Available Buildings

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Alabama

T&WA is selling their 58,000-square-foot industrial building in Boligee. The facility has 28-foot clear ceiling heights, eight dock-high doors and one drive-in door. Built in 1996, the building is adjacent to I-20/I-59 in West Alabama.

There's another building available in West Alabama. The former Carpart Auto Parts facility, a 78,188-square-foot facility on 21 acres, is for sale. The building has ceilings heights to 32 feet and has 12 dock-high doors and a drive-in door. Rail service to the site is available from CSX. The property, located in Tuscaloosa County, is convenient to Interstate 20/59.

A warehouse is available in Maplesville, Ala. The building can process and store materials via rail or truck. The 208,000-square-foot facility features seven truck bays and four rail docks served by Norfolk Southern. The facility is located about 50 miles south of Birmingham near highway 82 and Interstate 65.

The Hollingsworth Cos. has developed a new spec building near Huntsville at Interstate 65 and Interstate 565. The 108,960-square-foot building is located in the new Southpoint Industrial Park. It features very high ceilings and sits on 15 acres.

The former Russell Corporation building located in Geneva, Ala., has become available. The 40,750-square-foot, single-story industrial facility features 6" concrete floors, three tailgate high truck doors with levelers and a EPDM membrane type roof.

The Demopolis Industrial Development Board has completed their newest spec building. The 41,250-square-foot facility features 24' eaves and is 100% expandable. The facility sits on 3.67 acres and is capable of handling a 10-ton crane.

A 117,655-square-foot industrial building is now available in Phenix City. The facility features 110,000 square feet of manufacturing or warehouse space and sits on 30 acres. Ceiling heights vary from 20' to 25'. There are eight dock-high doors and one drive-in door.

Arkansas

A 330,000-square-foot industrial building with acreage is for sale in Booneville. The property includes 6" concrete floors, 12 dock-high doors, one drive-in door and ceilings that are 41 feet clear. The facility is on highway 10 minutes from U.S. Highway 71 and Interstate 40. Booneville is located near Fort Smith.

Florida

Construction is expected to begin soon on the first building in Longleaf Business Park, a Verizon "Smart Park" slated for a 164-acre tract along U.S. Highway 27 South in Lake Wales, Fla. The park is owned by the city of Lake Wales, which has invested $3 million in roads and other infrastructure improvements. The park is expected to provide up to 1,000 jobs and add $100 million to the City of Lake Wales' tax base when full developed. Longleaf Business Park's first building will be a $2 million, 50,000 square-foot office/warehouse facility being developed on a speculative basis.

The former Rooms to Go facility in Polk County (Lakeland) is now available for lease. The 340,000 square-foot warehouse facility is located directly on Interstate 4 at County Line Road in the Lakeland Industrial Center.

Another building is available in Polk County. A major developer is constructing a 166,800 square-foot spec building at Lakeland Interstate Business Park near Interstate 4 and Kathleen Road. The building, named Lakeland I by its developer, will sit on a 10-acre tract. Tenants already in the park include Pepperidge Farm and Federal Express.

Georgia

A 96,000 square-foot distribution center is being built near Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport. The new site is located near Interstate 75 and Forest Parkway on the eastern side of the airport. Rents will range from $4.75 to $5.25, depending on the amount of space leased.

An Atlanta developer is planning to break ground on Liberty Three, a $12.5 million, 507,000-square-foot speculative distribution center in Henry County, just south of Atlanta. The building can be expanded to 1.1 million square feet. Henry County is home to a number of big box distributors, including Amazon.com (800,000 s.f.), Snapper, The Sports Authority and Wal-Mart Stores (428,000 s.f.), among others. Distributors use South Atlanta as a gateway to Florida.

A 275,000-square-foot bulk warehouse is being built on spec at the Gwinnett Progress Center northeast of Atlanta. The $8 million facility is being built on a 19.4-acre tract and is expected to be completed in June of 2001.

Kentucky

Ground was broken on the $30 million, eight-acre Louisville Logistics Centre in Bullitt County, Ky. The 870,000-square-foot project will include four buildings ranging in size from 150,000 square feet to 302,500 square feet. The logistics center will accommodate distribution users with requirements of 25,000 to 302,500 square feet. The center is located just off Interstate 65 in the Louisville MSA.

A new spec building is now available in Shepherdsville, Ky., which is located in Bullitt County. The concrete tilt-up constructed building is located in the Cedar Grove Business Park. It encompasses 400,000 square feet and sits on a 43-acre site. The 400,000-square-foot, single-tenant cross-dock industrial building is designed for distribution or manufacturing. The facility is located one-half mile from I-65, approximately 13 miles from the UPS Worldwide Logistics Hub and Louisville International Airport. The building is expandable to 869,500-square-feet and has a 36-foot clear ceiling height. All utilities are available.

Louisiana

There's a 60,000 spec building available in the South Webster Industrial District Park near Minden, La. The building has never been occupied and does not have a floor. Eve heights are 18 feet on one side of the building and 21 feet on the other. Almost seven acres of land goes with the property. This building is attractively priced at $550,000. It is located just over a mile south of Interstate 20 in Northern Louisiana.

Missouri

Construction is set to begin on a shell building in Mitchell Woods Business Park in St. Joseph, Mo. The St. Joseph Chamber is one of the partners developing the 60,000-square-foot facility. This is the third spec building to go up in the park. The previous two sold quickly.

