Georgia

BREMEN, GA. — Southwire plans to open a new 1.2 million-square-foot distribution center in Bremen, located 45 miles west of Atlanta via I-20. The new center will combine operations with three existing distribution sites in Villa Rica, Ga., serving as a centralized distribution center for customers across the organization. Upon completion, the center will rank as one of Southwire’s largest facilities for its distribution and shipping operations in the West Georgia region. The facility is scheduled to be completed by the third quarter of 2026. Southwire opened its most recent distribution center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in August 2024.

SAVANNAH, GA. — Barings and Charlotte-based Trinity Capital have broken ground on Phase II of Horizon 16 Industrial Park, a logistics park located at Jimmy Deloach Parkway and I-16 in Savannah. The second phase will span six buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet. Phase I of the park spans 1.1 million square feet across three buildings and is currently 74 percent leased to tenants including Ferguson and Harbor Freight. The design-build team for Phase II includes general contractor Evans and architectural firm Atlas. The co-developers have tapped William Lattimore of CBRE to lease the second phase of Horizon 16. Barings and Trinity Capital previously partnered to develop 85 Exchange, a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial park near Charlotte that is leased to tenants including Amazon.

PENDERGRASS, GA. — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and CBRE IM has delivered Phase I of Jackson 85 North Business Park in Pendergrass, about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. Situated on 215 acres, Phase I comprises two Class A warehouse buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet. Building 1 totals 538,450 square feet and Building 2 totals roughly 1 million square feet. The warehouses feature 40-foot clear heights, 185-foot concrete truck courts, parking space for vehicles and trailers, more than 290 dock door positions and four drive-in ramps. Additionally, the facilities include electrical service, an ESFR fire protection system, watertight roofing systems that can accommodate solar panels and 3,900 square feet of interior office space for each building. Phase II, which is currently underway, will include two warehouses spanning 210,080 square feet and 524,160 square feet. Phase II will also include a build-to-suit project up to 750,000 square feet. Wilson, Hull & Neal Real Estate is leading the marketing and leasing efforts for the project.