distributor, is expanding to 192,680 square feet in Oakland for its Northern California warehouse and shipping facility amid a tight industrial market.

Earlier: San Leandro deal reflects frenzy in industrial market

The company is moving to 7230-7240 Edgewater Drive at Edgewater Industrial Center, near Oracle Arena and Oakland International Airport. It is growing from its current 142,500-square-foot location at 2258 West Winton Ave. in Hayward. Prologis Inc.,…

UB Med School work means closure of NFTA Metro Rail Allen station

Construction on the University at Buffalo’s new medical school is prompting a temporary closure of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s Allen/Medical Center Metro Rail station.

The station will close on April 15 and is scheduled to re-open on May 6.

UB’s $375 million School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is being constructed over the existing Metro Rail station. Construction work is forcing the temporary closure of the station. The closure had been anticipated and planned…

Energy Department building in Lakewood sells for $20 million

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration headquarters building in Lakewood has sold to a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment trust for $20.25 million.

The 115,650-square-foot property at 12155 W. Alameda Parkway sold to Easterly Government Properties Inc. (NYSE: DEA) in the company’s first acquisition since going public in February. This is Easterly’s second acquisition in Lakewood.

The Western Area Power Administration is one of four energy marketing administrations…

Coldwell Banker opens Fort Worth office as part of larger DFW expansion

Arlington-based Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW plans to open its Fort Worth office this week, which is part of a larger North Texas expansion.

Theron Bryant, a principal at Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW, will lead the new office, which will sit on the third floor of University Centre I at 1300 S. University Drive in Fort Worth.

“We’ve always done a good part of our business in Fort Worth,” Bryant said. “We are looking forward to more day-to-day exposure with an office closer…

West Allis building sold for Kohler Co. showroom, Able Distribution warehouse

A West Allis industrial building sold last week for redevelopment into a Kohler Co. product showroom and warehouse for plumbing equipment wholesaler Able Distribution, according to DTZ Barry.

The building is at 1650 S. 108th St., an area with a mix of stores, such as Sam’s Club, and industrial buildings. It is a unique combination of neighbors that made the property ideal for its new use as a retail showroom and distribution center, said DTZ Barry senior vice president Kurt Van Dyke, who brokered…