Green Courte doubles the Nashville yard - plus 4 closings from Tampa to Kansas City
Green Courte Partners just locked in an 8-acre adjacency in Mount Juliet, TN, pushing their Nashville IOS platform to a contiguous 20 acres with a build-to-suit industrial service facility on the way. Also this week: Thematic Capital Group picks up a Dycom-leased yard in Bradenton, Midwest CRE Advisors closes a 16.5-acre Kansas City development site, and two separate Houston IOS leases totaling more than 11 acres land in the same week.
The Headliner: Green Courte Assembles 20-Acre IOS Platform in Nashville MSA
Green Courte Partners Acquires Adjacent 8-Acre Site in Mount Juliet, TN
Green Courte's sixth fund has expanded its existing Nashville IOS footprint by acquiring an 8-acre parcel directly adjacent to its existing site at 201 Couchville Industrial Boulevard in Mount Juliet, Tennessee. The two sites now form a single contiguous 20-acre IOS property in Wilson County's fastest-growing industrial submarket - a strategic assemblage that also unlocks previously unusable land and enhances zoning for a broader range of tenant uses.
Under a build-to-suit agreement, the selling developer will complete the expansion with a 10,000 SF industrial service facility, full fencing and lighting, a stone base with asphalt millings surface, and two concrete-paved entrance aprons.
**Transaction Details:**
- **Purchase Price:** Undisclosed
- **Property:** 3410 McCrary Road, Mount Juliet, TN (Wilson County)
- **Site:** 8 acres (expansion) - combined 20-acre contiguous platform with 201 Couchville Industrial Blvd
- **Improvements (BTS):** 10,000 SF industrial service facility, fully fenced and lit, stone base with asphalt millings, 2 concrete entrance aprons
- **Seller:** Local developer active on a 2M SF warehouse project nearby
- **Buyer Lead:** Jordan Kerger, Managing Director of Acquisitions, Green Courte Partners
- **Broker / Deal Team:** Not yet disclosed
- **Fund:** Green Courte Real Estate Partners VI, LLC
"This transaction allows us to scale an already high-quality IOS asset in a key logistics corridor," said Jordan Kerger. "By adding an industrial service facility and enhancing zoning for the combined property, we are making it more functional for tenants while continuing to grow our IOS platform and drive long-term value for our investors."
Other Deals That Closed (April 1-3, 2026)
DEAL #2: Bradenton, FL - Thematic Capital Group Acquires Utility-Tenanted IOS Site in Tampa MSA
Thematic Capital Group (TCG) closed on a 2.41-acre IOS property at 5004 15th Street East in Bradenton, Florida. The site includes a 10,300 SF industrial warehouse and is fully occupied by Lambert's Cable Splicing Co., a utility contractor and subsidiary of Dycom Industries.
- **Property:** 5004 15th Street East, Bradenton, FL
- **Site:** 2.41 acres
- **Improvements:** 10,300 SF industrial warehouse
- **Price:** Undisclosed
- **Tenant:** Lambert's Cable Splicing Co. (subsidiary of Dycom Industries) - fully leased
- **Buyer Lead:** Bernard Clevens and Benji Howard, Thematic Capital Group
- **Broker / Deal Team:** Max Loria and David Richman, STL Commercial
DEAL #3: Raymore, MO (Kansas City MSA) - Midwest CRE Advisors Closes 16.5-Acre Development Site
Logan Freeman and Nick Morales of Midwest CRE Advisors facilitated the sale of a 16.5-acre M-1-zoned industrial land site at 700 East Walnut Road in Raymore, Missouri. The buyer plans to develop approximately 70,000 SF across seven small-bay industrial buildings, each with its own dedicated outdoor storage yard.
- **Property:** 700 East Walnut Road, Raymore, MO
- **Site:** 16.5 acres (M-1 Light Industrial zoning)
- **Planned Development:** ~70,000 SF across 7 small-bay buildings with dedicated IOS yards
- **Price:** Undisclosed
- **Broker / Deal Team:** Logan Freeman (Managing Broker) and Nick Morales (Director of Business Development), Midwest CRE Advisors
DEAL #4: Blacklick, OH (Columbus MSA) - NAI Ohio Equities Closes Industrial Land Sale
NAI Ohio Equities sold 2.76 acres of industrial-zoned land at 225 Business Center Drive in Blacklick, Ohio. Simon Kroos of NAI Ohio Equities led the transaction.
- **Property:** 225 Business Center Drive, Blacklick, OH
- **Site:** 2.76 acres, industrial zoning
- **Price:** Undisclosed
- **Broker / Deal Team:** Simon Kroos, NAI Ohio Equities
Leases Signed
Houston, TX (Port Submarket) - Alluvion Partners Leases to California Trucking Operator
- **Property:** 1300 South 16th Street, Houston, TX
- **Site:** 2.72 acres | 5,934 SF industrial building
- **Tenant:** Longdo Trucking Corp. (California-based, first Houston location)
- **Landlord:** Alluvion Partners
- **Landlord Lead:** Dean Taylor, Alluvion Partners
- **Broker:** Walker McCairns and Nick Peterson, SIOR, NAI Robert Lynn
- **Note:** Site on pre-approved truck route, proximate to Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals
Houston, TX - Hyde Park Real Estate Lands Two New Tenants Across 11.3 Acres
- **Properties:** 11930 Homestead Road, Houston TX (5.3 AC) and 4201 Roland Road, Katy TX (6 AC)
- **Tenants:** Front Line Power Construction (Homestead Rd) and RBL Intl (Roland Rd)
- **Landlord:** Hyde Park Real Estate
- **Landlord Rep:** James Mashni, First Houston Properties Inc.
- **Landlord Internal Team:** Milco Cipriani, Sameed Gagai, and Christian Zyire Ardoin-Dural
Baton Rouge, LA - Lee and Associates Leases 2.65-Acre Industrial Site
- **Property:** 7984 Commerce Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA
- **Site:** 2.65 acres | 45,000 SF industrial building
- **Landlord:** Anderson Legacy LLC
- **Landlord Rep:** Tom McGee, Lee and Associates Baton Rouge
Operating Context
One Year of Tariffs: The Reshoring Narrative Is Now Structural for IOS
April 2 marks one year since the sweeping tariff program was announced. The industrial real estate implications have become clearer: the tariff environment has accelerated domestic inventory-holding strategies, pushing more companies to maintain larger onshore buffers of raw materials, equipment, and goods. That shift requires space - specifically the cost-effective, flexible outdoor storage yards that define IOS.
Manufacturing reshoring is creating demand for IOS adjacent to emerging domestic production sites. Tariffs on steel and aluminum have specifically boosted yard demand from construction and fabrication operators needing laydown and staging areas.
**Practical takeaway:** The macro case for IOS has strengthened over the past 12 months. Companies that locked in yard leases in 2024-2025 are now renewing at higher rates; operators who deferred are now competing for tighter supply in most Sun Belt and gateway markets.