Blake Rodgers and Pasha Johnson partner to launch Steel Peak investment firm focused on industrial outdoor storage (IOS)

Blake Rodgers

SAN DIEGO, CA, Jan. 9, 2024 —Blake Rodgers and Pasha Johnson announced today they have launched Steel Peak, a specialized commercial real estate investment firm, with a focus on the growing niche of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) properties.

IOS properties are within a sub-segment of the Industrial asset class that serve the needs of the transportation, logistics, and construction sectors.

 

 IOS sites are categorized as having less than 20% building coverage and are zoned for industrial uses that allow the outdoor storage of vehicles, products, construction equipment and materials, or containers.

Steel Peak will seek to acquire IOS properties throughout Southern California with capitalized values ranging from $5 million to $50 million. The firm invests directly and in partnership with institutional investors and high net-worth investors.

Pasha Johnson 

“Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in demand for IOS properties from national tenants that are competing to identify sites in an extremely supply constrained market,” said Rodgers, Steel Peak Principal and Co-Founder

“Our experience collaborating with major IOS tenants has provided us with in-depth knowledge of their requirements. This positions us to identify properties tailored to their specific needs, often securing opportunities that would typically remain off-market. Our strategies span value-add, re-leasing, sale lease-back, and built-to-suits among others.”

Steel Peak Properties Principal and Co-Founder Pasha Johnson said “Generally, when LP equity partners love an asset class and most lenders still hate it, there is a window of opportunity. We will target a wide range of IOS sites including contractor yards, equipment rental facilities, maintenance facilities, trailer yards, truck terminals, and fleet storage facilities.”

IOS facilities serve as the backbone of the U.S. Supply Chain and are mission critical for the companies that need outdoor storage to operate their businesses. It is estimated that the highly fragmented IOS market is a $200-billion asset class within the United States.

  

 

CONTACT:

 David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

Member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

“PR Strategist for the Commercial Real Estate Industry:  I do what I love and love what I do.”

 www.steelpeakproperties.com

 

Premium Condo Space for Exotic Cars and Recreational Vehicles Coming to Leesburg, FL

  

Michael (Mickey) Blackton

LEESBURG, FL – A new condo project is planned for a local industrial park. But, instead of humans, the dwellers at Apex Auto and RV Vault will be more on the sleek and shiny side.

Located at County Road 468 and Main Street, the Apex Auto and RV Vault will offer classic car aficionados a luxury home for their prized two-, three- and four-wheel vehicles and RVs, according to Orlando businessman Michael “Mickey” Blackton.

“We’re building 17 premium garage condo units that measure 50 by 25 feet with climate controlled, customizable motor garages that are being designed to hold motor homes or up to five cars,” Blackton said. “A lot of people have or would like to have exotic cars and motorhomes, but have no safe place to keep them.”

The Apex Auto and RV Vault venture is designed with those owners in mind, he said. Each of the 1,200-square-foot units will be 20 feet tall with 14- by 14-foot rollup doors on one side of the building.

The other side – which is designed for large motor homes – will have 16- by 14-foot roll up doors. The units, which will be built to withstand Category 4 storms, will include a restroom with shower, and an optional mezzanine.  

The facility will also have a 50- by 50-square-foot clubhouse designed for use by the Vault’s private owners club and monthly events, he said.

The general contractor for the job is Matthew Hanna Construction of Leesburg.

Blackton, the CEO of a family-owned building supply company, said ground will be broken for the project after 50 percent of the condos are sold, which he expects will be during the second quarter of 2024.

 

CONTACTS:

 Mickey Blackton, CEO Blackton Inc.,

 407-898-2661

or micky@blacktoninc.com

 

Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications,

 407-461-3781

or beth@larryvershel.com

https://www.apexautoandrvvault.com

Akrete names Nicole Stenclik as its first president

 

Nicole Stenclik

CHICAGO, IL, Jan 9, 2024 – Akrete, an award-winning, national public relations, content development and marketing firm, announced the appointment of Boston-based Nicole Stenclik to the newly created role of president, effective Jan. 1.

 

Ushering in a new era for Akrete, Stenclik will work closely with founder and CEO Margy Sweeney to lead the agency.

 

Her role will focus on delivering exceptional client service across the portfolio, managing Akrete’s team of 30 professionals from coast to coast, achieving excellence in daily operations and forging new client partnerships in the firm’s focus industries of financial services, commercial real estate, cannabis and professional services.

 

Margy Sweeney

Stenclik, 38, has been a member of Akrete’s leadership for six years as both a vice president and managing consultant. Most recently, she has led the firm’s work for clients such as JLL, Steelcase, BGO, Unispace, and Kingbird Investment Management.

Before joining Akrete, she served in client leadership roles and supported the management of the Boston office of global public relations firm Text100 (now Archetype); led national public relations at healthcare IT startup Imprivata; and served in various client service roles at BlissPR in New York City (now The Bliss Group).

 

 

CONTACT:

 

David Ebeling

Ebeling Communications

949.861.8351

949.278.7851 (Cell)

david@ebelingcomm.com

Member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE)

“PR Strategist for the Commercial Real Estate Industry:  I do what I love and love what I do.”