Food Distributor Buys 145,100-SF Industrial Site

MIAMI-Trujillo Brothers, a food distributor based here, has purchased a 145,100-sf industrial building in the city, where the company will be expanding. Trujillo Brothers paid $3.1 million, or about $21.36 per sf, for the building located at 3325 N.W. 62nd St. in the east Miami airport industrial zone. Trujillo Brothers will occupy the entire single-tenant building.

Entenmann’s Inc., a Delaware corporation, sold the facility, which it previously occupied. The baked goods company is moving some of its operations to south Broward County and consolidating a portion of its existing operations elsewhere. Trujillo Brothers’ current location is in the eastern section of the city, where it occupies approximately 100,000 sf of space.

The company is moving due to growth, according to a broker involved in the transaction, Rafael Villamizar, vice president in the local office of Grubb & Ellis. Trujillo Brothers, which distributes spices, sauces and rice locally and to the Caribbean, is renovating its new location. The work will include office renovations and a new roof. The company plans to occupy the space in another six months, Villamizar says.<p.The building is about 40 years old and just received its 40-year recertification, meaning the building is operational according to code. Eric Person, senior vice president in the local office of Grubb & Ellis, along with Villamizar, represented Trujillo Bros. in the sale. Cesar Ruiz of Grubb & Ellis represented Entenmann's.