Case Studies

Georgia Gulf

By purchasing a 238,000 s.f., three-building industrial portfolio in Toronto, First Industrial provided a U.S.-based customer with a cross-border solution that quickly disposed of a surplus asset and monetized two critical facilities.

Gourmet Express

This 332,000 s.f. SLB of an industrial complex in Greenville, KY, helped raise significant new capital that could be used to improve the company's balance sheet as well as to fund millions in capital improvements.

Jacobson Cos.

With a desire to liquidate a portfolio of 13 warehouse properties spread over five states, this leasing 3PL company wisely chose to hand off the job – making short work of a potentially daunting and time-consuming task. 

McDonnell Douglas

Following the merger that created the world's largest aerospace company, Boeing, this venerable maker of military and commercial aircraft sold off surplus real estate – and got an asset realignment initiative off the ground. 

Pearson Education

The rapid sale of this net-leased New Jersey bulk warehouse – an immense 890,000 s.f. critical-use distribution facility for the world's largest education company – was a study in performance for both tenant and seller alike 

Smurfit-Stone

142,000 s.f. purchase of a surplus, vacant distribution center in Miami helped a customer downsize and freed up capital by a critical financial deadline at a time of turmoil in the credit markets.

The Hershey Company

Sale-leaseback of a 405,000 s.f. distribution facility owned by The Hershey Company that allowed one of the world's most recognized candy brands to consolidate operations and monetize a surplus corporate asset.

Unisource

Eager to sell a vacant distribution facility made redundant following a merger agreement, North America's leading distributor of paper products sought and found a decisive buyer – inking a deal in record time.