{"id":1004318462,"date":"2019-04-23T22:44:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T06:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004318462"},"modified":"2019-05-08T04:30:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T12:30:19","slug":"port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Cities and Industrial Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1004318708\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318708\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318708\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/nj_legacy_commerce_center\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1481899195&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Legacy Commerce Center, NJ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004318708 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg\" alt=\"Legacy Commerce Center, NJ\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_Legacy_Commerce_Center.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318708\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Legacy Commerce Center, Linden, New Jersey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Rendering courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Surging e-commerce activity, increasing investments in seaport infrastructure and the proliferation of post-Panamax vessels are boosting shipping volumes and creating a boon for port cities and industrial real estate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 5px 24px; border: 0; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.0625em; text-transform: uppercase; background: #960505; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=584993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE DIGEST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Industrial real estate markets surrounding nine seaports\u2014Charleston, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York\/New Jersey, the Northwest Seaport Alliance (Seattle-Tacoma), Oakland, Savannah and Virginia\u2014had an overall vacancy rate of 3.3 percent at the end of 2017, significantly below the national average, Colliers International reported last year. The port cities also absorbed a total of 28 million square feet in 2017 and saw 24 million square feet of completed construction. Those dynamics are attracting significant investment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318717\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318717\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/nj_429_delancy_street_rendering\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"940,528\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;429 Delancy Street Rendering, NJ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg?w=940\" class=\"wp-image-1004318717 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg\" alt=\"429 Delancy Street Rendering, NJ\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/NJ_429_Delancy_Street_Rendering.jpg?resize=768,431 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">429 Delancy Street, Newark, N.J.&nbsp;<em>Rendering courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318756\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318756\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/michael-murphy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael Murphy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Michael Murphy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg?w=400\" class=\"wp-image-1004318756 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Murphy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Michael-Murphy.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Murphy&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of CenterPoint Properties<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cWe like high population markets served by large-scale ports with rail connectivity that really create a logistics demand and a real benefit,\u201d<\/em> said Michael Murphy, chief development officer at CenterPoint Properties<em>. \u201cOur philosophy of investing near ports and intermodal rail hubs, whether it\u2019s in large consolidated warehouses or small e-commerce fulfillment centers, has really been a benefit to us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The economic impact of coastal ports rose 17 percent between 2014 and 2018 to $5.4 trillion, representing 26 percent of the nation\u2019s economy, according to a recent Martin Associates report. Port-related jobs rose from 23.1 million to 30.8 million during the same period.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Panamax Effect<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The American Association of Port Authorities\u2019 members estimate that they and their private sector partners will spend $155 billion on port-related freight and passenger infrastructure during the five-year period between 2016 and 2020. That more than triples the previous five-year total of $46 billion. For its part, the federal government is expected to spend some $25 billion on port-related capital improvements through 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Ports along the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast have been deepening channels and harbors, adding larger cranes and, in some cases, raising bridges to handle the larger ships from Asia that are now able <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/panama-canal-expansion-adds-to-us-industrial-boom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to travel through the Panama Canal<\/a> since the 2016 expansion. The Georgia Ports Authority has an <em>\u201caggressive 10-year plan in motion that will provide about $1.8 billion to $2 billion worth of new capital to expand the Port of Savannah,\u201d<\/em> said Hugh Tollison, president &amp; CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s an important part of our economy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318720\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318720\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318720\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/sav_morgan_business_center_400_floor_and_decor_bts\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515937678&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SAV Morgan Business Center 400 Floor and Decor BTS&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004318720 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg\" alt=\"SAV Morgan Business Center 400 Floor and Decor BTS\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SAV_Morgan_Business_Center_400_Floor_and_Decor_BTS.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Floor &amp; Decor distribution facility at Morgan Business Center, Bloomingdale, Ga.&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Savannah is the fourth busiest and fastest-growing port in the U.S., Tollison said. to allow more post-Panamax ships to enter the harbor, the GPA expects to complete the $1 billion Savannah Harbor expansion project, which will deepen the port from 42 feet to 47 feet, by 2021. The port recently unveiled its Big Berth\/Big Ship program, which will add enough cranes and berths to handle six 14,000-TEU (20-foot equivalent units) vessels simultaneously by 2024.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318759\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318759\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/blaine-kelley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christy Fassnacht&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1417611411&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;@Christy Fassnacht&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blaine Kelley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blaine Kelley&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004318759 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg\" alt=\"Blaine Kelley\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Blaine-Kelley.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blaine Kelley&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of CBRE<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In December 2018, GPA, Georgia and Norfolk Southern Railroad officials announced plans to add an inland port in Gainesville, Ga., a small city 220 miles northeast of Savannah. The new facility will be serviced by Norfolk Southern, and a rail link will help reduce truck traffic from Savannah.