North Carolina

Cross Creek Apparel is selling its 214,000-square-foot corporate office and distribution center. The building sits on 25 acres in Mount Airy, N.C. Ceiling heights on the one-story structure are to 38' clear and there's 34,000 square feet of office space. The property is on four-lane Highway 52 with easy access to I-74 and I-77.

Koury Corp., one of Greensboro's largest developers, has built a 64,000-square-foot spec industrial building in the southern part of the city. The building is being built on 4.2 acres, and will feature 24-foot ceiling heights and multiple rear loading docks.

The 312,000-square-foot Galey and Lord facility in Erwin, N.C. is now available. The building sits on 71 acres located on Highway 217 South. The one-story building features concrete panel walls; 6" reinforced concrete floors; ceiling heights to 26'6" clear; seven dock-high doors and one drive-in door.

A Spartanburg, S.C., development group that concentrates its projects along the Carolinas' Interstate 85 corridor plans a $9 million, 300,000-square-foot speculative distribution center in Kings Mountain. It's the second industrial building for Johnson Development Associates and its affiliated companies in Kings Mountain Commerce Park.

A former Belk Store Services building is available. The 148,000-square-foot distribution center on 20 acres in Fayetteville, N.C. is a one-story facility and has reinforced concrete floors, ceiling heights to 29' clear and 4,000 square feet of office space. The building is located less than two miles from I-95 and just around the corner from the Fayetteville Regional Airport. Another Belk distribution center is available in Greensboro. This one is 112,000-square-feet and features ceiling heights to 29'8".

South Carolina

There's a new spec building in Greenville. The 82,200-square-foot facility is expandable to 165,000 square feet and has 28-foot ceilings. Four dock-high doors and one drive-in door make up the immediate access to the building. The building is new and has never been occupied.

A new 32,400-square-foot spec building with 24' ceilings is for lease in Richburg, S.C. The building is set on 5.1 acres, affords 100 percent expansion capability and is located at exit 65 on Interstate 77, 45 minutes from Charlotte, N.C.

A new 56,000-square-foot spec building is available in Bennettsville, S.C. The facility, located in northeastern South Carolina in Marlboro County, features 26-foot eave heights and sits on 20 acres. The building is expandable to 224,000 square feet and has three dock doors and a large drive-through.

There is a 131,600-square-foot speculative industrial building under construction in Florence by Florence County Enterprises, LLC, which is a joint venture between Progress Energy and Fox Enterprises. The high quality facility is one of the largest spec buildings being built in South Carolina.

A 51,300-square-foot industrial building is now available in Manning, S.C. The facility features pre-cast panels, a three-ton crane with a 40' span and a two-ton jib crane and ceiling heights from 22' to 27-feet.

Tennessee

Trenton, Tenn., has a building available. The 60,000-square-foot building features two dock level doors and column spacing at 40'x50'. Ceiling heights are at 22' minimum and 24' maximum.

A Memphis-based developer is building a 200,000-square-foot facility at the Mel-Tech Industrial Park. The facility could be used for manufacturing or distribution/warehouse uses.

A 234,000-square-foot building is available in Murfreesboro. The front of the building features 121,176 square feet, including office space, with a 101,722-square-foot warehouse in the rear. Ceiling heights vary from 12 feet to 27 feet. The building has 24 dock doors.

Texas

Some of the last remaining tracts of raw land in Garland, Tex.'s Southwest Industrial District are being developed. Three spec buildings are underway on the land, which is located just northeast of Dallas. A Chicago-based developer is building two buildings on spec totaling 944,000 square feet. An Atlanta developer has broken ground on a 517,00-square-foot building on the property.

Trammell Crow is about to build 226,000 square feet of industrial/warehouse space near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. One building will be 122,000 square feet and the other 104,000 square feet. Trammell Crow already has 437,000 square feet on the property, called Expo Business Park.

Over 600,000 square feet of spec industrial space is going up in Northeast San Antonio. Over 400,000 square feet is slated to be developed over the next year at the Eisenhauer 35 Business Park, located at Eisenhauer Road and Interstate 35. Spec buildings at the park will range from 79,000 square feet to 144,000 square feet. Another 225,000 square feet of spec industrial space is going up in Northeast San Antonio at the Tri-County Industrial Park. Two buildings are being built at Tri-County, one that's 68,960 square feet and a second that's 155,000 square feet.

A 170,000-square-foot spec warehouse is being built in the Arlington Interstate 20 business corridor. An Atlanta, Ga.-based developer is planning a total of seven spec warehouse facilities on the site, which is located in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

A new office/warehouse facility is being built in Mesquite in the D/FW Metroplex. The building is the first of three planned at Peachtree Centre. The new 396,750-square-foot warehouse is designed for single or multiple tenants, with a capacity of up to six tenants. Other spec buildings planned at the east Dallas park include a 116,250-square-foot facility and an 82,250-square-foot building. All buildings will have 30-foot ceilings.

The former MJ Designs facility in Coppell is now available. The 510,654-square-foot office and distribution facility is located in West Commerce Center. The facility is located just 1/4 mile northeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Its construction features concrete panel walls, 7" reinforced concrete floors, and ceiling heights to 30' clear.

Virginia

A new 68,000-square-foot building is now available in Alleghany County, Va. The building features 28-foot ceilings at the eaves with a clear height of 32 feet. The building has four dock-high doors and two drive-in doors. Four thousand square feet has been set aside for office space with the remaining 64,000 designed for manufacturing. The building sits on 22 acres.