ORLANDO, FLA. — McCraney Property Co. has secured a new, long-term build-to-suit lease with Freeman Expositions Inc. for 451,823 square feet at Bent Oak Phase II in Orlando. The 1 million-square-foot development project is planned to complement the existing 703,920-square-foot Phase I of Bent Oak at 1701 and 1802 Boice Pond Road. The lease represents the largest build-to-suit industrial lease signed in the market in more than seven years, bringing the industrial park to 48 percent leased prior to the construction of Bent Oak II. McCraney Property has teamed up with joint venture partner Clarion Partners to develop Bent Oak II. Bent Oak II will be located at the intersection of Taft Vineland Road and the Florida Turnpike and will deliver by year-end 2016 and will consist of six buildings in total. Freeman will relocate from its current locations to occupy 100 percent of Building 600. McCraney Property has hired Edwards Construction, C4 Architecture and Smiley & Associates Engineering to design and build the project. Matt Sullivan of Cite Partners represented McCraney Property and Clarion Partners in the transaction. Tom McCarthy, Joe Hills and Josh Lipoff of JLL represented the tenant.