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat you\u2019re seeing today is the result of 20 years of expansion, and it\u2019s at such a high level now that every year it gets greater and greater attention from the broad real estate community and the logistics community,\u201d <\/em>said Blaine Kelley, senior vice president of CBRE\u2019s Global Supply Chain Practice in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Savannah&#8217;s Boom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Development of new industrial real estate space in the Savannah market is unfolding on a track parallel to the port\u2019s infrastructure investment. In 2014, Savannah had an inventory of 45.3 million square feet of industrial space and 450,000 square feet under construction. In 2018, total supply reached 58.3 million square feet, while 9.3 million square feet was under construction, nearly half of it in build-to-suit projects, Colliers reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318765\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318765\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318765\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/steve-schnur\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;www.organicheadshots.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steve Schnur\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Steve Schnur&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004318765 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Schnur\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Steve-Schnur.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Schnur&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Duke Realty has roughly 7.5 million square feet of space in Savannah, making it the market\u2019s largest industrial real estate owner. Steve Schnur, Duke\u2019s senior executive vice president, explained that it is a good market for the company\u2019s import and export clients, because it provides access to Atlanta, Florida and the Eastern Seaboard.<\/p>\n<p>In March, Duke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/duke-realty-inks-ga-industrial-lease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executed a long-term lease for a 194,120-square-foot<\/a>, build-to-suit warehouse on a 12.1-acre site at 276 Jimmy DeLoach Parkway for Schilli Distribution Services. The building will be accessible via a CSX rail spur that serves another Duke building at 100 Logistics Way. Last year, Duke developed a 1.4 million-square-foot distribution center located on 90 acres at the Morgan Business Center, a 250-acre industrial real estate park in Bloomingdale, Ga., for Floor &amp; Decor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318729\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318729\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318729\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/bal_chesapeake_commerce_center_bldgs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,662\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;BAL Chesapeake Commerce Center Buildings&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png?w=1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1004318729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png\" alt=\"BAL Chesapeake Commerce Center Buildings\" width=\"1200\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png?resize=300,166 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png?resize=768,424 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/BAL_Chesapeake_Commerce_Center_Bldgs.png?resize=1024,565 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overview of Chesapeake Commerce Center, adjacent to the Port of Baltimore&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>CenterPoint has been in the Savannah market for a decade and in that time, it has built or acquired between 3 million and 4 million square feet of warehouse distribution facilities along with custom container yards, according to Murphy. The company recently completed a 250,000-square-foot spec building with an 11-acre container yard at 54 Sonny Perdue Drive, in Garden City. Its main asset in the area is CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Savannah, located 3.5 miles from the port.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt has good rail connectivity to inland markets and access to the positive demographics of the Southeast. You put the strength of the port and the industrial market together and it\u2019s a winning combination,\u201d <\/em>said Matt Mullarkey, senior vice president of strategic projects and planning at CenterPoint.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318777\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318777\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/asheel-shah-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,311\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Asheel Shah\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Asheel Shah&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg?w=400\" class=\"wp-image-1004318777 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg\" alt=\"Asheel Shah\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Asheel-Shah.jpg?resize=300,233 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asheel Shah&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of ELF Capital<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some developers are also looking into nearby South Carolina, where EJF Capital LLC and North Signal Capital LLC formed a joint venture to develop a 510-acre industrial park in Hardeeville, S.C., in an Opportunity Zone about 10 miles from the Port of Savannah. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/jv-to-develop-major-industrial-park-in-sc-opportunity-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RiverPort Commerce Park<\/a> will have a capacity of more than 4 million square feet of industrial real estate space. The first 149,000-square-foot building is expected to be completed within a year, according to Asheel Shah, senior managing director &amp; head of real estate development at EJF Capital. Located along Highway 17, the site is closer to the port\u2019s Garden City Terminal than many other industrial parks in Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThrough a common acquaintance we came across North Signal Capital as our development partner,\u201d <\/em>Shah said.<em> \u201cThey were similarly excited about the shipping and logistics story driven by port activity and started talking to us about this opportunity.\u201d <\/em>The partners acquired the site for $11.7 million and expect to spend another $10 million to construct the first speculative building with equity from the EJF OpZone Fund I LP.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Riding the waves<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>With a record-breaking amount of cargo handled in 2018\u20147.2 million TEUs, compared to 7 million in 2017\u2014the Port of New York and New Jersey maintained its status as the busiest container port on the East Coast and the third busiest in the U.S.&nbsp;<em>\u201cThe East Coast is enjoying a slight uptick in overall market share due to the widening of the Panama Canal. There has been enough growth that all of the ports are realizing solid year-over-year gains,\u201d<\/em> Mullarkey said.