Transwestern Brings Houston Industrial Park Online
More than 850,000 square feet of logistics space entered the market.
Transwestern Development Co. has delivered East Belt Logistics Park, a two-building industrial campus encompassing 858,600 square feet in Houston. Rosenberger Construction served as the general contractor, breaking ground in 2024.
The infill park is at 12320-12330 Lockwood Road, about 17 miles northeast of downtown Houston. Interstate 69 is roughly 9 miles away, while the George Bush International Airport and the Port of Houston operate within 14 miles.
“The project sits equidistant between IAH and the Port of Houston,” Transwestern Executive Managing Director Brian Gammill told Commercial Property Executive. “Tenants that will benefit from this location include consumer goods companies, third-party logistics providers and light manufacturing users based on the strong nearby labor pool.”
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Featuring cross-dock layouts, the two warehouses span 591,560 and 267,040 square feet, respectively. The larger facility has a clear height of 40 feet, while the smaller building’s vertical clearance reaches 36 feet.
Transwestern’s development arm has delivered properties across multiple sectors, including industrial, office, mixed-use, life science, health care and multifamily. Since 2012, the valuation of its projects across all stages of development has exceeded $9 billion.
Just last month, the company’s development and investment branches teamed up for another industrial project, located in Savannah, Ga. This campus will comprise two facilities totaling 528,560 square feet.
Houston’s vacancy tight despite strong development
Houston’s industrial deliveries clocked in at more than 19 million square feet in 2025, according to Yardi Matrix data. Going against national trends, which align with an easing of completions, the market’s new stock increased by a substantial 48.8 percent year-over-year.
Developers broke ground on 23.2 million square feet in the metro last year and by December, the pipeline comprised 19.4 million square feet, according to a Yardi Matrix report. Just Phoenix (19.9 million square feet) and Dallas-Fort Worth (30.1 million square feet) ranked higher for under-construction space.
Even with such a strong construction activity, Houston’s vacancy rate was tight, clocking in at 6.1 percent, 310 basis points below the national average, the same report shows. In fact, the metro had the lowest vacancy across the entire South region, followed by Nashville (6.6 percent) and Atlanta (8.1 percent).
“Houston’s industrial demand is being fueled by large logistics and manufacturing users who continue to scale, supported by strong infrastructure and a deep labor pool,” Robert Kramp, senior vice president of research & investment analytics at Transwestern, told CPE.
“With construction up 25 percent and demand holding near 15.5 million square feet annually, the market is positioned to absorb new supply. We expect 2026 to bring steady, above-trend activity as energy adjacent industries and advanced manufacturing continue expanding,” he continued.
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