EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Griffin Capital Corporation ("Griffin Capital") announced today, on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc. ("GCEAR II" or the "REIT"), the closing of a 160,410-square-foot, Class A, truck terminal (the "Property") located in West Jefferson, Ohio. The purchase price of the Property was $28.0 million. The seller was The Schueler Group of Companies, one of the largest landowners and property managers in Southwest Ohio.
The Property was constructed in 2009 as a build-to-suit to FedEx Freight Inc. (the "Tenant" or "FedEx Freight"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (the "Parent" or "Guarantor"). The Property is leased in its entirety to FedEx Freight Inc. with a parent guarantee from FedEx Corporation. The Property services the Columbus, Ohio MSA, and functions as a regional hub for both FedEx Freight Priority shipments and FedEx Freight Economy shipments - one of only 12 "dual hubs" throughout the entire FedEx Freight network.
"The Property has unmatched access to and visibility from Interstate 70," said Shawn Carstens, Griffin Capital's Vice President of Acquisitions. "The Property is situated 21 miles west of Columbus, Ohio in an area with minimal traffic congestion, and is centrally located to handle less-than-truckload shipments moving to and from the Western, Eastern, Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States. This location is ideal for FedEx Freight's operations and bodes well for its long-term tenancy."
Don Pescara, Griffin Capital's Managing Director of Acquisitions, added, "The acquisition of the FedEx Freight facility represented the opportunity to add another business-essential asset to GCEAR II's portfolio. The strategic location of the asset and significant infrastructure investments the Ohio Department of Transportation has made in the area, as well as the Guarantor's investment grade credit rating and the Tenant's long lease commitment, were all factors that made this an attractive investment."
About Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II and Griffin Capital Corporation
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc. is a publicly registered non-traded REIT with a portfolio that currently includes 15 office and industrial buildings totaling approximately 2.6 million rentable square feet and total capitalization of $383 million. The REIT's sponsor is Griffin Capital Corporation ("Griffin Capital"), a privately-owned real estate company headquartered in Los Angeles. Led by senior executives with more than two decades of real estate experience collectively encompassing over $21 billion of transaction value and more than 650 transactions, Griffin Capital and its affiliates have acquired or constructed approximately 41 million square feet of space since 1995. Griffin Capital and its affiliates own, manage, sponsor and/or co-sponsor a portfolio consisting of approximately 26.6 million square feet of space, located in 29 states, representing approximately $4.5 billion in asset value. Additional information about Griffin Capital is available at www.griffincapital.com.
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