<\/p>\n<p>Raising Bayonne Bridge\u2019s clearance from 151 feet to 215 feet, a project completed two years ago, played a role in boosting the port\u2019s 2018 cargo numbers. Other port-related improvements include replacing Goethals Bridge, another key link in northern New Jersey\u2019s transportation network, and expanding on-site rail facilities. As the port continued to set volume records, demand for new industrial real estate developments surged with historic leasing and rental growth in New Jersey, Colliers noted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318738\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318738\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318738\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/socal_3300_indian_avenue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,592\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1499100556&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SoCal 3300 Indian Avenue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004318738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg\" alt=\"SoCal 3300 Indian Avenue\" width=\"1200\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg?resize=300,148 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg?resize=768,379 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/SoCal_3300_Indian_Avenue.jpg?resize=1024,505 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perris Logistics Center I, Perris, Calif. <em>Image Courtesy of Duke Realty<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Schnur explained that Duke, which owns about 5.7 million square feet of industrial properties in New Jersey, does more spec development there because the area is so land-constrained. <em>\u201cWhen you get a piece of land run through the entitlement process, you start building,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>Duke is the sponsor of the largest speculative bulk warehouse under construction in northern New Jersey\u2014a 661,741-square-foot building at 429 Delancy St. in Newark, located about five minutes from Port Newark\/Port Elizabeth. In late 2017, Duke paid $700 million for a package that encompassed 3.5 million square feet and two parcels slated for additional development. New Jersey accounted for more than 2 million square feet, including Bridgeport Logistics Center, a three-building, 1.3 million-square-foot industrial property in Perth Amboy. Other assets were located in Southern California and Miami.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Southern California Reigns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Even though some cargo that may have gone through Los Angeles or Long Beach five years ago is now handled by Savannah and other East Coast locations, the neighboring Southern California venues continue to hold the top two parts among U.S. container ports. <em>\u201cThere is more than enough organic growth from West Coast markets to backfill the cargo that has been diverted to the East Coast,\u201d<\/em> Mullarkey said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318741\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318741\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/6800-valley-view-st_v1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"6800 Valley View St_v1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;6800 Valley View St&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004318741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg\" alt=\"6800 Valley View St\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/6800-Valley-View-St_v1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CenterPoint SoCal Logistics Center, Buena Park, Calif.&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of CenterPoint Properties<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles and Long Beach set all-time records for moving cargo in 2018. Some of that increased demand was generated by importers concerned that trade tariffs on Chinese imports would go into effect Jan. 1, so they sped up deliveries. Both ports are spending billions of dollars on capital improvements. Long Beach is about halfway through its $4.5 billion upgrade including improvement of on-dock rail access and a new bridge, Colliers reported, and the Port of Los Angeles plans more than $2.6 billion in capital improvements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318771\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318771\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/matt-mullarkey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"504,378\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Eric Herzog&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412671856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Eric Herzog Photography, Inc.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;115&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Matt Mullarkey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Matt Mullarkey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg?w=504\" class=\"wp-image-1004318771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg\" alt=\"Matt Mullarkey\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg 504w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Matt-Mullarkey.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matt Mullarkey&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of CenterPoint Properties<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Propelled by e-commerce, demand for new distribution facilities in Southern California, is at a record high, according to Colliers. Duke owns about 11.5 million square feet in the region and expects its portfolio to reach roughly 14 million to 15 million square feet within the next year, most of it tied in some way to port-related activity, Schnur said.<\/p>\n<p>Areas closest to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are <em>\u201cvery, very inventory-constrained and land-constrained,\u201d<\/em> said CBRE\u2019s Kelley. The trend is pushing industrial and logistics activity east to the Inland Empire and well beyond, to Phoenix and Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Northern California\u2019s seaport markets are active, as well. Seaport Logistics Complex is the cornerstone of the Port of Oakland\u2019s bid to become a major freight distribution hub. The first building to rise at the campus will be CenterPoint Landing, a $52 million facility on the former site of an Army supply depot. Construction of the 460,000-square-foot project is scheduled for summer 2020 completion, reported Ryan Dunlap, senior vice president of investments at CenterPoint.&nbsp;<em>\u201cIt\u2019s a rare and great opportunity to be able to develop on port,\u201d<\/em> Mullarkey said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004318774\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004318774\" data-attachment-id=\"1004318774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/port-cities-and-industrial-real-estate\/dunlap\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"576,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5DS R&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462959719&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dunlap\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dunlap&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg?w=576\" class=\"wp-image-1004318774 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg\" alt=\"Dunlap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/04\/Dunlap.jpg?resize=300,225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004318774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan Dunlap&nbsp;<em>Image courtesy of CenterPoint Properties<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In another section of the decommissioned base, Prologis is building its Oakland Global Trade and Logistics Center. Two of the three buildings, totaling nearly 700,000 square feet, are completed and construction is slated to begin in 2019 on the third. Another recent addition is Lineage Cool RPort Oakland, a 280,000-square-foot, state-of-art cold-storage facility built by Lineage Logistics LLC and Dreisbach Enterprises.<\/p>\n<p>CenterPoint operates several off-port properties in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/centerpoint-increases-bay-area-footprint\/\">Oakland market<\/a>, most of them in Hayward, Calif. It\u2019s an attractive location, because it is close to the San Mateo Bridge, which opens access to the top West Coast markets, Dunlap noted. CenterPoint owns about 10 million square feet of industrial properties on the West Coast and aims to expand those holdings to 20 million square feet. Dunlap reported that the company is now going through the entitlement process on a 400,000-square-foot project in the Seattle area and is looking at sites near the Port of Tacoma.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=584993\"><em>Read the May 2019 issue of CPE.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bold investments in infrastructure and the explosion of ecommerce are benefiting port cities and industrial real estate.  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