(Carl Cronan is editor of Real EstateFlorida.)

JACKSONVILLE, FL-Schafer Development LLC has sold a 75-acre parcel at its New Berlin Commerce Park here to Atlanta-based Oakmont Industrial Group. The new owner plans to proceed with a 386,000-sf industrial project at the site to be completed later this year.

Steve Schafer, president of the Farmington Hills, MI-based industrial and manufacturing firm, tells GlobeSt.com that the site has all the proper entitlements, making the deal more attractive. He would not disclose a specific price for the sale, other than to say it exceeds $10 million.

"Oakmont basically gave us an offer we couldn't refuse," Schafer says. "We had a quick closing. It was good for us and it was good for them."

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